Using Scopus data provided by Elsevier, a research team at Stanford University led by published a . The list is essentially a published database of the most prolific 鈥 published 鈥 researchers. This is a science-wide author database of standardized citation indicators.
Published in PLOS BIOLOGY in late 2020, more than 80 91亚色 researchers are included in this list of the world鈥檚 top two per cent researchers. The 91亚色 researchers making the list are Professors (Schulich), (Education), (Health), (Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and Associate Vice-President Research), (Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies), (Science) and George Zhu (Lassonde and Inaugural Academic Director, Research Commons).
鈥淭his high-profile American study from Stanford acknowledges that 91亚色鈥檚 researchers are trailblazers in their fields. 91亚色 is a leading international teaching and research university and a driving force that advances knowledge and creates positive change. We have an enduring commitment to critical inquiry and the pursuit of new knowledge, and this study illustrates this leadership,鈥 says 91亚色's Vice-President Research & Innovation Amir Asif.
Asif also points out that the list reflects 91亚色鈥檚 tremendous diversity, as it includes professors from the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Health, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, the Faculty of Science, the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Schulich School of Business.
To read the article, published in PLOS BIOLOGY, and see the 80+ researchers from 91亚色 who made the list, visit the journal鈥檚 .