Khalifa University Professor George K. Karagiannidis a member of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been named as one of Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers for 2015. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals combing industry expertise with innovative technology. This enables the delivery of critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk legal tax and accounting intellectual property and science and media markets powered by one of the world’s most trusted news organizations.
The list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2015” represents some of world’s most influential scientists. About three thousand researchers have earned this 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 earning them the mark of exceptional impact.
Prof. Karagiannidis’s area of expertise is in the area of Computers Information and Communications and he is one of only 108 researchers from this field to be included on the list. In addition he is the first and so far the only researcher from the UAE (in all scientific disciplines) to be included on this list.
