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AGH University with a nomination for Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Award

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AGH University with a nomination for Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Award
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The AGH University was nominated for the Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Award 2023 in Natural Sciences which is awarded to universities with the most significant impact on scientific research in Poland, therefore contributing to better recognition of Polish science.

The Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Award was established in 2016 by Elsevier, a global information analytics company. The award is presented in six categories: Engineering&Technologies, Agricultural Sciences, Humanities, Medical Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Winners in particular categories are determined on the basis of an algorithm taking into account the percentage increase in the number of publications (weight 15%) and authors (weight 10%), citation index (weight 30%), international cooperation (weight 20%) and publications in Top 10 journals (weight 25%). The scope of data for the 2023 award covered the period 2020–2022.

The Elsevier Research Award gala was held on 26th October in Łódź, during the plenary and presidium meeting of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland. The AGH University Rector, Professor Jerzy Lis, received the commemorative diploma on behalf of the AGH University.

Winners of the Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Awards 2023:

  • Agricultural Sciences: University of Agriculture in Krakow
  • Engineering and Technologies: Gdańsk University of Technology
  • Humanities: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
  • Medical Sciences: Wroclaw Medical University
  • Natural Sciences: University of Warsaw
  • Social Sciences: SWPS University
  • Special award – European University Alliances Members' Research Impact Leaders Award 2023: Silesian University of Technology

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