CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professor Linda Watkins was named one of the top female scientists in the world by Research.com. The rankings are based on the h-index, a metric that attempts to quantify a scientist's productivity and the impact of one's publications. Only 5 female researchers from Colorado appeared on the list of the top 1,000. Read an Axios article about the Colorado scientists. Also check out the Research.com full list, and read the Research.com article regarding why they published this inaugural list of top female researchers. The latter article is chock-full of interesting data examining gender bias in science representation.