NDSU pharmaceutical sciences researchers among top-cited scientists

Two researchers in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at NDSU are among the top 100,000 scientists in the world based upon an annual list compiled by Stanford University.

The list, titled “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,” includes individuals who have published at least five scientific papers and provides each with a ranking based upon criteria including the researcher’s citations.

photo of Dr. Jagdish Singh

Jagdish Singh, PhD., professor and chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences at NDSU, is included in the single year listing of 2020 and also in a listing that covers his career in research.

Kristine Steffen, PharmD, professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at NDSU, is included in the single year listing of 2020.

Stanford University compiles the list utilizing data from the abstract and citation database Scopus. A researcher's ranking is based upon a number of criteria and scores are listed both with and without self-citations. A researcher's institutional affiliation and country are inferred based on most recent publications according to the Scopus data.

The rankings are split into the single latest year (2020) and cumulative career scores. This year, NDSU has 28 current researchers on the 2020 list and 31 on the career list.

“The extraordinary range of disciplines reflected by our campus researchers shows the national prominence of NDSU in areas ranging from food science to social psychology, polymers and more,” said Colleen Fitzgerald, vice president for research and creative activity at NDSU.

A list of all researchers at NDSU included in the lists is found here.

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Health Professions at NDSU offers MS and PhD degree programs, emphasizing both research and teaching excellence. The college’s research portfolio includes R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health, with research focused on the role of pharmaceutical sciences in disease prevention, disease treatment, and additional research to promote health. www.ndsu.edu/pharmacy

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