Elsevier and Australasian Research Management Society Announce Winners of the 2012 Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards

Elsevier and Australasian Research Management Society Announce Winners of the 2012 Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards PR Newswire SYDNEY, September 21, 2012 SYDNEY, September 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier and the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) today rdawarded the winners of the 3 annual Scopus Young Researcher of the Year thAwards 2012, at the ARMS 14 annual conference at Australia, Gold Coast. The Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards is part of a global initiative by Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, recognizing outstanding young scientists and researchers. The Awards support early career researchers in their quest to advance the frontiers of science across a broad range of disciplines. One hundred and forty-nine young researchers, employed at institutions of higher education across Australia and New Zealand, submitted their research for consideration for the respective award categories: Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Biological Sciences and Medicine and Medical Sciences. The winners and finalists were selected by an independent panel of three experts per category. Applicants were evaluated largely based on the key criteria: research impact (taking into account the average number of citations per paper and H-index derived from Scopus), external impact and esteem contribution.