Tracking researchers whose recent published papers recorded notably higher levels of citations during 2011, along with the most highly cited individual papers of the year, the annual report spotlights emerging trends in science and the innovators behind them.

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Against the odds, with 1% of the world's population, 14% of the world's most highly-cited papers come from UK-based research.

BBC: 'Research key' to universities leading global rankings