Boston University in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
199
researchers on the list
123
rank in United States
310
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| D’Agostino, Ralph B. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 10 / 249,410 | 16 / 249,410 |
| Stanley, H. Eugene | Fluids & Plasmas | 4 / 58,297 | 11 / 58,297 |
| Barlow, David Harrison | Clinical Psychology | 12 / 19,306 | 18 / 19,306 |
| Schmidt, Vivien A. | Political Science & Public Administration | 19 / 27,183 | 23 / 27,183 |
| Myneni, Ranga B. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 9 / 82,760 | 38 / 82,760 |
| Hasselmo, Michael E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 290 / 379,830 | 445 / 379,830 |
| Canetti, Ran | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 126 / 517,648 | 193 / 517,648 |
| Waxman, David J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 212 / 216,826 | 863 / 216,826 |
| Fisman, Raymond J. | Economics | 169 / 54,592 | 99 / 54,592 |
| de Luca, Carlo J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 450 / 379,830 | 457 / 379,830 |
| Tager-Flusberg, Helen B. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 58 / 25,365 | 59 / 25,365 |
| Jette, Alan M. | Rehabilitation | 4 / 31,889 | 37 / 31,889 |
| Mueser, Kim T. | Psychiatry | 255 / 90,846 | 697 / 90,846 |
| Friedl, Mark A. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 61 / 82,760 | 88 / 82,760 |
| Loretta Lees, Loretta | Geography | 51 / 21,559 | 39 / 21,559 |
| Barbas, Helen | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 779 / 379,830 | 1,142 / 379,830 |
| Boas, David A. | Optics | 54 / 83,504 | 56 / 83,504 |
| Abercrombie, Rachel E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 744 / 108,013 | 151 / 108,013 |
| Saenko, Kate | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,960 / 517,648 | 578 / 517,648 |
| Otto, Michael W. | Psychiatry | 324 / 90,846 | 711 / 90,846 |
| Glashow, Sheldon Lee | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 186 / 164,120 | 371 / 164,120 |
| Grinstaff, Mark W. | Organic Chemistry | 288 / 188,664 | 226 / 188,664 |
| Iverson, Jana M. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 260 / 25,365 | 122 / 25,365 |
| Annas, George Joseph | Applied Ethics | 6 / 6,701 | — |
| Wolozin, Benjamin L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,161 / 379,830 | 1,267 / 379,830 |
| Brown, Timothy A. | Clinical Psychology | 82 / 19,306 | 131 / 19,306 |
| Marscher, Alan P. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 396 / 58,202 | 257 / 58,202 |
| Howe, Michael S. | Acoustics | 26 / 38,987 | 77 / 38,987 |
| Hall, Douglas T. | Business & Management | 206 / 68,786 | 486 / 68,786 |
| Woodcock, Curtis E. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 128 / 82,760 | 200 / 82,760 |
| Amazeen, Michelle A. | Communication & Media Studies | — | 81 / 16,468 |
| Steketee, Gail S. | Clinical Psychology | 95 / 19,306 | 346 / 19,306 |
| Primack, Richard B. | Ecology | 360 / 82,882 | 408 / 82,882 |
| Ivanov, Plamen Ch | Fluids & Plasmas | 289 / 58,297 | 122 / 58,297 |
| Dietze, Michael C. | Ecology | 1,150 / 82,882 | 455 / 82,882 |
| Li, Dan | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,425 / 84,638 | 428 / 84,638 |
| Speziale, Charles G. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 164 / 157,792 | 505 / 157,792 |
| Motta, Matthew P. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 180 / 27,183 |
| Jawad, Laith A. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 115 / 82,760 | 589 / 82,760 |
| Guenther, Frank H. | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | 19 / 13,500 | 15 / 13,500 |
| Dellarocas, Chrysanthos Chris | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 556 / 517,648 | 1,882 / 517,648 |
| Smith, Adam D. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,194 / 517,648 | 1,296 / 517,648 |
| Bessen, James E. | Economics | 879 / 54,592 | 432 / 54,592 |
| Goyal, Vivek K. | Networking & Telecommunications | 287 / 228,312 | 849 / 228,312 |
| Kaufmann, Robert K. | Energy | 463 / 371,959 | 2,436 / 371,959 |
| Browning, Jeffrey Lee | Immunology | 1,135 / 176,292 | 3,160 / 176,292 |
| Fagherazzi, Sergio | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 653 / 84,638 | 859 / 84,638 |
| Levin, David E. | Developmental Biology | 1,311 / 167,121 | 3,510 / 167,121 |
| Yue, Cen April | Communication & Media Studies | — | 205 / 16,468 |
| Trojanowska, Maria E. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 305 / 45,980 | 529 / 45,980 |
| Ahlen, S. P. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 756 / 164,120 | 1,459 / 164,120 |
| Pepperberg, Irene Maxine | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 147 / 13,044 | 237 / 13,044 |
| Kiran, Swathi | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | 78 / 13,500 | 40 / 13,500 |
| Gong, Boqing | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,038 / 517,648 | 2,137 / 517,648 |
| Hefner, Robert W. | Cultural Studies | 6 / 8,723 | 12 / 8,723 |
| Krall, Elizabeth A. | Dentistry | 221 / 101,728 | 851 / 101,728 |
| Caldwell-Harris, Catherine L. | Experimental Psychology | 1,062 / 37,808 | 573 / 37,808 |
| Mertz, Jerome C. | Optics | 209 / 83,504 | 262 / 83,504 |
| Keusch, Gerald T. | Microbiology | 1,245 / 232,186 | 3,933 / 232,186 |
| King, Andrew A. | Business & Management | 774 / 68,786 | 1,206 / 68,786 |
| Tauber, Alfred I. | Immunology | 1,413 / 176,292 | 3,140 / 176,292 |
| Botchkarev, Vladimir A. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 286 / 64,751 | 531 / 64,751 |
| Kowall, Neil W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,412 / 379,830 | 6,479 / 379,830 |
| Mody, Makarand Amrish | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 242 / 11,605 |
| Sue Wing, Ian Sue | Energy | 2,250 / 371,959 | 1,522 / 371,959 |
| Bedeian, Arthur G. | Business & Management | 531 / 68,786 | 1,847 / 68,786 |
| Rothman, Emily Faith | Criminology | 289 / 14,394 | 104 / 14,394 |
| Fraser, Bruce | Languages & Linguistics | 336 / 25,930 | 295 / 25,930 |
| Borrelli, Belinda | Public Health | 516 / 82,273 | 612 / 82,273 |
| O'Connor, George T. | Respiratory System | 534 / 71,926 | 682 / 71,926 |
| Nieto-Castanon, Alfonso | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 2,436 / 379,830 |
| Ramachandran, Siddharth | Optics | 240 / 83,504 | 291 / 83,504 |
| Kelemen, Deborah A. | Experimental Psychology | 712 / 37,808 | 648 / 37,808 |
| Kulis, Brian | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,334 / 517,648 | 2,594 / 517,648 |
| Li, Wen | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,145 / 84,638 |
| Culpepper, Larry | Psychiatry | 1,171 / 90,846 | — |
| Felsen, Leopold El | Networking & Telecommunications | 524 / 228,312 | — |
| Stoolmiller, Mike L. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 416 / 25,365 | — |
| Pauker, Stephen Gary | General & Internal Medicine | 808 / 360,081 | 4,713 / 360,081 |
| Wellenius, Gregory A. | Toxicology | 913 / 69,049 | 233 / 69,049 |
| Hutyra, Lucy R. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,364 / 84,638 |
| McGurk, Susan Regina | Psychiatry | 1,340 / 90,846 | — |
| Crovella, Mark E. | Networking & Telecommunications | 624 / 228,312 | — |
| Acevedo-García, Dolores | Public Health | 679 / 82,273 | 849 / 82,273 |
| Stashenko, Philip P. | Dentistry | 373 / 101,728 | — |
| Coster, Wendy Jane | Rehabilitation | 124 / 31,889 | 186 / 31,889 |
| Meenan, Robert F. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 512 / 45,980 | — |
| Lagakos, David | Economics | — | 920 / 54,592 |
| Burtch, Gordon | Information Systems | — | 266 / 19,463 |
| Budson, Andrew E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,126 / 379,830 | 3,585 / 379,830 |
| Fox, Matthew P. | Virology | 629 / 79,508 | 288 / 79,508 |
| Gallagher, Kevin P. | Economics | — | 965 / 54,592 |
| Krishna, Arunima | Communication & Media Studies | — | 381 / 16,468 |
| Stepp, Cara E. | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | 217 / 13,500 | 74 / 13,500 |
| Guyer, Jane I. | Anthropology | 101 / 10,039 | 159 / 10,039 |
| Hilgetag, Claus C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,384 / 379,830 | 5,656 / 379,830 |
| Killiany, Ronald J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,955 / 379,830 | 3,646 / 379,830 |
| Gómez, Jennifer M. | Criminology | — | 193 / 14,394 |
| Lyons, Michael J. | Psychiatry | 1,550 / 90,846 | — |
| Bestavros, Azer A. | Networking & Telecommunications | 778 / 228,312 | — |
| Ammerman, Nancy Tatom | Religions & Theology | 38 / 11,748 | 14 / 11,748 |
| Yang, Sung-un | Communication & Media Studies | — | 400 / 16,468 |
| FitzGerald, Duncan M. | Oceanography | 173 / 16,622 | 181 / 16,622 |
| Ampountolas, Apostolos | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 414 / 11,605 |
| Bifano, Thomas G. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 298 / 140,272 | 491 / 140,272 |
| Saito, Kuniaki | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 4,308 / 517,648 |
| Tigh Dennerlein, Jack Tigh | Human Factors | 167 / 16,381 | 247 / 16,381 |
| Tullius, Thomas D. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,453 / 216,826 | — |
| Morgan, Kathleen G. | Physiology | 432 / 26,472 | — |
| Hassan, Tarek A. | Economics | — | 1,110 / 54,592 |
| Schneider, Nicolas | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,216 / 140,934 |
| Cleveland, Cutler J. | Energy | 1,625 / 371,959 | — |
| Chao, Weilun | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 4,941 / 517,648 |
| Anderson, James Lawford | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,965 / 108,013 | 2,373 / 108,013 |
| Gottlieb, Gerald L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,803 / 379,830 | — |
| Soto, Jorge A. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 944 / 129,561 | — |
| McCrory, Megan A. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 782 / 59,506 | — |
| Oppenheim, Frank G. | Dentistry | 619 / 101,728 | — |
| McKeown, Nicola M. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 793 / 59,506 | 921 / 59,506 |
| Ellis, Terry D. | Rehabilitation | — | 215 / 31,889 |
| Thompson, La Dora V. | Physiology | 507 / 26,472 | 546 / 26,472 |
| Samuelson, John C. | Mycology & Parasitology | 263 / 29,175 | 654 / 29,175 |
| Quiroz, Yakeel T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,754 / 379,830 |
| Riessman, Catherine Kohler | Public Health | 1,180 / 82,273 | 1,171 / 82,273 |
| Outterson, Kevin | General & Internal Medicine | 1,717 / 360,081 | 1,547 / 360,081 |
| Katz, James Everett | Communication & Media Studies | 231 / 16,468 | — |
| Stringhini, Gianluca | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,415 / 517,648 | 5,447 / 517,648 |
| Robbins, Phillips W. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,250 / 216,826 | — |
| Toffoli, Tom | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 311 / 20,721 | 410 / 20,721 |
| Lang, Kevin | Economics | 980 / 54,592 | — |
| Hintikka, Jaakko | Philosophy | 147 / 14,569 | — |
| Beaudoin, Christopher E. | Communication & Media Studies | 261 / 16,468 | — |
| Jaeger, Gregg S. | General Physics | 950 / 87,024 | 1,283 / 87,024 |
| Qiu, Wendy Qiao | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,727 / 379,830 |
| Plummer, Bryan A. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 6,387 / 517,648 |
| Kidd, Gerald D. | Acoustics | 366 / 38,987 | 355 / 38,987 |
| Najam, Adil | International Relations | 188 / 9,646 | — |
| Spencer, Renée | Social Work | 62 / 9,659 | 116 / 9,659 |
| Yucel, Meryem A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,217 / 379,830 |
| Lewis, Cara L. | Orthopedics | 1,816 / 98,781 | 803 / 98,781 |
| Rodima-Taylor, Daivi | Cultural Studies | — | 53 / 8,723 |
| Reinhart, Robert M.G. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,329 / 379,830 |
| Trombly, Catherine Anne | Rehabilitation | 364 / 31,889 | — |
| García, Raúl Isidro | Dentistry | 931 / 101,728 | 1,649 / 101,728 |
| Frankfurter, David T.M. | Religions & Theology | 32 / 11,748 | 75 / 11,748 |
| Kaufman, Leo | Microbiology | 3,960 / 232,186 | — |
| Schilder, Herbert | Dentistry | 980 / 101,728 | 1,453 / 101,728 |
| Awad, Louis N. | Rehabilitation | — | 366 / 31,889 |
| Claus Henn, Birgit G. | Toxicology | — | 660 / 69,049 |
| Levin, Leonid A. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 466 / 20,721 | 398 / 20,721 |
| Rossetti, Zach Stephen | Rehabilitation | — | 383 / 31,889 |
| Knyazikhin, Yuri V. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,000 / 82,760 | — |
| Ghadiyaram, Deepti | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,328 / 517,648 |
| Argos, Maria | Toxicology | 896 / 69,049 | 1,050 / 69,049 |
| Collins, Mary Elizabeth | Social Work | 91 / 9,659 | — |
| Berger, Peter L. | Religions & Theology | 55 / 11,748 | 43 / 11,748 |
| Kassab, Mohamad Hassan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,803 / 517,648 | 8,377 / 517,648 |
| Peng, Xingchao | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,398 / 517,648 |
| Gianelly, Anthony A. | Dentistry | 1,137 / 101,728 | — |
| Montazeri, Amin | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | — | 1,964 / 157,792 |
| Marston, John M. | Archaeology | — | 207 / 21,336 |
| Ramirez, Steve | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,897 / 379,830 |
| Paschalidis, Ioannis Ch | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,717 / 131,085 | 2,232 / 131,085 |
| Bullock, Daniel H. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,734 / 517,648 | — |
| Selin, Henrik | Environmental Sciences | 1,921 / 140,934 | — |
| Egele, Manuel | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,758 / 517,648 | 9,370 / 517,648 |
| Pochi, Peter E. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 1,287 / 64,751 | — |
| Orsmond, Gael I. | Rehabilitation | — | 467 / 31,889 |
| Xi, Hongwei | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,372 / 517,648 | — |
| Giordano, Russell A. | Dentistry | 1,333 / 101,728 | 1,846 / 101,728 |
| Cohen, Michael A. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,493 / 517,648 | — |
| Cohn, Ellen S. | Rehabilitation | 577 / 31,889 | — |
| Reyzin, Leonid | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,635 / 517,648 | — |
| Slobodian, Quinn | History | — | 68 / 20,299 |
| Jones, Barbara L. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,257 / 377,791 |
| Brainard, Jeffrey | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,347 / 377,791 |
| Sarin, Vinod Kumar | Materials | 3,838 / 330,896 | — |
| Keiser, Gerd E. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,244 / 140,272 | 759 / 140,272 |
| Gopal, Sucharita | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,344 / 82,760 | — |
| Phillips, Nathan G. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,730 / 204,373 | — |
| Noelke, Clemens | Pediatrics | — | 795 / 81,129 |
| El-Baz, Farouk | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,427 / 82,760 | — |
| Bun, Mark | Computation Theory & Mathematics | — | 383 / 20,721 |
| Norbash, Alexander M. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,492 / 129,561 | 2,421 / 129,561 |
| Blake, P. N. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,752 / 140,272 | 886 / 140,272 |
| Delgado, Melvin | Social Work | 191 / 9,659 | — |
| Dibart, Serge N. | Dentistry | 1,722 / 101,728 | — |
| Best, Virginia | Acoustics | — | 687 / 38,987 |
| Nathanson, Dan | Dentistry | 1,837 / 101,728 | — |
| Weller, Robert P. | Cultural Studies | 164 / 8,723 | — |
| Hayes, Catherine | Dentistry | 2,001 / 101,728 | — |
| Byers, John W. | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,548 / 228,312 | — |
| Fewsmith, Joseph | General & Internal Medicine | 4,245 / 360,081 | 5,087 / 360,081 |
| Carruthers, Jeffrey B. | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,776 / 228,312 | — |
| Klawans, Jonathan | Religions & Theology | 113 / 11,748 | 137 / 11,748 |
| Hendricks, Karin S. | Music | — | 30 / 3,762 |
| Barouch, Eytan | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,925 / 140,272 | — |
| Smith, Tawnya D. | Music | — | 65 / 3,762 |
| Craciun, Adriana | Literary Studies | 374 / 21,141 | — |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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