College of Science 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).
184
researchers on the list
135
rank in United States
339
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liotta, Lance Allen | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 29 / 377,791 | 1,503 / 377,791 |
| Wiens, John J. | Evolutionary Biology | 7 / 31,128 | 6 / 31,128 |
| Melosh, Henry Jay | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 23 / 58,202 | 52 / 58,202 |
| Enquist, Brian J. | Ecology | 168 / 82,882 | 101 / 82,882 |
| Gehrels, George E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 34 / 108,013 | 44 / 108,013 |
| Rossmann, Michael G. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 144 / 216,826 | 342 / 216,826 |
| Dickinson, William R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 40 / 108,013 | 111 / 108,013 |
| Cooks, Robert Graham | Analytical Chemistry | 21 / 137,328 | 75 / 137,328 |
| DeCelles, Peter G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 74 / 108,013 | 96 / 108,013 |
| Chesson, Peter L. | Ecology | 124 / 82,882 | 167 / 82,882 |
| Cleveland, William S. | Statistics & Probability | 48 / 24,695 | 51 / 24,695 |
| Neuman, Shlomo P. | Environmental Engineering | 20 / 68,664 | 109 / 68,664 |
| Low, Philip Stewart | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 327 / 216,826 | 543 / 216,826 |
| Baker, Victor R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 75 / 58,202 | 630 / 58,202 |
| Andrews-Hanna, Jessica R. | Experimental Psychology | 422 / 37,808 | 140 / 37,808 |
| Zakharov, Vladimir E. | Fluids & Plasmas | 56 / 58,297 | 56 / 58,297 |
| Ogg, James G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 428 / 108,013 | 125 / 108,013 |
| Sanderson, Michael J. | Evolutionary Biology | 114 / 31,128 | 203 / 31,128 |
| Gupta, Hoshin Vijai | Environmental Engineering | 214 / 68,664 | 51 / 68,664 |
| Löhner, Rainald D. | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 9 / 66,382 | 96 / 66,382 |
| Lane, Richard David S. | Psychiatry | 479 / 90,846 | 300 / 90,846 |
| Nadel, Lynn | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,192 / 379,830 | 1,521 / 379,830 |
| McLuckey, Scott A. | Analytical Chemistry | 88 / 137,328 | 683 / 137,328 |
| Zaritsky, Dennis | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 193 / 58,202 | 299 / 58,202 |
| Bronstein, Judith L. | Ecology | 331 / 82,882 | 493 / 82,882 |
| Zhang, Shufeng | Applied Physics | 445 / 323,282 | 892 / 323,282 |
| Reiners, Peter W. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 378 / 108,013 | 362 / 108,013 |
| Rosenzweig, Michael L. | Ecology | 471 / 82,882 | — |
| Quade, Jay | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 438 / 108,013 | 716 / 108,013 |
| Tierney, Jessica E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,679 / 108,013 | 373 / 108,013 |
| Youdin, Andrew N. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,295 / 58,202 | 450 / 58,202 |
| Giannios, Dimitrios | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 647 / 58,202 | 465 / 58,202 |
| Patchett, P. Jonathan | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 469 / 108,013 | 1,058 / 108,013 |
| Greene, Chris H. | General Physics | 172 / 87,024 | 781 / 87,024 |
| Winfree, Arthur T. | Fluids & Plasmas | 253 / 58,297 | 675 / 58,297 |
| Pelletier, Jon D. | Geography | 100 / 21,559 | 211 / 21,559 |
| Behroozi, Peter S. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 545 / 58,202 |
| Fernández-Juricic, Esteban | Ecology | 597 / 82,882 | 837 / 82,882 |
| Lyutikov, Maxim | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 471 / 58,202 | 699 / 58,202 |
| Hildebrand, John G. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,334 / 379,830 | — |
| Downs, Robert Terrance | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 845 / 108,013 | 475 / 108,013 |
