Cancer Center Members Named as Highly Cited Researchers

Nine members of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) were honored as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate. In total, Columbia University had 46 Highly Cited Researchers recognized in 2021.

The Highly Cited Researchers annual list recognizes scientists who have had major impacts in their fields. To be named to the list, researchers must produce multiple papers ranking in the top 1% globally by citations for their field and year of publication, demonstrating significant research influence among their peers. The inclusion of eight HICCC researchers on this year’s list is a testament to the outstanding work of Columbia University faculty in driving forward significant advancements in cancer research.

Congratulations to the HICCC members named as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers:

• Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD, chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
• Daniel W. Belsky, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
• Donna L. Farber, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology and surgical sciences at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and chief of the Division of Surgical Sciences at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• David B. Goldstein, PhD, professor of medical and surgical research (in Genetics and Development) and director, Columbia University Institute for Genomic Medicine
• Raul Rabadan, PhD, professor of systems biology and of biomedical informatics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of the Program for Mathematical Genomics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• Robert F. Schwabe, MD, professor of medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Brent R. Stockwell, PhD, professor of biological sciences and chemistry at Columbia University
• Ira R. Tabas, MD, Richard J. Stock Professor of Medicine (Immunology) and professor of pathology and cell biology
• Timothy C. Wang, MD, professor of medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons chief of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center