Filipino national scientists featured in Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists list
by Bless Aubrey Ogerio, https://www.facebook.com/, https://www.facebook.com/BusinessMirror/ · BusinessMirror- Bless Aubrey Ogerio
- November 10, 2024
- 2 minute read
NATIONAL Scientists Carmencita Padilla and the late Bienvenido Juliano have been recognized in the newly released “Stanford University’s 2024 World’s Top 2% Scientists” list published through the Elsevier Data Repository, which shows influential researchers from various scientific fields.
Other distinguished Filipino science academicians and scientists acknowledged are Jose Cruz Jr., Glenn Gregorio, Allan Bernardo, Jurgenne Primavera, Raymond Girard Tan, John Jamir Benzon Aruta, Kathleen Aviso, Alonzo Gabriel (+), Lanndon Ocampo, and Aristotle Ubando.
Among those recognized from Ateneo de Manila University are Filomeno Aguilar Jr., serving as Assistant Vice President for Research, Creative Work, and Innovation; Jayeel Cornelio, a professor in the Development Studies Department; and Gideon Lasco, a research fellow. Additional honorees include Gregory Edward Alexis Bankoff, a research fellow in the History Department, and Jose Eos Trinidad, research faculty in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department.
The field of Clinical Medicine also featured Gianna Gayle Amul, a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the Ateneo School of Government, Arianna Maever Amit from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, and Veincent Christian Pepito, an Adjunct Research Faculty member.
The University of the Philippines Manila also celebrated its faculty members, including Mary Ann Lansang, Antonio Miguel Dans, Carmencita Padilla, Ourlad Alzeus Tantengco, Marie Carmela Lapitan, Ramon Gustilo, Carl Abelardo Antonio, Jacqueline Dee, Mario Philip Festin, Jinky Leilanie Lu, Brian Buckley, Enrique Ostrea Jr., and Paolo Silva.
The list also includes overseas-based Filipino scientists such as Michael Purugganan, Rigoberto Advincula, Josefino Comiso, Carlito Lebrilla, Baldomero Olivera, and Eduardo Padlan.
Basis for inclusion
Data from Scopus was used to identify top researchers, and inclusion in the top 2 percent list is based on several metrics, notably the C-score, which combined total citations and the h-index.
Scientists are categorized into 22 broad fields and 176 sub-fields, with only those in the top 2 percent of their sub-field qualifying for the list, reflecting both long-term contributions and recent achievements.
While the Stanford list is regarded as a credible measure of research impact, the Top 2% Scientists website mentioned that it faces criticism for relying heavily on citation metrics and concerns that self-citations may inflate rankings, despite adjustments for non-self-citations.
It added that skeptics argue that these metrics may not accurately represent the real-world impact or societal relevance of certain studies.
The list is updated annually, presenting both career-long and single-year achievements for current relevance.
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