John Buse, MD, PhD, and Sidney Smith Jr., MD, along with 18 UNC School of Medicine and 21 other UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have been named in Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers™. These scientific pioneers from around the world are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science™ citation index.
Clarivate™ is considered a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Since 2001, the Highly Cited Researchers™ list has identified global research scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated exceptional influence reflected through their publication of multiple papers. In determining the “who’s who” of influential researchers, the Institute for Scientific Information™ at Clarivate draws on the data and analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists. It also uses the tallies to identify the countries and research institutions where these scientific elite are based.
Dr. Buse is the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dr. Smith is a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology.
View the full list of recognized UNC researchers here.