Rice 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).
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researchers on the list
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rank in United States
434
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajayan, Pulickel Madhava | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 8 / 177,859 | 24 / 177,859 |
| Elimelech, Menachem | Environmental Sciences | 2 / 140,934 | 3 / 140,934 |
| Nicolaou, K.C. Costa | Organic Chemistry | 12 / 188,664 | 78 / 188,664 |
| Scuseria, Gustavo E. | Chemical Physics | 25 / 121,889 | 54 / 121,889 |
| Baraniuk, Richard G. | Networking & Telecommunications | 9 / 228,312 | 37 / 228,312 |
| Halas, Naomi J. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 53 / 177,859 | 169 / 177,859 |
| Smalley, Richard E. | Chemical Physics | 64 / 121,889 | 382 / 121,889 |
| Wolynes, Peter Guy | Chemical Physics | 73 / 121,889 | 199 / 121,889 |
| Vardi, Moshe Y. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 80 / 517,648 | 540 / 517,648 |
| Yakobson, Boris I. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 95 / 177,859 | 246 / 177,859 |
| Salas, Eduardo | Human Factors | 5 / 16,381 | 8 / 16,381 |
| Wang, Haotian | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,324 / 177,859 | 283 / 177,859 |
| Nagarajaiah, Satish | Civil Engineering | 49 / 67,736 | 46 / 67,736 |
| Lee, Cin Ty Aeolus | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 227 / 108,013 | 149 / 108,013 |
| Ben-Jacob, Eshel | Fluids & Plasmas | 85 / 58,297 | 401 / 58,297 |
| Onuchic, Josè Nelson | Chemical Physics | 318 / 121,889 | 735 / 121,889 |
| Hirasaki, George Jiro H. | Energy | 191 / 371,959 | 962 / 371,959 |
| Dasgupta, Rajdeep | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 464 / 108,013 | 217 / 108,013 |
| Hu, Xiaben | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,075 / 517,648 | 882 / 517,648 |
| Domínguez-Rodrigo, Manuel | Archaeology | 10 / 21,336 | 8 / 21,336 |
| Dickens, Gerald R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 314 / 108,013 | 557 / 108,013 |
| Sonenshein, Scott | Business & Management | 850 / 68,786 | 567 / 68,786 |
| Silver, Paul G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 352 / 108,013 | 839 / 108,013 |
| Kavraki, Lydia E. | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 164 / 131,085 | 304 / 131,085 |
| Lau, Hon Chung | Energy | 2,360 / 371,959 | 607 / 371,959 |
| Rossky, Peter J. | Chemical Physics | 517 / 121,889 | 1,068 / 121,889 |
| Bartel, Bonnie | Plant Biology & Botany | 306 / 204,373 | 711 / 204,373 |
| Huang, H. W. | Biophysics | 49 / 21,025 | 59 / 21,025 |
| Tihanyi, Laszlo | Business & Management | 1,150 / 68,786 | 735 / 68,786 |
| Masiello, Caroline Ann | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 960 / 84,638 | 592 / 84,638 |
| MacKintosh, Frederick Colin | Fluids & Plasmas | 279 / 58,297 | 451 / 58,297 |
| Phillips, George N. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,277 / 216,826 | 3,781 / 216,826 |
| Kriegel, Uriah | Philosophy | 71 / 14,569 | 55 / 14,569 |
| Kolomeisky, Anatoly B. | Chemical Physics | 786 / 121,889 | 824 / 121,889 |
| Olson, John Steve | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,501 / 216,826 | 4,418 / 216,826 |
| Curl, Robert F. | Chemical Physics | 941 / 121,889 | — |
| Halsey, Thomas C. | Fluids & Plasmas | 382 / 58,297 | — |
| Siemann, Evan H. | Ecology | 789 / 82,882 | 1,915 / 82,882 |
| Leeman, William P. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 770 / 108,013 | 2,100 / 108,013 |
| Morton, Timothy | Literary Studies | 12 / 21,141 | 14 / 21,141 |
| Amin, Mustafa A. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,502 / 164,120 | 700 / 164,120 |
| Levander, Alan R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 833 / 108,013 | 1,919 / 108,013 |
| Heijnen, Cobi Johanna | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,465 / 379,830 | 6,932 / 379,830 |
| Martin, Randi C. | Experimental Psychology | 687 / 37,808 | — |
| Johnson, Bruce R. | Chemical Physics | 1,158 / 121,889 | 2,470 / 121,889 |
