Global data specialist Thompson Reuters has announced 12 Australian researchers to receive Citation Awards in recognition of their outstanding contribution to their respective fields of research. In addition to nominating the cohort of excellence, the company has also recognised seven Australian orgaisations for their excellence in innovation.

 

The country’s 12 most accomplished researchers are:

  • ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS – Professor Karl Glazebrook from Swinburne University of Technology
  • BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – Professor Terry Speed from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
  • BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION – Dr Jane Edith from The University of Melbourne
  • ECOLOGY – Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg from the University of Queensland
  • ECONOMICS – Dr Thomas Wiedmann from the CSIRO
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES – Dr Shaobin Wang from Curtin University of Technology
  • GEOSCIENCES – Professor Kurt Lambeck from the ANU.
  • IMMUNOLGY – Professor Fabienne Mackay from Monash University
  • NEUROSCIENCE – Professor Greg Stuart from the ANU.
  • PLANT SCIENCES – Professor Rana Munns from the CSIRO
  • PSYCHOLOGY – Professor Colin MacLeod from the University of Western Australia
  • PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – Dr Evie Lesie from Flinders University