Durham 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).
238
researchers on the list
22
rank in United Kingdom
236
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Ben | Geography | 20 / 21,559 | 14 / 21,559 |
| Smith, Brett M. | Sport Sciences | 42 / 41,112 | 7 / 41,112 |
| Niu, Yaoling | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 78 / 108,013 | 42 / 108,013 |
| Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph | Business & Management | 310 / 68,786 | 131 / 68,786 |
| Bridge, Gavin | Geography | 77 / 21,559 | 24 / 21,559 |
| Steed, Jonathan W. | Organic Chemistry | 140 / 188,664 | 151 / 188,664 |
| Hall, Stuart | Education | 137 / 115,687 | 113 / 115,687 |
| Sirois, Fuschia M. | Social Psychology | 380 / 27,908 | 195 / 27,908 |
| Bryce, Martin R. | Organic Chemistry | 173 / 188,664 | 358 / 188,664 |
| Straughan, Brian | Applied Mathematics | 58 / 23,982 | 29 / 23,982 |
| Frenk, Carlos S. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 105 / 58,202 | 263 / 58,202 |
| MacGinty, Roger | International Relations | 30 / 9,646 | 16 / 9,646 |
| Rubin, Mark | Social Psychology | 590 / 27,908 | 267 / 27,908 |
| Bower, Richard G. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 145 / 58,202 | 366 / 58,202 |
| Botha, Monique | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 127 / 25,365 |
| Cole, Shaun M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 190 / 58,202 | 403 / 58,202 |
| Bain, Colin D. | Chemical Physics | 380 / 121,889 | 2,704 / 121,889 |
| Amoore, Louise | International Relations | 34 / 9,646 | 25 / 9,646 |
| Huntley, Brian | Ecology | 308 / 82,882 | 920 / 82,882 |
| Williams, J. A.G. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 102 / 86,991 | 147 / 86,991 |
| Monkman, Andrew P. | Applied Physics | 449 / 323,282 | 328 / 323,282 |
| Harper, D. A.T. | Paleontology | 100 / 23,292 | 25 / 23,292 |
| Wu, Chiahuei | Business & Management | 697 / 68,786 | 558 / 68,786 |
| Marder, Todd B. | Organic Chemistry | 425 / 188,664 | 3,157 / 188,664 |
| Gorard, Stephen A.C. | Education | 95 / 115,687 | 502 / 115,687 |
| Milner, A. David | Experimental Psychology | 283 / 37,808 | 903 / 37,808 |
| Harris, Robin K. | Chemical Physics | 522 / 121,889 | 1,428 / 121,889 |
| Hutson, Jeremy M. | Chemical Physics | 562 / 121,889 | 1,199 / 121,889 |
| Chapman, Robert | Applied Ethics | — | 21 / 6,701 |
| Fernyhough, Charles | Psychiatry | 945 / 90,846 | 493 / 90,846 |
| Tozer, David J. | Chemical Physics | 647 / 121,889 | 912 / 121,889 |
| Clark, Stewart J. | Applied Physics | 1,975 / 323,282 | 529 / 323,282 |
| Jenkins, Adrian R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 424 / 58,202 | 610 / 58,202 |
| Baugh, Carlton M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 440 / 58,202 | 1,469 / 58,202 |
| Crang, Mike | Geography | 95 / 21,559 | 250 / 21,559 |
| Muñoz, Pablo | Business & Management | — | 801 / 68,786 |
| Baxendale, Ian R. | Organic Chemistry | 666 / 188,664 | 2,128 / 188,664 |
| Evans, John S.O. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 197 / 86,991 | 178 / 86,991 |
| Done, Chris | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 610 / 58,202 | 571 / 58,202 |
| Tavner, Peter J. | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 83 / 133,072 | 143 / 133,072 |
| Alexander, David M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 622 / 58,202 | 592 / 58,202 |
| Gatehouse, John A. | Plant Biology & Botany | 452 / 204,373 | 2,296 / 204,373 |
| Smail, Ian R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 548 / 58,202 | 876 / 58,202 |
| Howard, Judith A.K. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 223 / 86,991 | 785 / 86,991 |
| Eerola, T. | Experimental Psychology | 1,026 / 37,808 | 467 / 37,808 |
| Hudson, Ray | Geography | 116 / 21,559 | — |
