15 November 2017

Six NUS Engineering professors are 2017’s Highly Cited Researchers

SIX Faculty members have been named among the world's most highly cited researchers in the latest 2017 Highly Cited Researchers report published by Clarivate Analytics. They were among the thirteen researchers from NUS, who are in the 2017 report.  Five of the Faculty's researchers, listed in 2016 report, are among the top again.

The six highly cited NUS Engineering researchers are:

Professor Lee Jim Yang, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Scientific Area: Materials Science
Professor Lee Jim Yang, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Scientific Area: Materials Science
Professor Liu Bin, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Scientific Area: Materials Science
Professor Liu Bin, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Scientific Area: Materials Science
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Scientific Area: Materials Science
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Scientific Area: Materials Science
Professor Ge Shuzhi Sam, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area: Engineering
Professor Ge Shuzhi Sam, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area: Engineering
Associate Professor Zhang Rui, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area: Computer Science
Associate Professor Zhang Rui, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area: Computer Science
Associate Professor Zhang Rui, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area: Computer Science
Associate Professor Zhang Rui, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area: Computer Science

The researchers have earned the distinction by publishing a high number of scientific papers that are ranked among the top one per cent most cited for their subject field and year of publication.

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