The George Washington 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).
130
researchers on the list
191
rank in United States
521
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowleg, Lisa | Public Health | 167 / 82,273 | 25 / 82,273 |
| Entman, Robert M. | Communication & Media Studies | 16 / 16,468 | 8 / 16,468 |
| Carayannis, Elias George | Business & Management | 154 / 68,786 | 127 / 68,786 |
| Artino, Anthony R. | Medical Informatics | 28 / 22,436 | 9 / 22,436 |
| Crandall, Keith A. | Evolutionary Biology | 86 / 31,128 | 176 / 31,128 |
| Weitzer, Ronald | Criminology | 18 / 14,394 | 11 / 14,394 |
| Kimmel, Paul Lawrence | Urology & Nephrology | 80 / 96,288 | 407 / 96,288 |
| Dermer, Charles Dennison | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 82 / 58,202 | 691 / 58,202 |
| Waisbord, Silvio R. | Communication & Media Studies | 68 / 16,468 | 36 / 16,468 |
| Barnett, Michael N. | International Relations | 12 / 9,646 | 14 / 9,646 |
| Shorr, Andrew F. | Respiratory System | 127 / 71,926 | 258 / 71,926 |
| Lynn, Joanne T. | General & Internal Medicine | 208 / 360,081 | 1,733 / 360,081 |
| Finnemore, Martha | International Relations | 33 / 9,646 | 18 / 9,646 |
| Pyron, Robert Alexander | Evolutionary Biology | 222 / 31,128 | 109 / 31,128 |
| Licht, Stuart L. | Energy | 189 / 371,959 | 517 / 371,959 |
| Kohrt, Brandon A. | Psychiatry | 1,200 / 90,846 | 330 / 90,846 |
| Kleinman, Hynda K. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 781 / 216,826 | 1,587 / 216,826 |
| Orenstein, Jan Marc | Pathology | 73 / 26,003 | 293 / 26,003 |
| Ahmed, Ali Mir | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 989 / 249,410 | 1,541 / 249,410 |
| Etzioni, Amitai | International Relations | 16 / 9,646 | 65 / 9,646 |
| Pandey, Sanjay K. | Political Science & Public Administration | 221 / 27,183 | 230 / 27,183 |
| Gehman, Joel | Business & Management | — | 768 / 68,786 |
| Hale, Henry E. | Political Science & Public Administration | 143 / 27,183 | 253 / 27,183 |
| Kouveliotou, Chryssa K. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 444 / 58,202 | 777 / 58,202 |
| Chiswick, Barry R. | Economics | 274 / 54,592 | 650 / 54,592 |
| Martin, Kirsten E. | Applied Ethics | 108 / 6,701 | 33 / 6,701 |
| Kokkinos, Peter F. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,227 / 249,410 | 1,208 / 249,410 |
| Evans, Scott R. | Microbiology | 2,265 / 232,186 | 781 / 232,186 |
| Finkelstein, James D. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,717 / 216,826 | 4,008 / 216,826 |
| Kety, Seymour S. | General & Internal Medicine | 601 / 360,081 | 5,899 / 360,081 |
| Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. | Political Science & Public Administration | 291 / 27,183 | 410 / 27,183 |
| Bukrinsky, Michael Ilya | Virology | 349 / 79,508 | 821 / 79,508 |
| Etzel, Ruth A. | Pediatrics | 225 / 81,129 | 469 / 81,129 |
| Berg, Carla J. | Public Health | 739 / 82,273 | 460 / 82,273 |
| Workman, Ronald L. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 889 / 164,120 | 1,324 / 164,120 |
| Crampton, Jeremy W. | Geography | 175 / 21,559 | 270 / 21,559 |
| Calabrese, Sarah K. | Public Health | 1,551 / 82,273 | 501 / 82,273 |
| Allman, Richard Mark | General & Internal Medicine | 673 / 360,081 | 2,393 / 360,081 |
| Fiksel, Joseph | Environmental Sciences | 1,164 / 140,934 | 1,209 / 140,934 |
| Warshaw, Christopher S. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 512 / 27,183 |
| Ehrenfreund, Pascale | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 973 / 58,202 | — |
| Johnson, Neil F. | Fluids & Plasmas | 560 / 58,297 | 1,036 / 58,297 |
| Edelstein, Sharon Leigh | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,318 / 100,693 | 1,312 / 100,693 |
| Bollard, Catherine M. | Immunology | 1,771 / 176,292 | 1,851 / 176,292 |
| Wallace, Gregory L. | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 456 / 25,365 |
| Lee, Byungboong | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,409 / 249,410 | — |
| Gastwirth, Joseph L. | Statistics & Probability | 308 / 24,695 | — |
| DeGrazia, David D. | Applied Ethics | 59 / 6,701 | 72 / 6,701 |
| Novak, Thomas P. | Marketing | — | 402 / 15,920 |
| Adams, William C. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 614 / 27,183 |
| Lucas, Peter William | Dentistry | 375 / 101,728 | 1,155 / 101,728 |
| Kumar, Nirbhay | Mycology & Parasitology | 159 / 29,175 | 447 / 29,175 |
| Anwar, Syed Muhammad | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,405 / 517,648 | 3,465 / 517,648 |
| Raj, Dominic S.C. | Urology & Nephrology | 835 / 96,288 | 498 / 96,288 |
| Hsu, S. M. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 595 / 157,792 | 2,407 / 157,792 |
| Hoffman, Donna L. | Marketing | 278 / 15,920 | 459 / 15,920 |
| Rosenbaum, Sara J.D. | Health Policy & Services | 191 / 23,941 | 428 / 23,941 |
| Williams, Paul D. | International Relations | 85 / 9,646 | — |
| Miller, Michael K. | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 715 / 27,183 |
| Hayes, Danny | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 721 / 27,183 |
| Li, Xiang | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 3,984 / 517,648 |
| Foster, James E. | Economics | 1,075 / 54,592 | 1,102 / 54,592 |
