UCI School of Medicine 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).
135
researchers on the list
183
rank in United States
498
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaugh, James L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 72 / 379,830 | 509 / 379,830 |
| Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar | Urology & Nephrology | 12 / 96,288 | 9 / 96,288 |
| Sassone-Corsi, Paolo | Developmental Biology | 114 / 167,121 | 176 / 167,121 |
| Piomelli, Daniele | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 231 / 379,830 | 714 / 379,830 |
| LaFerla, Frank M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 466 / 379,830 | 619 / 379,830 |
| Swanson, James M. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 56 / 25,365 | 174 / 25,365 |
| Anderson, Peter John | Pediatrics | 16 / 81,129 | 5 / 81,129 |
| Zlotnik, Albert | Immunology | 229 / 176,292 | 574 / 176,292 |
| Steward, Oswald | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 556 / 379,830 | 3,443 / 379,830 |
| Lynch, Gary S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 597 / 379,830 | 4,139 / 379,830 |
| Levin, Ellis Robert | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 213 / 100,693 | 988 / 100,693 |
| Cahill, Larry F. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 696 / 379,830 | 1,828 / 379,830 |
| Barbour, Alan G. | Microbiology | 219 / 232,186 | 1,256 / 232,186 |
| Lanyi, Janos K. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 366 / 216,826 | 2,646 / 216,826 |
| White, Stephen H. | Biophysics | 13 / 21,025 | 67 / 21,025 |
| Cahalan, Michael D. | Immunology | 465 / 176,292 | 1,495 / 176,292 |
| Buchsbaum, Monte S. | Psychiatry | 375 / 90,846 | — |
| Head, Elizabeth H. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,573 / 379,830 | 779 / 379,830 |
| Felgner, Philip Louis | Microbiology | 445 / 232,186 | 1,746 / 232,186 |
| Hoyt, David Butler | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 60 / 44,281 | 490 / 44,281 |
| Grando, Sergei A. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 98 / 64,751 | 317 / 64,751 |
| Zeng, F. G. | Otorhinolaryngology | 20 / 54,521 | 13 / 54,521 |
| Inder, Terrie Eleanor | Pediatrics | 81 / 81,129 | 109 / 81,129 |
| Bristow, Robert E. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 941 / 377,791 | 2,434 / 377,791 |
| Bondy, Stephen C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,680 / 379,830 | 1,428 / 379,830 |
| Said, Hamid M. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 351 / 113,536 | 377 / 113,536 |
| Kain, Zeev N. | Anesthesiology | 76 / 59,383 | 123 / 59,383 |
| Potkin, Steven G. | Psychiatry | 559 / 90,846 | 1,152 / 90,846 |
| Gall, Christine M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,773 / 379,830 | — |
| Kawas, Claudia H. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,924 / 379,830 | 2,217 / 379,830 |
| Daniel, Rollin K. | Surgery | 176 / 146,713 | 148 / 146,713 |
| Middlebrooks, John C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,963 / 379,830 | 2,330 / 379,830 |
| Miledi, Ricardo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,022 / 379,830 | — |
| Green, Kim Nicholas | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,419 / 379,830 | 1,341 / 379,830 |
| Nguyen, Ninh Tuan | Surgery | 205 / 146,713 | 457 / 146,713 |
| Feig, Stephen A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,359 / 377,791 | — |
| McClelland, Michael | Microbiology | 863 / 232,186 | 3,858 / 232,186 |
| van Etten, Richard A. | Immunology | 1,114 / 176,292 | — |
| Baker, Nicholas E. | Developmental Biology | 1,513 / 167,121 | — |
| Longhurst, John Charles | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,778 / 249,410 | — |
| Hollander, Daniel | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 722 / 113,536 | — |
| Delfino, Ralph J. | Toxicology | 215 / 69,049 | 518 / 69,049 |
| Li, Wei | Developmental Biology | — | 1,119 / 167,121 |
| Haldeman, Scott D. | Orthopedics | 306 / 98,781 | 716 / 98,781 |
| Yu, Jianhua | Immunology | — | 913 / 176,292 |
| Ribak, Charles E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,612 / 379,830 | — |
| Lott, Ira T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,755 / 379,830 | 2,413 / 379,830 |
| Stanbridge, Eric John | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,209 / 377,791 | — |
| Jang, Cholsoon | Developmental Biology | — | 1,165 / 167,121 |
| Adams, Gregory R. | Physiology | 258 / 26,472 | — |
| Limoli, Charles L. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,586 / 377,791 | 1,797 / 377,791 |
| Mukamel, Dana B. | Health Policy & Services | 152 / 23,941 | 460 / 23,941 |
| Abbott, Geoffrey W. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,432 / 216,826 | 1,382 / 216,826 |
| Lothman, Eric W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,388 / 379,830 | — |
| Parker, Ian | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,521 / 216,826 | — |
| Liu, Liang | Evolutionary Biology | 612 / 31,128 | 464 / 31,128 |
| Shapiro, Johanna F. | General & Internal Medicine | 859 / 360,081 | 1,760 / 360,081 |
| Haier, Richard J. | Psychiatry | 1,319 / 90,846 | — |
| Garite, Thomas J. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 675 / 105,735 | — |
| Mesinkovska, Natasha Atanaskova | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | — | 261 / 64,751 |
| Marshall, John F. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,854 / 379,830 | — |
| Anton-Culver, Hoda | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,020 / 377,791 | 6,861 / 377,791 |
| Vawter, Marquis P. | Psychiatry | 1,416 / 90,846 | — |
| van Erp, Theo G.M. | Psychiatry | — | 1,270 / 90,846 |
| Linskey, Mark E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,096 / 379,830 | — |
