National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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).
160
researchers on the list
154
rank in United States
404
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, Tamara B. | Gerontology | 6 / 13,096 | 12 / 13,096 |
| Gillman, Matthew W. | Pediatrics | 7 / 81,129 | 20 / 81,129 |
| Linehan, W. Marston | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 151 / 377,791 | 128 / 377,791 |
| Holland, Steven M. | Immunology | 151 / 176,292 | 200 / 176,292 |
| Maiese, Kenneth | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 440 / 379,830 | 1,034 / 379,830 |
| Harris, Paul A. | Medical Informatics | 68 / 22,436 | 8 / 22,436 |
| Lauer, Michael S. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 336 / 249,410 | 1,030 / 249,410 |
| Basser, Peter J. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 26 / 129,561 | 74 / 129,561 |
| Summers, Ronald M. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 45 / 129,561 | 16 / 129,561 |
| Felsenfeld, Gary | Developmental Biology | 436 / 167,121 | 1,517 / 167,121 |
| Cragg, Gordon M.L. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 38 / 120,621 | 37 / 120,621 |
| Denny, Joshua C. | Medical Informatics | 15 / 22,436 | 17 / 22,436 |
| Thein, Swee Lay | Immunology | 408 / 176,292 | 404 / 176,292 |
| Stringaris, Argyrios K. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 322 / 25,365 | 116 / 25,365 |
| Straus, Stephen E. | Virology | 84 / 79,508 | 650 / 79,508 |
| Brown, Paul W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,272 / 379,830 | — |
| Kadri, Sameer S. | Microbiology | 2,991 / 232,186 | 312 / 232,186 |
| Finn, Emily S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 873 / 379,830 |
| Kehrl, John H. | Immunology | 622 / 176,292 | 2,184 / 176,292 |
| Masur, Henry | Microbiology | 471 / 232,186 | 2,095 / 232,186 |
| Taub, Dennis D. | Immunology | 642 / 176,292 | 2,375 / 176,292 |
| London, Stephanie J. | Respiratory System | 187 / 71,926 | 409 / 71,926 |
| Austin, Christopher P. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 78 / 120,621 | 73 / 120,621 |
| Subar, Amy F. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 162 / 59,506 | 207 / 59,506 |
| Bačkonja, Miroslav Misha | Anesthesiology | 75 / 59,383 | 297 / 59,383 |
| Doppman, John L. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 113 / 129,561 | 1,791 / 129,561 |
| Birkedal-Hansen, Henning | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,014 / 216,826 | 3,116 / 216,826 |
| Mensah, George A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,026 / 249,410 | 1,647 / 249,410 |
| Rotimi, Charles N. | Genetics & Heredity | 127 / 42,273 | 87 / 42,273 |
| Ginsburg, Geoffrey S. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,457 / 249,410 | 835 / 249,410 |
| Anderson, James Melvin | Developmental Biology | 1,036 / 167,121 | 2,603 / 167,121 |
| Mead, Jere A.R. | Physiology | 137 / 26,472 | 199 / 26,472 |
| Sibley, David R. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,479 / 379,830 | — |
| Schlessinger, David | Developmental Biology | 1,239 / 167,121 | 2,055 / 167,121 |
| Pasiakos, Stefan M. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 757 / 59,506 | 263 / 59,506 |
| Gelboin, Harry V. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 308 / 166,116 | — |
| Breman, Joel G. | Tropical Medicine | 70 / 39,335 | 221 / 39,335 |
| Tatusova, Tatiana A. | Developmental Biology | 1,812 / 167,121 | 832 / 167,121 |
| Jährling, Peter B. | Virology | 261 / 79,508 | 647 / 79,508 |
| Márquez, Víctor E. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 124 / 120,621 | 1,790 / 120,621 |
| Grantz, Katherine L. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,164 / 105,735 | 188 / 105,735 |
| Shah, Nirali N. | Immunology | — | 724 / 176,292 |
| Huang, Ruili | Toxicology | 496 / 69,049 | 141 / 69,049 |
| Klein, Harvey G. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,669 / 249,410 | — |
| van Waes, Carter | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,970 / 377,791 | — |
| Viboud, Cécile G. | Microbiology | 2,185 / 232,186 | 933 / 232,186 |
| Kasprzak, Kazimierz S. | Toxicology | 214 / 69,049 | — |
| Picciano, Mary Frances | Nutrition & Dietetics | 369 / 59,506 | 1,063 / 59,506 |
| Greenwald, Peter H. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,109 / 377,791 | — |
| Hodes, Richard J. | Immunology | 1,495 / 176,292 | 3,705 / 176,292 |
