University of Illinois College 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).
88
researchers on the list
286
rank in United States
770
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masi, Alfonse T. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 60 / 45,980 | 300 / 45,980 |
| Wu, Kenneth K. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 499 / 249,410 | 1,404 / 249,410 |
| Malik, Asrar B. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 515 / 249,410 | 1,374 / 249,410 |
| Silver, Simon D. | Microbiology | 310 / 232,186 | 1,294 / 232,186 |
| Cook, Edwin H. | Psychiatry | 369 / 90,846 | — |
| Daugirdas, John T. | Urology & Nephrology | 138 / 96,288 | 243 / 96,288 |
| Naba, Alexandra | Developmental Biology | 3,360 / 167,121 | 341 / 167,121 |
| Schraufnagel, Dean Ernest | Respiratory System | 419 / 71,926 | 95 / 71,926 |
| Prins, Gail S. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 530 / 100,693 | 1,148 / 100,693 |
| Lau, Lester F. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 925 / 216,826 | 1,066 / 216,826 |
| Rao, Jastis Sambasiva | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 973 / 377,791 | — |
| Gartel, Andrei L. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,441 / 377,791 | 2,907 / 377,791 |
| Smalheiser, Neil R. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,463 / 379,830 | 6,976 / 379,830 |
| Erdös, Erving G. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,357 / 216,826 | — |
| Sun, Jun | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,876 / 377,791 | 1,186 / 377,791 |
| Hughes, John Russell | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,796 / 379,830 | 6,166 / 379,830 |
| Chakrabarty, Ananda Mohan | Microbiology | 1,151 / 232,186 | — |
| Pandey, Ghanshyam N. | Psychiatry | 942 / 90,846 | 1,462 / 90,846 |
| Cook, Judith A. | Psychiatry | 954 / 90,846 | — |
| Stagnaro-Green, Alex Stewart | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,087 / 100,693 | 1,823 / 100,693 |
| Pandey, Subhash C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,375 / 379,830 | 7,875 / 379,830 |
| Costa, Robert H. | Developmental Biology | 1,610 / 167,121 | — |
| Yue, Beatricey Y.J.T. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 328 / 86,157 | 448 / 86,157 |
| Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick | Anesthesiology | 1,110 / 59,383 | 151 / 59,383 |
| Xia, Yinglin | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 596 / 113,536 |
| Thulborn, Keith R. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 419 / 129,561 | 1,842 / 129,561 |
| Reutrakul, Sirimon | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 901 / 100,693 |
| Ogrinc, Greg S. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,660 / 360,081 | 939 / 360,081 |
| Bordage, Georges | General & Internal Medicine | 822 / 360,081 | 1,925 / 360,081 |
| Lipton, Howard L. | Virology | 529 / 79,508 | — |
| Jin, Jiangping | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,707 / 216,826 | 2,939 / 216,826 |
| Skidgel, Randal A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,761 / 216,826 | — |
| Mazzone, Theodore | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,830 / 216,826 | — |
| Eisenlohr-Moul, Tory A. | Psychiatry | — | 1,284 / 90,846 |
| Chan, Lawrence S. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 493 / 64,751 | 1,202 / 64,751 |
| Mahmoud, Abeer M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 2,456 / 377,791 |
| Du, Xiaoping | Immunology | 2,201 / 176,292 | — |
| Buhimschi, Catalin Sorin | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 774 / 105,735 | 1,336 / 105,735 |
| Bell, Carl C. | Public Health | 854 / 82,273 | — |
| Tobacman, Larry S. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,382 / 216,826 | — |
| Kruh, Gary D. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,631 / 377,791 | — |
| Ripps, Harris | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 684 / 86,157 | — |
| Elstein, Arthur S. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,165 / 360,081 | 5,521 / 360,081 |
| Ross, Susan R. | Virology | 812 / 79,508 | — |
| Cotanche, Douglas Alien | Otorhinolaryngology | 255 / 54,521 | — |
| Segev, Nava | Developmental Biology | 2,892 / 167,121 | — |
| Soble, Jason R. | Clinical Psychology | — | 383 / 19,306 |
| Lash, James Phillip | Urology & Nephrology | — | 695 / 96,288 |
| Grayson, Dennis Robert | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,780 / 379,830 | — |
| Li, Xiang | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 1,480 / 100,693 |
| Chen, Zhengwei | Immunology | 2,888 / 176,292 | — |
| Kitajewski, Jan Krzysztof | Developmental Biology | 3,111 / 167,121 | — |
| Kanmani, Paulraj | Microbiology | — | 2,244 / 232,186 |
| Mehta, Dolly | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,387 / 216,826 | 3,792 / 216,826 |
| Bartlett, Stephen T. | Surgery | 1,056 / 146,713 | — |
| Kelly, Tanika N. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 3,076 / 249,410 |
| Reddy, Sekhar P.M. | Respiratory System | 1,220 / 71,926 | — |
| He, Bin | Virology | 1,096 / 79,508 | 1,138 / 79,508 |
| Levitan, Irena | Physiology | — | 261 / 26,472 |
| Hoffman, Irwin Z. | Psychoanalysis | 25 / 3,511 | — |
| Vanden Hoek, Terry L. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 481 / 44,281 | — |
| Gaba, Ron C. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,232 / 129,561 | 777 / 129,561 |
| Buhimschi, Ia Alexandra | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,328 / 105,735 | — |
| Meeks, Lisa M. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 1,922 / 360,081 |
| Shukla, Deepak | Virology | 1,266 / 79,508 | 692 / 79,508 |
| Picchietti, Daniel L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,412 / 379,830 |
| Visek, Willard J. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 1,130 / 59,506 | — |
| Stocco, Carlos | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 2,184 / 100,693 |
| Zhang, Yongguo | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 1,719 / 113,536 |
| das Gupta, Tapas K. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,554 / 377,791 | — |
| Crystal, George J. | Anesthesiology | 780 / 59,383 | 843 / 59,383 |
| Gonzalez, Mark H. | Orthopedics | 1,472 / 98,781 | — |
| Valvassori, Galdino E. | Otorhinolaryngology | 646 / 54,521 | — |
| McNutt, Robert A. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,652 / 360,081 | — |
| Mathew, T. Mathew | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | — | 2,173 / 157,792 |
| Fosslien, Egil | General Clinical Medicine | 155 / 24,038 | — |
| Heckerling, Paul S. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,896 / 360,081 | — |
| Mittal, Manish | Immunology | — | 3,856 / 176,292 |
| Miller, Marilyn Tiller | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,733 / 86,157 | — |
| Vidyasagar, Dharmapuri | Pediatrics | 1,456 / 81,129 | — |
| Geller, Stacie E. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 1,463 / 105,735 |
| Lasley, Stephen M. | Toxicology | 1,411 / 69,049 | — |
| Cole, Warren H.J. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,604 / 360,081 | — |
| Petruzzelli, Guy Joseph | Otorhinolaryngology | 981 / 54,521 | — |
| Hirshfield, Laura E. | Medical Informatics | — | 411 / 22,436 |
| Wenig, Barry L. | Otorhinolaryngology | 1,123 / 54,521 | — |
| Englander, Robert M. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,879 / 360,081 | 3,964 / 360,081 |
| Slaughter, Danely P. | General & Internal Medicine | 5,642 / 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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