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Australian Top 40 Eminent Scientists and Lifetime Achievers in their Research Fields

The Australian newspaper [1] prepares the list of Australia’s top 40 researchers that have been recognized for their high level of quality and impact in their respective fields. For the selection of researchers, the newspaper team analyzes their performance in eight main academic disciplines. The researchers are selected according to the annualized H-index [2]. According to the Australian, the list of researchers are as follows:

Business, Economics & Management

 This category includes the researchers working in the field of management and business.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Barry FraserCurtin University, Educational AdministrationBusiness, Economics & Management11846491
Paresh NarayanDeakin University, International BusinessBusiness, Economics & Management8828632
Sara Dolnicar,University of Queensland, Tourism & HospitalityBusiness, Economics & Management7618781
Neal AshkanasyUniversity of Queensland, Human Resources & OrganisationsBusiness, Economics & Management7630691
Sharon ParkerCurtin University, Human Resources & OrganisationsBusiness, Economics & Management7630715

Engineering & Computer Science

This is the second most important field that represents the scientific development of any country.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Rajkumar BuyyaUniversity of Melbourne, Computing SystemsEngineering & Computer Science150118672
Dacheng TaoUniversity of Sydney, Computer Vision & Pattern RecognitionEngineering & Computer Science13569589
Yi YangUniversity of Technology Sydney, Computer Vision & Pattern RecognitionEngineering & Computer Science9332954
Peng ShiUniversity of Adelaide, Automation & Control TheoryEngineering & Computer Science11473027
Dietmar HutmacherQueensland University of Technology, Biomedical TechnologyEngineering & Computer Science11660266

Chemical & Material Sciences

This field includes top researchers in the field of developing new substances.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Shaobin WangUniversity of Adelaide, Chemical Kinetics & CatalysisChemical & Material Sciences13054772
Shi Zhang QiaoUniversity of Adelaide, Materials EngineeringChemical & Material Sciences15285592
Yusuke YamauchiUniversity of Queensland, Materials EngineeringChemical & Material Sciences12054368
Wang GuoxiuUniversity of Technology Sydney, Materials EngineeringChemical & Material Sciences12652882
Dmitri GolbergQueensland University of Technology, Materials EngineeringChemical & Material Sciences12957839

Physics & Mathematics

As we know, mathematics and physics are the building blocks for any new theory; therefore, researchers in mathematics and physics are included in this list.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Andrey MiroshnichenkoUNSW, Optics & PhotonicsPhysics & Mathematics6921666
John CarlinMurdoch Children’s Research Institute, Probability & Statistics with ApplicationsPhysics & Mathematics116101694
Hussein MohammedCurtin University, Thermal SciencesPhysics & Mathematics398722
Benjamin EggletonUniversity of Sydney, Optics & PhotonicsPhysics & Mathematics10941965
Ping Koy LamAustralian National University, Physics & Mathematics (general)Physics & Mathematics8123262

Health & Medical Sciences

Like all the above fields, medical science is also a required field for the development of any country. Hence, this list includes all the researchers in the field of health science.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Sarah MedlandQIMR Berghofer, PsychiatryHealth & Medical Sciences10949809
Richard RyanAustralian Catholic University, Social PsychologyHealth & Medical Sciences200441089
Peter GethingTelethon Kids Institute, Tropical Medicine & ParasitologyHealth & Medical Sciences9771788
Grant MontgomeryUniversity of Queensland, Genetics & GenomicsHealth & Medical Sciences155109767
Louisa DegenhardtUNSW, AddictionHealth & Medical Sciences140167554

Humanities, Literature & Arts

The development of arts represents the cultural development of a country; hence, the researchers in the field of arts are also influential.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Marika TiggemannFlinders University, Gender StudiesHumanities, Literature & Arts11341246
Axel BrunsQueensland University of Technology, CommunicationHumanities, Literature & Arts7025319
Sarah PinkMonash University, CommunicationHumanities, Literature & Arts6026922
Yin ParadiesDeakin University, Ethnic & Cultural StudiesHumanities, Literature & Arts5512803
Jean BurgessQueensland University of Technology, CommunicationHumanities, Literature & Arts4714281

Social Sciences and Life sciences

These are also important topics for the development of any country. This list also includes researchers in the field of social sciences and life science.

NameAffiliationFieldH-IndexCitations
Philip ParkerAustralian Catholic University, Educational Psychology & CounsellingSocial Sciences5110390
Herbert MarshAustralian Catholic University, Educational Psychology & CounsellingSocial Sciences191148188
Julie HenryUniversity of Queensland, Cognitive ScienceSocial Sciences6826408
Andrew MartinUNSW, Educational Psychology & CounsellingSocial Sciences8124860
Katie McMahonQueensland University of Technology, Cognitive ScienceSocial Sciences6217814
Lidia MorawskaQueensland University of Technology, Environmental SciencesLife Sciences & Earth Sciences110130186
Ben HayesUniversity of Queensland, Animal HusbandryLife Sciences & Earth Sciences8731755
William LauranceJames Cook University, Biodiversity & Conservation BiologyLife Sciences & Earth Sciences13573227
Wenshan GuoUniversity of Technology Sydney, Environmental SciencesLife Sciences & Earth Sciences7424192
Zhiguo YuanUniversity of Queensland, Environmental SciencesLife Sciences & Earth Sciences10135020

References

  1. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/these-40-researchers-are-lifetime-achievers-in-their-fields/news-story/42e5471af95b95dd3b95266968315fd4
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index

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