Independent Researcher 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).
116
researchers on the list
5
rank in South Africa
610
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar, Robert C. | Bioinformatics | 3 / 24,357 | 3 / 24,357 |
| Iravani, Siavash | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 185 / 177,859 | 17 / 177,859 |
| Gao, Wei | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 766 / 177,859 | 134 / 177,859 |
| Acharya, Nilankush | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 399 / 157,792 | 33 / 157,792 |
| Habibzadeh, Farrokh | General & Internal Medicine | 1,383 / 360,081 | 185 / 360,081 |
| Sah, Pramod Kumar | Languages & Linguistics | — | 90 / 25,930 |
| Siddiqui, Shahida Anusha | Food Science | 2,203 / 107,913 | 131 / 107,913 |
| Gerdes, Kenn | Microbiology | 356 / 232,186 | 787 / 232,186 |
| Tedeschi, Roberto | Orthopedics | 1,851 / 98,781 | 45 / 98,781 |
| Muller, Michael J. | Human Factors | 64 / 16,381 | 41 / 16,381 |
| Beauchamp, Guy | Veterinary Sciences | 11 / 72,388 | 19 / 72,388 |
| Bokobza, Liliane | Polymers | 316 / 133,253 | 132 / 133,253 |
| Kluge, Arnold G. | Evolutionary Biology | 213 / 31,128 | — |
| Ahmed, Sirwan Khalid | Surgery | — | 56 / 146,713 |
| Scheiner, Samuel M. | Ecology | 438 / 82,882 | 788 / 82,882 |
| Wolde-Rufael, Yemane | Energy | 810 / 371,959 | 710 / 371,959 |
| Bhakdi, Sucharit | Microbiology | 940 / 232,186 | — |
| Gelfand, Mikhail S. | Bioinformatics | 96 / 24,357 | — |
| Parent, Mike C. | Social Psychology | — | 589 / 27,908 |
| Marks, David F. | Public Health | 729 / 82,273 | 407 / 82,273 |
| Mantsch, Henry Horst | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,681 / 216,826 | 3,635 / 216,826 |
| Gu, Danan | Gerontology | 174 / 13,096 | 81 / 13,096 |
| Venditti, Alessandro | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 576 / 120,621 | 163 / 120,621 |
| Mikaelian, Karnig O. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,132 / 164,120 | 713 / 164,120 |
| Helmick, Charles G.Chad | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 348 / 45,980 | 471 / 45,980 |
| Emerich, Dwaine F. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,336 / 379,830 | — |
| Ebert, Andreas W. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,029 / 204,373 | 825 / 204,373 |
| Cheraghian, G. | Energy | 1,979 / 371,959 | 1,615 / 371,959 |
| Lademann, Jürgen | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 333 / 64,751 | 246 / 64,751 |
| Pacini, Giovanni | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,228 / 100,693 | — |
| O'Leary, Ann | Public Health | 561 / 82,273 | — |
| Levin, R. J. | Physiology | 274 / 26,472 | 354 / 26,472 |
| Browning, Keith A. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,056 / 84,638 | — |
| Nijenhuis, Ellert R.S. | Psychiatry | 1,762 / 90,846 | 1,121 / 90,846 |
| Desai, Rupak | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 1,795 / 249,410 |
| Wieland, Thomas | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,555 / 216,826 | 1,757 / 216,826 |
| Chiaburu, Dan S. | Business & Management | 1,065 / 68,786 | 1,604 / 68,786 |
| Darvin, Maxim E. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 709 / 64,751 | 257 / 64,751 |
| Nandihalli, Nagaraj | Materials | — | 1,691 / 330,896 |
| Clement, Sarah | Psychiatry | — | 1,254 / 90,846 |
| Puška, Adis | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 3,592 / 517,648 |
| Chialvo, Ariel Augusto | Chemical Physics | 1,608 / 121,889 | 2,116 / 121,889 |
| Roberts, Gilbert | Evolutionary Biology | 670 / 31,128 | 557 / 31,128 |
| Forrester, Mathias B. | Toxicology | 362 / 69,049 | 688 / 69,049 |
| Page, Malcolm GP P. | Microbiology | 1,998 / 232,186 | 2,297 / 232,186 |
| Raison, Robert John | Forestry | 105 / 36,413 | — |
| Poitras, Veronica Joan | Sport Sciences | — | 467 / 41,112 |
| Bellavite, Paolo | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 32 / 14,206 | 26 / 14,206 |
| Gallopín, Gilberto C. | Ecology | 1,792 / 82,882 | — |
| Chong, Cheeyee | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,267 / 517,648 | 9,922 / 517,648 |
| Dwivedi, Sangam Lal | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,765 / 204,373 |
| Lloyd, Graeme T. | Evolutionary Biology | — | 595 / 31,128 |
| McGranahan, Gordon | Urban & Regional Planning | 231 / 15,338 | 332 / 15,338 |
| Pemberton, Robert W. | Entomology | 338 / 40,595 | — |
| Degnan, John J. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 378 / 140,272 | 372 / 140,272 |
| Hochman, Zvi | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,051 / 95,377 | 868 / 95,377 |
| Hasan, Ala | Building & Construction | 498 / 56,454 | 1,083 / 56,454 |
