A London Met professor has been named as one of the world’s most highly-cited scholars
Date: 16 October 2024
Louise Ryan, Senior Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre, has been included in the this year. The list is made up of the top 2% of scientists from all over the world who are making the biggest impact in their fields. This means they are regularly cited by other scientists.
It is the fifth year in succession that Louise, who is also chair of the Research Ethics Committee in the School of Social Sciences and Professions, has appeared in the list.
Louise is a leading expert in the field of migration and has received many prestigious research grants.
She has recently been working on a large ESRC grant with colleagues at the University of Sheffield on Sustainable Care, where she co-led a work package on ageing migrants in the UK. Before that, she completed a large European Commission-funded project on early school leaving across the European Union. She is currently working on an oral history project on Irish nurses in the NHS and evaluating the Syrian and Afghan resettlement programmes delivered in Islington.
She said: “As academics, we do research that matters to us and that we care about deeply. We are all keen to know that our work is being read and appreciated by our peers. When we publish a book or a journal article, it is released into the world and we are never sure what will happen afterwards. Will it be read? Will it be cited? Or might it be overlooked amidst the mountain of other publications produced every year. So, to see that other researchers are using and citing my work is immensely rewarding."
Louise added: “I am absolutely honoured and delighted to appear on this list of the most highly cited scholars globally for the 5th year in a row. Much of the work I do is collaborative, in teams, including with colleagues here at LondonMet. So I share this honour with them too.”
Louise Ryan, Senior Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre