University of Iowa 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).
207
researchers on the list
117
rank in United States
299
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfaller, Michael A. | Microbiology | 5 / 232,186 | 81 / 232,186 |
| Welsh, Michael J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 172 / 216,826 | 799 / 216,826 |
| Adams, Harold P. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 352 / 379,830 | 677 / 379,830 |
| Gebhart, Gerald F. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 596 / 379,830 | 4,313 / 379,830 |
| Schwebel, David C. | General & Internal Medicine | 254 / 360,081 | 140 / 360,081 |
| Stille, John K. | Polymers | 79 / 133,253 | 1,505 / 133,253 |
| Soll, David R. | Microbiology | 278 / 232,186 | 3,450 / 232,186 |
| Hethcote, Herbert W. | Bioinformatics | 41 / 24,357 | 41 / 24,357 |
| Heistad, Donald D. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 623 / 249,410 | 5,317 / 249,410 |
| Oberley, Larry W. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 590 / 216,826 | 2,390 / 216,826 |
| Jacobson, Neil S. | Clinical Psychology | 76 / 19,306 | 338 / 19,306 |
| Wallace, Robert Bruce | General & Internal Medicine | 207 / 360,081 | 620 / 360,081 |
| Callaghan, John J. | Orthopedics | 77 / 98,781 | 463 / 98,781 |
| Weinstein, Stuart L. | Orthopedics | 78 / 98,781 | 53 / 98,781 |
| Robinson, Jennifer G. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 669 / 249,410 | 882 / 249,410 |
| Paulsen, Jane S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,258 / 379,830 | 1,374 / 379,830 |
| Bowman, Nicholas A. | Education | 227 / 115,687 | 285 / 115,687 |
| Halekas, Jazzman S. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 858 / 84,638 | 388 / 84,638 |
| Johnson, Chris A. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 99 / 86,157 | 486 / 86,157 |
| Menezes, Arnold H. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,691 / 379,830 | 6,363 / 379,830 |
| Curry, Susan J. | Public Health | 212 / 82,273 | 389 / 82,273 |
| Solt, Frederick | Political Science & Public Administration | 395 / 27,183 | 179 / 27,183 |
| Wertz, Philip Wesley | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 132 / 64,751 | 269 / 64,751 |
| Ray, Victor Erik | Sociology | — | 124 / 12,471 |
| Brochu, Christopher A. | Paleontology | 94 / 23,292 | 45 / 23,292 |
| Gurnett, Donald A. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 412 / 84,638 | 1,571 / 84,638 |
| Rynes, Sara Lynn | Business & Management | 268 / 68,786 | 889 / 68,786 |
| McMurray, Bob | Experimental Psychology | 807 / 37,808 | 350 / 37,808 |
| Schnoor, Jerald L. | Environmental Sciences | 200 / 140,934 | 1,146 / 140,934 |
| Lenth, Russell V. | Statistics & Probability | 240 / 24,695 | 159 / 24,695 |
| Butler, John E. | Immunology | 929 / 176,292 | 2,129 / 176,292 |
| Lewis-Beck, Michael Steven | Political Science & Public Administration | 105 / 27,183 | 263 / 27,183 |
| Lentz, Steven R. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,299 / 249,410 | 2,053 / 249,410 |
| Goree, John A. | Fluids & Plasmas | 286 / 58,297 | 604 / 58,297 |
| Bai, Erwei | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 275 / 131,085 | — |
| Hoffman, Lesa R. | Experimental Psychology | 1,102 / 37,808 | 422 / 37,808 |
| Gibson, David T. | Microbiology | 885 / 232,186 | — |
| Ziegler, Ekhard E. | Pediatrics | 156 / 81,129 | 486 / 81,129 |
| Cavanaugh, Joseph E. | Statistics & Probability | 295 / 24,695 | 189 / 24,695 |
| Pascarella, Ernest T. | Education | 173 / 115,687 | 694 / 115,687 |
| Winokur, George | Psychiatry | 893 / 90,846 | — |
| Thorne, Peter S. | Toxicology | 185 / 69,049 | 426 / 69,049 |
| Arndt, Stephan V. | Psychiatry | 917 / 90,846 | — |
| Tyler, Richard S. | Otorhinolaryngology | 64 / 54,521 | 118 / 54,521 |
| Hitlin, Steven | Sociology | — | 210 / 12,471 |
| Kurth, W. S. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 758 / 84,638 | 1,029 / 84,638 |
| Carter, Barry L. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 387 / 166,116 | 1,190 / 166,116 |
