Duke Anesthesiology’s Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, distinguished professor of anesthesiology, has once again been named among the most “Highly Cited Researchers” in the world. Ji is one of 38 Duke scientists named to the 2021 list. These pioneers in their fields represent the most influential researchers who have published multiple papers frequently cited by their peers that rank in the top one percent of citations for field and year in the Web of Science.
The list is produced each year by Clarivate, who run the Institute for Scientific Information. In all, the 2021 list includes 6,602 researchers from more than 70 countries.
Ji was one of 37 Duke faculty who made the global list of “Highly Cited Researchers” in 2020; a list he also made in 2019 and 2018. His research focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms of chronic pain, including but not limited to mediators of inflammation and pain, neuropathic pain and cancer pain.
“I am very honored to be a part of this list,” says Ji, director of both the Sensory Plasticity and Pain Research Laboratory and the Center for Translational Pain Medicine at Duke Anesthesiology. “It wouldn’t have been possible without the full support of our department and my teammates for which I am grateful.”
The year’s most highly cited researchers from Duke include:
Biology and Biochemistry
Charles A. Gersbach
Robert J. Lefkowitz
Clinical Medicine
Pamela S. Douglas
Christopher Bull Granger
Adrian F. Hernandez
Manesh R.Patel
Eric D. Peterson
Cross-Field
Richard Becker
Antonio Bertoletti (NUS)
Yiran Chen
Stefano Curtarolo
Derek J. Hausenloy (NUS)
Ru-Rong Ji
Jie Liu
Jason W. Locasale
David B. Mitzi
Christopher B. Newgard
Ram Oren
David R. Smith
Heather M. Stapleton
Avner Vengosh
Mark R. Wiesner
Environment and Ecology
Emily S. Bernhardt
Geosciences
Drew T. Shindell
Immunology
Edward A. Miao
Microbiology
Barton F. Haynes
Neuroscience and Behavior
Quinn T. Ostrom
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Robert J. Lefkowitz
Plant and Animal Science
Xinnian Dong
Sheng Yang He
Philip N. Benfey
Psychiatry and Psychology
Avshalom Caspi
Jane Costello
Honalee Harrington
Renate M. Houts
Terrie E. Moffitt
Social Sciences
Michael J. Pencina
Bryce B. Reeve
John W. Williams
Source: Duke Research Blog, November 16, 2021