Climate-related research, energy exploration and cell
signaling are among the most active areas
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the
world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and
professionals, today released its report, "Research Fronts 2013: 100 Top
Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences," identifying 100 important research areas across multiple
fields of science.
Breakthrough Analysis of the Structure of Science Today
By examining highly cited research papers from 2007 through
2012, Thomson Reuters identified research fronts built on recently published "core,"
or foundational, journal articles. These research fronts were segmented into 10
broad fields of science and social sciences, and a top 10 listing was provided
for each. A research front consists of a group of highly cited core papers and
the more recent literature that frequently co-cites these papers. They define
specialty areas of contemporary research.