Professors Paula Bourke and Da-Wen Sun Named Highly Cited Researchers
Three researchers at University College Dublin are among the top 1% of the world's most cited academics according to the (opens in a new window)latest Highly Cited Researchers report, compiled by Clarivate Analytics.
The 2024 listings have named Professor Da-Wen Sun and Professor Paula Bourke both from the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering among the 6,636 researchers recognised this year as having demonstrated significant influence in their chosen fields.
To be named as a ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ it must be demonstrated that an individual’s work has disproportionately extended the frontiers of knowledge and contributed to making the world healthier, more sustainable and drive societal impact.
“The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers whose significant and broad influence in their fields translates to impact in their research community,” said David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.
“Their pioneering innovations contribute to a healthier, more sustainable and secure world. These researchers’ achievements strengthen the foundation of excellence and innovation that drives societal progress.”
Each researcher selected for the 2024 listings has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field, and publication year in the Web of Science, over the past decade.
Appearing for the tenth time, Professor Sun has been included among the world's most influential researchers in the field of Agricultural Science since 2015.
An international authority in food engineering research, his work is standard reference material for researchers in the areas of computer vision, computational fluid dynamics modelling and vacuum cooling.
A member of six academies, including the Royal Irish Academy and the Academia Europaea, one of the most prestigious societies in the world, Professor Sun has published well over 1,000 papers during his lengthy and celebrated career.
Professor Da-Wen Sun
Named for a fifth time in the Highly Cited Researchers annual listings, Conway Fellow and Head of the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Professor Paula Bourke.
Working largely in the areas of sustainable food systems and novel antimicrobial technologies, her research crosses over to bio-medically relevant issues including infection prevention and cold plasma bioscience.
Her work at the intersection of food and health domains has underpinned her highly cited researcher designation with the Cross-Field recognition.
A member of the UCD Institute of Food and Health, Professor Bourke collaborates widely internationally and with industry, and her work has been supported by SFI, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, the Irish Research Council, the Royal Irish Academy as well as Enterprise Ireland and other awards.
Professor Paula Bourke
Warmest congratulations to Professor Eliana B. Souto, Full Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering at the UCD School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, who is also acknowledged with this award.