| Gerber, Hans U. | Statistics & Probability | 203 / 24,695 | — |
| Janz, Kathleen F. | Sport Sciences | 160 / 41,112 | 517 / 41,112 |
| Flatté, Michael E. | Applied Physics | 1,265 / 323,282 | 2,938 / 323,282 |
| Su, Rong | Business & Management | — | 1,226 / 68,786 |
| Lehmler, Hans-Joachim Joachim | Toxicology | 220 / 69,049 | 198 / 69,049 |
| Bishop, Gail A. | Immunology | 1,458 / 176,292 | 3,161 / 176,292 |
| Gantz, Bruce Jay | Otorhinolaryngology | 77 / 54,521 | 97 / 54,521 |
| D'Angelo, Nicola | Fluids & Plasmas | 479 / 58,297 | 1,101 / 58,297 |
| Constantinescu, S. G. | Environmental Engineering | 339 / 68,664 | 302 / 68,664 |
| Han, Weimin | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 168 / 17,431 | 85 / 17,431 |
| Merlino, Robert L. | Fluids & Plasmas | 498 / 58,297 | 388 / 58,297 |
| Carmichael, Gregory R. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 922 / 84,638 | 1,926 / 84,638 |
| Levy, Steven Marc | Dentistry | 269 / 101,728 | 597 / 101,728 |
| Schilling, Keith E. | Environmental Engineering | 243 / 68,664 | 498 / 68,664 |
| Plakans, Lia | Languages & Linguistics | — | 312 / 25,930 |
| Weiss, Jerrold P. | Immunology | 1,671 / 176,292 | — |
| Peate, David W. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,120 / 108,013 | 1,224 / 108,013 |
| Mitchell, Sara Mc Laughlin | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 173 / 32,161 | 120 / 32,161 |
| Mount, Michael K. | Business & Management | 658 / 68,786 | 1,935 / 68,786 |
| Stapleton, Jack T. | Virology | 484 / 79,508 | 446 / 79,508 |
| Marsh, John L. | Orthopedics | 402 / 98,781 | 538 / 98,781 |
| Reddy, Sudhakar Mannapuram | Computer Hardware & Architecture | 49 / 21,014 | — |
| Malanson, George P. | Ecology | 1,180 / 82,882 | — |
| Qian, Haifeng | Urban & Regional Planning | — | 201 / 15,338 |
| Squier, Christopher Alan | Dentistry | 339 / 101,728 | 1,550 / 101,728 |
| Howes, Gregory G. | Fluids & Plasmas | 664 / 58,297 | 460 / 58,297 |
| Kirk, William A. | General Mathematics | 327 / 76,268 | 396 / 76,268 |
| Donham, Kelley J. | Environmental & Occupational Health | 58 / 15,550 | 251 / 15,550 |
| Smith, Elaine M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,744 / 377,791 | 7,048 / 377,791 |
| Patel, Virendra C. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 522 / 157,792 | 1,803 / 157,792 |
| Snyder, Peter M. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,641 / 216,826 | — |
| Anderson, Daniel D. | General Mathematics | 368 / 76,268 | 495 / 76,268 |
| Kregel, Kevin C. | Physiology | 332 / 26,472 | 496 / 26,472 |
| Stokes, John B. | Urology & Nephrology | 784 / 96,288 | — |
| Tully, Melissa | Communication & Media Studies | — | 354 / 16,468 |
| Simon, J. Richard | Experimental Psychology | 942 / 37,808 | 1,188 / 37,808 |
| Lauer, Ronald M. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,645 / 249,410 | — |
| Arnold, Mark A. | Analytical Chemistry | 632 / 137,328 | — |
| Saha, Punam K. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 678 / 129,561 | 2,011 / 129,561 |
| Axelrod, David A. | Surgery | 739 / 146,713 | 589 / 146,713 |
| Salem, Aliasger K. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 800 / 166,116 | 739 / 166,116 |
| Jørgensen, Palle E.T. | General Mathematics | 492 / 76,268 | 1,182 / 76,268 |
| Brennan, Robert L. | Social Sciences Methods | 106 / 3,363 | — |
| Goertz, Christoph K. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,579 / 84,638 | — |
| Ballas, Zuhair K. | Immunology | 2,469 / 176,292 | — |
| Lynch, Charles F. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,605 / 377,791 | 6,779 / 377,791 |
| Burer, Samuel | Operations Research | 381 / 31,951 | 401 / 31,951 |
| Kimberling, William J. | Genetics & Heredity | 502 / 42,273 | — |
| Jones, B. D. | Microbiology | 2,439 / 232,186 | — |
| Sauder, Michael | Sociology | — | 424 / 12,471 |
| Johnson, David Cassels | Languages & Linguistics | — | 488 / 25,930 |
| Zahnd, Whitney E. | Public Health | — | 1,014 / 82,273 |
| Miller, Arthur H. | Political Science & Public Administration | 431 / 27,183 | — |
| Comeron, Josep M. | Developmental Biology | 2,793 / 167,121 | — |
