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Two SFB project leaders recognized as Highly Cited Researchers

With Ivan Đikić and Gerhard Hummer two Project Leaders from SFB 1177 are recognized as Highly Cited Researchers in their fields on Clarivate's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list.


For the seventh consecutive year, SFB 1177 Speaker Ivan Đikić has been named as a Highly Cited Researcher recognizing his exceptional impact in the field. His research papers have ranked among the most cited from 2013 to 2023 in the two categories “Biology and Biochemistry” and “Molecular Biology and Genetics”, as recorded by Web of Science.

SFB 1177 Project Leader Gerhard Hummer is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher for his cross-field performance.

The Highly Cited Researchers list, published annually by Clarivate, is based on data from the Web of Science citation database. The 2024 edition comprises 6,636 researchers from a range of disciplines, including science, engineering, medicine, business, economics and social sciences with only 216 being recognized in two categories.

These researchers have been honored for their significant achievements, particularly through highly cited papers published in journals indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded™ and the Social Sciences Citation Index™. Germany ranks fourth globally in terms of the number of recognized scientists.

The selection highlights the lasting influence of these researchers over an 11-year period (2013-2023), demonstrating their broad and lasting impact on the global research landscape.





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