Kansas State 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).
126
researchers on the list
196
rank in United States
543
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ighalo, Joshua O. | Environmental Sciences | 765 / 140,934 | 120 / 140,934 |
| Dodds, Walter Kennedy | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 34 / 54,545 | 32 / 54,545 |
| Kirkham, Mary Beth | Agronomy & Agriculture | 134 / 95,377 | 58 / 95,377 |
| Prasad, P. V.V. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,107 / 204,373 | 126 / 204,373 |
| Awika, Joseph M. | Food Science | 252 / 107,913 | 113 / 107,913 |
| Ratra, Bharat | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 163 / 58,202 | 236 / 58,202 |
| Aakeröy, Christer B. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 86 / 86,991 | 258 / 86,991 |
| Leung, Xi Yu | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 77 / 11,605 |
| Sorensen, Christopher Michael | Chemical Physics | 391 / 121,889 | 626 / 121,889 |
| Athanassiou, C. G. | Entomology | 98 / 40,595 | 23 / 40,595 |
| Schmitt, David P. | Social Psychology | 271 / 27,908 | 342 / 27,908 |
| Cullers, Robert L. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 634 / 108,013 | 262 / 108,013 |
| Poole, David C. | Physiology | 81 / 26,472 | 70 / 26,472 |
| Kanost, Michael R. | Entomology | 30 / 40,595 | 112 / 40,595 |
| Lin, Chiidong | General Physics | 136 / 87,024 | 947 / 87,024 |
| Klabunde, Kenneth J. | Chemical Physics | 558 / 121,889 | 2,339 / 121,889 |
| Rivière, Jim Edmond S. | Veterinary Sciences | 20 / 72,388 | 37 / 72,388 |
| Jumpponen, A. M. | Microbiology | 681 / 232,186 | 643 / 232,186 |
| Leslie, John F. | Plant Biology & Botany | 368 / 204,373 | 1,149 / 204,373 |
| Aikens, Christine M. | Chemical Physics | 812 / 121,889 | 486 / 121,889 |
| Gill, Bikram Singh | Plant Biology & Botany | 448 / 204,373 | 2,211 / 204,373 |
| Nagaraja, Tiruvoor G. | Microbiology | 1,408 / 232,186 | 702 / 232,186 |
| MacRitchie, Finlay | Food Science | 194 / 107,913 | — |
| Michaud, John P. | Entomology | 89 / 40,595 | 205 / 40,595 |
| With, Kimberly A. | Ecology | 807 / 82,882 | — |
| Smith, Paul Edward | Chemical Physics | 1,022 / 121,889 | 2,452 / 121,889 |
| Jha, Uday Chand | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 723 / 204,373 |
| Blair, John M. | Ecology | 895 / 82,882 | 1,693 / 82,882 |
| Li, Yonghui | Food Science | 2,222 / 107,913 | 606 / 107,913 |
| Barlett, Christopher Paul | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 371 / 25,365 |
| Hitzler, Pascal Al | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,707 / 517,648 | 2,530 / 517,648 |
| Valent, Barbara S. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,679 / 204,373 | 871 / 204,373 |
| ZHU, Kun Yan | Entomology | 253 / 40,595 | 95 / 40,595 |
| Gwinner, Kevin Patrick | Marketing | 202 / 15,920 | 320 / 15,920 |
| Ramm, Alexander G. | General Mathematics | 264 / 76,268 | — |
| Chambers, Edgar | Food Science | 666 / 107,913 | 736 / 107,913 |
| Zeglin, Lydia H. | Ecology | — | 1,259 / 82,882 |
| Clem, Rollie J. | Virology | 467 / 79,508 | 1,578 / 79,508 |
| Hartnett, David C. | Ecology | 1,114 / 82,882 | — |
| Stevenson, Jeffrey S. | Dairy & Animal Science | 161 / 78,455 | 358 / 78,455 |
| Higgs, Stephen T. | Virology | 497 / 79,508 | 430 / 79,508 |
| Wangemann, Philine | Otorhinolaryngology | 113 / 54,521 | 289 / 54,521 |
| Coetzee, Johann Hans | Veterinary Sciences | 244 / 72,388 | 66 / 72,388 |
| Seamon, David | Geography | — | 371 / 21,559 |
| Esry, Brett D. | General Physics | 520 / 87,024 | — |
| Joern, Anthony | Ecology | 1,459 / 82,882 | — |
| Spencer, Chelsea M. | Criminology | — | 179 / 14,394 |
| Paul, Bimal Kanti | Geography | 343 / 21,559 | — |
| Barstow, Thomas Jackson | Physiology | 446 / 26,472 | 188 / 26,472 |
| Rice, Charles W. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 503 / 95,377 | 1,201 / 95,377 |
| Musch, Timothy I. | Physiology | 426 / 26,472 | 475 / 26,472 |
| Phillips, Thomas Wesley | Entomology | 288 / 40,595 | 292 / 40,595 |
| Zheng, Yi | Biotechnology | 889 / 69,700 | 355 / 69,700 |
| Bai, Guihua | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,623 / 204,373 | 1,699 / 204,373 |
| Stith, Sandra M. | Criminology | 216 / 14,394 | 328 / 14,394 |
| Blecha, Frank | Veterinary Sciences | 297 / 72,388 | 1,173 / 72,388 |
| KuKanich, Butch K. | Veterinary Sciences | 350 / 72,388 | 268 / 72,388 |
| Takemoto, Larry J. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 836 / 86,157 | — |
| Fung, Daniel | Microbiology | 2,945 / 232,186 | — |
| Titgemeyer, Evan C. | Dairy & Animal Science | 363 / 78,455 | 1,055 / 78,455 |
| Chen, Mingshun | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,904 / 204,373 | 3,555 / 204,373 |
| Smith, Charles Michael | Entomology | 427 / 40,595 | 325 / 40,595 |
