PHRI’s Executive Director and Senior Scientist Salim Yusuf, Senior Scientist John Eikelboom, Senior Scientist Stuart Connolly, and Associate Senior Scientist Paul Moayyedi earned spots on Clarivate Analytics’ 2023 list of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers.
The four PHRI researchers were among 16 from McMaster University on the list, which features more than 7,000 researchers worldwide.
This list recognizes the most influential researchers at universities, research institutes and commercial organizations around the world who have made a significant impact on their fields of research. This impact is determined by the amount of Highly Cited Papers they have published, which are defined as publications that rank in the top one per cent of citations in the researcher’s field over the past decade, according to Web of Science. These papers are then placed alongside a qualitative analysis and expert judgement to determine their standing. Overall, Highly Cited Researchers account for 1 in every 1,000 globally.
The McMaster researchers recognized in this year’s list are:
- Eric Brown, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
- Jan Brozek, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact
- Stuart Connolly, Department of Medicine
- John Eikelboom, Department of Medicine
- Gordon Guyatt, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact
- Paul Moayyedi, Department of Medicine
- Rebecca Morgan, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact
- Stuart Phillips, Department of Kinesiology
- Walter Reinisch, Department of Medicine
- Bram Rochwerg, Department of Medicine
- Nancy Santesso, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact
- Holger Schünemann, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact
- Gregory Steinberg, Department of Medicine
- Jeffrey Weitz, Department of Medicine
- Gerry Wright, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
- Salim Yusuf, Department of Medicine
Canada ranked 6th in the world in this year’s publication with 218 Highly Cited Researchers.
