The Most Highly-Cited Universities and Countries

Publish or perish.That's the mantra many young researchers live by as they compete to establish their early scientific career. But not all publications are treated equally in the world of academia.Some journals are considered more prestigious than others, and some papers are cited much more widely than others -- a quantitative measure of a paper's influence.And when there's a way to quantitatively evaluate a group, rankings will inevitably emerge. Each year, Thomson Reuters releases a report on ...