| Chamon, Claudio De C. | Applied Physics | 886 / 323,282 | 620 / 323,282 |
| Zhang, Xiangxiong | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | — | 57 / 17,431 |
| Konopka, Allan E. | Microbiology | 876 / 232,186 | 780 / 232,186 |
| Melia, Fulvio | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 520 / 58,202 | 1,033 / 58,202 |
| Gralla, Samuel E. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,553 / 164,120 | 534 / 164,120 |
| Ben-Amotz, Dor | Chemical Physics | 808 / 121,889 | 765 / 121,889 |
| Sbarra, David A. | Social Psychology | 634 / 27,908 | 569 / 27,908 |
| Venable, David Lawrence | Ecology | 709 / 82,882 | 1,688 / 82,882 |
| Wong, D. W.S. | Geography | 141 / 21,559 | 202 / 21,559 |
| Newell, Alan C. | Fluids & Plasmas | 366 / 58,297 | 784 / 58,297 |
| Shulaev, Vladimir | Plant Biology & Botany | 632 / 204,373 | 624 / 204,373 |
| Laskin, Alexander | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,516 / 84,638 | 877 / 84,638 |
| Petricoin, Emanuel F. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,866 / 377,791 | 4,619 / 377,791 |
| Robicheaux, Francis J. | General Physics | 284 / 87,024 | 704 / 87,024 |
| Mehl, Matthias R.R. | Social Psychology | 589 / 27,908 | 627 / 27,908 |
| Zeng, Xunbin | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,002 / 84,638 | 945 / 84,638 |
| Rafelski, Johann | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 811 / 164,120 | 1,566 / 164,120 |
| Granger, Darryl E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,215 / 108,013 | 674 / 108,013 |
| Kuhn, Richard J. | Virology | 364 / 79,508 | 196 / 79,508 |
| Allen, John J.B. | Experimental Psychology | 663 / 37,808 | 883 / 37,808 |
| Huber, Matthew | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 941 / 84,638 | 1,016 / 84,638 |
| Doerge, Rebecca W. | Developmental Biology | 1,581 / 167,121 | — |
| Ramachandran, P. Veeraraghavan | Organic Chemistry | 993 / 188,664 | 3,305 / 188,664 |
| Worobey, Michael | Virology | 443 / 79,508 | 136 / 79,508 |
| Chertkov, Michael V. | Fluids & Plasmas | 470 / 58,297 | 910 / 58,297 |
| Musiek, Frank E. | Otorhinolaryngology | 78 / 54,521 | 102 / 54,521 |
| Bull, William B. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 964 / 108,013 | 1,445 / 108,013 |
| Duffell, Paul C. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 956 / 58,202 |
| Kidwell, Margaret Gale | Evolutionary Biology | 494 / 31,128 | — |
| Yeh, Tianchyi Jim | Environmental Engineering | 241 / 68,664 | 698 / 68,664 |
| Ren, Tong | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 337 / 86,991 | — |
| Khan, Moonis Ali | Chemical Engineering | 1,591 / 97,821 | 462 / 97,821 |
| Harbor, J. M. | Geography | 201 / 21,559 | — |
| Lin, Dennis K.J. | Statistics & Probability | 243 / 24,695 | — |
| Aposhian, H. Vasken | Toxicology | 269 / 69,049 | — |
| Cushman, John Howard | Environmental Engineering | 268 / 68,664 | — |
| Papaj, Daniel R. | Entomology | 157 / 40,595 | 459 / 40,595 |
| Niu, Guoyue | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,266 / 84,638 |
| Oughton, Edward J. | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 710 / 228,312 |
| Johnston, Cliff T. | Environmental Sciences | 491 / 140,934 | 2,080 / 140,934 |
| Morré, Dorothy James | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,356 / 216,826 | — |
| Michod, Richard E. | Evolutionary Biology | 567 / 31,128 | — |
| Zandt, George | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,177 / 108,013 | 2,107 / 108,013 |
| Zhuang, Qianlai | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,383 / 84,638 |
| Birky, C. William | Evolutionary Biology | 607 / 31,128 | — |
| Ermagun, Alireza | Logistics & Transportation | 611 / 32,287 | 286 / 32,287 |
| Hollenbeck, Peter J. | Developmental Biology | 2,112 / 167,121 | — |
| Wilker, Jonathan J. | Polymers | 741 / 133,253 | 658 / 133,253 |
