Swansea 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).
128
researchers on the list
38
rank in United Kingdom
532
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Simon G. | General & Internal Medicine | 21 / 360,081 | 26 / 360,081 |
| Zienkiewicz, Olgierd C. | Applied Mathematics | 12 / 23,982 | 35 / 23,982 |
| Willner, Paul J. | Psychiatry | 133 / 90,846 | 253 / 90,846 |
| Friswell, Michael I. | Acoustics | 8 / 38,987 | 20 / 38,987 |
| Hilal, Nidal | Chemical Engineering | 93 / 97,821 | 45 / 97,821 |
| Doerr, Stefan H. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 112 / 95,377 | 88 / 95,377 |
| Benton, David | Nutrition & Dietetics | 117 / 59,506 | 272 / 59,506 |
| Parrott, Andrew C. | Psychiatry | 460 / 90,846 | — |
| Manning, John T. | Social Psychology | 216 / 27,908 | 968 / 27,908 |
| Wilson, Rory Paul | Ecology | 385 / 82,882 | 776 / 82,882 |
| Dancer, Edward Norman | General Mathematics | 65 / 76,268 | 373 / 76,268 |
| Halfacree, Keith H. | Geography | 147 / 21,559 | 114 / 21,559 |
| Barron, Andrew Ross | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 152 / 86,991 | 391 / 86,991 |
| Folkard, Simon | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,930 / 379,830 | 4,186 / 379,830 |
| Sheldon, I. Martin | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 315 / 105,735 | 125 / 105,735 |
| Abedin, Mohammad Zoynul | Finance | — | 124 / 16,367 |
| Wang, Fengyu | General Mathematics | 158 / 76,268 | 147 / 76,268 |
| Matthews, John A. | Paleontology | 106 / 23,292 | — |
| Newton, Philip M. | Education | 1,176 / 115,687 | 487 / 115,687 |
| Brown, Amy E. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 563 / 59,506 | 249 / 59,506 |
| McCarroll, Danny | Paleontology | 118 / 23,292 | 360 / 23,292 |
| Aarts, Gert | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 866 / 164,120 | 636 / 164,120 |
| Betteridge, D. John B. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 935 / 100,693 | — |
| Kemp, Andrew H. | Psychiatry | 1,068 / 90,846 | 741 / 90,846 |
| Feng, Yuntian | Applied Mathematics | 207 / 23,982 | 133 / 23,982 |
| Jones, Paul | Business & Management | — | 1,091 / 68,786 |
| Shakesby, Richard A. | Paleontology | 165 / 23,292 | 219 / 23,292 |
| Meredith, Paul | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,352 / 177,859 | 1,649 / 177,859 |
| Junaid, Muhammad | Environmental Sciences | — | 1,108 / 140,934 |
| Williams, Graham | Polymers | 488 / 133,253 | — |
| Stratton, Gareth S. | Sport Sciences | 173 / 41,112 | 390 / 41,112 |
| Palmer, Richard E. | Applied Physics | 1,450 / 323,282 | — |
| Unsworth, Richard K.F. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 300 / 54,545 |
| Hossain, Mokarram | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,769 / 157,792 | 645 / 157,792 |
| Armin, Ardalan | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,482 / 177,859 | 2,298 / 177,859 |
| Ratcliffe, Norman Arthur | Entomology | 164 / 40,595 | 392 / 40,595 |
| Nithiarasu, Perumal | Applied Mathematics | 158 / 23,982 | 235 / 23,982 |
| Tubadji, Annie | Economics | — | 800 / 54,592 |
| Goodall, Janet S. | Education | 2,393 / 115,687 | 912 / 115,687 |
| Boyle, Paul J. | Geography | 248 / 21,559 | — |
| Reed, Phil | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 265 / 13,044 | 133 / 13,044 |
| Dennehy, Denis | Information Systems | — | 258 / 19,463 |
| Knight, Camilla J. | Sport Sciences | — | 400 / 41,112 |
| Murray, Tavi | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,460 / 84,638 | — |
| Börger, Luca | Ecology | — | 1,737 / 82,882 |
| Hollowood, Timothy J. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,645 / 164,120 | — |
| Shepard, Emily L.C. | Ecology | — | 1,816 / 82,882 |
| Liu, Yang | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,861 / 517,648 | 4,388 / 517,648 |
| Owen, Geraint | Paleontology | 523 / 23,292 | 272 / 23,292 |
| Flewitt, Rosie | Education | 1,526 / 115,687 | 1,341 / 115,687 |
| Price, P. E. Elaine | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 612 / 64,751 | 635 / 64,751 |
| Luckman, Adrian J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,720 / 84,638 | — |
| Walker, Ian | Logistics & Transportation | 366 / 32,287 | 390 / 32,287 |
| Perić, Djordje | Applied Mathematics | 263 / 23,982 | — |
| McNamee, Mike John | Sport Sciences | 398 / 41,112 | 544 / 41,112 |
| Rowley, Andrew F. | Entomology | 340 / 40,595 | 361 / 40,595 |
| Rolfe, Gary | Nursing | 229 / 73,697 | 829 / 73,697 |
| Wood, Rodger Ll L. | Rehabilitation | 222 / 31,889 | — |
| North, Peter R.J. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 654 / 82,760 | — |
| Shore, Graham M. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,159 / 164,120 | — |
| Phillips, Ceri James | Health Policy & Services | 317 / 23,941 | — |
| Walsh, Rory Peter Dominic | Environmental Engineering | 669 / 68,664 | — |
