Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are leading the way in solving the world's biggest challenges, as evidenced by other researchers referencing their papers.

These citations are tracked by Clarivate Analytics (formerly part of Thomson Reuters), which analyzed publication and citation statistics between 2005-2015. Clarivate Analytics annually releases a list of scientists from around the world whose citations rank in the top one percent within 21 subject areas. It features the most frequently cited researchers as determined by the extent to which their papers have supported, influenced, inspired and challenged other researchers around the globe.

Energy Storage

Four of the PNNL scientists were recognized in the categories of chemistry and material sciences for their publications and citations on energy storage or battery research.

• Jun Liu serves as director of the Department of Energy's Battery500 Consortium, a collaboration among national laboratories, academia and industry to develop smaller, lighter and less expensive electric vehicle batteries. Liu is a Battelle fellow who has more than 55 U.S. patents and 400 peer-reviewed publications. Liu has appeared on the list since 2014. 
• Yuyan Shao is an electrochemist and materials scientist focused on electrochemical energy storage and conversion for both transportation and stationary applications. He has more than 100 publications and 40 patents and patent applications. Shao has appeared on the list twice. 
• Jie Xiao is a chief scientist who also holds a joint appointment at the University of Arkansas. Xiao leads research into practical applications and fundamental study of energy storage materials and systems, from micro-batteries for acoustic fish tags to advanced battery technologies for vehicle electrification and stationary applications. She has more than 100 published peer-reviewed journal papers as well as 18 energy storage patents and patent applications. 
• Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang is a PNNL laboratory fellow focused on development of energy storage devices, including lithium-ion batteries; thin-film, solid-state batteries; lithium-sulfur batteries; lithium-air batteries; and electrochemical devices. He holds 23 patents, with another 17 pending, and has published more than 250 journal papers. Zhang was recognized this year in both the materials science and engineering fields, and he has appeared on the list twice.

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