| Kaminski, Henry J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,838 / 379,830 | 4,232 / 379,830 |
| Singpurwalla, Nozer D. | Statistics & Probability | 468 / 24,695 | — |
| Friedman, Adam Adam | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 780 / 64,751 | 382 / 64,751 |
| McCarthy, Melissa L. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 371 / 44,281 | 597 / 44,281 |
| Vertes, Akos | Analytical Chemistry | 890 / 137,328 | — |
| Comas-Díaz, Lillian | Criminology | 244 / 14,394 | — |
| Omran, Abdel R. | Public Health | 1,219 / 82,273 | 1,237 / 82,273 |
| Goldstein, Allan L. | Immunology | 3,114 / 176,292 | — |
| Pless, Robert B. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,763 / 517,648 | — |
| Evans, William Douglas | Public Health | 1,211 / 82,273 | 1,598 / 82,273 |
| Lee, Norman H. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,667 / 377,791 | — |
| Rosenau, James N. | International Relations | 153 / 9,646 | — |
| Nicholson, Wanda Kay | General & Internal Medicine | — | 1,737 / 360,081 |
| Tracy, Cynthia M. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,039 / 249,410 | 5,193 / 249,410 |
| Berman, Barry L. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,444 / 164,120 | — |
| Hancock, Adrienne B. | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | — | 133 / 13,500 |
| Baird, Sarah J. | Public Health | — | 1,414 / 82,273 |
| Mai, Maxim | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,038 / 164,120 |
| Stone, Clarence N. | Urban & Regional Planning | 255 / 15,338 | — |
| Brem, Rachel F. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,241 / 129,561 | — |
| Feldman, Ilana | Anthropology | — | 187 / 10,039 |
| Charnovitz, Steve S. | Law | 124 / 18,707 | — |
| Santos, Joost Reyes | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 197 / 32,161 | 618 / 32,161 |
| Yakushko, Oksana F. | General Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 75 / 4,120 | 62 / 4,120 |
| Wolman, Harold (Hal) | Urban & Regional Planning | 298 / 15,338 | — |
| Chandra, Anjani | Public Health | 1,581 / 82,273 | — |
| Lurie, Ira S. | Analytical Chemistry | 1,270 / 137,328 | — |
| Chumakov, Konstantin M. | Virology | 1,326 / 79,508 | — |
| Wade, James B. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,672 / 96,288 | — |
| Kwak, Young Hoon | Building & Construction | 538 / 56,454 | — |
| Pardavi-Horváth, Martha | Applied Physics | 4,733 / 323,282 | — |
| Broniatowski, David André | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,027 / 517,648 | 7,829 / 517,648 |
| McRuer, Robert | Cultural Studies | — | 58 / 8,723 |
| Cornfield, Jerome | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 5,367 / 249,410 | — |
| Arndt, Richard A. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,389 / 164,120 | — |
| Holtz, Timothy H. | Microbiology | 4,517 / 232,186 | — |
| Polotsky, Vsevolod Y. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,757 / 379,830 |
| Cline, Eric H. | Archaeology | 337 / 21,336 | 212 / 21,336 |
| Cahill, Christopher L. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,344 / 86,991 | — |
| Braman, Donald | Law | 236 / 18,707 | 268 / 18,707 |
| Caro, Alfredo | Applied Physics | 6,331 / 323,282 | 6,260 / 323,282 |
| Berman, Paul Schiff | Law | 273 / 18,707 | 394 / 18,707 |
| Sarani, Babak | Surgery | 2,163 / 146,713 | 1,835 / 146,713 |
| Becker, Kenneth L. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,156 / 360,081 | — |
| Theeke, Laurie Ann | Nursing | 1,306 / 73,697 | 832 / 73,697 |
| Murphy, Sean D. | Law | 316 / 18,707 | — |
| Kovacic, William E. | Law | 318 / 18,707 | — |
| Bielamowicz, Steven A. | Otorhinolaryngology | 855 / 54,521 | — |
| Miller, J. Houston | Energy | 4,731 / 371,959 | — |
| Hwa, Rebecca | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,024 / 517,648 | — |
| Lebovic, James H. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 402 / 32,161 | — |
| Cutler, Andrew D. | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 688 / 66,382 | — |
| Sackier, Johnathan M. | Surgery | 2,732 / 146,713 | — |
| Qiu, Xiangyun | General Physics | — | 1,674 / 87,024 |
| Mason, Diana J. | Nursing | 1,102 / 73,697 | — |
| McCarter, Robert J. | Pediatrics | — | 1,074 / 81,129 |
| Subramaniam, Suresh | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,692 / 228,312 | — |
| Guzzetta, Cathie E. | Nursing | 1,302 / 73,697 | — |
| Myers, Michael K. | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 851 / 66,382 | — |
| Downes, Alexander B. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 601 / 32,161 | 650 / 32,161 |
| Diemert, David Joseph | Virology | — | 1,553 / 79,508 |
| Lupu, Dale E. | Anesthesiology | — | 993 / 59,383 |
| Donaldson, Molla Sloane | General & Internal Medicine | 4,819 / 360,081 | — |
| Wood, Timothy W. | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,516 / 228,312 | — |
| Hernández, Luz Patricia | Anatomy & Morphology | 114 / 8,297 | — |
| Salsberg, Edward S. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,902 / 360,081 | — |
| Zaghloul, Mona Elwakkad | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 2,775 / 133,072 | — |
| Harris, Jonathan Gil | Literary Studies | 380 / 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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