Applied Geology News
Zheng-Xiang Li recognised as one of Australia's top ten researchers
April 2008
Applied Geology's Professor Zheng-Xiang Li has been honoured with a Thomson Scientific Research Citation Award naming him as one of the ten most pre-eminent researchers in Australia.
Li has been recognised for receiving one of the top average citation rates per published paper over a 10 year period between 1997 and 2007. His work is focused on understanding the Earth's evolution over the last 1,000 million years and the tectonic processes responsible for this evolution.
According to Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Scientific, Professor Li's outstanding record in the field of geosciences includes 66 papers cited 1,231 times from January 1, 1997 to October 31, 2007 placing him in the top 1 per cent of scientists in this field.
The presentation ceremony for the Awards was held at the National Press Club in Canberra on April 2, 2008.