The members of the VYZOV Prize scientific committee are among the top 2% of the most cited scientists in the world according to Stanford University

The ranking was compiled by Stanford University in partnership with the Elsevier scientific publishing house based on data on the number of publications by scientists and their citations. 

According to the results of 2023, eight members of the VYZOV Prize for Future Technologies scientific committee entered the top of the most cited scientists: Artem Oganov, Valentin Ananikov, Yuri Oganessian, Raul Gainetdinov, Evgeny Burnaev, Vsevolod Belousov, Aleksey Fedorov, Andrei Shevelkov. This is the seventh edition of the rating, it was first published in 2019. The members of the VYZOV Prize scientific committee talked about what it means for them to be included in this rating.

Artem Oganov, Chairman of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee: 

"I think that inclusion in this rating tells the researcher that he is working in the right direction and that his work is visible and needed by a significant part of the scientific community. I joined this list as soon as it appeared in 2019, and every year my position in the ranking is getting higher. According to the results of 2023, I am one of the ten most cited scientists in Russia and one of the hundred best scientists in the world in the field of "Applied Physics" out of more than 300 thousand scientists in this field. It is surprising that Russian scientists were not excluded from such ratings, given the current trend towards the abolition of all Russian."

Aleksey Fedorov, Deputy Chairman of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee: 

"Citation is one of the indicators of the demand for scientific works, therefore it is very honorable to be on this list. I joined it for the first time, and my more mature colleagues from the scientific committee have been there for many years. For young scientists, inclusion in such a rating indicates recognition by the scientific community and is a serious motivation for further research."

Valentin Ananikov, Member of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee: 

"Ratings based on publication and bibliometric data are useful, they are based on understandable numerical criteria and reflect the dynamics in scientific research well. But I note that they need to be treated wisely and not considered the only indicator of the success or quality of a scientist's work. The fact that a large number of Russian scientists are present in this ranking demonstrates both that the research of our compatriots is highly appreciated by the scientific community, and that scientific cooperation can go beyond political differences, since it is based on common goals — the development of knowledge, innovation and solving global problems."

Raul Gainetdinov, Member of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee: 

"Of course, it is pleasant when your name turns out to be next to the names of outstanding scientists around the world, but I treat the ratings very calmly, because in my opinion, there is some subjectivity in them.  So, one of my teachers, Marc Caron, an American scientist of Canadian origin, has never been included in any ratings. At the same time, he was one of the world's recognized leaders in the field of dopamine research. But the fact that hundreds of Russians are included in the list of the most cited scientists according to Stanford University suggests that science is inherently international and it develops only when scientists from different countries interact with each other, exchange knowledge, experience and expertise."