World recognition for local researchers

The work of three Malaysians, in advancing ideas and innovations in their respective fields of science, has been highly cited globally and earned them honour.

THREE weeks ago, Thomson Reuters released a list of the world’s best and brightest scientific minds.

The report, entitled The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014, analysed data from the last 11 years using the Web of Science and InCites platforms to determine which researchers around the globe have produced work that is most frequently cited by peers.

Among the 3,200 notable individuals were three Malaysian researchers: Prof Dr Saidur Rahman Abdul Hakim from Universiti Malaya’s (UM) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prof Dr Ishak Hashim from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) School of Mathematical Sciences and Prof Dr Abdul Latif Ahmad from Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) Department of Chemical Engineering.

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