The top five academics and researchers who influenced my own research, clinical work, teachings and were cited most in my own published papers are Prof Zoltan Dienes (Uni of W Sussesx, UK), Prof Alamnda Barnier (Macquarie Uni, Australia), Prof Steven J Lynn (formerly Binghamton Uni, US), Prof Eva Banyai (Uni of Budapest, Hungary) and Prof Irving Kirsch (formerly Harvard Uni, US and Uni of Hull and Plymouth, UK). Feel so lucky to have met and spent time with them all discussing hypnosis.