UBC Language Sciences members make list of top scientists in the world

February 11, 2022

A huge congratulations to the many UBC Language Sciences members being recognized as some of the top scientists in the world!

Stanford University has recently published a list representing the top two percent of the world’s most-cited scientists in various disciplines, with many UBC Language Sciences members being recognized.

The Stanford ranking is based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database which includes more than 180,000 researchers. The scientists were classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. Read more about Stanford University’s list of top scientists here.

UBC Language Sciences faculty members recognized on the list: 
  1. Dr. Anthony Bailey
  2. Dr. Giuseppe Carenini
  3. Dr. Patricia Duff
  4. Dr. James Enns
  5. Dr. Sid Fels
  6. Dr. John Gilbert
  7. Dr. Alfred Hermida
  8. Dr. Judy Illes
  9. Dr. Ryuko Kubota
  10. Dr. Alex MacKay
  11. Dr. Karon MacLean
  12. Dr. Raymond Ng
  13. Dr. Bonny Norton
  14. Dr. Tim Oberlander
  15. Dr. Alla Sheffer
  16. Dr. Linda Siegel
  17. Dr. Janet Werker
Affiliate Language Science members recognized on the list:
  1. Dr. Denis Burnham – The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development
  2. Dr. Helene Deacon – Dalhousie University
  3. Dr. Roberta Golinkoff – University of Delaware
  4. Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek – Temple University
  5. Dr. Saif Mohammad – National Research Council Canada
  6. Dr. Jonathan Peelle – Washington University in St. Louis
  7. Dr. Jenny Saffran – Waisman Center
  8. Dr. Maite Taboada – Simon Fraser University
  9. Dr. Sandra Waxman – Northwestern University

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