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Salk ProfessorsJoanne Chory,Joseph Ecker,Rusty Gage,Reuben ShawandKay Tyehave been named to theHighly Cited Researchers listby Clarivate. The list identifies researchers who demonstrate significant influence in their chosen field or fieldsthrough the publication of multiple highly cited papers.Professors Chory, Ecker and Gage have been named to this list every year since 2014, when the regular annual rankings began. This is Professor Tyes fourth consecutive time and Professor Shaws second consecutive time receiving the designation. Joseph Nery, a research assistant II in the Ecker lab, was also included on the list.

In the race for knowledge, it is human capital that isfundamentaland this list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers who are having a great impact on the research community as measured by the rate at which their work is being cited by others,says David Pendlebury, senior citation analyst at the Institute for Scientific Information, part of the Web of Science group at Clarivate.

Such consistent production of highly cited reports indicates that the work of these researchers has been repeatedly judged by their peers to be of notable significance and utility, as based on data from the Web of Science, the worlds largest publisher-neutral citation index, with almost 1.9 billion cited references going back to 1900. This years list, which includes 6,167 researchers from more than 60 countries, recognizes researchers across multiple fields whose citation records position them in the highest ranks of influence.

Joanne Chory

Chory is a professor in, and director of, Salks Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, and holder of the Howard H. and Maryam R. Newman Chair in Plant Biology. Chory has won numerous prestigious awards for her work including the Gruber Genetics Prize and the Breakthrough Prize. She also co-directs SalksHarnessing Plants Initiativea bold approach to address climate changeby optimizing a plants natural ability to capture and store carbon and adapt to diverse climate conditions.

Joseph Ecker

Ecker is a professor in Salks Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, director of the Genomic Analysis Laboratory and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. He is also the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics. He was the first to show that the epigenome is highly dynamic in brain cells during the transition from birth to adulthood. Ecker is the recipient of multiple recentNational Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative grants, and he is charting the epigenetic differences between brain cell types to better understand disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimers disease.

Rusty Gage

Gage, a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics and holder of the Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease, is the president of the Salk Institute. He discovered that the adult brain continues to produce new neurons throughout the life span in a process known as neurogenesis. Most recently, he, and a team of Salk researchers were awarded anAmerican Heart Association-Allen Initiative in Brain Healthgrant to pursue a new collaborative approach to understanding, detecting and potentially treating Alzheimers disease and age-related cognitive decline.

Reuben Shaw

Shaw, a professor in the Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory and holder of the William R. Brody Chair, is the director of the Salk Cancer Center, a recipient of the National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award, and leads SalksConquering Cancer Initiative. He discovered direct connections between cancer and metabolism and continues to work on how nutrient deprivation and cellular energy levels control cancer and other diseases.

Kay Tye

Tye is a professor in Salks Systems Neurobiology Laboratory and holder of the Wylie Vale Chair. Sheseeks to understand the neural-circuit basis of emotion that leads to motivated behaviors such as social interaction, reward-seeking and avoidance. Last year, she published a seminal paper describing herdiscovery of a brain circuit that controls alcohol drinkingbehavior in mice and can be used as a biomarker for predicting the development of compulsive drinking later on. This year, she published work furthering her investigation on the neural circuits associated with the experience of loneliness.

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Five Salk professors named among most highly cited researchers in the world - Salk Professors Joanne Chory Joseph Ecker Rusty Gage Reuben Shaw and Kay...