Deputy Director of the ORC listed in the global top 1% of most highly cited researchers

World expert in the field of nanophotonics and metamaterials, Professor Nikolay Zheludev, has featured in Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers 2018 for the significant influence of his career over the past two decades. Professor Zheludev is one of 11 academics from the University of Southampton to be highlighted by the report, which recognises exceptional research performance from multiple papers that rank in the global top 1% by citations. He is Deputy Director of the ORC, Co-Director of The Photonics Institute at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and one of the founding members of the closely interlinked fields of metamaterials and nanophotonics that emerged at the crossroads of optics and nanotechnology in the early 21st century.

His work has had a considerable impact on developing new concepts in which the optical properties of matter can be enhanced and radically changed through precise nanoscale structuring. His research has enabled observation and study of several new fundamental phenomena that are difficult or impossible to observe in natural media.

In 2015 Professor Zheludev was awarded the Thomas Young medal for “global leadership and pioneering, seminal work in optical metamaterials and nanophotonics”, and in 2018 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society for his outstanding contribution to science.

The Clarivate Analytics list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2018 identified scientists and social scientists across 21 fields used in Essential Science Indicators (ESI). The report surveyed papers published and cited between 2006 and 2016, ranking entries in the top 1% by citations for their ESI field and year. The 2018 list contains 6,078 Highly Cited Researchers, including 2,020 researchers identified as having exceptional performance across several fields.