Two CAHNR Faculty Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
Two faculty in UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources were among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2024.
Yangchao Luo, associate professor of nutritional sciences, and Zhe Zhu, associate professor of natural resources and the environment, are the two UConn faculty named to the list.
The 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, released by Clarivate and the Web of Science index, uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify individuals from around the world who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their chosen field of research.
The list of Highly Cited Researchers is drawn from the highly cited papers that rank in the top one percent by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index over the past decade.
The list also identifies the research institutions and regions where they are based.
The methodology that determines the “who’s who” of influential researchers draws on the data and analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.
At the time of the report, Luo has a total of 175 publications and has been cited more than 11,000 times in over 8,000 articles.
Luo’s research leverages food engineering, nanotechnology, and machine learning to enhance food safety, quality, functionality, and sustainability.
At the time of the report, Zhu has published 90 articles. He has been cited over 20,000 times across over 8,000 articles.
Zhu’s research interests include remote sensing, global environmental change, land cover and land use change, disaster and hazard monitoring, time series analysis, machine learning, biodiversity conservation, and climate change.
This is the fifth year in a row Zhu has been on this list. Luo has been named five times since 2019.
Follow UConn CAHNR on social media
Latest UConn Today
- UConn and Yale-led QuantumCT a Finalist for Transformative NSF AwardThe National Science Foundation has announced Connecticut’s initiative as one of the few finalists for the Engines Program.
- UConn Medical Student Becomes Region VII Director for Student National Medical Association’s Board of DirectorsMeet Olasubomi Ayomini “Mini” Ajayi of UConn School of Medicine.
- Alumni Spotlight: Akshay Narula in Pharmaceutical SciencesGraduating with his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from UConn’s School of Pharmacy this past summer, Akshay Narula excelled during his time as a Husky. From watching basketball games at Gampel to spending hours in the lab, Akshay ensured he had the best UConn experience!
- Researchers Hope Documentary’s Example Can Promote Common Ground in Connecticut'One of the things ‘The Tennessee 11’ shows us is that people generally are on the side of less firearm injury and death. We may just disagree about how to get there'
- UConn Researchers Uncover a Major Shift in U.S. Landscape: ‘Wild’ Disturbances Are Overtaking Human-directed ChangesA 40-year satellite study reveals that while disturbances from logging and construction are declining, events like mega-fires and extreme storms are becoming more common
- Clinical Research Center Makes a Real Difference in Patients’ Lives (and Clinical Trials)UConn School of Medicine is home to the tireless teamwork of the Clinical Research Center supporting over 80 clinical trials.
