Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is a highly cited researcher worldwide in both the material science and cross-field categories, according to Clarivate Analytics (https://news.nus.edu.sg/reseasrch/27-nus-resesarchers-among-worlds-most-influential-scientific-minds). The annual Highly Cited Researchers list from the Web of Science group identifies scientists who have demonstrated significant influence through the publication of multiple papers that are ranked in the top one percent of citations for their field and year of publication. The Highly Cited Researchers list draws on the data and analysis performed by bibliometrics experts from the Institute for Scientific Information at the Web of Science group. Seeram Ramakrishna has been on this coveted list since 2014. Thomson Reuters has recognized him as one of the World's most influential scientific minds (http:/sciencewatch.com/sites/sw/files/sw-article/media/worlds-most-influential-scientific-minds-2014.pdf).