As of November 1, 2007, Essential Science Indicators data were updated to cover a 10-year plus 8-month period, from January 1997 to August 31, 2007. With this update, the data pool expanded to include an additional 1,745 scientists, 205 institutions, 18 countries, and 50 journals that are either entirely new to Essential Science Indicators, or new to one of the database’s 22 fields.

Of the 1,745 scientists new to the database or its fields, the following had the highest total citations in each field:

The following institutions have entered the top 1% in their fields with the highest total citations:

There are 11 countries that are new to Essential Science Indicators, and they are as follows:

The 22 journals entering the top 1% in their fields are listed in the table below:

For details on citation scores, papers, and time-series performance for these new entrants, see Essential Science Indicators.

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