on August 11, 2014
In June 2014, Thomson Reuters has generated a list of 3’215 Highly Cited Researchers in 21 different areas of science based on the top 1% ranking publications from 2002 to 2012, earning them the mark of exceptional impact. The immunologists Antonio Lanzavecchia and Federica Sallusto working at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, have been named among the 65 Swiss Researchers and the 87 Immunologists worldwide. This recognition testifies the exceptional impact of their discoveries in the scientific community.
According to Thomson Reuter “These researchers are on the cutting edge of their fields. They are performing and publishing work that their peers recognize as vital to the advancement of their science. These researchers are undoubtedly among the most influential scientific minds of our time”.
Antonio Lanzavecchia, professor of human immunology at ETH Zurich, is a pioneer in the study of the human immune system. His recent work on the antibody response to viruses has contributed conceptual and technological advances. Federica Sallusto has made seminal contributions to dendritic cell biology and formulated key concepts for T cell differentiation and immunological memory.
Antonio Lanzavecchia and Federica Sallusto were already listed among the Highly Cited Researchers in 2001. The excellence of their research has been recognized by the award of two ERC Advanced Grants from the European Research Council.
Thomson Reuter Announces the World’s Most influential Scientific Minds 2014
http://thomsonreuters.com/press-releases/062014/Scientific-Minds-2014
