University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences 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).
127
researchers on the list
195
rank in United States
538
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seligman, Martin E.P. | Social Psychology | 15 / 27,908 | 16 / 27,908 |
| Rozin, Paul N. | Social Psychology | 33 / 27,908 | 87 / 27,908 |
| Percec, Virgil | Polymers | 11 / 133,253 | 142 / 133,253 |
| Berger, Shelley L. | Developmental Biology | 167 / 167,121 | 105 / 167,121 |
| Brainard, David H. | Experimental Psychology | 65 / 37,808 | 85 / 37,808 |
| Kane, Charles L. | General Physics | 33 / 87,024 | 39 / 87,024 |
| Mallouk, Thomas E. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 99 / 177,859 | 539 / 177,859 |
| Nitzan, Abraham | Chemical Physics | 154 / 121,889 | 326 / 121,889 |
| Mann, Michael E. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 85 / 84,638 | 123 / 84,638 |
| Christianson, David W. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 269 / 216,826 | 111 / 216,826 |
| Levendusky, Matthew S. | Political Science & Public Administration | 320 / 27,183 | 49 / 27,183 |
| Janzen, Daniel H. | Zoology | 1 / 19,073 | 2 / 19,073 |
| Collins, Randall | Sociology | 55 / 12,471 | 47 / 12,471 |
| Lareau, Annette P. | Sociology | 111 / 12,471 | 48 / 12,471 |
| Agha, Asif | Languages & Linguistics | 103 / 25,930 | 71 / 25,930 |
| Braga, Anthony A. | Criminology | 28 / 14,394 | 18 / 14,394 |
| Smith, Amos B B. | Organic Chemistry | 279 / 188,664 | 1,702 / 188,664 |
| Holland, Heinrich Dick | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 189 / 108,013 | 195 / 108,013 |
| Seyfarth, Robert M. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 38 / 13,044 | 63 / 13,044 |
| Albarracín, Dolores | Social Psychology | 466 / 27,908 | 285 / 27,908 |
| Cvetič, Mirjam | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 211 / 164,120 | 1,111 / 164,120 |
| Baur, Joseph A. | Developmental Biology | 878 / 167,121 | 368 / 167,121 |
| Lubensky, Tom C. | Fluids & Plasmas | 119 / 58,297 | 371 / 58,297 |
| Cheney, Dorothy L. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 46 / 13,044 | 75 / 13,044 |
| Kagan, Cherie R. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 387 / 177,859 | 558 / 177,859 |
| Poethig, Richard Scott | Developmental Biology | 698 / 167,121 | 951 / 167,121 |
| Jaffee, Sara R. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 252 / 25,365 | 177 / 25,365 |
| Mele, Eugene J. | Applied Physics | 516 / 323,282 | 379 / 323,282 |
| Furstenberg, Frank F. | Family Studies | 3 / 4,074 | 11 / 4,074 |
| Roos, David S. | Developmental Biology | 793 / 167,121 | 2,228 / 167,121 |
| Ruscio, Ayelet Meron | Clinical Psychology | 187 / 19,306 | 111 / 19,306 |
| Svitkina, Tatyana M. | Developmental Biology | 822 / 167,121 | 712 / 167,121 |
| Epstein, Russell A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,977 / 379,830 | 1,099 / 379,830 |
| Thompson-Schill, Sharon L. | Experimental Psychology | 320 / 37,808 | 620 / 37,808 |
| Armstrong, Clay M. | Physiology | 91 / 26,472 | 247 / 26,472 |
| Harris, A. Brooks | Applied Physics | 624 / 323,282 | 2,183 / 323,282 |
| Durian, Douglas J. | Fluids & Plasmas | 258 / 58,297 | 477 / 58,297 |
| Walsh, Patrick J. | Organic Chemistry | 616 / 188,664 | 1,763 / 188,664 |
| Khoury, Justin | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 535 / 164,120 | 558 / 164,120 |
| Brannon, Elizabeth M. | Experimental Psychology | 424 / 37,808 | 793 / 37,808 |
| Bernstein, Gary M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 498 / 58,202 | 681 / 58,202 |
| Jain, Bhuvnesh | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 504 / 58,202 | 1,159 / 58,202 |
| Ratcliffe, Jerry H. | Criminology | 73 / 14,394 | 66 / 14,394 |
| Gottfried, Jay A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,146 / 379,830 | 1,635 / 379,830 |
| Bonini, Nancy M. | Developmental Biology | 1,216 / 167,121 | 2,523 / 167,121 |
| George, Edward I. | Statistics & Probability | 252 / 24,695 | 205 / 24,695 |
| MacDonald, John M. | Criminology | 124 / 14,394 | 86 / 14,394 |
| Mindiola, Daniel J. | Organic Chemistry | 827 / 188,664 | 2,745 / 188,664 |
| Yodh, Arjun G. | Optics | 195 / 83,504 | 471 / 83,504 |
| Dominguez, Roberto | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,758 / 216,826 | 879 / 216,826 |
| Rea, Philip A. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,786 / 216,826 | 3,354 / 216,826 |
| Bernardi, Mariangela | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 767 / 58,202 | — |
| Kozlowski, Marisa C. | Organic Chemistry | 963 / 188,664 | 619 / 188,664 |
| Goodwin, Geoffrey Philip | Experimental Psychology | — | 617 / 37,808 |
| Plotkin, Joshua B. | Evolutionary Biology | 509 / 31,128 | 325 / 31,128 |
| Hoshi, Toshinori | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,012 / 216,826 | — |
| Bush, Sarah Sunn | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 461 / 27,183 |
| Trodden, Mark | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 985 / 164,120 | 862 / 164,120 |
| Park, Hyunjoon | Sociology | — | 249 / 12,471 |
| Cashmore, Anthony R. | Plant Biology & Botany | 738 / 204,373 | 3,893 / 204,373 |
