University of Leicester 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).
220
researchers on the list
24
rank in United Kingdom
276
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Andrew P. | Organic Chemistry | 135 / 188,664 | 6 / 188,664 |
| Davies, Melanie J. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 151 / 100,693 | 25 / 100,693 |
| Khunti, Kamlesh K. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 180 / 100,693 | 26 / 100,693 |
| Mitchell, Alex J. | Psychiatry | 106 / 90,846 | 80 / 90,846 |
| Kunutsor, S. Kwadzo | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,162 / 249,410 | 146 / 249,410 |
| Slater, John C. | Applied Physics | 138 / 323,282 | 137 / 323,282 |
| Cohen, Gerald Mm | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 252 / 216,826 | 903 / 216,826 |
| Brightling, Christopher Edward | Respiratory System | 58 / 71,926 | 34 / 71,926 |
| King, Andrew R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 70 / 58,202 | 124 / 58,202 |
| Sutton, Alex J. | General & Internal Medicine | 163 / 360,081 | 148 / 360,081 |
| Brian F. Windley, Brian | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 116 / 108,013 | 200 / 108,013 |
| Dudbridge, Frank | Genetics & Heredity | 34 / 42,273 | 11 / 42,273 |
| McMillan, Paul J. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 827 / 58,202 | 155 / 58,202 |
| Edwards, Howell G. M. | Chemical Physics | 299 / 121,889 | 479 / 121,889 |
| Brugha, Traolach Sean | Psychiatry | 367 / 90,846 | 341 / 90,846 |
| Cowley, Stanley W.H. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 220 / 84,638 | 1,166 / 84,638 |
| Cooper, Andrea May | Immunology | 590 / 176,292 | 841 / 176,292 |
| Burton, Paul R. | Epidemiology | 52 / 10,334 | 94 / 10,334 |
| Barratt, Jonathan | Urology & Nephrology | 1,007 / 96,288 | 106 / 96,288 |
| Wardlaw, Andrewj John | Allergy | 65 / 19,768 | 259 / 19,768 |
| Heslop-Harrison, J. S. | Plant Biology & Botany | 209 / 204,373 | 1,262 / 204,373 |
| Archard, J. F. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 490 / 157,792 | 185 / 157,792 |
| Jeffreys, Alec J. | Genetics & Heredity | 95 / 42,273 | 830 / 42,273 |
| Thompson, John R. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 105 / 86,157 | 105 / 86,157 |
| Bradding, Peter B. | Allergy | 77 / 19,768 | 125 / 19,768 |
| Singh, Sally J. | Respiratory System | 381 / 71,926 | 129 / 71,926 |
| Blain, Andrew W. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 353 / 58,202 | 1,600 / 58,202 |
| Panerai, Ronney Bernardes | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,976 / 379,830 | 1,719 / 379,830 |
| Page, Susan Elizabeth | Ecology | — | 621 / 82,882 |
| Claassen, Jurgen A.H.R. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,566 / 379,830 | 1,386 / 379,830 |
| Critchley, David R. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,243 / 216,826 | 2,305 / 216,826 |
| Nicholson, Karl G. | General & Internal Medicine | 434 / 360,081 | 5,010 / 360,081 |
| Lambert, Paul C. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,053 / 377,791 | 967 / 377,791 |
| Zhou, Huiyu | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,723 / 517,648 | 1,591 / 517,648 |
| del Zanna, Giulio | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 478 / 58,202 | 639 / 58,202 |
| Monks, Paul Steven | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 549 / 84,638 | 662 / 84,638 |
| Steward, William P. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,424 / 377,791 | 4,986 / 377,791 |
| Gescher, Andreas J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,516 / 377,791 | 6,071 / 377,791 |
| Maltby, John | Social Psychology | 395 / 27,908 | 662 / 27,908 |
| Dissado, L. A. | Applied Physics | 950 / 323,282 | 1,340 / 323,282 |
| Vaughan, Simon A. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 790 / 58,202 | 667 / 58,202 |
| Sanders, Teela | Criminology | 81 / 14,394 | 82 / 14,394 |
| Andrew David Saunders, Andrew D. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 718 / 108,013 | 1,798 / 108,013 |
| Baker, Richard H. | General & Internal Medicine | 535 / 360,081 | 1,618 / 360,081 |
| Jobling, Mark A. | Genetics & Heredity | 216 / 42,273 | 450 / 42,273 |
| Tanvir, Nial R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,072 / 58,202 | 747 / 58,202 |
| Feehally, John | Urology & Nephrology | 440 / 96,288 | 765 / 96,288 |
| Johnson, Samantha J. | Pediatrics | 299 / 81,129 | 81 / 81,129 |