| Cruz-Cabeza, Aurora J. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 490 / 86,991 | 110 / 86,991 |
| Tipton, Kevin D. | Sport Sciences | 143 / 41,112 | 214 / 41,112 |
| Pontzen, Andrew P. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 710 / 58,202 |
| Ball, Patricia | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 700 / 164,120 | 1,209 / 164,120 |
| Edge, Alastair C. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 629 / 58,202 | — |
| Lord, Robert G. | Business & Management | 429 / 68,786 | 1,305 / 68,786 |
| Hoelzel, Alan Rus | Evolutionary Biology | 396 / 31,128 | 484 / 31,128 |
| Rudelius, Tom | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,013 / 164,120 | 644 / 164,120 |
| Davidson, Jon P. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 755 / 108,013 | 1,936 / 108,013 |
| Steinberg, Philip E. | Geography | 411 / 21,559 | 222 / 21,559 |
| Theuns, Tom | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 704 / 58,202 | 888 / 58,202 |
| Sinkovics, Rudolf R. | Business & Management | — | 1,095 / 68,786 |
| Holdsworth, Robert E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 787 / 108,013 | 2,040 / 108,013 |
| Foulger, Gillian Rose | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 793 / 108,013 | 1,219 / 108,013 |
| Findlay, John M. | Experimental Psychology | 622 / 37,808 | — |
| Roy, Dibyendu | Energy | — | 1,440 / 371,959 |
| Gaskell, Philip H. | Applied Physics | 1,308 / 323,282 | 4,043 / 323,282 |
| Thompson, Robert Neville | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 928 / 108,013 | 2,399 / 108,013 |
| MacLeod, Gordon C. | Geography | 182 / 21,559 | — |
| Dawson, Wayne | Ecology | — | 1,067 / 82,882 |
| Whitton, Brian A. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 405 / 54,545 | 823 / 54,545 |
| Campbell, Anne C. | Social Psychology | 542 / 27,908 | — |
| Allen, Mark B. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,008 / 108,013 | 810 / 108,013 |
| Cóulson, John C. | Ornithology | 12 / 5,121 | 28 / 5,121 |
| Summerbell, Carolyn Dawn | General & Internal Medicine | 718 / 360,081 | 2,029 / 360,081 |
| Gregson, Nicky | Geography | 241 / 21,559 | 302 / 21,559 |
| Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos I. | Operations Research | — | 236 / 31,951 |
| Gröcke, Darren R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,258 / 108,013 | 869 / 108,013 |
| Batsanov, Andrei S. | Organic Chemistry | 1,174 / 188,664 | 3,881 / 188,664 |
| Selby, David | Geology | 81 / 17,936 | 71 / 17,936 |
| Boliver, Vikki | Education | 1,760 / 115,687 | 836 / 115,687 |
| Gibb, Ăllan A. | Business & Management | 661 / 68,786 | 1,806 / 68,786 |
| Lindsay, Steve W. | Tropical Medicine | 130 / 39,335 | 64 / 39,335 |
| Wade, Kenneth | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 387 / 86,991 | 1,482 / 86,991 |
| Stephens, Philip A. | Ecology | — | 1,305 / 82,882 |
| Jahoda, Colin A.B. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 392 / 64,751 | 1,316 / 64,751 |
| Glover, E. W.Nigel | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,182 / 164,120 | 3,874 / 164,120 |
| Li, Baojiu | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,094 / 58,202 | — |
| Flower, David R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,095 / 58,202 | — |
| Lynden-Bell, Donald | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,106 / 58,202 | 1,586 / 58,202 |
| Morgera, Elisa | Law | 216 / 18,707 | 51 / 18,707 |
| Lowe, Edward Jonathan | Philosophy | 58 / 14,569 | 148 / 14,569 |
| Roskilly, A. P. | Energy | 2,036 / 371,959 | 2,095 / 371,959 |
| McDowell, Jonathan C. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,225 / 58,202 |
| O′Reilly, Steven | Immunology | — | 1,233 / 176,292 |
