Three Malaysians Named Among World's Most Influential Scientific Minds
Three Malaysian professors have made Malaysia proud when they were among the world's most scientific minds of 2014.
By Mei Mei Chu — 27 Jun 2014, 06:20 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Three Malaysian Academics Have Been Named As "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014" By Thomson Reuters
Three Malaysian academics are among the world’s leading scientific minds, according to a report by business information firm Thomson Reuters. Titled The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014, it is the third such list by the firm, with the first published in 2001.
thestar.com.myThe global list, also known as the Highly Cited Researchers report, featured about 3,200 individuals who published the greatest number of highly-cited papers in one of 21 broad fields from 2002 to 2012.
thestar.com.myProf Dr Abdul Latif Ahmad From University Sains Malaysia's School Of Engineering Was Acknowledged For His Work In Membrane Technology And Wastewater Engineering
Abdul Latif's field of expertise include membrane technology, wastewater engineering, and separation process and adsorption technology while Ishak is a professor of fluid dynamics and numerical methods.
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Prof Dr Ishak Hakim From Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Science And Technology Faculty Was Acknowledged For His Work In Fluid Dynamics And Numerical Methods
While Prof Dr Saidur Rahman From University Malaya’s Engineering Faculty Was Acknowledged For His Work In Energy Management And More
Saidur's areas of expertise are energy management and audit solar energy, hydrocarbon refrigerant application of neural network, energy efficiency, emission air-conditioning and refrigeration and application of nanofluids in heat exchanging devices.
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The Academicians Were Selected Based On The Number Of Articles Published That Ranked Among The Top 1% Of Most Cited Publications In Their Fields
According to Thomson Reuters, the academicians listed are distinguished by the highest number of articles published as well as ranked among those most frequently cited by fellow researchers.
This was achieved by tracking authors who published numerous articles that ranked among the top 1% of the most cited in their respective fields in the given year of publication.
thestar.com.myThe report is based on two studies, one that monitors emerging trends and innovators of the scientific community through ranking with at least 15 papers recently published with notably higher levels of citations while the second is the longer-range study that updates the world’s most influential researchers listing, known as the most Highly Cited Researchers.
“By analysing these citation connections, one can identify the most impactful people, publications, programs, and more. The listings in Highly Cited Researchers truly reflect positive assessment by peers,” said Thomson Reuters Scientific and Scholarly Research managing director Gordon Macomber.
thestar.com.myPrime Minster Najib Has Congratulated The Three Malaysian Professors For Making The Most Influential Scientific Minds List
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today congratulated three Malaysian academics for being listed as among the world's leading scientific minds. "Congrats to our 3 M'sian profs (professors) on the most influential scientific minds list! We need people like you on social media," he said in his latest Twitter posting.
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