| Tilney, Lewis G. | Developmental Biology | 1,713 / 167,121 | — |
| Winkler, Jeffrey D. | Organic Chemistry | 1,141 / 188,664 | 3,836 / 188,664 |
| Jerolmack, Douglas J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,350 / 84,638 | 1,218 / 84,638 |
| Zhen, Bo | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,198 / 140,272 | 148 / 140,272 |
| Kamien, Randall D. | Fluids & Plasmas | 597 / 58,297 | 698 / 58,297 |
| Webster, Owen W. | Polymers | 626 / 133,253 | — |
| Kohler, Hans Peter | Demography | 31 / 3,977 | 56 / 3,977 |
| Heckman, Jonathan J. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,766 / 164,120 | 1,056 / 164,120 |
| Trueswell, John C. | Experimental Psychology | 857 / 37,808 | 1,014 / 37,808 |
| Callen, Herbert B. | Applied Physics | 1,893 / 323,282 | 1,735 / 323,282 |
| Rome, Lawrence C. | Physiology | 342 / 26,472 | — |
| Grossman, Guy | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 651 / 27,183 |
| Gleitman, Lila R. | Experimental Psychology | 957 / 37,808 | 905 / 37,808 |
| Wagner, Doris | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,131 / 204,373 | 1,509 / 204,373 |
| Lakadamyali, Melike | Developmental Biology | — | 1,686 / 167,121 |
| Fang, Hanming | Economics | — | 1,002 / 54,592 |
| Liu, Andrea J. | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,131 / 58,297 | 597 / 58,297 |
| Kable, Joseph W. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,503 / 379,830 | 4,458 / 379,830 |
| Casper, Brenda B. | Ecology | 1,545 / 82,882 | — |
| Cox, Robert H. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,859 / 249,410 | — |
| Weisberg, Michael | Science Studies | — | 122 / 5,303 |
| Papafragou, Anna | Experimental Psychology | 1,067 / 37,808 | 1,032 / 37,808 |
| Gieré, Reto | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,639 / 108,013 | 1,721 / 108,013 |
| Wilf, Herbert S. | General Mathematics | 503 / 76,268 | 1,116 / 76,268 |
| Scatena, Frederick N. | Environmental Engineering | 464 / 68,664 | — |
| Petryna, Adriana | Anthropology | 124 / 10,039 | 109 / 10,039 |
| Ovrut, Burt A. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,756 / 164,120 | — |
| Dibble, Harold Lewis | Archaeology | 88 / 21,336 | 153 / 21,336 |
| Madhavacheril, Mathew S. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,514 / 164,120 |
| Ren, Dejian | Developmental Biology | — | 2,136 / 167,121 |
| Hirschmann, Ralph F. | Organic Chemistry | 1,939 / 188,664 | — |
| Fortune, H. T. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,960 / 164,120 | — |
| Booker, Squire J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,941 / 216,826 | 2,943 / 216,826 |
| Schelter, Eric J. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 697 / 86,991 | 408 / 86,991 |
| Chalfin, Aaron J. | Criminology | — | 266 / 14,394 |
| Drndić, Marija | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,551 / 177,859 | — |
| Nelson, Philip C. | General Physics | 851 / 87,024 | — |
| Deutsch, Carol J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,378 / 216,826 | — |
| Ridgeway, Greg | Criminology | 265 / 14,394 | — |
| Wolpin, Kenneth I. | Economics | 1,127 / 54,592 | — |
| Schurr, Theodore G. | Genetics & Heredity | 692 / 42,273 | — |
| Middleton, Roy | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,692 / 164,120 | — |
| Johnson, Alan Thornton Charlie | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1,928 / 177,859 | — |
| Anand, Nikhil | Anthropology | — | 207 / 10,039 |
| Joshi, Aravind K. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,872 / 517,648 | — |
| Schapiro, Anna C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,279 / 379,830 |
| Strain, Robert M. | General Mathematics | 1,272 / 76,268 | 1,267 / 76,268 |
| Arabi Shamsabadi, Ahmad | Chemical Engineering | — | 1,784 / 97,821 |
| Johnson, Arthur H. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,138 / 95,377 | — |
| Kikkawa, James M. | Applied Physics | 5,368 / 323,282 | — |
| Goulian, Mark D. | Microbiology | 4,887 / 232,186 | — |
| Soven, Paul | Applied Physics | 5,821 / 323,282 | 6,899 / 323,282 |
| Dolan, Gerald J. | Applied Physics | 5,890 / 323,282 | — |
| Primakoff, Henry | Applied Physics | 5,931 / 323,282 | 5,856 / 323,282 |
| Adshead, Peter J. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,901 / 164,120 |
| Carroll, Patrick J. | Organic Chemistry | 3,718 / 188,664 | — |
| Sneddon, Larry G. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,374 / 86,991 | — |
| Goldberg, Karen I. | Organic Chemistry | 3,784 / 188,664 | — |
| Croke, Christopher B. | General Mathematics | 1,777 / 76,268 | — |
| Shaw, Michael K. | Mycology & Parasitology | 611 / 29,175 | — |
| Morrison, Kathleen D. | Archaeology | 357 / 21,336 | — |
| Rosen, Brad M. | Polymers | 2,728 / 133,253 | — |
| Claassen, Martin | Applied Physics | — | 5,837 / 323,282 |
| Huryn, Donna M. | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,468 / 120,621 | — |
| Wu, Liang | Applied Physics | — | 6,271 / 323,282 |
| Thornton, Edward R. | General Chemistry | 1,019 / 57,505 | — |
| Hallwachs, Winnie D. | Zoology | — | 387 / 19,073 |
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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