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

Each year Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, and 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 2023, 15 researchers from Federation University were listed in the top two per cent in their respective fields in a strong endorsement of the University’s research capabilities.  

The researchers in the list represent a variety of disciplines including Education, Energy, Engineering, Nursing and Sports Sciences. Two of the listed researchers include the Executive Dean of two of Federation’s institutes; the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Professor Remco Polman, and the Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Professor Iven Mareels.

The following list details the Federation researchers who rank in the top two per cent globally in their respective disciplines.

Cardiovascular System & Hematology
Yutang Wang

Education
Gary Falloon

Energy
Nima Amjady
Syed Islam

Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Jiefeng Hu

General & Internal Medicine
Muhammad Aziz Rahman

Geological & Geomatics Engineering
Manoj Khandelwal

Sport Sciences
Remco Polman
Warren Young

Networking & Telecommunications
Joarder Kamruzzaman
Muhammad Imran

Nursing
Robyn Cant
Helen Hall

Public Health
Rochelle Eime

Industrial Engineering & Automation
Iven Mareels

Federation University’s research aims to transform lives and enhance communities through a commitment to applying world-class research to address real-world challenges both regionally and globally. More information on Federation’s research activities can be found at https://federation.edu.au/research.

 
Quote attributable to Federation University Australia Vice-Chancellor and President,  Professor Duncan Bentley

“The latest data from Elsevier and Stanford University reveals that many Federation University researchers are globally renowned 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.”