| Wise, Stephen A. | Analytical Chemistry | 363 / 137,328 | 1,881 / 137,328 |
| Tabak, Lawrence A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,998 / 216,826 | 2,678 / 216,826 |
| Potischman, Nancy A. | Epidemiology | 121 / 10,334 | 150 / 10,334 |
| DeCherney, Alan H. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 513 / 105,735 | 1,560 / 105,735 |
| Gershengorn, Marvin Carl | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,269 / 100,693 | — |
| Kleinstreuer, Nicole C. | Toxicology | — | 207 / 69,049 |
| Merlino, Glenn | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,435 / 377,791 | 6,456 / 377,791 |
| Williamson, Peter Richard | Microbiology | 1,523 / 232,186 | 2,393 / 232,186 |
| Wong, Wai T. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 395 / 86,157 | 300 / 86,157 |
| Glancy, Brian | Physiology | — | 118 / 26,472 |
| Rodbard, David | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,282 / 216,826 | — |
| Arias, Irwin M. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,293 / 216,826 | — |
| Hannenhalli, Sridhar S. | Developmental Biology | 1,921 / 167,121 | — |
| Klee, Claude B. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,390 / 216,826 | — |
| Catt, Kevin J. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,413 / 100,693 | — |
| Hall, Matthew D. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 380 / 120,621 | 261 / 120,621 |
| van Itallie, Christina M. | Developmental Biology | 2,015 / 167,121 | — |
| Kovacs, Joseph A. | Microbiology | 1,739 / 232,186 | — |
| Lund, Pauline Kay | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,042 / 113,536 | — |
| Johnson, A. D. | Developmental Biology | 2,140 / 167,121 | 2,222 / 167,121 |
| Proctor, Lita M. | Microbiology | 2,769 / 232,186 | 1,436 / 232,186 |
| Suffredini, Anthony F. | Immunology | 2,100 / 176,292 | — |
| Childs, Richard W. | Immunology | 2,167 / 176,292 | — |
| Brooks, Philip John | Developmental Biology | 2,338 / 167,121 | — |
| Lynch, Christopher J. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,709 / 100,693 | 1,196 / 100,693 |
| Simeonov, Anton | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 280 / 120,621 | 325 / 120,621 |
| FitzHugh, Richard | Biophysics | 170 / 21,025 | 56 / 21,025 |
| Maglott, Donna R. | Developmental Biology | — | 1,729 / 167,121 |
| Berman, Karen Faith | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,615 / 379,830 | — |
| Yetley, Elizabeth A. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 622 / 59,506 | — |
| Huang, Dawei | Bioinformatics | 449 / 24,357 | 250 / 24,357 |
| Calvo, Katherine R. | Immunology | — | 1,591 / 176,292 |
| Maraia, Richard J. | Developmental Biology | 2,624 / 167,121 | — |
| Jensen, Elwood V. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,913 / 100,693 | — |
| Porter, John D. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,939 / 379,830 | — |
| Caplen, Natasha J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,678 / 377,791 | — |
| Wright, Linda L. | Pediatrics | 503 / 81,129 | — |
| Bandres-Ciga, Sara | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,145 / 379,830 |
| Sheridan, Michael J. | Social Work | 28 / 9,659 | — |
| Bielekova, Bibi | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,272 / 379,830 | — |
| Inglese, J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,701 / 216,826 | — |
| Abdelmohsen, Kotb | Developmental Biology | — | 2,085 / 167,121 |
| Simons, Stoney Jr | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,747 / 216,826 | — |
| Gillette, James R. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 923 / 166,116 | — |
| Schneider, Valerie A. | Developmental Biology | — | 2,151 / 167,121 |
| Henderson, David K. | Epidemiology | 191 / 10,334 | — |
| McKenzie, F. Ellis | Tropical Medicine | 224 / 39,335 | 658 / 39,335 |
| Ngai, John | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,948 / 379,830 | 4,598 / 379,830 |
| Aliberti, Júlio C.S. | Immunology | 2,861 / 176,292 | — |
| Bhattacharya, Jay | Health Policy & Services | 297 / 23,941 | 223 / 23,941 |
| Austin, Howard A. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,169 / 96,288 | — |
| Melvin, James E. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,081 / 216,826 | — |
| Buonanno, Andrés | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,034 / 379,830 | — |
| Roy, Ananda L. | Developmental Biology | 3,229 / 167,121 | — |
| Riley, William T. | Public Health | 1,181 / 82,273 | — |
