Thomson Reuters Honors 16 Japanese Scientists for Leading Scientific Research Across Seven Emerging Areas
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
TOKYO, JAPAN, March 8, 2012 - Sixteen leading scientists based in Japan were
recognized for their influential contributions to global research during the
third Thomson Reuters Japan Research Day & Research Front Awards presentation
ceremony. These scientists are at the forefront of research spanning chemistry,
geosciences, materials science and plant sciences.
The awardees' research was analyzed using Thomson Reuters Research Front
Methodology to assess their level of influence in specific scientific fields.
The methodology is based on the top one percent of the most highly cited
research papers in each of 22 disciplines in Essential Science Indicators (ESI)
from Thomson Reuters.
"Japan continues to be an important contributor to global research. These seven
research fronts, newly emerged in the past five years, represent milestones in
Japan's continuous influence on R&D," said Mr. Masaki Nagao, managing director,
Japan, Thomson Reuters.
The awardees are:
Chemistry (Polymers):
* Dr. Katsuhiro Maeda, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, College of
Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, for his contribution to the
development of functional polymers based on controlled helical structure
Chemistry (Oxidative Coupling):
* Dr. Masahiro Miura, Professor, Osaka University
* Dr. Tetsuya Sato, Associate Professor, Osaka University
For their contribution to research to the development of new methods for
oxidative coupling through C-H bond cleavage
Chemistry (Nanoscopic Structures):
* Dr. Makoto Fujita, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry School of
Engineering,
The University of Tokyo
* Dr. Michito Yoshizawa, Associate Professor, Chemical Resources Laboratory,
Tokyo Institute of Technology
For their contribution to pioneering the use of self-assembly to engineer
nanoscopic structures, spaces, and functions
Chemistry (Nanocatalysts):
* Dr. Qiang Xu, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST), Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of
Engineering, Kobe University
* Dr. Hiroshi Shioyama, Senior Researcher of Research Institute for Ubiquitous
Energy Devices, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology
For their contribution to the development of liquid-phase chemical hydrogen
storage materials using metaI nanocatalysts
Geosciences:
* Dr. Shigenori Maruyama, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Dr. M.
Santosh, Professor, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, for their
contribution to the development of Supercontinent Columbia which was
reconstructed at 1.9Ga on Earth in relation to North China Craton
Materials Science:
* Dr. Yoshio Bando, Fellow, National Institute of Materials Science/Chief
Operating Officer (COO), International Center for Materials
Nanoarchitetonics
* Dr. Dmitri Golberg, Nanotube Unit Director,International Center for
Materials Nanoarchitetonics, National Institute of Materials Science/Adjunct
Professor, University of Tsukuba
For their contribution to the development of novel syntheses of one dimensional
inorganic nanomaterials and their applications
Plant Sciences:
* Dr. Kohki Akiyama, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Life and
Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University
* Dr. Junko Kyozuka, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The
University of Tokyo
* Dr. Hideo Hayashi, Professor in Graduate School of Life and Environmental
Sciences at Osaka University
* Dr. Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Professor of Graduate School of Life Sciences,
Tohoku University/RIKEN Plant Science Center Team Leader
* Dr. Koichi Yoneyama, Professor and Director, Weed Science Center, Utsunomiya
University
For their contribution to progress in strigolactone research by the discovery of
its new function as a plant hormone
Awardees had to have 20 percent or more of the core papers done by researchers
from Japanese institutions, and one or more highly cited papers (less than two
years old) with at last one author affiliated with a Japanese institution.
Japan held its first two research days in 2004 and 2007. Similar events have
also been held in Australia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and India.
"At Thomson Reuters, we are strongly committed to fostering international
collaboration and supporting the R&D community in Japan in its efforts to
accelerate research and scientific discovery. Our robust methodology has helped
to identify the fields where Japan's researchers are making significant
contributions worldwide," said Mr. Nagao.
The original press release in Japanese is available at
http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.jp/press/release/2012/rf2012/.
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