| Johns-Krull, Christopher M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 884 / 58,202 | — |
| Dimiev, Ayrat M. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,819 / 177,859 | 2,015 / 177,859 |
| Oswald, Frederick L. | Business & Management | — | 1,317 / 68,786 |
| Gordon, Richard G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 990 / 108,013 | 2,237 / 108,013 |
| Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 478 / 27,183 |
| Peterson, Erik | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 485 / 27,183 |
| Braam, Janet | Plant Biology & Botany | 791 / 204,373 | 1,081 / 204,373 |
| Lou, Jun | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,666 / 177,859 | 2,216 / 177,859 |
| Clementi, Cecilia | Chemical Physics | 1,276 / 121,889 | 845 / 121,889 |
| King, Eden B. | Business & Management | 965 / 68,786 | 1,430 / 68,786 |
| Sabharwal, Ashutosh | Networking & Telecommunications | 520 / 228,312 | 983 / 228,312 |
| Rudolf, Volker H.W. | Ecology | 1,127 / 82,882 | 1,428 / 82,882 |
| Leeds, Brett Ashley | International Relations | — | 128 / 9,646 |
| Treangen, Todd J. | Bioinformatics | — | 197 / 24,357 |
| Kamakura, Wagner A. | Marketing | 164 / 15,920 | — |
| Baring, Matthew G. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,151 / 58,202 | — |
| Motowidlo, Stephan J. | Business & Management | 792 / 68,786 | 2,117 / 68,786 |
| Whitmire, Kenton H. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 471 / 86,991 | 2,092 / 86,991 |
| Fernandez, Ariel A. | Chemical Physics | 1,635 / 121,889 | — |
| Ajo-Franklin, Jonathan B. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,143 / 108,013 |
| Fagundes, Christopher P. | Psychiatry | — | 1,328 / 90,846 |
| Mittal, Vikas | Marketing | — | 477 / 15,920 |
| Robinson, Jacob T. | Optics | 1,217 / 83,504 | 370 / 83,504 |
| Hafner, Jason H. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,126 / 177,859 | — |
| Zelt, Colin A. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,597 / 108,013 | — |
| Xu, Qianfan | Optics | 410 / 83,504 | 1,053 / 83,504 |
| Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew | Literary Studies | 213 / 21,141 | 30 / 21,141 |
| Gershon, Ilana | Anthropology | 218 / 10,039 | 105 / 10,039 |
| Lenardic, Adrian | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,729 / 108,013 | 1,329 / 108,013 |
| Ordonez, Vicente | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 11,851 / 517,648 | 4,325 / 517,648 |
| Schuler, Douglas A. | Business & Management | — | 2,030 / 68,786 |
| Nguyen, Cam N. | Networking & Telecommunications | 851 / 228,312 | — |
| Renata, Hans | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,197 / 188,664 |
| Balakrishnan, Guha | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 4,545 / 517,648 |
| Ecklund, Elaine Howard | Religions & Theology | 10 / 11,748 | 18 / 11,748 |
| de Hoop, Maarten V.D.E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,808 / 108,013 | — |
| Killian, Thomas C. | General Physics | 697 / 87,024 | 1,759 / 87,024 |
| Mellor-Crummey, John M. | Distributed Computing | 21 / 9,369 | 116 / 9,369 |
| Elliott, James R. | Sociology | — | 442 / 12,471 |
| Palmer, Graham A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,819 / 216,826 | — |
| Stevenson, Paul M. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,944 / 164,120 | — |
| Pasquali, Matteo | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,392 / 177,859 | — |
| Natelson, Douglas | Applied Physics | 2,928 / 323,282 | 5,779 / 323,282 |
| Hebl, Michelle R. | Business & Management | — | 2,317 / 68,786 |
| Davis-Floyd, Robbie E. | Nursing | 376 / 73,697 | 294 / 73,697 |
| Gonnermann, Helge M. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,634 / 108,013 |
| Jones, Mark P. | Political Science & Public Administration | 506 / 27,183 | — |
| Damanik, David D. | General Mathematics | 724 / 76,268 | 1,481 / 76,268 |
| Boyer, Dominic C. | Anthropology | 215 / 10,039 | 160 / 10,039 |
| Epstein, Marc J. | Accounting | 115 / 7,240 | — |
| Wong, Michael S. | Environmental Sciences | 1,043 / 140,934 | — |
