Teagasc Researchers Included on the 2023 Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers

Teagasc are delighted to announce that three Teagasc researchers have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate for 2023. This list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their field of research, through the publication of multiple highly cited scientific papers. Six Thousand, eight hundred and forty nine individual researchers from institutions in 67 countries and regions have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2023.

The three Teagasc researchers are:

Professor Brijesh Tiwari (Agricultural Sciences)

Professor Brijesh Tiwari, Principal Research Officer, Food Chemistry and Technology Department at Teagasc and Professor (Adjunct) University College Dublin, Ireland. Principal Investigator at BiOrbic – SFI Bioeconomy Research Centre. His research includes application of novel food processing, extraction and preservation technologies, with a strong focus on the investigation of biochemical aspects of food and food products. A particular focus of his current research relates to the investigation of green and sustainable solutions to food industry challenges.

Professor Paul Cotter (Cross-Field)

Professor Paul Cotter, Head of Food Biosciences Department at Teagasc, Principal Investigator in APC Microbiome Ireland and VistaMilk SFI Research Centres, adjunct professor at University College Cork,  and CTO of the Teagasc/APC spin-out, SeqBiome.  Paul’s research focuses on the microbiology and microbiomes of food (especially fermented and other dairy foods), food processing and production environments and the gastrointestinal tract with a view to maintaining/establishing a healthy gut microbiota through dietary interventions.

Professor Catherine Stanton (Microbiology)

Professor Catherine Stanton, Senior Principal Research Officer at the Food Biosciences Department at Teagasc, Department of Psychiatry, UCC and Principal Investigator at  APC Microbiome Ireland and VistaMilk SFI Research Centres. Her research includes nutritional aspects of dairy and functional foods, probiotic cultures, bioactive metabolite production, infant gut microbiota, and healthy proteins and fats (including conjugated linoleic acid, short chain fatty acids) that are produced by gut bacteria. She is also very interested in the microbiome during pregnancy and in infancy.

Congratulating Professors Tiwari, Cotter and Stanton, Teagasc Director, Professor Frank O’ Mara said; “This is an exceptional achievement for Brijesh, Paul and Catherine to be named as one of the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 on the Clarivate list. It reflects the significance and the broad influence of their research and that of the teams they lead.”

The full 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list can be viewed here https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/

Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers™ which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade. Citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. A preliminary list based on citation activity is then refined using qualitative analysis and expert judgement. Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000.