Nearly 70 �鶹Ů�� Faculty Named Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists

Top Scientists, Ranking

By gisele galoustian | 10/29/2025

Ranking Snapshot: Nearly 70 �鶹Ů�� faculty members have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists, according to the annual Stanford–Elsevier ranking. This distinction highlights �鶹Ů��’s growing global impact across disciplines, with honorees representing fields spanning engineering, science, medicine, business, neuroscience, nursing, the humanities, marine science, and criminology and criminal justice. The recognition is based on standardized citation metrics that measure research influence and productivity across 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields.

This achievement follows �鶹Ů��’s designation as an R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production University in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, underscoring the university’s rapid ascent as a national leader in innovation and scholarship. Together, these honors reflect �鶹Ů��’s expanding research enterprise, the dedication of its faculty, and the university’s commitment to addressing complex global challenges through discovery and collaboration.

Nearly 70 faculty members from �鶹Ů�� have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists, underscoring �鶹Ů��’s growing influence and impact across scientific disciplines. The annual ranking, compiled by Stanford University and the academic publisher Elsevier, identifies the most influential researchers worldwide based on standardized citation metrics that assess career-long and recent research impact.

The “” list uses data from Elsevier’s Scopus database, one of the largest repositories of peer-reviewed literature. Scholars are ranked according to a composite indicator that includes the number of citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted metrics, and citations to papers across 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields. This comprehensive analysis provides a global benchmark for evaluating the significance and reach of scientific contributions across disciplines.

�鶹Ů��’s honorees represent numerous academic units of the university, reflecting the breadth of research excellence across campuses and colleges. In the College of Engineering and Computer Science, 20 recognized scholars lead pioneering work in artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, biomedical engineering, data analytics, ocean engineering and renewable energy systems.

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science boasts 18 experts whose research spans psychology, astrophysics, urban planning, complex systems and brain sciences, biochemistry, geosciences, environmental science and theoretical physics. Faculty represented by the are acknowledged for their influence in areas including finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, corporate governance, information systems and technology, and hospitality management.

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine is represented by globally recognized leaders in neuroscience, biomedical science, preventive medicine and population health. In the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, researchers and scholars have advanced the science of caring, health innovation and healthy aging. At �鶹Ů��’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, ocean scientists represented on the list are driving discovery in coral reef ecology, marine biotechnology, exploration, marine ecosystem conservation, marine optics, national defense and sustainable fisheries.

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice also contribute honorees recognized for their influence in the humanities, public administration, marine environments and human health, microbiology, natural sciences, and cybercrime and cyberbullying research.

This recognition comes at a pivotal time for �鶹Ů��, following its recent designation as an R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production University in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The R1 designation is a highly coveted achievement in the collegiate world, symbolizing the pinnacle of research excellence.

“This achievement underscores the extraordinary quality, creativity and global reach of �鶹Ů��’s research community,” said Gregg Fields, Ph.D., �鶹Ů�� vice president for research and one of the faculty members named to the list. “On the heels of our R1 designation, having nearly 70 of our researchers recognized among the top 2% worldwide is a testament to our faculty’s dedication to advancing discovery that addresses the world’s most pressing challenges. This prestigious ranking reinforces the university’s growing stature as a hub of innovation, intellectual leadership and interdisciplinary excellence.”

The Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list is an annual database of the world’s most-cited scientists, compiled by researchers at Stanford University and published by Elsevier. Led by Stanford professor John P.A. Ioannidis, the publicly available dataset is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive global analyses of scholarly influence, serving as an important resource for assessing the long-term impact of academic research.

For a listing of �鶹Ů�� faculty by college included among this year’s World’s Top 2% Scientists, visit Division of Research | �鶹Ů��.

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