| Jordan, Sue E. | Nursing | 301 / 73,697 | 933 / 73,697 |
| Charlton, Michael C. | General Physics | 914 / 87,024 | — |
| Edwards, Michael G. | Energy | 2,054 / 371,959 | — |
| Kelly, Steven Lewis | Microbiology | 3,317 / 232,186 | 4,018 / 232,186 |
| Dodge, John A. | Pediatrics | 714 / 81,129 | — |
| Kilduff, Liam Patrick | Sport Sciences | — | 665 / 41,112 |
| Maleknejad, Azadeh | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,976 / 164,120 |
| Archer, C. W. | Biomedical Engineering | 646 / 74,543 | — |
| Thimbleby, Harold W. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,458 / 517,648 | — |
| Brzeziński, Tomasz | General Mathematics | 972 / 76,268 | 1,495 / 76,268 |
| Grant, Aimee | Nursing | — | 423 / 73,697 |
| Bache, Martin R. | Materials | 2,284 / 330,896 | 4,794 / 330,896 |
| Williams, Geraint | Energy | 2,364 / 371,959 | — |
| William Bentley, T. | Organic Chemistry | 2,676 / 188,664 | — |
| Lewis, Roland W. | Applied Mathematics | 407 / 23,982 | — |
| Moroz, Vitaly B. | General Mathematics | — | 889 / 76,268 |
| Morgan, Ken | Applied Mathematics | 432 / 23,982 | — |
| Wilshire, Brian B. | Materials | 2,562 / 330,896 | — |
| McNarry, Melitta A. | Sport Sciences | — | 821 / 41,112 |
| Armoni, Adi | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,027 / 164,120 | — |
| McMurray, H. N. | Energy | 2,801 / 371,959 | — |
| Montasari, Reza | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 2,240 / 228,312 |
| Cheng, Xiaochun | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,222 / 517,648 |
| Cross, Mark A. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,494 / 157,792 | — |
| Cadogan, John I.G. | Organic Chemistry | 3,236 / 188,664 | — |
| Olive, David I. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,353 / 164,120 | — |
| Butt, Tariq M. | Entomology | 637 / 40,595 | 514 / 40,595 |
| Schirmer, Sophie G. | General Physics | 1,306 / 87,024 | — |
| Del Giudice, Francesco | Analytical Chemistry | — | 1,483 / 137,328 |
| Evans, William John | Materials | 3,140 / 330,896 | — |
| Xie, Xianghua | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,000 / 517,648 | 9,122 / 517,648 |
| Brophy, Sinèad T. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,033 / 360,081 | 2,559 / 360,081 |
| Thomas, Derek Keith | General Mathematics | — | 1,186 / 76,268 |
| Munnangi, Anji Reddy | Energy | — | 7,013 / 371,959 |
| Larimi, Afsanehsadat | Energy | — | 7,288 / 371,959 |
| Bertoncello, Paolo | Analytical Chemistry | 1,922 / 137,328 | — |
| Li, Lijie | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,276 / 177,859 | — |
| Monfared, Mohammad Sadegh | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 842 / 133,072 | 1,115 / 133,072 |
| Bott, Simon G. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,695 / 86,991 | — |
| Rees, Paul E.T. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,307 / 140,272 | 854 / 140,272 |
| Barnsley, Michael J. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,480 / 82,760 | — |
| Shields, Robin J. | Fisheries | 965 / 47,614 | — |
| Richardson, John F. | Chemical Engineering | 1,626 / 97,821 | — |
| Hughes, David John | Nursing | 927 / 73,697 | — |
| Ortíz-Urquiza, Almudena | Entomology | — | 720 / 40,595 |
| Tizaoui, Chedly | Chemical Engineering | 1,757 / 97,821 | — |
| Gethin, David T. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,464 / 157,792 | — |
| Moller, Faron G. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,454 / 517,648 | — |
| Coffey, Michael J. | Nursing | 1,063 / 73,697 | — |
| Arnold, J. Cris | Polymers | 2,920 / 133,253 | — |
| Little, Edward A. | Materials | 5,341 / 330,896 | — |
| Evans, Russell W. | Materials | 5,850 / 330,896 | — |
| Gill, Martin R. | General Chemistry | — | 642 / 57,505 |
| Wyner, Adam Zachary | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,393 / 517,648 | — |
| Watkins, Alan J. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,734 / 360,081 | 6,628 / 360,081 |
| Hewitt, Jeanette L. | Nursing | 1,452 / 73,697 | — |
| Bowen, Huw V. | History | 207 / 20,299 | 398 / 20,299 |
| Brown, Stephen G.R. | Materials | 6,822 / 330,896 | — |
| Snelgrove, Sherrill Ray | Nursing | 1,520 / 73,697 | — |
| Summers, Huw D. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,139 / 140,272 | — |
| Hajibandeh, Shahab | Surgery | — | 2,495 / 146,713 |
| Khodabakhshi, Saeed | General Chemistry | 1,009 / 57,505 | — |
| Fitzsimmons, Deborah F. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,159 / 360,081 | — |
| Ren, Zhaoxin | Aerospace & Aeronautics | — | 1,119 / 66,382 |
| Akbari, Ashley | General & Internal Medicine | — | 6,885 / 360,081 |
| Llewellyn, D. T. | Mining & Metallurgy | 821 / 37,230 | — |
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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