University of Bristol: Influential Bristol academics recognised on Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list
The annual list recognises influential researchers worldwide, who have published multiple papers frequently cited by their peers during the last decade.
The full list of names has been taken from papers ranked in the top 1% of most cited works for their field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index.
The 18 Bristol academics on the list this year, up from 16 last year, are:
Professor George Davey Smith, Bristol Medical School
Professor Philip Donoghue, School of Earth Sciences
Dr Gibran Hemani, Bristol Medical School
Dr Jon Heron, Bristol Medical School
Professor Matthew Hickman, Bristol Medical School
Professor Julian Higgins, Bristol Medical School
Dr Joanna House, School of Geographical Sciences
Professor Eamonn Kelly, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Professor Deborah Lawlor, Bristol Medical School
Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, School of Psychological Science
Professor Glyn Lewis, Bristol Medical School (now working at UCL)
Professor Neil Marrion, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Professor Marcus Munafo, School of Psychological Science
Professor Jerry Nolan, Bristol Medical School
Professor Caroline Relton, Bristol Medical School
Professor Jonathan Sterne, Bristol Medical School
Professor Kate Tilling, Bristol Medical School
Professor Peter Vickerman, Bristol Medical School
In total, 7,225 researchers from 69 countries and regions feature on this year’s list.
Professor Philip Taylor, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Bristol, said: “It is fantastic to see so many of our colleagues included in this year’s list. They all truly deserve this recognition for their remarkable research.
“Bristol has some of the world’s very best academics and I’m extremely proud of the impact their work has across a range of important areas. It is a testament to them that 94% of the University’s research was classed as world-leading or internationally excellent in the recent Research Excellence Framework.”