As of March 1, 2004, ISI Essential Science Indicators data were updated to cover an 11-year period, from January 1993 to December 31, 2003. With this update, the data pool expanded to include an additional 1,675 scientists, 202 institutions, 14 countries, and 30 journals that are either entirely new to the ISI Essential Science Indicators Web product, or new to one of the database’s 22 fields.

The table below lists the scientists achieving entrance into the database with the highest total citations in each of the 22 fields:

The 22 institutions with the highest total citations upon entrance to the database or to a new field of the database are given below:

Of the 14 countries entering the database as a whole or are new to one of its fields, the 11 achieving the highest total citations upon entrance are:

Of the 30 journals new to the database or one of its fields, the 16 with the highest total citations upon entrance are as follows:

For details on citation scores, papers, and time-series performance for these new entrants, see the ISI Essential Science Indicators Web product. View the Product Tour for ISI Essential Science Indicators!

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