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11/21/2019 | Pressemitteilung

Top positions in international rankings

Prof. Dr. Stefan Seuring and Prof. Dr. Tobias Plieninger of the University of Kassel are among the world's most cited researchers in 2019 as "Highly Cited Researchers." Seuring, head of the Department of Supply Chain Management, was included in the list for his work in the field of "Economics and Business." He previously received an entry in "Cross Field" in 2018. Plieninger, head of the Department of Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural Systems, is among the most cited researchers in the field of "Social Sciences."

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From left to right: Prof. Dr. Stefan Seuring, Head of Supply Chain Management at the University of Kassel and Prof. Dr. Tobias Plieninger, Head of Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural Systems at the University of Kassel.

"Interdisciplinary sustainability research has now achieved a high level of visibility in the scientific landscape, as evidenced by the 'Highly Cited Researchers' award," says Plieninger. "This award is at the same time motivation to develop this central field of research at the University of Kassel even further," Seuring emphasizes.

Highly Cited, i.e. frequently cited, publications are those that are among the top 1% most cited in their field in the ten years following publication. Only those scientists who are involved in several such Highly Cited Papers at the same time are included in the circle of "Highly Cited Researchers". In 2019, the circle comprised 6,216 researchers from almost 60 countries, 327 of them from Germany. Being named a Highly Cited Researcher demonstrates the researchers' high level of significance and broad influence.

The list of Highly Cited Researchers is published annually by the U.S. company Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters). It is based on the "Web of Science" database, which lists scientific articles from around 34,000 journals. According to the company, the list includes researchers who have had a particular influence on their specialist community through their publications over the past decade.

The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list: https://recognition.webofsciencegroup.com/awards/highly-cited/2019/