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A group of Federation University Australia researchers have been included in a distinguished list of the world’s most cited scholars.

Each year Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, in collaboration with the prestigious Stanford University, compile a list of the world’s top academics based on the number of citations received in the previous year. In 2024, 21 researchers from Federation University have been included in this last as being in the top two per cent in their field – up from 15 in 2023 – in a strong endorsement of the University’s research capabilities.

The researchers in the list represent a variety of disciplines including Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Engineering, Information Technology, Public Health and Sport Sciences. The listed researchers include the Executive Dean of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Professor Remco Polman, who also oversees research at Federation University in his role as Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research.

The following researchers rank in the top two per cent globally in their respective disciplines:

Artificial Intelligence & Image processing
Nima Amjady
Joarder Kamruzzaman

Biology
Peter Gell

Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Syed Islam

Engineering
Jiefeng (Jerry) Hu
Manoj Khandelwal
Adil Bagirov

Clinical Medicine
Balansakar Ganesan

Information & Communication Tech.
Peter Vamplew

Mining & Metallurgy
Moshood Onifade

Public Health
Robyn Cant
Helen Hall
Muhammad Aziz Rahman
Carolyn Unsworth
Yutang Wang
Dean Whitehead
Warren Young

Sociology
Ibrahim Abraham

Social Sciences
Garry Falloon

Sport Sciences
Rochelle Eime
Remco Polman

Federation University aims to transform lives and enhance communities through a commitment to applying world-class research to address real-world challenges both regionally and globally. For more information on Federation’s research visit: https://federation.edu.au/research.

 
Quote attributable to Federation University Australia Pro Vice-Chancellor Research, and Executive Dean, Institute of Health and Wellbeing,  Professor Remco Polman

“The latest data from Elsevier and Stanford University reveals that many Federation University researchers are globally prominent in a number of disciplines. Having researchers of international renown not only enhances our overall research capability and impact, it also helps attract the best and brightest post-graduate students to our campuses who have the prospect of being mentored by true leaders in their field.”