| Hayward, Anthony R. | Immunology | 3,304 / 176,292 | — |
| Csákó, Gyorgy A. | General Clinical Medicine | 77 / 24,038 | 270 / 24,038 |
| Havlik, Richard J. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,000 / 249,410 | — |
| Wu, Colin O. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,123 / 249,410 | 4,389 / 249,410 |
| Segal, David M. | Immunology | 3,600 / 176,292 | — |
| Candia, Julián | Developmental Biology | — | 3,027 / 167,121 |
| Langenbach, Robert I. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,534 / 377,791 | — |
| Walters, Karina L. | Public Health | 1,494 / 82,273 | — |
| Klabunde, Carrie N. | Public Health | 1,544 / 82,273 | — |
| Tokudome, Shinkan | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,854 / 377,791 | — |
| Sereti, Irini | Microbiology | 4,045 / 232,186 | 3,126 / 232,186 |
| Sun, Hongmao | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 669 / 120,621 | 893 / 120,621 |
| Cotch, Mary Frances | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,208 / 86,157 | 1,820 / 86,157 |
| Adjemian, Jennifer Zipser | Microbiology | — | 3,181 / 232,186 |
| Wang, Yanli | Developmental Biology | — | 3,473 / 167,121 |
| Race, Richard E. | Virology | 1,408 / 79,508 | — |
| Kingman, Albert | Dentistry | 1,007 / 101,728 | — |
| KováÄ, Pavol Paul | Organic Chemistry | 3,146 / 188,664 | — |
| Parks, Christine Gibson | Arthritis & Rheumatology | — | 799 / 45,980 |
| McDowell, Margaret A. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 1,158 / 59,506 | — |
| Sheehan, Frances T. | Orthopedics | 1,316 / 98,781 | 1,841 / 98,781 |
| McShane, Lisa Meier | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,491 / 377,791 | — |
| Neva, Franklin A. | Tropical Medicine | 426 / 39,335 | — |
| Xia, Menghang | Toxicology | — | 684 / 69,049 |
| Kolobow, Theodore | Urology & Nephrology | 1,894 / 96,288 | — |
| Hindorff, Lucia A. | Genetics & Heredity | — | 492 / 42,273 |
| Rall, William F. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,878 / 105,735 | — |
| Stroncek, David F. | Immunology | — | 3,410 / 176,292 |
| Swanson, John | Microbiology | 4,988 / 232,186 | — |
| Vannella, Kevin M. | Immunology | — | 3,474 / 176,292 |
| Barbour, Kamil E. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | — | 924 / 45,980 |
| Edman, Jeffrey C. | Microbiology | 5,108 / 232,186 | — |
| Sonies, Barbara C. | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | 277 / 13,500 | — |
| Agrón, Elvira | Ophthalmology & Optometry | — | 1,075 / 86,157 |
| Spande, Thomas F. | Organic Chemistry | 3,987 / 188,664 | — |
| Ostchega, Yechiam | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 5,034 / 249,410 |
| Nightingale, Stuart L. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,928 / 360,081 | — |
| Atkinson, Jane C. | Dentistry | 1,462 / 101,728 | — |
| Sacks, David B. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,418 / 216,826 |
| Pitha, Josef | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,359 / 166,116 | — |
| Vastag, Brian | General & Internal Medicine | 3,105 / 360,081 | — |
| Eichacker, Peter Q. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 837 / 44,281 | — |
| Nerella, Sridhar Goud | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 1,330 / 120,621 |
| Shawker, Thomas H. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,491 / 129,561 | — |
| Bernstein, Michael J. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,377 / 360,081 | — |
| Coatney, G. Robert | Tropical Medicine | 822 / 39,335 | — |
| Zalewski, Christopher K. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 658 / 54,521 |
| Zakharov, Alexey V. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 2,102 / 120,621 |
| Malayeri, Ashkan A. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 2,416 / 129,561 |
| Hammoud, Dima A. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 2,515 / 129,561 |
| Archer, Victor Eugene | General & Internal Medicine | 5,098 / 360,081 | — |
| Davis, Mindy I. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 2,287 / 120,621 |
| Belter, Christopher W. | Information & Library Sciences | 359 / 15,996 | 351 / 15,996 |
| Zuelzer, Wolfgang W. | General & Internal Medicine | 5,909 / 360,081 | — |
| Sanderson, Philip E.J. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 2,548 / 120,621 | — |
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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