| Robinson, Nigel J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,595 / 216,826 | 3,694 / 216,826 |
| Petford, Nick | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,257 / 108,013 | 1,783 / 108,013 |
| Williams, Deborah Lyn H. | Organic Chemistry | 1,341 / 188,664 | — |
| Worrall, Fred | Environmental Engineering | 322 / 68,664 | 1,100 / 68,664 |
| Massey, Richard James | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,298 / 58,202 |
| Lin, Zhibin | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 338 / 11,605 |
| Chambers, Richard D.C. | Organic Chemistry | 1,421 / 188,664 | — |
| O'Hara, Michael John | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,336 / 108,013 | — |
| Hennigar, Robie A. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,158 / 164,120 |
| Porter, Gina | Geography | 359 / 21,559 | 406 / 21,559 |
| Crisp, Richard John | Social Psychology | 677 / 27,908 | 866 / 27,908 |
| Petty, Michael C. | Applied Physics | 2,000 / 323,282 | — |
| Malamud, Bruce D. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,688 / 84,638 | 1,537 / 84,638 |
| Dolomanov, Oleg V. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 264 / 86,991 |
| Burton, Kevin W. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,405 / 108,013 | 1,682 / 108,013 |
| Fielding, Suzanne M. | General Physics | 533 / 87,024 | 695 / 87,024 |
| Bott, Martin Harold Phillips | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,437 / 108,013 | — |
| Banks, Sarah | Social Work | 96 / 9,659 | 33 / 9,659 |
| Adams, Charles Stuart | General Physics | 622 / 87,024 | 517 / 87,024 |
| Knight, Marc R. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,190 / 204,373 | 3,208 / 204,373 |
| Sutcliffe, Paul M. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,512 / 164,120 | 2,030 / 164,120 |
| Smith, Martin R. | Paleontology | — | 238 / 23,292 |
| Pope, Stacey | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 392 / 11,605 |
| Pettitt, Paul B. | Archaeology | 75 / 21,336 | 126 / 21,336 |
| Lindsey, Keith | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,280 / 204,373 | 1,887 / 204,373 |
| Lai, Karen P.Y. | Geography | — | 466 / 21,559 |
| Callahan, Jamie L. | Business & Management | — | 1,969 / 68,786 |
| Wilson, Mark R. | Chemical Physics | 1,853 / 121,889 | — |
| Baiao Dias, Fernando B. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,439 / 177,859 | 3,631 / 177,859 |
| Lucas, Martyn C. | Fisheries | 225 / 47,614 | 387 / 47,614 |
| Dowd, Kevin | Economics | 751 / 54,592 | — |
| Deason, Alis J. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,716 / 58,202 |
| Bentley, Michael J. | Paleontology | 456 / 23,292 | — |
| Hausmann, Markus | Experimental Psychology | 1,150 / 37,808 | — |
| Elliott, Julian G. | Education | 675 / 115,687 | 1,342 / 115,687 |
| Abram, Simone A. | Anthropology | — | 112 / 10,039 |
| Yang, Keming | Gerontology | — | 169 / 13,096 |
| Sillitoe, Paul | Anthropology | 129 / 10,039 | — |
| Przyborski, Stefan A. | Immunology | 2,587 / 176,292 | — |
| Quinlan, Roy A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,617 / 216,826 | — |
| Clark, Timothy | Literary Studies | 54 / 21,141 | 35 / 21,141 |
| García-Etxebarria, Iñaki | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,507 / 164,120 |
| Rowley-Conwy, Peter A. | Archaeology | 93 / 21,336 | 246 / 21,336 |
| Kwieciǹski, Jan | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,828 / 164,120 | — |
| Stuart, Anthony John | Paleontology | 492 / 23,292 | 565 / 23,292 |
| Hutchison, Christopher J. | Developmental Biology | 2,851 / 167,121 | — |
| Chazot, Paul Louis | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 927 / 166,116 | 2,621 / 166,116 |
| Coolen, Frank P.A. | Statistics & Probability | 475 / 24,695 | — |
| Macdonald, Stephen J. | Rehabilitation | — | 201 / 31,889 |