| Zalasiewicz, Jan Antoni | Paleontology | 196 / 23,292 | 93 / 23,292 |
| Forchtner, Bernhard | Languages & Linguistics | — | 256 / 25,930 |
| Panos Vostanis, Panos | Developmental & Child Psychology | 351 / 25,365 | 459 / 25,365 |
| Lucarini, Valerio | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,078 / 84,638 | 1,024 / 84,638 |
| Dyer, Martin J.S. | Immunology | 1,455 / 176,292 | — |
| Zaccardi, Francesco | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 765 / 100,693 |
| Milan, Stephen E. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 870 / 84,638 | — |
| Smellie, John Laidlaw | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 936 / 108,013 | 1,964 / 108,013 |
| Dover, Gabriel A. | Developmental Biology | 1,636 / 167,121 | — |
| Banks, Mark | Sociology | — | 243 / 12,471 |
| Nayakshin, Sergei | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 918 / 58,202 | — |
| Field, David John | Pediatrics | 289 / 81,129 | 949 / 81,129 |
| Gorban, A. N. | Fluids & Plasmas | 535 / 58,297 | 659 / 58,297 |
| Louis, Edward J. | Developmental Biology | 1,774 / 167,121 | — |
| Balzter, Heiko | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 471 / 82,760 | 674 / 82,760 |
| Evans, Richard J. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 537 / 166,116 | — |
| Bull, Ray H.C. | Criminology | 99 / 14,394 | 197 / 14,394 |
| Meltzer, Howard Ian | Psychiatry | 1,237 / 90,846 | 1,374 / 90,846 |
| Machin, David | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,638 / 377,791 | 6,745 / 377,791 |
| Chambers, Jonathon A. | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,195 / 228,312 | 757 / 228,312 |
| Farmer, Peter B.F. | Toxicology | 305 / 69,049 | — |
| Silverman, Michael | Respiratory System | 644 / 71,926 | — |
| Schwabe, John W.R. | Developmental Biology | 2,078 / 167,121 | 3,206 / 167,121 |
| Phillips, Martin | Geography | — | 376 / 21,559 |
| Kyriacou, Charalambos Panayiotis | Developmental Biology | 2,137 / 167,121 | — |
| Ziegler-Heitbrock, H. W.Löms | Immunology | 1,981 / 176,292 | — |
| Jaganathan, Saravana Kumar | Polymers | 1,031 / 133,253 | 685 / 133,253 |
| Fry, Andrew M. | Developmental Biology | 2,198 / 167,121 | 2,826 / 167,121 |
| King, Jim | Languages & Linguistics | — | 400 / 25,930 |
| Ng, Leong L. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,648 / 249,410 | 4,873 / 249,410 |
| Jewkes, Yvonne | Criminology | 308 / 14,394 | 172 / 14,394 |
| Cooper, Nicola J. | General & Internal Medicine | 961 / 360,081 | 2,341 / 360,081 |
| Forsythe, Ian D. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,146 / 379,830 | — |
| Folland, Jonathan P. | Sport Sciences | 581 / 41,112 | 397 / 41,112 |
| Waters, Colin N. | Paleontology | — | 227 / 23,292 |
| Hillman, A. Robert | Energy | 1,231 / 371,959 | — |
| Smalley, Ian James | Paleontology | 397 / 23,292 | 494 / 23,292 |
| Brown, Gavin M. | Geography | 338 / 21,559 | — |
| Dias, Joseph J. | Orthopedics | 563 / 98,781 | 1,003 / 98,781 |
| Ng, G. Andre | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,343 / 249,410 | 2,176 / 249,410 |
| Bartram, David V. | Sociology | — | 387 / 12,471 |
| Evans, Philip Andrew | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,564 / 58,202 |
| Cundliffe, Eric C. | Microbiology | 2,170 / 232,186 | — |
| Colman, Andrew M. | Experimental Psychology | 1,045 / 37,808 | 1,073 / 37,808 |
| Lucas, Tim C.D. | General & Internal Medicine | 5,700 / 360,081 | 1,218 / 360,081 |
| Roberts, Gordon C. K. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,324 / 216,826 | — |
| Bown, Matthew J. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,256 / 249,410 | 2,260 / 249,410 |
| Hollin, Clive R. | Criminology | 170 / 14,394 | — |
| Piletsky, Sergey A. | Analytical Chemistry | 694 / 137,328 | 717 / 137,328 |
| Harper, David M. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 802 / 54,545 | — |
| Schwarzacher, Trude | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,371 / 204,373 | — |
| Pennazio, Marco | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,331 / 113,536 | 1,832 / 113,536 |
| Suzuki, Toru | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,124 / 249,410 | 3,290 / 249,410 |
| Gunter, Barrie | Information & Library Sciences | 58 / 15,996 | 221 / 15,996 |
| Johnson, Martin Keith | Toxicology | 451 / 69,049 | — |
| Wain, Louise V. | Respiratory System | — | 584 / 71,926 |
| Sweeting, Michael J. | Statistics & Probability | — | 461 / 24,695 |
| Whitelam, Garry C. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,449 / 204,373 | — |
| Brown, Karen | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,797 / 377,791 | 3,044 / 377,791 |
| Hansen, Anders | Communication & Media Studies | 314 / 16,468 | 462 / 16,468 |
| Symonds, RPaul | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,884 / 377,791 | — |
| Squire, Iain B. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,312 / 249,410 | 3,781 / 249,410 |
| Purnell, Mark A. | Paleontology | 500 / 23,292 | 605 / 23,292 |
| McLaren, Lauren M. | Political Science & Public Administration | 466 / 27,183 | — |
| Leat, Phillip T. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,952 / 108,013 | — |
| Lindesay, James E.B. | Geriatrics | 166 / 14,240 | — |
| Tromans, Samuel Joseph | Psychiatry | — | 1,692 / 90,846 |
| Maksym, Peter A. | Applied Physics | 2,924 / 323,282 | — |
| Streckeisen, Albert L. | Geology | 371 / 17,936 | 113 / 17,936 |
| Rosemary A. Walker, Rosemary A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,238 / 377,791 | — |
| Standen, Nicholas B. | Physiology | 520 / 26,472 | — |
| Manson, Margaret M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,346 / 377,791 | — |
| Rutty, Guy Nathan | Legal & Forensic Medicine | 47 / 15,674 | 67 / 15,674 |
| Grant, William Duncan | Microbiology | 2,993 / 232,186 | — |
| Nahorski, Stefano R. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,119 / 166,116 | — |
| Peter J. Armstrong, Peter J. | Accounting | 111 / 7,240 | — |
| Whitcombe, Michael J. | Analytical Chemistry | 984 / 137,328 | — |
| Fulcher, Glenn | Languages & Linguistics | 312 / 25,930 | — |
| Morfey, Christopher L. | Acoustics | 319 / 38,987 | — |
| Beck, Felix | Anatomy & Morphology | 17 / 8,297 | — |
| Armstrong, N. | Public Health | — | 1,336 / 82,273 |
| Willingale, Richard | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 457 / 140,272 | 377 / 140,272 |
| Draper, Elizabeth S. | Pediatrics | 695 / 81,129 | 562 / 81,129 |
| Adlam, David | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 3,171 / 249,410 |
| Nelson, Christopher P. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 3,181 / 249,410 |
| Williams, Mark | Paleontology | — | 398 / 23,292 |
| Spear, Walter E. | Applied Physics | 3,713 / 323,282 | — |
| Wilson, Andrew D. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,632 / 360,081 | 7,287 / 360,081 |
| Tarrant, Carolyn | General & Internal Medicine | 4,163 / 360,081 | 1,842 / 360,081 |
| Shaw, Jaqueline A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 4,259 / 377,791 |
| Rowbotham, David J. | Anesthesiology | 570 / 59,383 | — |
| Hansell, Anna Louise | Environmental Sciences | 1,279 / 140,934 | — |
| Hudson, John Douglas | Geology | 248 / 17,936 | — |
| Siddiqui, Salman H. | Respiratory System | — | 897 / 71,926 |
| Goodall, Alison H. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,514 / 249,410 | — |
| Shaw, Dominick E. | Respiratory System | — | 915 / 71,926 |
| Bell, Stephen Charles | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,417 / 105,735 | — |
| White, Ian N.H. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,650 / 377,791 | — |
| Smith, Lewis L. | Toxicology | 725 / 69,049 | — |
| Murphy, Gavin J. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 4,676 / 249,410 | 3,861 / 249,410 |
| Jarvis, Paul G. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,368 / 204,373 | — |
| van der Veen, Marijke | Archaeology | 292 / 21,336 | 168 / 21,336 |
| Ryder, Karl S. | Energy | 5,550 / 371,959 | 5,280 / 371,959 |
| SJ J. Gurman, Stephen | Applied Physics | 4,537 / 323,282 | — |
| Kilvington, S. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,201 / 86,157 | — |
| Norton, Will H.J. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,114 / 379,830 |
| Pareek, Manish | General & Internal Medicine | 4,577 / 360,081 | 2,258 / 360,081 |
| Heckel, Reiko | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,209 / 517,648 | — |
| Unwin, David M. | Paleontology | — | 555 / 23,292 |
| Willars, Gary B. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,661 / 166,116 | — |
| Chaudry, Umer Masood | Materials | — | 4,617 / 330,896 |
| Ponter, Alan R.S. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,457 / 157,792 | — |
| Harris, Oliver J.T. | Archaeology | 382 / 21,336 | 189 / 21,336 |
| Edgeworth, Matt | Archaeology | 233 / 21,336 | 202 / 21,336 |
| Birt, Linda | General & Internal Medicine | — | 2,412 / 360,081 |
| Bosher, Lee S. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 429 / 32,161 | 366 / 32,161 |
| Sneath, Peter H.A. | Microbiology | 4,665 / 232,186 | — |
| Williams, Peter H. | Microbiology | 4,686 / 232,186 | — |
| Hart, Paul J.B. | Fisheries | 598 / 47,614 | — |
| Whelan, Mick John | Environmental Sciences | 1,876 / 140,934 | — |
| Bull, Steven D. | Organic Chemistry | 3,527 / 188,664 | 4,168 / 188,664 |
| Mattingly, David J. | Archaeology | 253 / 21,336 | 313 / 21,336 |
| Vuister, Geerten W. | Biophysics | 321 / 21,025 | — |
| Haldar, Pranabashis | Respiratory System | — | 1,213 / 71,926 |
| Ortu, Fabrizio | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 888 / 86,991 |
| Dyer, Christopher C. | History | 56 / 20,299 | 149 / 20,299 |
| Morgan, B. | Legal & Forensic Medicine | 103 / 15,674 | 213 / 15,674 |
| Pan, Jingzhe | Materials | 3,562 / 330,896 | — |
| Lawson, C. A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 5,077 / 249,410 |
| Hope, Eric G. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,499 / 86,991 | — |
| Clokie, Martha R.J. | Microbiology | — | 4,444 / 232,186 |
| Salih, Ahmed M.A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 5,174 / 249,410 |
| Zubair, Muhamad | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,022 / 228,312 |
| Rutherford, Mark J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 7,363 / 377,791 |
| Wang, Jiaji | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 11,206 / 517,648 |
| Raman, Rajeev | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,221 / 517,648 | — |
| Hing, Peter | Materials | 4,238 / 330,896 | — |
| Smith, Lucy K. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,788 / 360,081 | 3,221 / 360,081 |
| Holwell, David A. | Geology | — | 292 / 17,936 |
| Wright, David John | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,717 / 166,116 | — |
| Bond, John W. | Legal & Forensic Medicine | 132 / 15,674 | — |
| Roland, Damian T. | Pediatrics | — | 912 / 81,129 |
| Thornton, Hazel M. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,613 / 360,081 | — |
| Snell, Keith D.M. | History | 107 / 20,299 | 439 / 20,299 |
| Smith, Alice Caroline | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,805 / 96,288 |
| Anderson, Clare | History | 141 / 20,299 | 94 / 20,299 |
| Pearce, Tim Charles | Analytical Chemistry | 2,655 / 137,328 | — |
| Major, Rupert W.L. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 3,574 / 360,081 |
| Sinka, Iosif Csaba | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,972 / 166,116 | — |
| Davies, David L. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 2,056 / 86,991 | 2,093 / 86,991 |
| Tarlow, Sarah A. | Archaeology | — | 370 / 21,336 |
| Gill, Simon P.A. | Materials | 5,092 / 330,896 | — |
| Robertson, Noelle | General & Internal Medicine | 4,776 / 360,081 | 3,663 / 360,081 |
| Kermadi, Mostefa | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,535 / 133,072 |
| Boyle, Elaine M. | Pediatrics | — | 1,081 / 81,129 |
| Manning, Joseph C. | Nursing | — | 1,268 / 73,697 |
| Ji, Bing | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 1,740 / 133,072 |
| Dandeker, Christopher | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 478 / 32,161 | — |
| Gostelow, J. P. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 3,200 / 157,792 | — |
| Moss, Esther Louise | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 2,097 / 105,735 |
| Clarke, Michael G. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,770 / 360,081 | — |
| Ennis, Philip J. | Materials | 6,844 / 330,896 | — |
| Wells, Alan A. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,962 / 140,272 | — |
| Pan, Daniel | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,646 / 360,081 |
| Routen, Ash C. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,743 / 360,081 |
| Freeman, Suzanne C. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,797 / 360,081 |
| Gunn, Simon | History | 281 / 20,299 | — |
| GAO, Yuan | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | 2,397 / 133,072 |
| Housley, Norman J. | History | 394 / 20,299 | — |
| Baggaley, Rebecca F. | General & Internal Medicine | 7,051 / 360,081 | — |
| Marín Rivera, Rodolfo | Mining & Metallurgy | — | 689 / 37,230 |
| Mackintosh, Nicola J. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 6,891 / 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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