Fifteen BC Cancer clinicians and scientists have been named in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list announced last week. Each has been ranked in the top one per cent in their fields using a method of data and analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.
For BC Cancer, those fields include clinical medicine, molecular biology and genetics, and cross-field a category which recognizes influence across several fields.
“The researchers and clinicians included on this list clearly had a major influence in their field of study,” says Dr. François Bénard, senior executive director of research at BC Cancer. “This list highlights how the work we do locally contributes to our global understanding of cancer and we are exceptionally proud of the work they do. BC Cancer is a leader in cancer research thanks to their efforts and the efforts of all our trainees, research staff, scientists and clinicians.”
The list includes:
- Dr. Inanc Birol (Cross-Field), distinguished scientist, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Joseph M. Connors (Clinical Medicine), retired clinician scientist, BC Cancer
- Dr. Randy D. Gascoyne (Clinical Medicine), distinguished scientist, BC Cancer Research Institute
- Dr. Martin Hirst (Cross-Field), senior scientist, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Robert A. Holt (Molecular Biology and Genetics), distinguished scientist, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. David G. Huntsman (Cross-Field), distinguished scientist, molecular oncologist and Director of OVCARE, BC Cancer Research Institute
- Dr. Steven J. M. Jones (Molecular Biology and Genetics), director, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Marco A. Marra (Molecular Biology and Genetics), director, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Richard A. Moore (Molecular Biology and Genetics), group leader, sequencing , Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Andrew J. Mungall (Cross-Field), group leader, biospecimen and library cores, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Kerry J. Savage (Clinical Medicine), medical oncologist, BC Cancer
- Jacqueline E. Schein (Molecular Biology and Genetics), former staff scientist, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Sohrab P. Shah (Cross-Field), former distinguished scientist, current affiliated scientist, BC Cancer Research Institute
- Angela Tam (Cross-Field), staff scientist, Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Yongjun Zhao (Cross-Field), group leader, library technology development, Genome Sciences Centre
Researchers from more than 60 countries were included on the list. This year 195 Canadians landed in the Top 10 of researchers by country, accounting for 3.1 per cent of those who made the prestigious list.
Congratulations to all the BC Cancer staff included on this year’s list! The full 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list and executive summary can be found online here.