| Woods, Angela | Psychiatry | — | 1,671 / 90,846 |
| Doré, Anthony George | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,946 / 108,013 | — |
| Roderick, Martin J. | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 479 / 11,605 |
| Bettess, Peter | Applied Mathematics | 280 / 23,982 | — |
| Fairlie, David B. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,018 / 164,120 | — |
| Searle, Roger C. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,027 / 108,013 | — |
| Schröder, Martin | Biotechnology | 346 / 69,700 | 1,338 / 69,700 |
| Effie Law, Effie Lai Chong | Human Factors | 255 / 16,381 | 267 / 16,381 |
| Mueller, Frank U. | Business & Management | 1,187 / 68,786 | — |
| Corbridge, Stuart | Geography | 473 / 21,559 | — |
| Gowland, R. L. | Archaeology | 289 / 21,336 | 111 / 21,336 |
| Goff, Philip P. | Philosophy | — | 217 / 14,569 |
| Aplin, Andrew C. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,186 / 108,013 | 2,352 / 108,013 |
| Lo, William Yat Wai | Education | — | 1,715 / 115,687 |
| Macpherson, Colin G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,238 / 108,013 | — |
| Donos, Aristomenis | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,313 / 164,120 | — |
| Steel, Patrick G. | Organic Chemistry | 2,301 / 188,664 | — |
| Feast, William James | Polymers | 1,225 / 133,253 | — |
| Wilkinson, Darren James | Bioinformatics | 306 / 24,357 | — |
| Fox, Mark A. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 831 / 86,991 | — |
| Hu, Junyan | Industrial Engineering & Automation | — | 1,539 / 131,085 |
| Aujla, Gagangeet Singh | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,009 / 228,312 | 1,671 / 228,312 |
| Dorey, Patrick E. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,494 / 164,120 | 3,302 / 164,120 |
| Hall, Edith M. | Classics | 15 / 3,682 | 6 / 3,682 |
| Phoenix, Cassandra | Public Health | 1,530 / 82,273 | 1,439 / 82,273 |
| Unsworth, Anthony | Biomedical Engineering | 622 / 74,543 | — |
| Hussey, Patrick J. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,116 / 204,373 | — |
| Knight, Heather | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,138 / 204,373 | 2,844 / 204,373 |
| Smallbone, Andrew John | Energy | — | 4,718 / 371,959 |
| Ward, Richard S. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,696 / 164,120 | — |
| Van Hunen, Jeroen | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 2,094 / 108,013 |
| Sandford, Graham | Organic Chemistry | 2,703 / 188,664 | — |
| Cook, C. C.H. | Substance Abuse | — | 358 / 18,209 |
| Heil, John | Philosophy | 199 / 14,569 | — |
| Arvin, Farshad | Industrial Engineering & Automation | — | 1,763 / 131,085 |
| Boulter, Donald B. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,376 / 204,373 | — |
| Pinder, Margaret | Tropical Medicine | 368 / 39,335 | — |
| Breckon, Toby P. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,186 / 517,648 | 7,220 / 517,648 |
| O'Reilly, Steven | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 877 / 45,980 | — |
| Ross, Simon F. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,986 / 164,120 | — |
| Mumford, Stephen D. | Philosophy | 209 / 14,569 | — |
| Beeby, Andrew | Organic Chemistry | 2,954 / 188,664 | — |
| Bowler, Ken C. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,170 / 164,120 | — |
| Millard, Andrew R. | Archaeology | 216 / 21,336 | 262 / 21,336 |
| Tanner, Brian K. | Applied Physics | 5,311 / 323,282 | — |
| Toll, David Geoffrey | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,067 / 82,760 | — |
| Bastankhah, Majid | Energy | — | 6,410 / 371,959 |
| Drewett, Robert F. | Pediatrics | 1,097 / 81,129 | — |
| Budgen, David | Software Engineering | 450 / 24,083 | 445 / 24,083 |