| Crumley, Roger L. | Otorhinolaryngology | 164 / 54,521 | 714 / 54,521 |
| Pearlman, Eric | Immunology | 2,151 / 176,292 | — |
| Lee, Eva Y.Hp P. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,153 / 377,791 | — |
| Beier, Kevin T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 3,554 / 379,830 |
| Harris, Richard Edmund | Anesthesiology | 346 / 59,383 | 229 / 59,383 |
| Weinstein, Gerald David | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 506 / 64,751 | — |
| Keyak, Joyce H. | Biomedical Engineering | 369 / 74,543 | 1,371 / 74,543 |
| Huang, Susan S. | Epidemiology | 158 / 10,334 | 111 / 10,334 |
| Hu, Keqin | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,209 / 113,536 | — |
| Gholipour, Ali | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 381 / 129,561 |
| Fisher, Mark J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,567 / 379,830 | — |
| Kessenbrock, Kai | Developmental Biology | — | 1,815 / 167,121 |
| Blurton-Jones, Mathew M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 3,834 / 379,830 |
| Nomura, Masayasu | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,338 / 216,826 | — |
| Walsh, Roger N. | Social Psychology | 776 / 27,908 | — |
| Amin, Alpesh N. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,126 / 360,081 | 1,353 / 360,081 |
| Borrelli, Emiliana | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,938 / 379,830 | — |
| Thomas, Elizabeth A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,017 / 379,830 | — |
| Killackey, Herbert P. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,084 / 379,830 | — |
| Thompson, Leslie M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,203 / 379,830 | 6,430 / 379,830 |
| Holmes, Todd C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,618 / 379,830 | 7,913 / 379,830 |
| Liu, Haoping | Developmental Biology | 2,980 / 167,121 | — |
| Osann, Kathryn Elizabeth | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,074 / 377,791 | — |
| Seldin, Marcus M. | Developmental Biology | — | 2,379 / 167,121 |
| Villarreal, Luis Perez | Virology | 979 / 79,508 | — |
| Kaiser, Peter | Developmental Biology | — | 2,492 / 167,121 |
| Sultzer, David L. | Geriatrics | 190 / 14,240 | 246 / 14,240 |
| Klein, Jeffrey A. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 752 / 64,751 | — |
| Moyzis, Robert K. | Genetics & Heredity | 666 / 42,273 | — |
| Duckles, Sue Piper | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,261 / 166,116 | — |
| Berman, Michael L. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,008 / 377,791 | — |
| Agrawal, Anshu | Immunology | — | 2,315 / 176,292 |
| Sassoon, Catherine S.H.T. | Respiratory System | 1,298 / 71,926 | — |
| De La Maza, Luis M. | Microbiology | 3,491 / 232,186 | — |
| Lee, Johnny Gunn | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,892 / 113,536 | — |
| Swarup, Vivek | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,044 / 379,830 |
| Smith, Brian Richard | Surgery | 1,250 / 146,713 | — |
| Zhao, Weian | Analytical Chemistry | 1,923 / 137,328 | 1,097 / 137,328 |
| Barr, Ronald J. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 1,022 / 64,751 | — |
| Ostergard, Donald R. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,571 / 105,735 | — |
| Silverman, Wayne P. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,868 / 379,830 |
| Kim, Euishin-edmund | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,528 / 129,561 | — |
| Wong, Brian J.F. | Otorhinolaryngology | 562 / 54,521 | 972 / 54,521 |
| Kosins, Aaron M. | Surgery | — | 913 / 146,713 |
| Robinson, W. Edward | Virology | 1,563 / 79,508 | — |
| Zachary, Christopher B. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 1,137 / 64,751 | — |
| Semler, Bert L. | Virology | 1,585 / 79,508 | — |
| Green, Stuart Alan | Orthopedics | 1,452 / 98,781 | — |
| Stamos, Michael J. | Surgery | 1,726 / 146,713 | 3,104 / 146,713 |
| Nesburn, Anthony B.M.D. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,451 / 86,157 | — |
| Bota, Daniela Annenelie | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,015 / 377,791 |
| Ohkawa, Kousaku | Polymers | 2,194 / 133,253 | — |
| Chang, Jaechan | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 5,056 / 249,410 |
| Saremi, Farhood | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,170 / 129,561 | 2,509 / 129,561 |
| Hsu, Andrew R. | Orthopedics | 1,807 / 98,781 | — |
| Streja, Elani | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,542 / 96,288 |
| Djalilian, Hamid Reza | Otorhinolaryngology | 826 / 54,521 | 596 / 54,521 |
| Dusek, Jeffery A. | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 106 / 14,206 | 80 / 14,206 |
| Crawford, John Ross | General & Internal Medicine | 3,433 / 360,081 | 3,452 / 360,081 |
| Goodwin, Scott C. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,644 / 129,561 | — |
| Sadigh, Gelareh | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 1,827 / 129,561 |
| Chatterjee, Saurabh | Toxicology | — | 1,223 / 69,049 |
| Zode, Gulab S. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | — | 1,591 / 86,157 |
| Shapiro, Deane H. | General & Internal Medicine | 5,387 / 360,081 | — |
| Ichii, Hirohito Ichii | Surgery | — | 2,462 / 146,713 |
| Nahmias, Jeffry T. | Surgery | — | 2,633 / 146,713 |
| Lin, Harrison W. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 989 / 54,521 |
| Grigorian, Areg | Surgery | — | 2,857 / 146,713 |
| Torabi, Sina J. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 1,056 / 54,521 |
| Spear, Gerald S. | General & Internal Medicine | 7,040 / 360,081 | — |
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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