| Xia, Weiming | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,766 / 379,830 | 6,575 / 379,830 |
| Mao, Chengde | Organic Chemistry | 1,414 / 188,664 | 2,110 / 188,664 |
| Crâne, Frederick L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,771 / 216,826 | — |
| Coney, Peter J. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,340 / 108,013 | 2,324 / 108,013 |
| Freed, Andrew M. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,589 / 108,013 | 1,086 / 108,013 |
| Weinert, Ted A. | Developmental Biology | 2,208 / 167,121 | — |
| Twomey, Sean A. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,372 / 84,638 | 1,527 / 84,638 |
| Lister, Matthew L. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,303 / 58,202 | 1,460 / 58,202 |
| Wei, Alexander | Organic Chemistry | 1,487 / 188,664 | — |
| Buchan, J. Ross | Developmental Biology | — | 1,615 / 167,121 |
| Csonka, László N. | Microbiology | 1,980 / 232,186 | 4,087 / 232,186 |
| Toussaint, Douglas | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,438 / 164,120 | — |
| Taylor, Daniel J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,699 / 379,830 | 3,558 / 379,830 |
| Sorooshian, Armin | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,642 / 84,638 |
| Paschalidis, Vasileios | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,223 / 164,120 | 1,246 / 164,120 |
| Condon, Laura Elizabeth | Environmental Engineering | — | 484 / 68,664 |
| Bodner, George M. | Education | 511 / 115,687 | — |
| Gómez, Rebecca L. | Experimental Psychology | 1,004 / 37,808 | — |
| Dornhaus, Anna R. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 312 / 13,044 | — |
| O'Connor, Mary Frances | Psychiatry | — | 1,377 / 90,846 |
| Pyrak-Nolte, Laura J. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 454 / 82,760 | 1,204 / 82,760 |
| Gribskov, Michael R. | Bioinformatics | 209 / 24,357 | — |
| Waser, Peter M. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 319 / 13,044 | — |
| Lovelock, David | General Mathematics | 1,369 / 76,268 | 440 / 76,268 |
| Dick, Jeffrey Edward | Analytical Chemistry | 1,401 / 137,328 | 538 / 137,328 |
| Manfra, Michael James | Applied Physics | 2,496 / 323,282 | 1,708 / 323,282 |
| Beauregard, Mario | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,719 / 379,830 | — |
| Dong, Qi | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | 3,613 / 177,859 |
| Story, Brad H. | Acoustics | 215 / 38,987 | 249 / 38,987 |
| Shirley, Yancy L. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,730 / 58,202 |
| Garzione, Carmala N. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,748 / 108,013 | 1,394 / 108,013 |
| Cramer, William A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,540 / 216,826 | — |
| McMillin, David R. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 602 / 86,991 | — |
| Myers, Donald E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,795 / 108,013 | — |
| Kessler, John O. | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,318 / 58,297 | 705 / 58,297 |
| Honig, Jürgen Michael | Applied Physics | 2,819 / 323,282 | — |
| Slipchenko, Lyudmila V. | Chemical Physics | 2,084 / 121,889 | 1,851 / 121,889 |
| Cai, Zhiqiang | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 200 / 17,431 | — |
| Daniel, Terry C. | Ecology | 1,853 / 82,882 | — |
| Freiser, Ben S. | General Chemistry | 305 / 57,505 | — |
| Kruczenski, Martín | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,972 / 164,120 | — |
| Stefanov, Plamen D. | General Mathematics | 634 / 76,268 | 619 / 76,268 |
| Laskowski, Michael C. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,043 / 216,826 | — |
| Robinson, Kenneth R. | Developmental Biology | 3,134 / 167,121 | — |
| Wenthold, Paul G. | Analytical Chemistry | 896 / 137,328 | — |
| McCabe, George P. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 819 / 59,506 | — |
