RICHLAND — Sixteen of the scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland have been named among the most influential in the world.
Each year Clarivate determines the top 1 percent of researchers based on how often other researchers cite their work over the past decade, an indicator of their influence in the worldwide research community.
For the fifth straight year in 2021, PNNL led the Department of Energy national laboratories in the number of highly cited researchers in that category.
All five of PNNL’s highly cited materials scientists are working on breakthroughs in electrochemical energy storage, including Jun Liu, an energy storage expert and PNNL joint appointee from University of Washington.
He was one of just 23 researchers in the world recognized by Clarivate as highly cited in three or more categories. He was cited not only in materials science, but also for his research in chemistry and engineering.
Six PNNL scientists were recognized in Clarivate’s cross-field category for their cumulative citations across multiple scientific disciplines.
This year’s highly cited cross-field researchers include earth scientist James Stegen, who researches river corridors. He had 7,011 citations.
Also listed was chemist Mark Engelhard, earth scientist G. Page Kyle, materials scientist Wu Xu, earth scientist Kate Calvin and Dan (Annie) Du, who is jointly affiliated with Washington State University.
In addition to Liu, those most cited for their materials science research included Yuyan Shao with 169 papers published and 27,514 citations for research primarily in batteries, hydrogen and fuel cells.
Materials scientist Chongmin Wang, a lab fellow researching electron microscopy and energy materials, had 38,742 citations.
Jie Xiao, a lab fellow and materials scientist with 24,838 citations, also was recognized.
Jason Zhang, a lab fellow and materials scientist was recognized in both the materials science category and the engineering category for his work in energy storage. He had 46,000 citations.
Janet Jansson, a lab fellow and biologist researching microbial biology was recognized in the biology category with 28,914 citations.
In addition, earth scientist Nate McDowell was honored in the plant and animal science division; lab fellow and earth scientist Phil Rasch was honored in the geosciences division; and earth scientist Steven Smith also was honored in the geosciences division.
Yuehe Lin, who has a PNNL joint appointment with WSU, was recognized in the chemistry category.
