Fellows recognised as some of the world's leading scientific minds

Seventeen Academy Fellows have been recognised in a list of the world’s most influential researchers compiled by Thomson Reuters.

The list is derived using a range of research indicators and presents more than 3,000 authors in 21 main fields of science and the social sciences. The researchers rank among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication—between 2002 and 2012.

Only 65 Australians made the list, according to the ABC.

The following members of the Academy were recognised:

• Professor Matt Brown
• Professor Frank Caruso
• Professor Alan Cowman
• Dr Liz Dennis
• Professor Martin Green
• Professor Peter Hall
• ProfessorOveHoegh-Guldberg
• ProfessorAry Hoffmann
• ProfessorTerry Hughes
• Professor David Lindenmayer
• Professor Max Lu
• Professor Colin Masters
• Professor Craig Moritz
• Professor Terry Speed
• Professor Peter Visscher
• Dr Brian Walker
• Professor Mark Westoby

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