New Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Shinya Yamanaka

September 21, 2010

Thomson Reuters announced on the 21st that Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) Deputy Director Susumu Kitagawa as well as the university's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) Director and iCeMS Prof. Shinya Yamanaka are among the 21 recipients of its 2010 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates.

Laureates typically rank among the top one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of researchers in their fields, based on citations of their published papers over the last two decades.

Prof. Susumu Kitagawa
Prize Category Chemistry
Reason For the design and development of porous metal-organic frameworks, whose applications include hydrogen and methane storage, gas purification, and gas separation, among others.
Prof. Shinya Yamanaka
Prize Category Physiology or Medicine
Reason For the development of induced pluripotent stem cells.

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Extenal LinkThomson Reuters Citation Laureates Press Release


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Yutaka Iijima (Mr.)
International Public Relations Manager, iCeMS, Kyoto University
Email: yutaka-iijima@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp


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