The database uses Scopus citation data and a composite score that accounts for citations, co-authorship and authorship positions. Scientists qualify by placing among the top 100,000 globally by composite score or the top 2% of their scientific subfield.

Citation impact is one measure of scientific contribution. Inclusion in the database recognizes the influence of these investigators’ published research within the scientific community.

Five VBRI investigators appear on both lists:

• Brian Curtis, PhD, D(ABMLI), MT(ASCP) SBB 
  Senior Director, Diagnostic Hematology
  Senior Investigator, Hematology
• Bonnie N. Dittel, PhD
  Senior Investigator, Hematopoiesis and Immunology
  Dr. Gilbert C. White II Endowed Faculty Chair
• Alan E. Mast, MD, PhD
  Senior Investigator and Program Co-Leader, Thrombosis and Hemostasis
  Walter Schroeder Endowed Chair for Blood Research
• Peter J. Newman, PhD
  Senior Investigator, Transfusion Medicine, Vascular Biology & Cell Therapy
  Jacquelyn Fredrick Endowed Chair for Foundational Research
• Roy Silverstein, MD 
  Senior Investigator, Transfusion Medicine, Vascular Biology & Cell Therapy

• Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD
  Senior Investigator, Hematopoiesis and Immunology

At VBRI, investigators explore how blood and immune cells work, what happens when those processes go wrong and how that knowledge could lead to better care. Their research spans bleeding and clotting disorders, platelet biology, immune function and blood cancers. It connects fundamental scientific questions with challenges that patients and clinicians face.

Published findings contribute to a shared foundation of scientific knowledge. Other researchers may cite that work as they build on a discovery, examine an idea or apply a method to a new question. Inclusion in this database reflects the continued reach of these investigators’ research and its place in scientific inquiry around the world.

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