| Kavale, Kenneth A. | Education | 650 / 115,687 | — |
| Dawson, Jeffrey D. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,623 / 379,830 | — |
| Aloe, Ariel M. | Education | 2,164 / 115,687 | 1,502 / 115,687 |
| Gisolfi, Carl V. | Physiology | 485 / 26,472 | — |
| Turner, Christopher W. | Otorhinolaryngology | 265 / 54,521 | 875 / 54,521 |
| Pryor, Craig E. | Applied Physics | 2,984 / 323,282 | — |
| Hunter, Eric J. | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | — | 106 / 13,500 |
| Margulis, Claudio J. | Chemical Physics | 2,227 / 121,889 | — |
| Armstrong, Marc P. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 671 / 82,760 | — |
| Wilson, Mary E. | Microbiology | 3,009 / 232,186 | — |
| Stewart, David E. | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 249 / 17,431 | 386 / 17,431 |
| Haug, Edward J. | Design Practice & Management | 71 / 11,980 | 203 / 11,980 |
| Kirchhoff, Louis Vaughn | Mycology & Parasitology | 299 / 29,175 | — |
| Srinivasan, Padmini | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,009 / 517,648 | — |
| An, Guohua | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,726 / 166,116 | 949 / 166,116 |
| Adams, Brian D. | Orthopedics | 939 / 98,781 | — |
| Walker, Elizabeth A. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 170 / 54,521 |
| Smith, Brian J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,019 / 377,791 | 4,951 / 377,791 |
| Burmeister, Leon F. | Environmental & Occupational Health | 120 / 15,550 | — |
| Wang, Lihe | General Mathematics | 890 / 76,268 | 1,471 / 76,268 |
| Hand, Brian M. | Education | 999 / 115,687 | — |
| Berkowitz, Dan A. | Communication & Media Studies | 280 / 16,468 | — |
| Hillis, Stephen L. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,239 / 129,561 | 1,273 / 129,561 |
| Wu, Li | Virology | 1,166 / 79,508 | — |
| Curto, Raül E. Enrique | General Mathematics | 940 / 76,268 | 1,377 / 76,268 |
| Gfeller, Kate E. | Otorhinolaryngology | 415 / 54,521 | 336 / 54,521 |
| Marshall, Teresa A. | Dentistry | 839 / 101,728 | 1,552 / 101,728 |
| Morcuende, José A. | Orthopedics | 1,045 / 98,781 | — |
| Clark, Charles R. | Orthopedics | 1,072 / 98,781 | — |
| Abbas, Paul J. | Otorhinolaryngology | 428 / 54,521 | 852 / 54,521 |
| Chrischilles, Elizabeth A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,494 / 377,791 | — |
| Ortega‑Gutierrez, Santiago | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 6,344 / 379,830 |
| Thomas, Barrett W. | Operations Research | — | 638 / 31,951 |
| Mangalam, Ashutosh K. | Immunology | — | 2,628 / 176,292 |
| Anstreicher, Kurt M. | Operations Research | 610 / 31,951 | — |
| Branson, Thomas P. | General Mathematics | 1,070 / 76,268 | — |
| Ledolter, Johannes | Anesthesiology | 631 / 59,383 | 961 / 59,383 |
| Taylor, Eric B. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 2,026 / 100,693 |
| Bentler, Ruth A. | Otorhinolaryngology | 476 / 54,521 | 849 / 54,521 |
| Pierce, Gary L. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 3,753 / 249,410 |
| Lai, H. Henry | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,065 / 96,288 |
| Atkinson, Kendall E. | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 390 / 17,431 | 395 / 17,431 |
| Heckel, Philip H. | Paleontology | — | 558 / 23,292 |
| Stay, Barbara A. | Entomology | 624 / 40,595 | — |
| Adeagbo, Oluwafemi Atanda | General & Internal Medicine | — | 2,333 / 360,081 |
| Warren, John Joseph | Dentistry | 1,094 / 101,728 | — |
| Perkins, Edward S. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,340 / 86,157 | — |
| Pigge, F. Christopher | Organic Chemistry | 3,265 / 188,664 | — |
| Choi, Kyung Kook | Design Practice & Management | 120 / 11,980 | — |
| Dai, Dao Fu | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 4,308 / 249,410 |
| Rysavy, Matthew A. | Pediatrics | — | 576 / 81,129 |
| Badovinac, Vladimir P. | Immunology | — | 3,164 / 176,292 |
| Maury, Wendy J. | Virology | 1,583 / 79,508 | — |
| Wohlgenannt, Markus | Applied Physics | 5,498 / 323,282 | — |
