Revealing highly active specialties in sciences and social
sciences
LONDON, Nov. 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a
leading global provider of transformative intelligence, and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) today released 2024 Research
Fronts™, identifying the most dynamic and rapidly growing
specialties in sciences and social sciences. This marks the
eleventh annual collaboration between the two organizations, with
the report launched at a ceremony held in Beijing today.
The report identifies 125 Research Fronts, comprising 110 'hot'
Fronts and 15 'emerging' Fronts. A hot Research Front represents an
active area of study, while an emerging Research Front indicates a
rapidly developing field in scientific research. The ability to
identify these specialty areas of research provides a distinct
advantage for those who seek to monitor, support and advance
research, often in the face of finite resources. This includes
governments, policymakers, publishers, research administrators and
companies.
Bar Veinstein, President, Academia & Government, Clarivate,
said: "The annual Research Fronts report guides us to look to the
future of research by identifying the hottest and emerging
specialty areas. At Clarivate, our mission is to advance the
success of researchers and organizations through transformative
intelligence and trusted partnership. Research Fronts provides
valuable insights for leading research organizations, such as the
Chinese Academy of Sciences by enabling them to identify the areas
for development."
This year's Research Fronts address a diverse range of societal
challenges. For example, in clinical medicine, a Research Front
focuses on the use of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of
early Alzheimer's disease. This research aims to accelerate the
global effort to eliminate the disease. In the field of economics,
psychology and other social sciences, another emerging front
highlights the application and impact of Generative AI in
education, which has already made a significant difference.
Wu Zhaohui, Vice President of CAS
said: "CAS has consistently prioritized in-depth strategic research
to prepare for future development. Since 2014, CAS has collaborated
with Clarivate to release the Research Fronts report series. This
report highlights the frontiers of global science and technology,
analyzes significant scientific breakthroughs that could impact the
future of the world and aligns with China's national strategy for scientific and
technological innovation. Furthermore, the report strongly supports
research in key frontier fields, addresses major scientific issues,
and contributes to the establishment of the international science
and technology innovation centers in China."
Research Fronts are defined by examining patterns of co-citation
among scientific papers, reflecting a specific commonality in their
research – sometimes experimental data, or a method, a concept or
hypothesis. Expert analysts at Clarivate used the Essential Science
Indicators (ESI)™ database which is built on the foundation of the
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)™ and Social Sciences
Citation Index (SSCI)™, to conduct co-citation analysis. They track
clusters of frequently co-cited papers over a five-year period.
Once such a group of highly cited papers attains a certain level of
activity and coherence, it is classified as a Research Front.
In conjunction with the Research Fronts 2024 report, Clarivate
and CAS also published 2024 Research Fronts: Active Fields,
Leading Countries/Regions - a comparative analysis of regional
performance across the 125 Research Fronts. The report reveals that
the United States continues to
lead research activities in 11 areas of sciences and social
sciences, with Mainland China ranking second. The United Kingdom, Germany and France round out the top five countries in
terms of performance in Research Fronts 2024.
Learn more about this year's report and the highlighted Research
Fronts here.
About Clarivate
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intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics,
workflow solutions and expert services in the areas of Academia
& Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences &
Healthcare. For more information, please
visit www.clarivate.com.
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Jack Wan, Director, External
Communications
newsroom@clarivate.com
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