Ex'cite'ment for researchers in top 2 per cent

08 October 2024
CQU researchers
CQU science researchers

By Tiahna Fiddling 

CQUniversity researchers have been named as some of the world's most widely-cited scientists with more than 35 academics in this year’s Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists list. 

Compiled using bibliometric data from the Scopus database, the list features over 190,000 researchers from a pool of more than eight million active scientists worldwide. It spans 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields. 

Published by Stanford University' the Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists list is considered the most prestigious globally. 

Results are based on single year citations of the top authors for 2023.

CQUniversity Vice-President (Academic) Professor Michelle Bellingan expressed her pride in the large number of researchers included in the 2023 list. 

"Seeing so many of our researchers included in this global ranking is a testament to the high-impact, globally recognised research taking place at CQUniversity," she said.

“The dedication of our academics has positioned us as a leader in research with real-world impact. I congratulate each researcher on this recognition and thank them for producing research making a positive difference.

“The recognition underscores the depth and breadth of CQUniversity's research output across a range of disciplines. From health and environmental sciences to engineering and education.”

CQUniversity's academics listed in the ranking are:

Xianbo Zhao

Alexandra Aikhenvald

Mohammad Rasul

Michelle Cleary

Nurun Nabi

Jamshid Aghaei

Nerilee Hing

Camile Farah

Kerry Walsh

Corneel Vandelanotte

Dana Stanley

Matthew Browne

Imran Ali

Lal Rawal

Kalam Azad

Elaheh Yadegaridehkordi

Drew Dawson

Joel Johnson

Jay Ananda

Amanda Rebar

Aaron Scanlan

Rob Stanton

Charli Sargent

Mohammad Jahirul

Ritesh Chugh

Violeta Lopez

Mohammad Anwar

Greg Roach

Matthew Rockloff

Colin Cole

Phil Brewer

Santoso Wibowo

Maksym Spiryagin

Qing Wu

Adam Gerace

Mohammed Bashir

Ahmed Kineber