Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members are among this year’s most highly cited natural and social science researchers.
The “Highly Cited Researchers 2016” list, released Nov. 16, recognizes approximately 3,000 researchers whose peer-reviewed papers have been cited frequently in academic literature. Researchers on the list have generated papers that are in the top one percent of most cited works in their subject area and year of publication.
“This reflects the strength of our faculty and their groundbreaking research that impacts Nebraska and the world,” said Steve Goddard, interim vice chancellor for research and economic development. “This honor, coupled with other recent accomplishments, reinforces that the Nebraska research enterprise has the necessary foundation to help us continue pursuing an ambitious vision for the future.”
Faculty and their research fields on the 2016 list are:
Ken Cassman, emeritus professor of agronomy and horticulture;
Jinsong Huang, professor of mechanical and materials engineering;
Shashi Verma, emeritus professor of natural resources; and
Mehmet Can Vuran, associate professor of computer science and engineering.
Vuran has been included in the research honor in each of the last three years. Both Cassman and Shashi have made the list twice.
The “Highly Cited Researchers 2016” list was compiled by Clarivate Analytics. In previous years, the list was created by the Intellectual Property and Science division of Thomas Reuters.
For more information on the list, including the methodology behind the selections, click here.
