{"id":5311,"date":"2025-09-22T08:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/?page_id=5311"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:18:36","slug":"kinesiology-professors-ranked-among-worlds-top-2-scientists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/kinesiology-professors-ranked-among-worlds-top-2-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinesiology Professors Ranked Among World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies (KRSS) is proud to announce that three of its professors have been recognized in Stanford\/Elsevier\u2019s <em>World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists<\/em> list, released on September 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This prestigious ranking evaluates both <strong>career-long impact<\/strong> and <strong>single-year impact<\/strong>, based on citation data, authorship roles, and composite research influence scores across 22 fields and 174 subfields. The recognition highlights both sustained scholarly contributions and emerging influence in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5310 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Department-Head-and-Professors-Emeriti-monthly-luncheon-meeting-Left-to-right-David-Bassett-Zan-Gao-Edward-Howley-Craig-Wrisberg-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Department-Head-and-Professors-Emeriti-monthly-luncheon-meeting-Left-to-right-David-Bassett-Zan-Gao-Edward-Howley-Craig-Wrisberg-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Department-Head-and-Professors-Emeriti-monthly-luncheon-meeting-Left-to-right-David-Bassett-Zan-Gao-Edward-Howley-Craig-Wrisberg-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Department-Head-and-Professors-Emeriti-monthly-luncheon-meeting-Left-to-right-David-Bassett-Zan-Gao-Edward-Howley-Craig-Wrisberg-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Department-Head-and-Professors-Emeriti-monthly-luncheon-meeting-Left-to-right-David-Bassett-Zan-Gao-Edward-Howley-Craig-Wrisberg-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Department-Head-and-Professors-Emeriti-monthly-luncheon-meeting-Left-to-right-David-Bassett-Zan-Gao-Edward-Howley-Craig-Wrisberg-2048x1114.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(From Left to Right: David Bassett, Zan Gao, Edward Howley, Craig Wrisberg)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Honorees from KRSS include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Zan Gao<\/strong>, Department Head \u2013 Ranked #95,244 for Career Impact and #31,492 for 2024 Impact (Subfields: Sport Sciences, Public Health, Clinical Medicine).<\/li>\n<li><strong> David Bassett<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus \u2013 Ranked #12,505 for Career Impact and #10,571 for 2024 Impact (Subfields: Sport Sciences, Public Health, Clinical Medicine).<\/li>\n<li><strong> Edward Howley<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus \u2013 Ranked #108,396 for Career Impact and #177,514 for 2024 Impact (Subfields: Sport Sciences, Physiology, Clinical Medicine).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three have appeared on Stanford\u2019s Top 2% list for four consecutive years, underscoring KRSS\u2019s global reputation for excellence in kinesiology research and its commitment to advancing health, sport, and physical activity worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Stanford\/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list, formally known as the Science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators, ranks researchers globally based on their citation impact. This comprehensive database evaluates scholarly influence using a set of standardized metrics, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total citations<\/li>\n<li>h-index<\/li>\n<li>Co-authorship adjusted hm-index<\/li>\n<li>Citations based on authorship position (single, first, and last author)<\/li>\n<li>Composite citation indicator (c-score)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ranking is determined by a composite citation score (c-score), which integrates six key metrics to provide a balanced measure of scholarly impact. This score is calculated using a logarithmic formula that normalizes each metric to ensure comparability across disciplines and career stages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Composite Indicator (C-Score) Formula<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Picture1-300x51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Picture1-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Picture1-1024x175.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Picture1-768x132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/09\/Picture1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below are the Acronyms for the following six metrics:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>NC<\/strong> \u2013 Total number of citations<\/li>\n<li><strong>H<\/strong> \u2013 h-index<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hm<\/strong> \u2013 Co-authorship adjusted hm-index<\/li>\n<li><strong>NCS<\/strong> \u2013 Citations to papers where the author is single author<\/li>\n<li><strong>NCSF<\/strong> \u2013 Citations to papers where the author is first author<\/li>\n<li><strong>NCSFL<\/strong> \u2013 Citations to papers where the author is last author<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Each metric is log-transformed and normalized by the maximum log value observed across all scientists in the dataset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The formula is applied separately for career-long impact and single-year impact.<\/li>\n<li>Rankings are computed with and without self-citations.<\/li>\n<li>Scientists are classified into 22 fields and 174 subfields using the Science-Metrix classification.<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion in the list requires either:\n<ul>\n<li>Being among the top 100,000 scientists by c-score, or<\/li>\n<li>Ranking in the top 2% of their subfield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Data Source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All metrics are derived from Scopus author profiles, and the latest version of the dataset (Version 8, published September 2025) is available here:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com\/datasets\/btchxktzyw\/8\">Stanford Top 2% Scientists Database \u2013 Elsevier Digital Commons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com\/datasets\/btchxktzyw\/8\">https:\/\/elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com\/datasets\/btchxktzyw\/8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies (KRSS) is proud to announce that three of its professors have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5311","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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