| Passarella, Salvatore S. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,152 / 216,826 | — |
| Tobore, Tobore Onojighofia | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,904 / 379,830 |
| Erickson, Thomas | Human Factors | 204 / 16,381 | — |
| Chu, Wenchang | General Mathematics | 777 / 76,268 | 866 / 76,268 |
| Stewart, Eric A. | Criminology | 273 / 14,394 | — |
| Blaschke, Lisa Marie | Education | — | 1,797 / 115,687 |
| Ravnskov, Uffe | General & Internal Medicine | 1,576 / 360,081 | 5,515 / 360,081 |
| Gehler, Peter Vincent | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,399 / 517,648 | 6,010 / 517,648 |
| Milgrom, Lionel R. | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 41 / 14,206 | — |
| Van Oijen, Marcel | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,100 / 204,373 | 4,091 / 204,373 |
| Zhang, Wenran | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,363 / 517,648 | 9,363 / 517,648 |
| Fishbein, Daniel B. | Microbiology | 3,639 / 232,186 | — |
| Medvedovski, Eugene | Materials | 3,104 / 330,896 | 3,802 / 330,896 |
| Grant, George | Nutrition & Dietetics | 1,052 / 59,506 | — |
| Mitra, Bhaskar | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,041 / 517,648 | 7,304 / 517,648 |
| Giray, Görkem | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,324 / 517,648 |
| Kopp, Wolfgang | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,549 / 379,830 |
| Schmidt, Uwe | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,421 / 517,648 |
| Magiorakos, Annapelle Pelagia | Microbiology | — | 3,147 / 232,186 |
| Madiba, Sphiwe E. | Toxicology | — | 628 / 69,049 |
| Cooksey, Christopher J. | Organic Chemistry | 3,103 / 188,664 | 2,958 / 188,664 |
| Roff, Sue Rabbitt | Medical Informatics | 192 / 22,436 | — |
| Rezapour, Mahdi | Logistics & Transportation | — | 667 / 32,287 |
| Haslam, Michael | Archaeology | 217 / 21,336 | 242 / 21,336 |
| Nambiar, Ek K.Sadanandan | Forestry | 262 / 36,413 | — |
| Hamdia, Khader M. | Applied Mathematics | — | 520 / 23,982 |
| Perry, Chris J. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,140 / 95,377 | 1,793 / 95,377 |
| Parkin, Neil T. | Virology | 1,570 / 79,508 | — |
| Mouliou, Dimitra S. | Toxicology | — | 733 / 69,049 |
| Schwartzbaum, J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 7,067 / 377,791 | — |
| Diallo, Adama | Veterinary Sciences | 770 / 72,388 | — |
| Hughes, Riley L. | Nutrition & Dietetics | — | 1,273 / 59,506 |
| Xu, Renliang | Chemical Physics | — | 2,329 / 121,889 |
| Johansen, Maria Vang | Mycology & Parasitology | 537 / 29,175 | — |
| Pampaloni, Guido | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,432 / 86,991 | — |
| Szopa, Jan | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,394 / 204,373 | — |
| Le Dividich, Jean | Dairy & Animal Science | 760 / 78,455 | — |
| Logullo, Patrícia | General & Internal Medicine | — | 2,777 / 360,081 |
| Addie, Diane D. | Veterinary Sciences | 875 / 72,388 | 651 / 72,388 |
| Nagy, Zoltán Tamás | Zoology | 237 / 19,073 | 123 / 19,073 |
| Pinna, Daniela | Biotechnology | — | 1,016 / 69,700 |
| Crine, Jean Pierre | Applied Physics | 6,698 / 323,282 | — |
| Charnotskiĭ, Mikhail I. | Optics | 1,114 / 83,504 | — |
| Reynolds, Julian D. | Fisheries | 899 / 47,614 | — |
| Siohan, Pierre | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,764 / 228,312 | — |
| Baker, Daniel R. | Energy | 4,769 / 371,959 | — |
| Moldogazieva, Nurbubu T. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,854 / 216,826 |
| Kamishima, Toshihiro | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,242 / 517,648 | — |
| Ramirez, Fernando | Horticulture | — | 74 / 5,982 |
| Tromp, John T. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,720 / 517,648 | — |
| Zare Chavoshi, Saeed Zare | Materials | 6,092 / 330,896 | — |
| Wassilak, Steven G.Fite | General & Internal Medicine | 4,724 / 360,081 | — |
| Flickinger, Dan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,219 / 517,648 | — |
| Wallgrün, Jan Oliver | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,521 / 517,648 | — |
| Hyland, David Charles | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 1,262 / 66,382 | — |
| Tesfaye, Gezahegn | Tropical Medicine | — | 832 / 39,335 |
| Gotham, Dzintars | General & Internal Medicine | — | 6,485 / 360,081 |
| Pokharel, Sunil | General & Internal Medicine | — | 7,109 / 360,081 |
| Rutten, A. L.B.(Lex) | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 282 / 14,206 | — |
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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