The honor is designed to recognize researchers whose body of work puts them in contention for a Nobel Prize. Having accurately forecast 35 Nobel Prize winners since its inception in , the annual Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates study mines scientific research citations to identify the most influential researchers in chemistry, physics, medicine and economics.
Thomson Reuters names multiple individuals or groups in each of these four categories each year. Kane, along with Laurens W. This work introduced a new class of materials that are electrical insulators on their interior but conduct electricity on their surface.
Their special properties could be useful for applications ranging from low power electronics to creating a topological quantum computer. Thomson Reuters, which publishes academic journals, also develops tools for analyzing the impact of the studies contained therein and in journals from other publishers, more than 12, titles in all.
The influence of a scientific idea can be measured by the degree to which the relevant papers and researchers are cited in subsequent studies, among other criteria. Because the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Medicine and Economics are awarded to researchers who have had substantial impact on the direction of their field, citation rates are often good leading indicators of future winners. It is intended to enable the researchers to undertake long-term study of fundamental questions in theoretical fields.
Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering. While staff, faculty, and postdocs are largely in West Philadelphia year-round, the fall marks a reset and starting point for many. The late summer and mild fall weather brings the natural beauty of campus to life.
