Prioritizing research integrity with enhanced filters to
address publication and citation manipulation
LONDON, Nov. 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT),
a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today
revealed its 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers™ – influential
researchers at universities, research institutes and commercial
organizations around the world who have demonstrated significant
and broad influence in their field(s) of research.
Analysts at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ have
recognized 6,636 Highly Cited Researchers in 2024 from more than
1,200 institutions in 59 nations and regions. The rigorous
evaluation and selection process draws on data from the Web of
Science Core Collection™ citation index, together with qualitative
analysis performed by experts at the ISI at Clarivate™.
The list provides valuable insights into the global landscape of
top research talent and identifies trends across countries, regions
and institutions. Mainland China
and Hong Kong SAR made sizeable gains, while the United States gradually lost share. This
trend reflects a geographic, political and cultural rebalancing of
top-tier scientific and scholarly contributions.
Bar Veinstein, President of Academia & Government at
Clarivate said: "We celebrate these Highly Cited Researchers whose
exceptional and community-wide influence shapes the future of
science, technology and academia globally. We honor not just their
scientific achievement but their impact on driving innovation and
addressing wider societal challenges to help transform our
world."
In response to global trends in the research landscape, the
evaluation and selection process for Highly Cited Researchers
continues to evolve with the addition of enhanced filters to
address hyper-authorship, excessive self-citation, anomalous
citation patterns and more. This ensures that recognized
researchers meet the benchmarks required for the Highly Cited
Researchers program, emphasizing the commitment of Clarivate to
research integrity.
David Pendlebury, Head of
Research Analysis at the Institute for Scientific Information at
Clarivate said: "As the need for high-quality data from rigorously
selected sources becomes ever more critical, we continue to refine
our evaluation and selection policies to address the challenges of
an increasingly complex and polluted scholarly record. The Highly
Cited Researchers program reflects our dedication to recognizing
global influence while maintaining robust selection standards."
A snapshot of the global research landscape for 2024
shows:
- The United States
remains the world leader with 2,507 Highly Cited Researcher awards,
which amounts to a 36.4% world share*. This share has steadily
declined from 43.3% in 2018.
- Meanwhile, Mainland China has surged again this year with a
tally of 1,405 Highly Cited Researcher awards, representing 20.4%
of the list – more than doubling its share since 2018. Tsinghua
University (92) moves up one slot on the list to secure the
fourth position replacing the U.S. National Institutes of Health
(90).
- 6,636 individual researchers from institutions in 59
countries/regions have been named. 85.4% are based in just 10
countries/regions and 74.4% are in the top five.
- Some researchers are recognized in multiple Essential Science
Indicators™ (ESI) research fields: 216 are named in two fields and
22 in three or more fields.
- Some U.S. states such as California have an exceptionally high
concentration of Highly Cited Researchers (552, almost as many as
the United Kingdom).
- Hong Kong SAR has seen strong growth, with its number of
Highly Cited Researchers rising to 134, claiming a 1.9% share of
the global total.
- The list includes researchers conducting groundbreaking work at
leading organizations across diverse fields, such as
pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, solar technology, information
technology and more. These include organizations from across the
globe including AstraZeneca (1), Bayer AG (2),
Beijing Genomics Institute (4), DeepMind Technologies
(1), Google Incorporated (4), Microsoft Inc. (2) and
Roche Holding (5).
- Among all institutions, including governmental and other types
of research organizations, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
heads the list with 308 Highly Cited Researcher recognitions, up
from 270 last year. Other top-ranked governmental or non-university
institutions include the U.S. National Institutes of Health
(NIH) (90), Max Planck Society (56) and Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (44).
Figure 1: Top 10
countries/regions by Highly Cited
Researcher
|
Rank
|
Country/Region
|
Number of Highly
Cited Researchers
2024
|
World
share
(%)
|
Change in world
share from 2023
|
|
1
|
U.S.
|
2,507
|
36.4
|
-1.1
|
|
2
|
Mainland
China
|
1,405
|
20.4
|
2.5
|
|
3
|
U.K.
|
563
|
8.2
|
0.1
|
|
4
|
Germany
|
332
|
4.8
|
0.1
|
|
5
|
Australia
|
313
|
4.5
|
0
|
|
6
|
Canada
|
206
|
3.0
|
-0.1
|
|
7
|
The
Netherlands
|
185
|
2.7
|
0
|
|
8
|
Hong Kong
SAR
|
134
|
1.9
|
0.2
|
|
9
|
France
|
126
|
1.8
|
-0.2
|
|
10
|
Singapore
|
108
|
1.6
|
0.1
|
Figure 2: Top 10 homes to Highly Cited
Researchers
|
Rank
|
Organization
name
|
Country/Region
|
Number of Highly
Cited Researchers
|
|
1
|
Chinese Academy of
Sciences
|
Mainland
China
|
308
|
|
2
|
Harvard
University
|
U.S.
|
231
|
|
3
|
Stanford
University
|
U.S.
|
133
|
|
4
|
Tsinghua
University
|
Mainland
China
|
92
|
|
5
|
National Institutes of
Health
|
U.S.
|
90
|
|
6
|
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT)
|
U.S.
|
76
|
|
7
|
University of
Oxford
|
U.K.
|
61
|
|
8
|
University College
London
|
U.K.
|
60
|
|
9
|
Max Planck
Society
|
Germany
|
56
|
|
10
|
University of
California San Diego
|
U.S.
|
55
|
|
10
|
University of Hong
Kong
|
Hong Kong
SAR
|
55
|
The full Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list, analysis and
evaluation and selection policy are available here.
Follow us on social media: @ClarivateAG / Clarivate for
Academia & Government / #HighlyCited2024.
Our evaluation and selection process for Highly Cited
Researchers 2024
The Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate is an annual
recognition of influential scientists and social scientists
worldwide who have made broad and significant contributions to
their fields. This year, 6,886 Highly Cited Researcher 2024 awards
were issued to 6,636 individuals. The number of awards exceeds the
number of unique individuals because some researchers are
recognized in more than one Essential Science Indicators (ESI)
field of research.
*Our analysis of countries/regions and institutions counts
designated awards and is thus based on the total of 6,886. The 2024
list features 3,560 Highly Cited Researcher awards in the 20
fields, with an additional 3,326 recognitions for outstanding
performance in multiple fields (cross-field).
The selection process involves rigorous evaluation and curation of
data from Highly Cited Papers™ in trusted science and social
sciences journals indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded™
and Social Sciences Citation Index™ during the 11-year period 2013
to 2023. Prior to the launch of the 2024 list, Clarivate
engaged with selected researchers in an extensive validation and
feedback process to maintain the accuracy of the list.
About Clarivate
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intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics,
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& Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences &
Healthcare. For more information, please
visit www.clarivate.com
Media contact:
Helen
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