Earlier, we reported that four Hungarian scientists have been included in this year’s list of the world’s most cited researchers. But in fact, five scientists working in Hungarian institutions have made the list of nearly 7,000 scientists, since Tamás Horváth, research professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine, also among the elite.
Previous news reports did not mention Tamás Horváth because the database of Clarivate, the British-American analytical company that compiles the list of the most cited researchers, does not list the University of Veterinary Medicine as Tamás Horváth’s main institution, but Yale University, so the Hungarian researcher is included in the list of American scientists.
Tamás Horváth graduated as a third-generation veterinarian in 1992
The University of Veterinary Medicine (ÁTE), however, informed MTI that research professor from the ÁTE Department of Anatomy and Histology is also on the list. In connection with Tamás Horváth’s professional career, MTI points out that he graduated as a third-generation veterinarian in Budapest in 1992, and then obtained his PhD degree in biological sciences in Hungary.
The building of Yale University building in New Haven, Connecticut (Photo: 123rf)
The list of the most cited scientists and social scientists is published annually by Clarivate, a British-American analytical firm. Since 2014, the international database Web of Science, which covers 21 scientific disciplines, has been used to aggregate scientific publications with up to 30 authors and the citation rates received for them.
The editors of the list ranked the most highly cited articles published between 2011 and 2021, i.e. those publications that ranked in the top 1 per cent in their field by number of citations.
Five Hungarian scientists among the most cited researchers
In addition to Tamás Horváth, as we previously reported, four other Hungarian scientists working in Hungarian institutions have been included in the list:
- Péter Ferdinandy (pharmacologist): Vice Rector for Science and Innovations, Director of the Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy at Semmelweis University
- Balázs Győrffy (bioinformatician): Head of the Department of Bioinformatics at Semmelweis University, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
- Zsolt Demetrovics (psychologist, addictologist, cultural anthropologist): Professor at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE, Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Chair at Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar
- Attila Szolnoki (physicist): scientific advisor at the Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science at Centre for Energy Research, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
