Highly Cited Researchers 2021: University of New South Wales & Van Andel Institute

Clarivate recently unveiled its annual list of Highly Cited Researchers, the “who’s who” of the world’s influential scientists and social scientists. The list from the Institute for Scientific Information recognizes some 6,600 researchers for demonstrating significant influence among their peers, as evidenced by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year, as indexed in the Web of Science over the last decade.

An outstanding faculty is the lifeblood of every notable research institution, and this year Highly Cited Researchers are based at more than 1,300 institutions all over the world. In this episode we speak to representatives from some of these universities, hospitals, research institutions, laboratories and government organizations about how they excel in a competitive global environment – supporting their Highly Cited Researchers in a way that encourages collaboration, facilitates career growth and accelerates highly innovative research.