Nine University of Waterloo professors, including Professor Linda Nazar from the Department of Chemistry, are in the top one per cent of citations for their field according to Clarivate Analytics’ 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list, released earlier this week.
Published annually, this prestigious list is comprised of scientists and social scientists in 21 fields that rank in the top one per cent by citations for field of study and publication year. The list identifies scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence through publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
Appearing on the list of Highly Cited Researchers many times in the past decade in the categories of both chemistry and materials science, Linda Nazar is a world leader in inorganic materials research. With over 200 publications, she has been cited more than 46,000 times and has an h-index of 98.
Professor Nazar’s research is focused on the development of electrochemical energy storage devices and materials. Her team synthesizes new materials, determines their structures and investigates their physical properties. In particular, she is interested in ion and electron transport in materials as these properties are central to solid state electrochemistry and energy storage batteries.
In addition to Professor Nazar, eight Waterloo professors, including two from the Faculty of Science, were also recognized: Will Percival (Physics and Astronomy), Distinguished Professor Emeritus Bernard Glick (Biology). Zhongwei Chen (Chemical Engineering), Geoffrey Fong (Psychology), David Hammond and Sharon Kirkpatrick (School of Public Health Sciences), Daniel Scott (Geography and Environmental Management), and Xuemin Shen (Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Congratulations, Professor Nazar!