The annual list acknowledges the most influential researchers in the world, 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 20 Bristol academics on the list this year are:
- Professor George Davey Smith, Bristol Medical School
- Professor Philip Donoghue, School of Earth Sciences
- Professor Tom Gaunt, Bristol Medical School
- Dr Gibran Hemani, 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
- Dr Jasmeet Soar, Bristol Medical School
- Professor Jonathan Sterne, Bristol Medical School
- Professor Kate Tilling, Bristol Medical School
- Professor Peter Vickerman, Bristol Medical School
- Professor Penny Whiting, Bristol Medical School
- Professor Stan Zammit, Bristol Medical School
In total 7,125 researchers from 67 countries and regions made the 2023 list.
The full Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list can be viewed here.