Essential Science Indicators contains data on Research Fronts (see Research Front Methodology) which are updated every two months. As part of this bimonthly processing, Special Topics identifies the Research Fronts that are appearing for the first time in each of the 22 major fields covered  by Essential Science Indicators. A new Front consists of core papers not previously included in any prior Front. We list here the most prominent of this new crop for each of the 22 fields as determined by the number of core papers they contain and the citations received. For details on the core papers and other statistical characteristics of each Front, see the Research Fronts section of the Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Scientific.

Some Emerging Research Fronts contain comments - mini-interviews," from the author(s) of the paper! 

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2007
December 2007 with a Research Front Map from Plant & Animal Science.	October 2007 with a Research Front Map from Plant & Animal Science.	August 2007 with a Research Front Map from Plant & Animal Science.
June 2007 with a Research Front Map from Agricultural Sciences.	April 2007 with a Research Front Map from Chemistry.	February 2007 with a Research Front Map from Clinical Medicine.
2006
December 2006 with a Research Front Map from Chemistry.	October 2006 with a Research Front Map from Molecular Biology & Genetics.	August 2006 with a Research Front Map from Agricultural Sciences.
June 2006 with a Research Front Map from Clinical Medicine.	April 2006 with a Research Front Map from Social Sciences.	February 2006 with a Research Front Map from Chemistry.
2005
December 2005 with a Research Front Map from Biology & Biochemistry.	October 2005 with a Research Front Map from Physics.	August 2005 with a Research Front Map from the Multidisciplinary field.
June 2005 with a Research Front Map from Engineering.	April 2005 with a Research Front Map from Neuroscience & Behavior.	February 2005 with a Research Front Map from Biology & Biochemistry.
2004
December 2004 with a Research Front Map from Plant & Animal Science.	October 2004 with a Research Front Map from Pharmacology & Toxicology.	August 2004 with a Research Front Map from Environment/ Ecology.
June 2004 with a Research Front Map from Physics.	April 2004 with a Research Front Map from Molecular Biology & Genetics.	February 2004 with a Research Front Map from Clinical Medicine.
2004
December 2004 with a Research Front Map from Plant & Animal Science.	October 2004 with a Research Front Map from Pharmacology & Toxicology.	August 2004 with a Research Front Map from Environment/ Ecology.
June 2004 with a Research Front Map from Physics.	April 2004 with a Research Front Map from Molecular Biology & Genetics.	February 2004 with a Research Front Map from Clinical Medicine.
2003
December 2003 with a Research Front Map from Biology & Biochemistry	October 2003 with a Research Front Map from Molecular Biology & Genetics.	August 2003 with a Research Front Map from Plant & Animal Science.
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2002
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2001
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