Georgia CTSA-Supported Investigators Among 2025's Most Influential Researchers Worldwide

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Congratulations to eight Georgia CTSA-supported researchers on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list who were recognized by Clarivate, a British-American scientific data and analytics firm. Bar Veinstein, President of Academia & Government at Clarivate, said, “We celebrate the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 for advancing innovation and inspiring the global research community to tackle society’s greatest challenges with creativity and ingenuity.”

According to Clarivate, “Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past eleven years. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. This list, based on citation data, is then refined using other quantitative metrics, as well as qualitative analysis and expert judgment.”

The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list includes researchers whose contributions have demonstrated broad and significant influence in their fields, including eight who have received support from the Georgia CTSA and one who is also a member of the Georgia CTSA Research Education Executive Committee:

  • Rafi Ahmed, PhD, Professor, Emory – supported by Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers – 16 projects and 10 publications
  • Stacey Fedewa, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory (formerly with the American Cancer Society) – supported by Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design – one project
  • Haydn T. Kissick, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory – supported by Innovation Catalyst (formerly Research Technologies) – one project and two publications
  • Konstantinos Konstantinidis, PhD, Professor, Georgia Tech – one publication
  • Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, MD, Professor, Emory – supported by Collaboration & Multi-Disciplinary Team Science and Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers – two projects and one publication
  • Anant Madabhushi, PhD, Professor, Emory and Georgia Tech – supported by Collaboration & Multi-Disciplinary Team Science and Pilot Grants – two projects
  • Andrew H. Miller, MD, Professor, Emory – supported by Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design; Informatics, Collaboration & Multi-Disciplinary Team Science, Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers, Pilot Grants, and Innovation Catalyst (formerly Research Technologies) – over 40 projects and 50 publications
  • Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, Professor, Emory – supported by Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design; Informatics, Regulatory Support & Ethics, and Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers –  15 projects and 7 publications. Dr. Ramalingam is also a member of the Georgia CTSA Research Education Executive Committee.