| Tinelli, Cesare | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,720 / 517,648 | — |
| Madsen, Mark T. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,802 / 129,561 | 2,067 / 129,561 |
| Doucette, William R. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,887 / 166,116 | — |
| Lohman, David F. | Education | 1,600 / 115,687 | — |
| Veng-Pedersen, Peter | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,892 / 166,116 | — |
| Carnahan, Ryan M. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,916 / 166,116 | 2,661 / 166,116 |
| Brown, Carolyn J. | Otorhinolaryngology | 645 / 54,521 | 941 / 54,521 |
| Kolesar, Jill Marie | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 7,396 / 377,791 | — |
| Dasgupta, Soura | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,732 / 131,085 | — |
| Devor, Eric J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 7,445 / 377,791 | — |
| Carrica, Pablo M. | Civil Engineering | 893 / 67,736 | 1,377 / 67,736 |
| Altmaier, Elizabeth Mitchell | General Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 78 / 4,120 | — |
| Wolf, Brian R. | Orthopedics | 1,757 / 98,781 | 1,245 / 98,781 |
| Abdel-Malek, Karim A. | Design Practice & Management | 151 / 11,980 | — |
| Gerr, Fredric E. | Environmental & Occupational Health | 237 / 15,550 | — |
| Scott-Conner, Carol E.H. | Surgery | 2,002 / 146,713 | — |
| Flora, Gagan D. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 5,029 / 249,410 |
| Dawson, Deborah V. | Dentistry | 1,404 / 101,728 | — |
| Dorfman, Donald D. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,163 / 129,561 | — |
| Schoenwald, Ronald D. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,303 / 166,116 | — |
| Oleson, Jacob Jay | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 398 / 54,521 |
| Vargas, Marcos A. | Dentistry | 1,539 / 101,728 | — |
| Stanhewicz, Anna E. | Physiology | — | 482 / 26,472 |
| Robertson, Larry W. | Toxicology | 1,291 / 69,049 | — |
| Poulton, Jonathan E. | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,014 / 204,373 | — |
| Phelps, Charles D. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,895 / 86,157 | — |
| Keller, John C. | Dentistry | 1,674 / 101,728 | — |
| Zerwic, Julie Johnson | Nursing | 913 / 73,697 | — |
| Pugely, Andrew J. | Orthopedics | — | 1,620 / 98,781 |
| O'Shaughnessy, Patrick T. | Environmental & Occupational Health | 305 / 15,550 | — |
| Nowak, Arthur J. | Dentistry | 1,796 / 101,728 | — |
| Johnsen, David Chris | Dentistry | 1,880 / 101,728 | — |
| Maas, Meridean L. | Nursing | 1,044 / 73,697 | — |
| Rosazza, John P.N. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,450 / 120,621 | — |
| Graham, Scott M. | Otorhinolaryngology | 1,037 / 54,521 | — |
| Wu, Yuhsiang | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 525 / 54,521 |
| Wilken, Jason M. | Orthopedics | — | 1,938 / 98,781 |
| Rosenbaum, Marcy E. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,232 / 360,081 | 5,064 / 360,081 |
| Lillios, Katina T. | Archaeology | — | 458 / 21,336 |
| Zimmerman, Miriam Bridget | Ophthalmology & Optometry | — | 1,870 / 86,157 |
| Ferguson, Kristi J. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,926 / 360,081 | — |
| Giesinger, Regan E. | Pediatrics | — | 1,260 / 81,129 |
| Singh, Rahul S. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,328 / 517,648 | — |
| Lai, Brian H. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 648 / 32,161 | 732 / 32,161 |
| Ozgur Bayman, Emine Özgür | Anesthesiology | — | 1,129 / 59,383 |
| Nackley, Andrea Gail | Anesthesiology | — | 1,229 / 59,383 |
| Richerson, Hal B. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,251 / 360,081 | — |
| Caplan, Richard M. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,583 / 360,081 | — |
| Stewart, Garrett | Literary Studies | 302 / 21,141 | — |
| McLeod, Kembrew | Music | 70 / 3,762 | — |
| Bergman, Ronald A. | Anatomy & Morphology | 172 / 8,297 | — |
| Cowan, Michael | Literary Studies | — | 293 / 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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