Twelve Northeastern scholars make ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ list
The faculty members were included in this year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” list, an annual compilation by the data analytics company Clarivate that recognizes scholars who rank among the top 1% of their field.
Twelve Northeastern University researchers have been recognized for their elite scholarly output.
The faculty members were included in this year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” list, an annual compilation by the data analytics company Clarivate that recognizes scholars who rank among the top 1% of their field.
“It is a point of pride that twelve of Northeastern’s faculty earned recognition among the world’s most influential scholars,” said Beth A. Winkelstein, Northeastern University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “Their work shapes conversations in their fields and drives progress on some of society’s most pressing challenges.”
Those researchers from Northeastern, a top-tier R1 institution, are Ruth Aguilera, Arun Bansil, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Charles H. Hillman, Miten Jain, Qingying Jia, David Lazer, Kim Lewis, Katie E. Lotterhos, Sanjeev Mukerjee, Alessandro Vespignani and Hongli Zhu.
Eight of the university’s faculty members are listed in the “cross-field” category, which highlights the interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation for which Northeastern University is known, Winkelstein said.
The other faculty members’ fields include economics and business: Aguilera; physics: Bansil; psychiatry and psychology: Barrett; biology and biochemistry: Miten; and social sciences: Lazer.
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“Our highly cited researchers demonstrate excellence in multiple ways, from deep expertise within individual fields to groundbreaking work that crosses disciplinary boundaries,” Winkelstein said. “This range reflects the strength and breadth of Northeastern’s research enterprise, our faculty and their impact.”
Clarivate is the global data analytics firm behind the Web of Science database, a paid-access platform providing users access to multiple academic databases and other source material. The firm compiles the annual Highly Cited Researchers list, which is meant to highlight scientists and scholars whose output ranks among the top 1% of their disciplines by sheer number of citations.
Each year, thousands of researchers across 21 disciplines in the natural and social sciences earn recognition, and the list often plays a key role in shaping university reputation and rankings. The list includes 6,868 researchers from over 1,200 institutions in 60 countries and regions, accounting for roughly one out of every 1,000 researchers worldwide.
Clarivate this year tweaked the methodology behind its esteemed list, introducing rules that penalize scientists linked, even indirectly, to potential ethical issues. The change, aimed at curbing suspicious citation practices, has allowed mathematics to rejoin the list after a two-year exclusion.
