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October 2001
As of September 1, 2001,
Essential
Science Indicators® data were updated to cover a
10-year plus 6-month period, January 1991-June 30, 2001. With this
update, the data pool expanded to include an additional 1,173
scientists, 191 institutions, 26 journals, and 10 countries that are
either entirely new to ESI, or new to one of ESI’s 22 fields.
in-cites identifies here those with the
highest number of citations.
In the Scientists category, 22 researchers among the 1,173
additions to ESI floated to the top in terms of citations—one for
each of ESI’s 22 fields. These new entrants are shown in the table
below:
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Scientist |
Field |
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SCHAMS, D |
Agricultural Sciences |
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KIM, JY |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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KUSUMOTO, S |
Chemistry |
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METCALFE, DD |
Clinical Medicine |
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TSE, DNC |
Computer Science |
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FEHR, E |
Economics & Business |
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WESTERWEEL, J |
Engineering |
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COOPER, WE |
Environment/Ecology |
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MICHAELS, AF |
Geosciences |
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KALINSKI, P |
Immunology |
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NG, SC |
Materials Science |
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BOYER, CP |
Mathematics |
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PECHERE, JC |
Microbiology |
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BRUNET, A |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
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MURPHY, L |
Multidisciplinary |
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DAMASIO, AR |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
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DINGLEDINE, R |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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ARKANIHAMED, N |
Physics |
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NIYOGI, KK |
Plant & Animal Science |
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SILBERG, JL |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
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VAZQUEZ, CM |
Social Sciences, general |
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IVISON, RJ |
Space Science |

Overall, 23 of the 191 institutions
have reached the top in terms of citations. National Cheng Kung
University and the Russian Academy of Sciences are tied for number of
citations in the field of Computer Science. MCP Hahnemann University
is a new entrant in a variety of fields for this update, including
Psychology and Social Sciences. Again, only the most-cited newly
appearing institutions for each field are shown:
|
Institution |
Field |
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UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA |
Agricultural Sciences |
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MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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UNIV IDAHO |
Chemistry |
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UNILEVER RES |
Clinical Medicine |
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NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV |
Computer Science |
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RUSSIAN ACAD SCI |
Computer Science |
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MARQUETTE UNIV |
Economics & Business |
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ECOLE SUPER PHYS & CHIM IND |
Engineering |
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HLTH CANADA |
Environment/Ecology |
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MOSCOW MV LOMONOSOV STATE UNIV |
Geosciences |
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CLEVELAND CLIN FDN |
Immunology |
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ALCOA INC |
Materials Science |
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UNIV TUBINGEN |
Mathematics |
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UNIV MAINZ |
Microbiology |
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GOTHENBURG UNIV |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
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TOHOKU UNIV |
Multidisciplinary |
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MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
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ICI PLC |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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HONG KONG UNIV SCI & TECHNOL |
Physics |
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MISSOURI BOT GARDENS |
Plant & Animal Science |
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MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
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MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV |
Social Sciences, general |
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JOINT ASTRON CTR |
Space Science |

In the Countries category, there are
10 new additions across the various fields. The countries breaking
into the rankings are diverse in their locations and their interests,
as shown in the table below:
|
Country |
Field |
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AZERBAIJAN |
Chemistry |
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COLOMBIA |
Computer Science |
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ALGERIA |
Economics & Business |
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BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA |
Engineering |
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UZBEKISTAN |
Multidisciplinary |
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IRAQ |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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LATVIA |
Plant & Animal Science |
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MALTA |
Social Sciences, general |

Not all 22 disciplines have admitted new
journals; there are only 15 new entrants in the Journals category, and
they are listed below:
|
Journal |
Field |
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FOOD BIOTECHNOL |
Agricultural Sciences |
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AMER J PHYSIOL-REGUL INTEGR C |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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CALPHAD-COMPUT COUP PHASE DIA |
Chemistry |
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BRIT J SPORT MED |
Clinical Medicine |
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ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES |
Computer Science |
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TOURISM MANAGE |
Economics & Business |
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PROC INST MECH ENG H |
Engineering |
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RESTOR ECOL |
Environment/Ecology |
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GEOL J |
Geosciences |
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ADV MATER OPT ELECTRON |
Materials Science |
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APPL COMPUT HARMONIC ANAL |
Mathematics |
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CRIT REV EUKARYOT GENE EXPR |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
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EUR J PHARM BIOPHARM |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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FISHERIES OCEANOGR |
Plant & Animal Science |
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J PROF NURSING |
Social Sciences, general |
For details on citation scores, papers, and
time-series performance for these new entrants, see the Essential
Science Indicators web product from ISI.
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