| Augarde, Charles Edward | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,109 / 82,760 | — |
| Salous, Sana H. | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,080 / 228,312 | 2,680 / 228,312 |
| Dorigoni, Daniele | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,807 / 164,120 |
| Watt, Graeme | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,700 / 164,120 | — |
| Cornish, Simon L. | General Physics | — | 1,176 / 87,024 |
| Whiting, Andrew | Organic Chemistry | 3,684 / 188,664 | — |
| Pál, Róbert | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,851 / 188,664 |
| Cox, Stephen James | Chemical Physics | — | 2,389 / 121,889 |
| Burt, Michael G. | Applied Physics | 6,032 / 323,282 | — |
| Potvliege, Robert M. | General Physics | 1,558 / 87,024 | — |
| Hoare, Ben | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 3,042 / 164,120 |
| Woodruff, Geoffrey Neil | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,160 / 166,116 | — |
| Rhodes, Peter John | Classics | 28 / 3,682 | — |
| Groves, Christopher | Applied Physics | 6,587 / 323,282 | — |
| Blagden, Nicholas | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,497 / 86,991 | — |
| Carpenter, John S.W. | Social Work | 131 / 9,659 | — |
| Jindal, Anish | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,061 / 228,312 |
| Collins, Nick | Music | 10 / 3,762 | — |
| Wilkinson, Tony James | Archaeology | 325 / 21,336 | 483 / 21,336 |
| Lancaster, Tom | Applied Physics | — | 4,913 / 323,282 |
| Schütze, Robert | Law | — | 319 / 18,707 |
| Harris, Edward M. | Classics | — | 23 / 3,682 |
| Ayres, Lewis | Religions & Theology | 62 / 11,748 | 111 / 11,748 |
| Bencomo, Nelly | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,347 / 517,648 | — |
| Katsigiannis, Stamos | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 11,521 / 517,648 |
| Erlebach, Thomas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,410 / 517,648 | — |
| Ivin, Kenneth J. | Polymers | 2,570 / 133,253 | — |
| Troffaes, Matthias C.M. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,678 / 517,648 | — |
| Louth, Andrew | Religions & Theology | 70 / 11,748 | 154 / 11,748 |
| Macnaughton, Jane | General & Internal Medicine | 3,477 / 360,081 | 4,208 / 360,081 |
| Cristea, A. I. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,989 / 517,648 | — |
| Ben Mabrouk, Ismail | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,682 / 228,312 |
| Sun, Hongjian | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,631 / 228,312 | 3,726 / 228,312 |
| Girkin, John Michael | Optics | 1,271 / 83,504 | — |
| Allington-Smith, Jeremy R. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,496 / 140,272 | — |
| Summerton, Nick | Nursing | 1,219 / 73,697 | — |
| Dunn, James D.G. | Religions & Theology | 103 / 11,748 | — |
| Questier, Michael Corrie | History | 165 / 20,299 | — |
| Clarke, Charlotte L. | Nursing | 1,328 / 73,697 | — |
| Puschmann, Horst | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 1,649 / 86,991 |
| Smith, Roger | History of Science, Technology & Medicine | 62 / 3,157 | — |
| Riggs, Christina | Archaeology | — | 474 / 21,336 |
| Barclay, John M.G. | Religions & Theology | 126 / 11,748 | 266 / 11,748 |
| Remagnino, P. M. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 11,415 / 517,648 | — |
| Britnell, Richard H. | History | 280 / 20,299 | — |
| Basden, Alastair G. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,176 / 140,272 | — |
| Jordánova, Ludmilla J. | History | 314 / 20,299 | — |
| Wang, Qing | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 2,197 / 133,072 | — |
| Osborn, James | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 2,088 / 140,272 |
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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