Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Highly Cited Researchers list gets shaken up

The creators of an influential list of highly cited researchers have shaken up their methodology this year, taking a swipe at scientists who associate with those linked to possible ethical breaches. The new rules have allowed the field of mathematics to return to the list, after being excluded for the past two years owing to concerns over suspicious citation patterns.

Read my news piece in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03691-4

On a related note, see also my Q&A in FQXI with the chair of a working group on mathematical publishing. 

 

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