Monday, September 1, 2014

Klaunig named “Highly Cited Researcher” in 2014

James Klaunig
In an effort to spotlight standout researchers of the last decade, Thomson Reuters has launched Highly CitedResearchers, a list which represents some of the world’s leading scientific minds. 

These individuals have earned the distinction by writing the greatest number of reports officially designated by Essential Science Indicators as Highly Cited Papers--ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication. Thus, those listed include authors whose published work in their areas of expertise has consistently been judged by peers to be of particular significance and utility.

James Klaunig, professor and interim chair at the Department of Environmental Health at the IU School ofPublic Health-Bloomington recently received this distinction for his outstanding contributions to the field.  Klaunig's research interests are dedicated to understanding the mechanisms of chemically induced toxicology and carcinogenesis with emphasis on human health and genetic and environmental factors affection human risk. His research has been supported by the NIH, USEPA, DOD, ACS, and non-federal sources.