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2020 Global Highly Cited Scientific Researchers Identified
Clarivate plc's list of Highly Cited Researchers 2020 identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. Their names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index.
The methodology that determines the "who's who" of influential researchers draws on the data and analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate. It also uses the tallies to identify the countries and research institutions where these scientific elite are based.
The key findings for 2020:
- 6,167 researchers from more than 60 countries and regions are recognized this year.
- 124 computer scientists are on this year's list.
- The United States continues to dominate the list and is home to 2,650 Highly Cited Researchers, representing 41.5% of the authors on the list, down from 44% in 2019.
- Harvard University, home to 188 Highly Cited Researchers, is the institution with the highest concentration of cited researchers. Its neighbors – the Broad Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology – are towards the head of the list of leading global institutions, with 61 and 53 Highly Cited Researchers respectively.
- Mainland China's standing continues to surge. It is home to 770 (12.1% of total) researchers on our list, up from 636 or 10.2% in 2019. Its rank has been boosted by the entry into the top ten of Tsinghua University, Beijing, at 9th on the list in 2020.
- The numbers of Highly Cited Researchers based in Germany and the Netherlands rose this year.
- This year's list includes 26 Nobel laureates, including three announced this year.
- A total of 3,896 researchers are included for their performance in 21 Essential Science Indicator fields, and 2,493 for cross-field performance, for a total of 6,167 unique researchers.
Highly Cited Researchers by Country or Region
|
Rank |
Nation |
Number of Highly Cited Researchers |
Percent of Highly Cited Researchers |
|
1 |
United States |
2,650 |
41.5 |
|
2 |
Mainland China |
770 |
12.1 |
|
3 |
United Kingdom |
514 |
8.0 |
|
4 |
Germany |
345 |
5.4 |
|
5 |
Australia |
305 |
4.8 |
|
6 |
Canada |
195 |
3.1 |
|
7 |
The Netherlands |
181 |
2.8 |
|
8 |
France |
160 |
2.5 |
|
9 |
Switzerland |
154 |
2.4 |
|
10 |
Spain |
103 |
1.6 |
Highly Cited Researchers by Research Institution or Organization
|
Institution |
Nation |
No. of Highly Cited Researchers |
|
1. Harvard University |
USA |
188 |
|
2. Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Mainland China |
124 |
|
3. Stanford University |
USA |
106 |
|
4. National Institutes of Health |
USA |
103 |
|
5. Max Planck Society |
Germany |
70 |
|
6. University of California Berkeley |
USA |
62 |
|
7. Broad Institute |
USA |
61 |
|
8. University of California San Diego |
USA |
56 |
|
9. Tsinghua University |
Mainland China |
55 |
|
10. Washington University of St Louis |
USA |
54 |
"In the race for knowledge, it is human capital that is fundamental and this list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers who are having a great impact on the research community as measured by the rate at which their work is being cited by others," said David Pendlebury, senior citation analyst at the Institute for Scientific Information.
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