Independent Scholar 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).
18
researchers on the list
839
rank in United States
2,890
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper, James M. | Sociology | 150 / 12,471 | 112 / 12,471 |
| Liddle, Brantley | Energy | 639 / 371,959 | 701 / 371,959 |
| Ness, Norman F. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 989 / 58,202 | — |
| VanPatten, Bill | Languages & Linguistics | 192 / 25,930 | 397 / 25,930 |
| Thibodeau, Paul H. | Experimental Psychology | — | 976 / 37,808 |
| Beaver, Donald | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,425 / 517,648 | 4,427 / 517,648 |
| Cook, Jane K.A. | Veterinary Sciences | 292 / 72,388 | 420 / 72,388 |
| Knight, Christopher Harold | Dairy & Animal Science | 305 / 78,455 | 1,483 / 78,455 |
| Dahlberg, Lincoln | Communication & Media Studies | 258 / 16,468 | — |
| Blessing, Luciënne T.M. | Design Practice & Management | 119 / 11,980 | 132 / 11,980 |
| Resta, Robert G. | Genetics & Heredity | 923 / 42,273 | 571 / 42,273 |
| Simkin, Penny P. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,881 / 105,735 | — |
| Carbone, Larry G. | Veterinary Sciences | — | 311 / 72,388 |
| Enarson, Elaine | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 337 / 32,161 | 394 / 32,161 |
| Cheng, Joseph Yu Shek | Cultural Studies | 153 / 8,723 | — |
| Portwood-Stacer, Laura | Art Practice, History & Theory | 13 / 2,788 | 9 / 2,788 |
| Pennell, Sara | History | — | 370 / 20,299 |
| Bicknell, Jeanette | Art Practice, History & Theory | 26 / 2,788 | 49 / 2,788 |
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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