| Rahad, Rummanur | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 362 / 140,272 |
| Long, Andrew J. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,869 / 164,120 |
| Schmandt, Brandon | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,837 / 108,013 |
| Bakhshian, Sahar | Energy | — | 4,248 / 371,959 |
| McLellan, Rex B. | Materials | 2,088 / 330,896 | — |
| West, Julian G. | Organic Chemistry | — | 1,809 / 188,664 |
| Warren, Joe D. | Software Engineering | 318 / 24,083 | — |
| Khabashesku, Valery N. | Energy | 2,324 / 371,959 | — |
| Acosta, Darin E. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,718 / 164,120 | — |
| Segarra, Santiago | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 1,847 / 228,312 |
| Alemany, Lawrence B. | General Chemistry | 392 / 57,505 | 940 / 57,505 |
| Ball, Zachary T. | Organic Chemistry | 2,699 / 188,664 | 3,129 / 188,664 |
| Dunning, F. Barry | General Physics | 1,053 / 87,024 | — |
| Bennett, George N. | Biotechnology | 497 / 69,700 | — |
| Engel, Paul S. | General Chemistry | 404 / 57,505 | — |
| Yang, Kaiyuan | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 2,222 / 133,072 | 659 / 133,072 |
| Duenas-Osorio, Leonardo August | Civil Engineering | 1,039 / 67,736 | 966 / 67,736 |
| Hackerman, Norman | Energy | 2,581 / 371,959 | — |
| Morgan, Julia K. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 2,293 / 108,013 |
| Ho, Vivian T. | Health Policy & Services | 437 / 23,941 | — |
| Billups, William Edward | Organic Chemistry | 2,999 / 188,664 | — |
| Zubarev, Eugene R. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,213 / 177,859 | — |
| Byrne, Michael D. | Human Factors | 324 / 16,381 | — |
| Forman, Robin | General Mathematics | 1,690 / 76,268 | 967 / 76,268 |
| Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert | Public Health | 1,700 / 82,273 | 1,842 / 82,273 |
| Miele, Angelo | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 336 / 66,382 | — |
| Henderson, Thomas M. | Chemical Physics | — | 2,028 / 121,889 |
| Rixner, Scott | Computer Hardware & Architecture | 175 / 21,014 | — |
| Carroll, Michael M. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,511 / 157,792 | 3,411 / 157,792 |
| Hulet, R. G. | General Physics | 1,297 / 87,024 | 1,567 / 87,024 |
| Lee, Hoonkyung | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,655 / 177,859 | — |
| Cooper, Keith D. | Software Engineering | 461 / 24,083 | — |
| Hardt, Robert M. | General Mathematics | 1,552 / 76,268 | — |
| Semmes, Stephen W. | General Mathematics | 1,616 / 76,268 | — |
| Parry, Ronald J. | General Chemistry | 525 / 57,505 | — |
| Xiao, Han | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,929 / 188,664 |
| Zhu, Dongyang | Materials | — | 5,739 / 330,896 |
| Sano, Akane | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 9,740 / 517,648 |
| Yan, Han | Applied Physics | — | 4,426 / 323,282 |
| Hauge, Robert H. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,184 / 177,859 | — |
| Prendergast, Mary E. | Archaeology | — | 269 / 21,336 |
| Veech, William A. | General Mathematics | 1,954 / 76,268 | — |
| Morosan, Emilia | Applied Physics | — | 5,047 / 323,282 |
| Patel, Tirthak | Distributed Computing | — | 44 / 9,369 |
| Pagano, Guido | General Physics | — | 1,501 / 87,024 |
| Palem, Krishna V. | Computer Hardware & Architecture | 293 / 21,014 | — |
| Morgan, T. Clifton | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 372 / 32,161 | — |
| Yi, Ming | Applied Physics | — | 5,719 / 323,282 |
| OʼMalley, Marcia K. Kilchenman | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,438 / 131,085 | — |
| Chi, Taiyun | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,577 / 133,072 |
| Lewis, Edward S. | General Chemistry | 849 / 57,505 | — |
| Kelly, Kevin F. | Optics | 1,659 / 83,504 | — |
| Cook, David | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 579 / 32,161 | — |
| Wolfe, Cary | Literary Studies | 277 / 21,141 | 272 / 21,141 |
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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