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."
The full Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list can be viewed here.