| Friebe, Bernd R. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,972 / 204,373 | — |
| Gido, Keith Bryant | Fisheries | 358 / 47,614 | 714 / 47,614 |
| Nelson, James C. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,042 / 204,373 | — |
| Shi, Yong-Cheng | Food Science | 833 / 107,913 | — |
| Chang, Kyeongok | Virology | 1,177 / 79,508 | 1,453 / 79,508 |
| MEDEIROS, D. M. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 959 / 59,506 | — |
| McGregor, Douglas S. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,621 / 164,120 | — |
| Steiner, J. L. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 871 / 95,377 | — |
| Dryden, Michael Wayne | Veterinary Sciences | 524 / 72,388 | 960 / 72,388 |
| MacDonald, James Ross | General Physics | 1,063 / 87,024 | — |
| Cocke, Charles Lewis | General Physics | 1,078 / 87,024 | — |
| Li, Jun | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,031 / 177,859 | — |
| Sun, Susan X. | Polymers | 1,486 / 133,253 | — |
| Seib, Paul A. | Food Science | 995 / 107,913 | — |
| Welti, Ruth | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,453 / 204,373 | 3,586 / 204,373 |
| Mudrack, Peter E. | Applied Ethics | 139 / 6,701 | — |
| Krämer, Karl J. | Entomology | 550 / 40,595 | 602 / 40,595 |
| Hagstrum, David William | Entomology | 555 / 40,595 | 564 / 40,595 |
| Grauer, Gregory F. | Veterinary Sciences | 591 / 72,388 | 792 / 72,388 |
| Upton, Steve J. | Mycology & Parasitology | 401 / 29,175 | — |
| Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam | Entomology | 693 / 40,595 | 395 / 40,595 |
| Hua, Duy H. | Organic Chemistry | 3,091 / 188,664 | — |
| Rolles, Daniel | General Physics | 1,714 / 87,024 | 1,034 / 87,024 |
| Marcus, Daniel C. | Otorhinolaryngology | 544 / 54,521 | — |
| Richt, Jüergen A. A. | Virology | 1,503 / 79,508 | 754 / 79,508 |
| Thumm, Uwe | General Physics | 1,323 / 87,024 | — |
| Minton, J. Ernest | Dairy & Animal Science | 670 / 78,455 | — |
| Park, Yoonseong | Entomology | 721 / 40,595 | 820 / 40,595 |
| Harms, Craig A. | Physiology | — | 405 / 26,472 |
| Dikeman, Michael E. | Dairy & Animal Science | 728 / 78,455 | — |
| Oehme, Frederick W. | Toxicology | 1,095 / 69,049 | — |
| Akhunov, Eduard D. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,535 / 204,373 | — |
| Skidmore, Edward L. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,405 / 95,377 | — |
| Apley, Michael D. | Veterinary Sciences | 973 / 72,388 | 516 / 72,388 |
| Wetzel, David L.B. | Analytical Chemistry | 2,109 / 137,328 | — |
| Hatcliff, John | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,026 / 517,648 | — |
| Floros, John D. | Food Science | 1,620 / 107,913 | — |
| Roush, James K. | Veterinary Sciences | 1,008 / 72,388 | 1,089 / 72,388 |
| Drouillard, James S. | Dairy & Animal Science | 969 / 78,455 | — |
| Hoseney, Russell Carl | Food Science | 1,765 / 107,913 | — |
| Mosier, Derek A. | Veterinary Sciences | 1,131 / 72,388 | — |
| Lamm, Freddie R. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,695 / 95,377 | — |
| Santschi, Elizabeth M. | Veterinary Sciences | 1,170 / 72,388 | — |
| Alavi, Sajid H. | Food Science | 1,851 / 107,913 | — |
| Culbertson, Christopher T. | Analytical Chemistry | 2,447 / 137,328 | — |
| Owensby, Clenton E. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,752 / 95,377 | — |
| Hunt, M. C. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,061 / 78,455 | 1,252 / 78,455 |
| Kluitenberg, Gerard J. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,781 / 95,377 | — |
| Dritz, Steve S. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,104 / 78,455 | — |
| Dennis, Stanley M. | Veterinary Sciences | 1,289 / 72,388 | — |
| Larson, Robert L. | Veterinary Sciences | 1,296 / 72,388 | 1,214 / 72,388 |
| Milliken, George A. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,122 / 78,455 | — |
| Leipold, Horst W. | Veterinary Sciences | 1,334 / 72,388 | — |
| Cloyd, Raymond A. | Entomology | — | 803 / 40,595 |
| Odde, Kenneth G. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,211 / 78,455 | — |
| Gaudreault, Natasha N. | Virology | — | 1,387 / 79,508 |
| Craig, James V. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,323 / 78,455 | — |
| Jewell, Dennis E. | Veterinary Sciences | — | 693 / 72,388 |
| White, Brad J. | Veterinary Sciences | — | 714 / 72,388 |
| Tokach, Mike D. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,509 / 78,455 | 1,353 / 78,455 |
| Johnson, Dallas E. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,516 / 78,455 | — |
| Westfall, Jane A. | Anatomy & Morphology | 104 / 8,297 | — |
| Vanlandingham, Dana L. | Tropical Medicine | — | 620 / 39,335 |
| Stenfeldt, Carolina | Veterinary Sciences | — | 1,080 / 72,388 |
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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