2015年全球最具影响力的科研精英（英文版）

THEWORLD’SMOSTINFLUENTIALSCIENTIFICMINDS2015REUTERS/CARLOSBARRIA“Scienceisawayoflife.Scienceisaperspective.Scienceistheprocessthattakesusfromconfusiontounderstandinginamannerthat’sprecise,predictive,andreliable–atransformation,forthoseluckyenoughtoexperienceit,thatisempoweringandemotional.”—BrianGreene(1963–)TheoreticalphysicistandauthorCoverImage:AChileanprojectsalaserduringamooneclipseatMamayutaObservatoryinChile.HIGHLYCITED.COM3AMEASUREOFSUCCESSIt’sestimatedthereareaboutninemillionresearchersintheworldtodaywhoproduceupwardsoftwomillionreportseachyear.That’sanenormousvolumeofmaterialthatcreatesadilemmawhentryingtoidentifythescientistswhoseworkhasearneddistinctionintheeyesofthescientificcommunity.Onemeasureforthisiscullingtheauthorswhoseworkhasconsistentlywieldedoutsizedinfluenceint