UCL academics named in global list of influential researchers

Forty-four academics are included in Clarivate's 'Highly Cited Researchers 2019' list, which recognises authors of the most influential research papers around the world. The results are comparable with university peers such as Oxford (55 researchers recognised), Cambridge (53) and Imperial College London (34) and represent an increase since last year, when 41 UCL researchers were recognised. UCL researchers were present in nine of the 17 academic fields listed, namely: Neuroscience & Behaviour; Environment/Ecology; Space Science; Molecular Biology & Genetics; Social Sciences; Psychiatry/Psychology; Pharmacology & Toxicology; Geosciences and Cross-Field. UCL also has a high number of researchers (22) recognised in the 'Cross-Field' category, reflecting UCL's engagement with cross-disciplinary activity. Professor David Price, UCL Vice-Provost (Research), said: "Inclusion in this list is a significant achievement and demonstrates those researchers' global influence. It also reflects well on those professional staff across the university who have contributed to these researchers' success. "Those named include a large number of 'cross-field' researchers, reflecting our university's excellence in cross-disciplinary research." Now in its sixth year, the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list identifies influential researchers as determined by their peers around the globe - scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication.