College of Medicine 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).
235
researchers on the list
96
rank in United States
240
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang, John Y.L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 250 / 216,826 | 26 / 216,826 |
| Lemasters, John J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 94 / 216,826 | 130 / 216,826 |
| Sackeim, Harold A. | Psychiatry | 120 / 90,846 | 196 / 90,846 |
| Rennard, Stephen I. | Respiratory System | 42 / 71,926 | 137 / 71,926 |
| Cotton, Peter B. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 103 / 113,536 | 536 / 113,536 |
| Wang, Guangshun | Biophysics | 33 / 21,025 | 3 / 21,025 |
| Kaplan, Allen Phillip | Allergy | 32 / 19,768 | 47 / 19,768 |
| Weber, Michael A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 418 / 249,410 | 971 / 249,410 |
| Meo, Sultan Ayoub | General & Internal Medicine | 497 / 360,081 | 164 / 360,081 |
| Toole, Bryan P. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 400 / 216,826 | 869 / 216,826 |
| Brady, Kathleen T. | Substance Abuse | 28 / 18,209 | 52 / 18,209 |
| Weisenburger, Dennis D. | Immunology | 391 / 176,292 | 567 / 176,292 |
| Anton, Raymond F. | Substance Abuse | 33 / 18,209 | 90 / 18,209 |
| Creasman, William Thomas | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 79 / 105,735 | 635 / 105,735 |
| Cohen, Samuel M.R.E. | Toxicology | 58 / 69,049 | 133 / 69,049 |
| Reeves, Scott | Nursing | 14 / 73,697 | 31 / 73,697 |
| Harman, Denham | Gerontology | 19 / 13,096 | 55 / 13,096 |
| Adams, Robert J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,343 / 379,830 | 4,022 / 379,830 |
| Guillette, Louis Joseph | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 462 / 100,693 | — |
| File, Thomas Mcdonald | Microbiology | 448 / 232,186 | 884 / 232,186 |
| Brewerton, Timothy D. | Psychiatry | 826 / 90,846 | 359 / 90,846 |
| Elston, Dirk M. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 207 / 64,751 | 74 / 64,751 |
| Ballenger, James C. | Psychiatry | 548 / 90,846 | — |
| Walle, Thomas | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,967 / 166,116 | 969 / 166,116 |
| Mulholland, Patrick J. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 189 / 54,545 | 820 / 54,545 |
| Warren, Graham B. | Developmental Biology | 1,070 / 167,121 | — |
| Kielian, Tammy L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,263 / 379,830 | 2,244 / 379,830 |
| Kilic, Arman | Respiratory System | 715 / 71,926 | 175 / 71,926 |
| Talmadge, James E. | Immunology | 997 / 176,292 | 2,161 / 176,292 |
| Singh, Inderjit | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,308 / 216,826 | 4,280 / 216,826 |
| Chilian, William M. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,370 / 249,410 | 3,716 / 249,410 |
| Batra, Surinder Kumar | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,555 / 377,791 | 2,089 / 377,791 |
| Qaisar, Rizwan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 513 / 216,826 |
| Gold, Michael R. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,463 / 249,410 | 1,453 / 249,410 |
| Abu El Asrar, Ahmed M. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 214 / 86,157 | 359 / 86,157 |
| Tedford, Ryan Jm D. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,964 / 249,410 | 1,135 / 249,410 |
| Ogawa, Makio | Immunology | 1,131 / 176,292 | — |
| Waring, George O. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 233 / 86,157 | — |
| McCarthy, John J. | Physiology | 249 / 26,472 | 77 / 26,472 |
| Bayles, Kenneth W. | Microbiology | 1,051 / 232,186 | 1,376 / 232,186 |
| Shafiq, Muhammad Zubair | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,522 / 228,312 | 476 / 228,312 |
| Cornier, Marc André | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2,050 / 100,693 | 641 / 100,693 |
| LeRoy, E. Carwile | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 314 / 45,980 | — |
| Stacy, Mark A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,043 / 379,830 | 5,658 / 379,830 |
| Squeglia, Lindsay M. | Substance Abuse | — | 87 / 18,209 |
| Adrian, Thomas E. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 678 / 113,536 | — |
| Grem, Jean L. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,920 / 377,791 | 5,307 / 377,791 |
| Thompson, Jon S. | Surgery | 344 / 146,713 | — |
| Guttridge, Denis C.D. | Developmental Biology | 1,496 / 167,121 | 1,684 / 167,121 |
| Zucker, Irving H. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,803 / 249,410 | 3,530 / 249,410 |
| Silver, Richard Michael | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 352 / 45,980 | — |
| Lawson, Andrew B. | Statistics & Probability | 223 / 24,695 | 490 / 24,695 |
| Litwin, Sheldon E. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,861 / 249,410 | 2,207 / 249,410 |
| Basson, Marc D. | Surgery | 387 / 146,713 | 1,186 / 146,713 |
| Powers, Scott W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,806 / 379,830 | 7,214 / 379,830 |
| Tsao, Betty P. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 414 / 45,980 | — |
| Markwald, Roger R. | Developmental Biology | 1,758 / 167,121 | — |
| Sherer, David M. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 530 / 105,735 | 1,652 / 105,735 |
| Ergul, Adviye | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,919 / 379,830 | 5,232 / 379,830 |
| Porter, Thomas Richard | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,172 / 249,410 | 4,066 / 249,410 |
| Smith, Sheryl S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,110 / 379,830 | — |
| Patel, Kaushik P. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,203 / 249,410 | 4,701 / 249,410 |
| Schlosser, R. J. | Otorhinolaryngology | 104 / 54,521 | 201 / 54,521 |
| Banik, Naren Lal | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,283 / 379,830 | — |
| Rizzo, Matthew | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,356 / 379,830 | 8,526 / 379,830 |
| Fox, Howard S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,468 / 379,830 | — |
| Spicer, Samuel S. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,630 / 216,826 | — |
| Katzberg, Richard Wier | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 533 / 129,561 | — |
| Judge, Daniel Philip | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,463 / 249,410 | 2,676 / 249,410 |
| Bhatt, Vijaya Raj | Immunology | — | 1,282 / 176,292 |
| Shaw, Byers W. | Surgery | 608 / 146,713 | — |
| Fey, Paul D. | Microbiology | 1,858 / 232,186 | 1,887 / 232,186 |
| Gnann, John W. | Microbiology | 1,898 / 232,186 | 2,816 / 232,186 |
| Back, Sudie E. | Substance Abuse | 332 / 18,209 | 163 / 18,209 |
| Soler, Zachary M. | Otorhinolaryngology | 588 / 54,521 | 72 / 54,521 |
| Chao, Julie H. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,986 / 216,826 | — |
| Ferrell, Jessica M. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 848 / 113,536 |
| Ranck, James B. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,192 / 379,830 | 7,659 / 379,830 |
| Sacktor, Todd Charlton | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,241 / 379,830 | — |
| Begleiter, Henri | Substance Abuse | 285 / 18,209 | — |
| Taylor, Michael Alan | Psychiatry | 1,509 / 90,846 | — |
| Are, Chandrakanth K. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,088 / 377,791 | 2,551 / 377,791 |
| McGinty, Jacqueline F. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,465 / 379,830 | — |
| Sade, Robert M. | Respiratory System | 837 / 71,926 | — |
| Rizzo, William B. | Genetics & Heredity | 448 / 42,273 | 493 / 42,273 |
| Madaio, Michael P. | Immunology | 2,380 / 176,292 | — |
| Weil, Robert J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,708 / 379,830 | — |
| Schlosser, Rodney J. | Otorhinolaryngology | 825 / 54,521 | 81 / 54,521 |
| Greiner, Timothy C. | Immunology | 2,488 / 176,292 | — |
| Krueger, Ronald Robert | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 661 / 86,157 | — |
| Chapin, John K. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,924 / 379,830 | — |
| Dorman, Susan Elizabeth | Microbiology | 2,490 / 232,186 | — |
| Guille, Constance | Psychiatry | — | 1,578 / 90,846 |
| Zapka, Jane G. | Public Health | 955 / 82,273 | — |
| El-Hazmi, Mohesen Ali Faris | General & Internal Medicine | 1,231 / 360,081 | — |
| Schultz, H. D. | Physiology | 474 / 26,472 | — |
| Argraves, William Scott | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,845 / 216,826 | — |
| Mimeault, Murielle | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,977 / 377,791 | — |
| Vena, John E. | Toxicology | 500 / 69,049 | — |
| Lenert, Leslie L. | Medical Informatics | 106 / 22,436 | 447 / 22,436 |
| Sullivan, Jerome L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,866 / 216,826 | — |
| Kessinger, Anne M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,011 / 377,791 | — |
| Warr, Gregory W. | Immunology | 2,802 / 176,292 | — |
| Fenton, André A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,767 / 379,830 | 5,309 / 379,830 |
| Johnson, Douglas E.M.D. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,135 / 96,288 | — |
| Johansson, Sonny Lennart | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,088 / 377,791 | — |
| Reed, Carolyn E. | Respiratory System | 1,049 / 71,926 | — |
| Malcolm, Robert J. | Substance Abuse | 392 / 18,209 | — |
| Pour, Parviz M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,262 / 377,791 | — |
| Hoel, David G. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,380 / 377,791 | — |
| McCormack, William M. | Microbiology | 2,968 / 232,186 | — |
| Rohrer, Bärbel | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 850 / 86,157 | — |
| Buch, Shilpa J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,405 / 379,830 | 5,675 / 379,830 |
| Purtilo, David T. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,463 / 360,081 | — |
| Camras, Carl B. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 888 / 86,157 | — |
| Monaghan, Daniel T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,623 / 379,830 | — |
| Jeong, Young-hoon | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 2,999 / 249,410 |
| Haemmerich, Dieter G. | Biomedical Engineering | 552 / 74,543 | 1,450 / 74,543 |
| Han, Doug Hyun | Psychiatry | — | 1,951 / 90,846 |
| Wheelock, Margaret J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,617 / 216,826 | — |
| Wang, Dingzhi | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,084 / 377,791 | 3,917 / 377,791 |
| Fan, Weimin | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,772 / 377,791 | — |
| Beckstead, Robert M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,927 / 379,830 | — |
| Joklik, Wolfgang Karl Bill | Virology | 1,079 / 79,508 | — |
| Bhat, Narayan R. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,943 / 379,830 | — |
| Kikkawa, Ushio | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,733 / 216,826 | — |
| Carlson, Mark Alan | Surgery | 1,120 / 146,713 | 1,173 / 146,713 |
| Uflacker, Renan P. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,188 / 129,561 | — |
| Badran, Bashar W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,618 / 379,830 |
| Swindle, M. Michael | Veterinary Sciences | 483 / 72,388 | 384 / 72,388 |
| Schmiedt, Richard A. | Otorhinolaryngology | 404 / 54,521 | 1,047 / 54,521 |
| Koochekpour, Shahriar | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,207 / 377,791 | — |
| An, Yuehuei H. | Biomedical Engineering | 677 / 74,543 | — |
| Crawford, Fred A. | Respiratory System | 1,386 / 71,926 | — |
| Halushka, Perry V. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,426 / 166,116 | — |
| Graboyes, Evan Michael | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 212 / 54,521 |
| Romberger, Debra | Respiratory System | 1,397 / 71,926 | — |
| Lunning, Matthew Alexander | Immunology | — | 2,609 / 176,292 |
| Hwang, K. | Dentistry | 921 / 101,728 | 1,163 / 101,728 |
| Lazenby, Audrey Jan | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,997 / 113,536 | — |
| Kabalin, John N.M.D. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,625 / 96,288 | — |
| Hu, Guoku | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 4,907 / 377,791 |
| Feussner, John R. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,007 / 360,081 | — |
| Ha, Young-chan | Orthopedics | 1,196 / 98,781 | 1,135 / 98,781 |
| Roy, Shyamal K. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,521 / 105,735 | — |
| Scofield, Michael D. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,664 / 379,830 |
| Crosson, Craig E. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,202 / 86,157 | — |
| Gollan, John L. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2,087 / 113,536 | — |
| Sharif-Askari, Narjes Saheb | Immunology | — | 2,776 / 176,292 |
| Cheng, Thomas C. | Entomology | 569 / 40,595 | — |
| Jang, Junhyeog | Biomedical Engineering | 765 / 74,543 | — |
| Costello, Philip | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,483 / 129,561 | — |
| Deshmukh, Ashish A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 5,122 / 377,791 |
| Helpern, Joseph A. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,524 / 129,561 | 2,464 / 129,561 |
| Loeb, David Mark | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,254 / 377,791 | — |
| AlGhamdi, Khalid Mohammed S. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 1,322 / 64,751 | 600 / 64,751 |
| Harris, Lynda K. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,823 / 105,735 | 1,001 / 105,735 |
| Kwantwi, Louis Boafo | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 5,467 / 377,791 |
| Coccia, Peter F. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,520 / 377,791 | — |
| Jung, Tae-woo | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 2,617 / 216,826 |
| Park, Yong-beom | Orthopedics | — | 993 / 98,781 |
| Drabkin, Harry A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,729 / 377,791 | — |
| Munden, Reginald F. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,692 / 129,561 | 1,269 / 129,561 |
| Traktman, Paula | Virology | 1,567 / 79,508 | — |
| Vane, Dennis W. | Pediatrics | 1,093 / 81,129 | — |
| Al-Muhsen, Saleh Zaid | Immunology | — | 3,239 / 176,292 |
| McRackan, Theodore Richardson | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 297 / 54,521 |
| Wigton, Robert S. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,470 / 360,081 | — |
| Quadros, Edward V. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 2,863 / 216,826 |
| Ahn, Eunjin | Anesthesiology | — | 553 / 59,383 |
| Lee, Han-ah | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 1,991 / 113,536 |
| Gnarra, James R. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 7,405 / 377,791 | — |
| Hirth, Jacqueline M. | Virology | — | 805 / 79,508 |
| Sessions, Roy B. | Otorhinolaryngology | 665 / 54,521 | — |
| Guda, Chittibabu | Bioinformatics | 473 / 24,357 | — |
| Roberts, James Robert | General & Internal Medicine | 2,612 / 360,081 | — |
| Houston, Brian A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 4,815 / 249,410 |
| Palygin, Oleg A. | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,408 / 96,288 |
| Talmon, Geoffrey A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 6,936 / 377,791 |
| Prins, Kurt W. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 4,968 / 249,410 |
| Moon, Young-ah | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,259 / 216,826 |
| Hubbard, Anne M. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,111 / 129,561 | — |
| Osna, Natalia A. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 2,237 / 113,536 |
| Chou, Teh Ying | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,332 / 377,791 |
| Rumboldt, Zoran | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,187 / 129,561 | — |
| Byrareddy, Siddappa N. | Virology | — | 930 / 79,508 |
| Nasser, Mohd Wasim | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,482 / 377,791 |
| Smith, Lynette M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,524 / 377,791 |
| Choi, Jong-weon | General Clinical Medicine | 167 / 24,038 | 394 / 24,038 |
| Almigbal, Turky Hamad | General & Internal Medicine | — | 3,069 / 360,081 |
| Jain, Maneesh | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,778 / 377,791 |
| Khan, Anas A. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,970 / 360,081 | 3,125 / 360,081 |
| Ornstein, Steven M. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,251 / 360,081 | — |
| Labadie, Robert Frederick | Otorhinolaryngology | 972 / 54,521 | 425 / 54,521 |
| Diaz, Vanessa A. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,295 / 360,081 | 5,919 / 360,081 |
| Eid, Refaat Ali Mohammed | Anatomy & Morphology | 141 / 8,297 | 38 / 8,297 |
| Chen, Yijen | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 1,550 / 105,735 |
| Jungreis, Charles A. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,629 / 129,561 | — |
| Haskins, Ivy N. | Surgery | — | 1,468 / 146,713 |
| Abdulghani, Hamza Mohammad | General & Internal Medicine | 4,362 / 360,081 | 3,379 / 360,081 |
| O'Bryan, John P. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 4,145 / 216,826 |
| Sha, Suhua | Otorhinolaryngology | 1,004 / 54,521 | 1,040 / 54,521 |
| Al-Mofleh, Ibraheem Abdulkarim | General & Internal Medicine | 3,886 / 360,081 | — |
| Kanmogne, Georgette Djuidje | Virology | — | 1,338 / 79,508 |
| Meyer, Ted Albert | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 569 / 54,521 |
| Alhaider, Abdulqader A. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 3,386 / 166,116 | — |
| Sonawane, Kalyani B. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,067 / 360,081 |
| Kaltenmeier, Christof T. | Surgery | — | 1,903 / 146,713 |
| Lazarchick, John S. | General Clinical Medicine | 255 / 24,038 | — |
| Ghani, Usman | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 1,991 / 120,621 |
| Al-Faris, Eiad Abdelmohsen | General & Internal Medicine | 4,653 / 360,081 | — |
| Nguyen, Shaun A. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 691 / 54,521 |
| Everett, Charles Jay | General & Internal Medicine | 4,935 / 360,081 | — |
| Taber, David James | Surgery | — | 2,197 / 146,713 |
| Susman, Jeffrey L. | General & Internal Medicine | 5,048 / 360,081 | — |
| Zoorob, Roger Jamil | General & Internal Medicine | 5,063 / 360,081 | 5,156 / 360,081 |
| Lee, Wanhyung | Environmental & Occupational Health | — | 254 / 15,550 |
| Atiomo, William U. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 2,338 / 105,735 |
| Schvartz-Leyzac, Kara C. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 783 / 54,521 |
| Scalea, Joseph R. | Surgery | — | 2,408 / 146,713 |
| Zhai, Yuan | Surgery | — | 2,458 / 146,713 |
| El-Mouzan, Mohammad Issa | General & Internal Medicine | 5,580 / 360,081 | 6,478 / 360,081 |
| Mollalo, Abolfazl | Tropical Medicine | — | 694 / 39,335 |
| McCulloh, Russell J. | Pediatrics | — | 1,496 / 81,129 |
| Rizk, Habib G. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 881 / 54,521 |
| Adams, Wendy L. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,393 / 360,081 | — |
| Damgacioǧlu, Haluk | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,645 / 360,081 |
| Habib, Syed Shahid | General & Internal Medicine | 6,869 / 360,081 | 5,753 / 360,081 |
| Lyons, Harold A. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,749 / 360,081 | — |
| Alosaimi, Fahad Dakheel | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,976 / 360,081 |
| Bollet, Alfred Jay | General & Internal Medicine | 7,116 / 360,081 | — |
| Alodhayani, Abdulaziz Alhomaidi | General & Internal Medicine | — | 6,442 / 360,081 |
| al-Hashem, Fahaid Hassan | General & Internal Medicine | — | 7,211 / 360,081 |
| Batais, Mohammed Ali | General & Internal Medicine | — | 7,346 / 360,081 |
| Hieronymus, Tobin Lee | Anatomy & Morphology | — | 175 / 8,297 |
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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