Three ASCC Researchers Among Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide
Orono, Maine — Three researchers at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Dr. Douglas Gardner, Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi, and Dr. Eric Landis, were identified as among the top two percent of scientists worldwide based on c-score. The c-score is a measure of scientific impact that considers number of citations, co-authorship, and author order in publications. Elsevier publishes a database of the 100,000 top scientists across all scientific fields based on these standardized citation metrics.
Dr. Douglas Gardner is a leader in cellulose nanocomposites research at the ASCC, and a Professor of Sustainable Materials and Technology at the UMaine School of Forest Resources. Fittingly, Gardner was recently recognized for reaching over 9,000 journal article citations. Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi leads the Laboratory of Renewable Nanomaterials, which focuses on alternative applications of cellulose nanomaterials, and is an Associate Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials at the UMaine School of Forest Resources. Dr. Eric Landis is a lead researcher with the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center at the ASCC, and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Aaron Weiskittel and Dr. Shawn Fraver, both with the UMaine School of Forest Resources, were also among the top two percent of scientists.
This is the second year that ASCC faculty number among the top scientists worldwide, a testament to the ongoing and far-reaching impact of their research. To read more about Dr. Gardner’s credentials, history, and work, visit this link. For more on Dr. Tajvidi’s credentials, history, and work, visit this link; for Dr. Landis, visit this link.
Contact: Taylor Ward, taylor.ward@maine.edu