| Simpson, Garth J. | Analytical Chemistry | 921 / 137,328 | — |
| Kennedy, Tom | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,124 / 58,297 | 1,033 / 58,297 |
| Wang, Changyou | General Mathematics | 866 / 76,268 | 645 / 76,268 |
| Duhamel, Solange | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 683 / 54,545 |
| Chase, Clement G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,325 / 108,013 | — |
| Meinel, Stefan | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,590 / 164,120 | 1,898 / 164,120 |
| Kenttämaa, Hilkka I. | Analytical Chemistry | 1,051 / 137,328 | — |
| Huffman, Donald R. | Applied Physics | 3,658 / 323,282 | — |
| Wooley, Trevor D. | General Mathematics | 859 / 76,268 | — |
| Douglas, Jim I. | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 285 / 17,431 | — |
| Schnur, Joel M. | Chemical Physics | 2,619 / 121,889 | — |
| Evans, Janice P. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,275 / 105,735 | — |
| Clark, Alvin John | Microbiology | 3,426 / 232,186 | — |
| Wirth, Mary J. | Analytical Chemistry | 1,122 / 137,328 | — |
| Minchella, Dennis J. | Mycology & Parasitology | 335 / 29,175 | — |
| Fleming, Sean | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,671 / 164,120 | 3,861 / 164,120 |
| Sattinger, David H. | General Mathematics | 981 / 76,268 | 1,532 / 76,268 |
| Mazumdar, Sumitendra | Applied Physics | 4,168 / 323,282 | — |
| van Aken, Benoît | Environmental Sciences | 1,314 / 140,934 | — |
| Guo, Bo | Environmental Engineering | — | 949 / 68,664 |
| Eastoe, Christopher John | Environmental Engineering | 854 / 68,664 | — |
| Hassan, Mohammed Th | Optics | — | 707 / 83,504 |
| Fischbach, Ephraim | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,077 / 164,120 | — |
| Ferré, Ty Paul Andrew | Environmental Engineering | 948 / 68,664 | — |
| Uyeda, Christopher | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,373 / 188,664 |
| Ehsani, Mohammad R. | Civil Engineering | 498 / 67,736 | — |
| Stafford, Charles Allen | Applied Physics | 5,028 / 323,282 | — |
| Khlebnikov, Sergei Yu | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,269 / 164,120 | — |
| Thompson, David H.P. | Organic Chemistry | 3,259 / 188,664 | — |
| Nakhleh, Mary B. | Education | 1,506 / 115,687 | — |
| Lebed’, Andrei G. | General Physics | 1,347 / 87,024 | — |
| Betterton, Eric A. | Environmental Sciences | 1,794 / 140,934 | — |
| Du, Shengwang | General Physics | 1,384 / 87,024 | 1,169 / 87,024 |
| Fanwick, Phillip E. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,320 / 86,991 | — |
| Wessels, Konrad Johan | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,143 / 82,760 | — |
| Donnelly, Harold | General Mathematics | 1,741 / 76,268 | — |
| Schaffer, William M. | Bioinformatics | 503 / 24,357 | — |
| Wei, Ning | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,709 / 204,373 | — |
| Noinaj, Nicholas | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,579 / 216,826 |
| Boudouris, Bryan W. | Polymers | 2,530 / 133,253 | — |
| El-Diasty, Fouad | Optics | 1,281 / 83,504 | — |
| Lashkari, Nima | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 4,111 / 164,120 |
| Drazin, Michael P. | General Mathematics | — | 1,893 / 76,268 |
| Buzzard, Greg T. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,723 / 517,648 | — |
| Rebello, N. Sanjay | General Physics | — | 1,924 / 87,024 |
| Wainwright, Dylan K. | Anatomy & Morphology | — | 73 / 8,297 |
| Pushkar, Yulia N. | General Chemistry | 1,130 / 57,505 | 1,106 / 57,505 |
| Onyedibe, Kenneth Ikenna | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,563 / 360,081 |
| Marrone, Nicole L. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 1,169 / 54,521 |
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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