UCC STEM researchers on Clarivate's Highly Cited List

16 Nov 2022

The Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List 2022 has been announced with a strong presence from College of Science, Engineering and Food Science researchers again this year. Congratulations to these academics who are in the top 1% of researchers in the world by citation - we are proud of your achievements.

A total of 9 out of the 14 UCC researchers featured are from the College of Science, Enginering and Food Science. The researchers are based at APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world-leading Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre based in UCC.

The annual list features the researchers in the top 1% of the Web of Science citation index and recognises pioneers in their field whose citation records position them in the very highest strata of research influence and impact. UCC has the highest number for any Irish university on the list (14 out of 35 Irish researchers listed) with Harvard University again named the top-performing institution globally, with 233 researchers making the list.

• Paul Ross is Director of APC and Professor in the UCC School of Microbiology, featured in 2 categories: Microbiology, Agricultural Sciences
• Gerald Fitzgerald is Emeritus Professor of Food Microbiology at UCC and PI in APC, featured in the Cross-Field category
• Colin Hill is Professor of Microbial Food Safety, School of Microbiology and PI in APC, featured in the Microbiology category
• Paul O’Toole, is Professor of Microbial Genomics, School of Microbiology and PI in APC, featured in the Microbiology category
• Douwe Van Sinderen, is Professor of Molecular Microbiology, School of Microbiology and PI in APC, featured in the Cross-Field category
• Jens Walter, is Professor of Ecology, Food, and the Microbiome at UCC and PI in APC, featured in the Microbiology category
• Paul Cotter is Adjunct Professor in UCC School of Microbiology, Head of Food Biosciences Dept at Teagasc, and PI in APC, featured in the Cross-Field category
• Marcus Claesson is Associate Professor of Bioinformatics, School of Microbiology and PI in APC, featured in the Cross-Field category
• Liam O’Mahony is Professor of Immunology at UCC/School of Microbiology/Dept. of Medicine, and PI in APC, featured in the Immunology category

The following UCC researchers also feature on the list:

• Catherine Stanton is Research Professor in the UCC Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Senior Principal Research Officer at Teagasc, and PI in APC, featured in the Microbiology category
• John Cryan is Professor in the UCC Dept of Neuroscience and Anatomy and PI in APC, featured in 2 categories: Neuroscience & Behaviour, Psychiatry and Psychology
• Ted Dinan is Emeritus Professor and Chair of Psychiatry in UCC and PI in APC, featured in 2 categories: Neuroscience & Behaviour, Psychiatry and Psychology
• Gerard Clarke is Professor in the UCC Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, and PI in APC, featured in the Neuroscience & Behaviour category
• Fergus Shanahan is Emeritus Professor and Chair of the Dept of Medicine at UCC and PI in APC, featured in the Cross-Field category

Congratulations to each of these globally recognised academics.