Neuroscience All-Stars
Like batting averages of baseball players and the approval ratings of
politicians, the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) tallies
career stats for scientists. Among the most important is the number of
times a scientific publication is referenced in another scientist’s
work. To many, these citation stats provide an objective view of the
impact of their work. Highly cited works are considered major
contributions to the field.
Using citation indices like these, the ISI recently calculated the 100
most highly cited researchers between 1981 and 1999 for a number of
scientific fields. USC Neuroscience racked up some strong stats, with 5
faculty members listed in the Top 100. USC College can claim four of
these—Larry Swanson, holder of the Milo Don and Lucille Appleman
Professorship in Biological Sciences; National Academy of Sciences
Member Richard F. Thompson, holder of the William M. Keck Chair in
Biological Sciences and a professor of psychology; Sarnoff Mednick,
director of the Social Science Research Institute; and Michel Baudry,
professor of biological sciences. For more information go to the ISI
site at http://isihighlycited.com.
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