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NORMAN, OKLA. – Five researchers at the University of Oklahoma have been named to Clarivate's 2024 "Highly Cited Researchers" list based on their production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations. The 6,886 researchers on this year’s list are from universities, research institutions and commercial organizations and account for 1 in 1,000 of the world’s researchers and represent those whose work is at the leading edge of their discipline.
Jizhong Zhou, Ph.D., is a George Lynn Cross Research Professor and Presidential Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences and is the director of OU’s Institute for Environmental Genomics. He holds positions in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and the School of Computer Science, both in the Gallogly College of Engineering, and he is a Visiting Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory.
Zhou is recognized as one of the leading scientists in both fields of Microbiology, and Ecology & Evolution. In 2024, a total of 6,636 individuals were recognized as Highly Cited Researchers, with only 216 being recognized in more than two fields. Via LBL, which is managed by University of California, he was also listed as one of 11 UC researchers who were highly cited in multiple fields listed included in the University of California News Highly Cited Researchers 2024. He was recognized as top 0.1 highly researcher based on Elsevier's Scopus database. Furthermore, he was ranked among the top #30 scientists worldwide and the top #14 across the U.S. in ecology and evolution by research.com, and is the only microbiologist among the 2021 Reuters List of World’s Top 1000 Climate Scientists. He has an h-index of 154.
Throughout his career, Zhou has been awarded various prestigious awards, including Distinguished Scientist Award by Southeastern Universities Research Association for recognizing scientists who are performing world-leading research in 2024, Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from University of Oklahoma for recognizing exceptional and innovative research and creative activity contributions, the ISME-IWA BioCluster Grand Prize Award for recognizing the importance and impact of interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbial ecology and water/wastewater treatment in 2022, the 2022 Soil Science Research Award for recognizing outstanding research contributions in soil science, the 2019 ASM Award for Environmental Research for recognizing an outstanding scientist with distinguished research achievements in microbial ecology and environmental microbiology, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award in 2014 – DOE’s scientific award established by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1959, R&D 100 Award in 2009 as one of 100 most innovative scientific and technological breakthroughs, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2001 - the highest honor for young scientists and engineers in US, and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Southeastern Universities Research Association in 2024. He is a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a foreign Member of Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, Ecological Society of Ecology, Soil Science Society of America, International Water Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Xiangming Xiao, Ph.D., is a professor of ecology and remote sensing in the School of Biological Sciences, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences and an associate director of OU’s Institute for Resilient Environmental and Energy Systems. He also directs the Center for Earth Observation and Modeling. He has authored or co-authored over 450 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters and has achieved an h-index of 112.
Xiao is recognized as one of the leading scientists in the fields of geoscience and ecology. He uses geospatial technologies and models to measure, monitor, and characterizes how the biosphere changes over time and interacts with the atmosphere and hydrosphere in the Earth systems. He uses a “One Health” research approach that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment, as well as “GeoHealth” and “Big Data” science approaches to study ecology and epidemiology of zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases. Xiao serves as associate editor-in-chief for Frontiers of Earth Sciences, is a subject-matter editor for Ecological Applications, a review editor for EcoHealth, and a member editor for Engineering. He received the George Lynn Cross Research Professorship in 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics Under Secretary's Award in 2019, and the OU Regents' Award for Superior Research and Creative/Scholarly Activity in 2023.
Kathleen Moore, MD, MS, is the associate director of clinical research at the Stephenson Cancer Center, director of the Oklahoma TSET Phase I Program, and a professor of gynecologic oncology in the OU College of Medicine. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as gynecologic oncology and hospice and palliative care.
Moore has been awarded the Golden Pillar Award for Patient Satisfaction in 201, Senior Resident Research Award, Magee-Women’s Hospital in 2004, Irene Mclenahan Young Investigators Award in 2002, the Best Medical Student Teaching Resident from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002, and the Virginia Mason Award for Clinical Excellence in 2000. She has published more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial board for four academic publications and has a clinical research interest in drug development and phase I trials.
Furthermore, she is a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee, Gynecologic Oncology Group, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, and Western Associate of Gynecologic Oncologists.
Daliang Ning, Ph.D., is a research scientist and associate director of the Institute for Environmental Genomics and also affiliated with the OU School of Biological Sciences. His research focuses on microbial ecology, particularly mathematical ecology and community assembly mechanisms, in environment engineering and in response to global changes. His recent representative products were published in Nature Microbiology, Nature Communications, and the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. He has 96 peer-reviewed papers, has an h-index of 43, and serves as editor for Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. In addition to this honor, he received OU’s Annual Award for Excellence in Research Grants in 2020 and 2021.
Yuanwei Qin, Ph.D., is a senior researcher and the manager of the Center for Earth Observation and Modeling. He studies human-environment interactions in the Amazon basin, including land cover and land use changes, deforestation/degradation, reforestation/afforestation, forest conservation, climate change, and carbon cycle. He serves as the specialty chief editor for Frontiers in Remote Sensing and a section board member for Remote Sensing.
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Five researchers at the University of Oklahoma have been named to Clarivate's 2024 "Highly Cited Researchers" list based on their production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations. The 6,886 researchers on this year’s list are from universities, research institutions and commercial organizations and account for 1 in 1,000 of the world’s researchers and represent those whose work is at the leading edge of their discipline.
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