It is fantastic to see so many of our researchers featured on this year’s list. I congratulate all our highly cited researchers – it’s a testament to how prolific IoPPN is, and a recognition of the impact our work has.
Professor Ian Everall, Executive Dean, IoPPN
16 November 2021
IoPPN researchers feature in 2021 Highly Cited Researcher List
The IoPPN is proud to announce that 28 of our academics have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researcher 2021 list from Clarivate released today.
The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is proud to announce that 28 of our academics have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researcher 2021 list from Clarivate released today.
The highly anticipated annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. Their names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science™ citation index.
This year’s list continues to recognise researchers whose citation records position them in the very highest strata of influence and impact, including 24 Nobel laureates.
King’s College London has 34 entries in this year’s list, with 28 of those working at the IoPPN. These are:
Peter Goadsby, Professor of Experimental Medicine & Therapeutics
Carmine Pariante, Professor of Biological Psychiatry
Louise Arseneault, Professor of Developmental Psychology
Dr Ilaria Bonoldi, Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
Avshalom Caspi, Professor of Personality Development
Andrea Danese, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Paola Dazzan, Professor of Neurobiology of Psychosis & Vice Dean (International)
Helen Fisher, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology
Paolo Fusar-Poli, Professor of Preventive Psychiatry
Francesca Happe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Oliver Howes, Professor of Molecular Psychiatry
Philip McGuire, Professor of Psychiatry & Cognitive Neuroscience
Craig Morgan, Professor of Social Epidemiology
Sir Robin Murray, Professor of Psychiatric Research
Carmine Pariante, Professor of Biological Psychiatry
Jim Van Os, Visiting Professor
Dr Joaquim Radua, Honorary Research Associate
Daniel Stahl, Professor of Medical Statistics & Statistical Learning
Dr Brendon Stubbs, NIHR Clinical Lecturer
Sir Graham Thornicroft, Professor of Community Psychiatry
Dr Lucia Valmaggia, Reader in Clinical Psychology and Digital Mental Health
Sir Simon Wessely, Regius Professor of Psychiatry
Terrie Moffitt, Chair in Social Behaviour & Development
Dr Valeria Mondelli, Clinical Reader in Psychoneuroimmunology
Martin Prince, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry
Fiona Gaughran, Professor of Physical Health & Clinical Therapeutics in Psychiatry
Allan Young, Chair of Mood Disorders & Vice Dean (Academic Psychiatry)
Dag Aarsland, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry
Colleagues from other King’s faculties appearing on the list were:
Dr Hak-Keung Lam, Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Dr Jordana T. Bell, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Professor Tim D. Spector, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Professor Frank Kelly, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Professor Kevin Whelan, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Professor Irene Higginson, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
It is increasingly important for nations and institutions to recognize and support the exceptional researchers who are driving the expansion of the world’s knowledge. This list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers at King’s College London who are having a significant impact on the research community as evidenced by the rate at which their work is being cited by their peers. The research they have contributed is fueling the innovation, sustainability, health and security that is key for our society’s future.
David Pendlebury, Senior Citation Analyst at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate
The full 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list and executive summary can be found online here.