Leading health expert is on top of the world for fourth year running

Glasgow Caledonian University Professor of Health Behaviour Dynamics Sebastien Chastin has been named as one of the most influential researchers in the world by Clarivate for the fourth year running.

He has received the highly-cited award from Clarivate for the fourth time in the field of Social and Health Sciences after another successful year of life-changing health research.

Professor Chastin, who co-leads the Data Science for the Common Good Research Group in the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), has been named in the top 1% of the world's most influential researchers in the Clarivate's Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list.

He made it onto the 'who's who' of influential researchers for the fourth year running for demonstrating significant influence in the field of social and health sciences through the publication of multiple highly-cited papers.

Professor Chastin, from the School of Health and Life Sciences’ Department of Physiotherapy and Paramedicine, said: "I am delighted to be awarded the Clarivate Highly Cited Research award again this year for the fourth year in a row. This is important recognition for impactful research coming out of Glasgow Caledonian University and shows that we punch well above our weight.

“We might be small as an institution but we are clearly mighty.  For me, I am so grateful to my team and all the great people I collaborate with. This would not have happened without them.”

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