Nine researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDM) are among the investigators included in “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014,” a comprehensive list compiled by analysts from Thomson Reuters ScienceWatch, a web resource for science metrics and research performance analysis.
The scientists recognized as among the most influential “are performing and publishing work that their peers recognized as vital to the advancement of their science,” according to a Thomson Reuters statement. Researchers were identified based on the number of highly cited papers produced during an 11-year period from 2002 to 2012.
One of the researchers had made an impact on sleep science. Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD, Chairman of Neurology at BIDMC, studies the brain circuitry that controls basic functions, including sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms, as well as cardiovascular and respiratory function, identifying the brain’s sleep-promoting systems as well as brainstem circuitry controlling autonomic and respiratory activity.
The other BIDMC investigators named on the “Influential Scientific Minds” list include Donald E. Cutlip, MD, CardioVascular Institute; Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology; C. Michael Gibson, MD, PhD, CardioVascular Institute; Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, Division of Gerontology; Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, Department of Medicine; Jeffrey J. Popma, MD, CardioVascular Institute; Michael S. Seaman, PhD, Center for Virology and Vaccine Research; and Larry J. Seidman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry.
