University of Portsmouth 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).
71
researchers on the list
66
rank in United Kingdom
911
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapp, Steven K. | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 93 / 25,365 |
| Vrij, Aldert | Criminology | 15 / 14,394 | 29 / 14,394 |
| Maraston, Claudia | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 172 / 58,202 | 215 / 58,202 |
| Wands, David | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 219 / 164,120 | 241 / 164,120 |
| Randall R. Parrish, Randall R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 329 / 108,013 | 688 / 108,013 |
| Kumar, Vikas | Business & Management | — | 644 / 68,786 |
| Collett, Thomas S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,002 / 379,830 | 6,594 / 379,830 |
| Collett, Thomas E. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 464 / 58,202 |
| Pepin, Nick C. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,390 / 84,638 | 601 / 84,638 |
| Dhakal, Hom Nath | Materials | 1,925 / 330,896 | 639 / 330,896 |
| Nichol, Janet Elizabeth | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 165 / 82,760 | 366 / 82,760 |
| Tipton, Michael J. | Physiology | 304 / 26,472 | 62 / 26,472 |
| Giasin, Khaled | Materials | 2,594 / 330,896 | 798 / 330,896 |
| Butt, Arthur M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,853 / 379,830 | 2,744 / 379,830 |
| Button, Mark | Criminology | — | 85 / 14,394 |
| Wagstaff, Christopher Robert David | Sport Sciences | 639 / 41,112 | 239 / 41,112 |
| Martill, David M. | Paleontology | 181 / 23,292 | 112 / 23,292 |
| Nadathur, Seshadri | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 884 / 58,202 |
| Harry, Ian W. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 946 / 164,120 |
| Graur, Or | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,341 / 58,202 |
| Jones, Kelvyn | Geography | 324 / 21,559 | — |
| Vopson, Melvin | Applied Physics | 3,806 / 323,282 | 1,635 / 323,282 |
| Chen, Sheng | Networking & Telecommunications | 759 / 228,312 | — |
| Ashraf W. Labib, Ashraf Wasfi | Operations Research | 341 / 31,951 | 486 / 31,951 |
| Costall, Alan P. | Experimental Psychology | 1,130 / 37,808 | — |
| Rob Strachan, Robin A. | Geology | 157 / 17,936 | 325 / 17,936 |
| Arthur-Holmes, Francis | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,331 / 140,934 |
| Alex Ford, Alex T. | Environmental Sciences | 1,957 / 140,934 | 2,395 / 140,934 |
| Nichols, Gary J. | Geology | 164 / 17,936 | 267 / 17,936 |
| Jie Tong, Jie | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 884 / 157,792 | 1,703 / 157,792 |
| Nuttall, Laura K. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,715 / 164,120 |
| Wyatt, Mark | Education | 2,232 / 115,687 | 1,657 / 115,687 |
| Bradbury, Edwin Morton | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,291 / 216,826 | — |
| Pilkington, Geoffrey J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,520 / 377,791 | — |
| Sanders, David Adrian | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,893 / 517,648 | — |
| Blunden, Gerald | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,944 / 204,373 | — |
| Vichi, Alessandro | Dentistry | — | 603 / 101,728 |
| Shakir, Saad A.W. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,257 / 166,116 | — |
| Hoy, C. G. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 2,088 / 164,120 |
| Loydell, David Kendrick | Paleontology | — | 476 / 23,292 |
| Witton, Mark P. | Paleontology | — | 479 / 23,292 |
| Ju, Zhaojie | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,226 / 517,648 |
| Mills, Graham Alex | Analytical Chemistry | 1,289 / 137,328 | — |
| Smith, J. Richard | Energy | 2,641 / 371,959 | — |
| Jim Travis Smith, Jim T. | Environmental Sciences | 1,571 / 140,934 | — |
| Kaiser, Wolfram | History | 35 / 20,299 | 106 / 20,299 |
| Birosca, Soran | Materials | 7,054 / 330,896 | 4,724 / 330,896 |
| Kyberd, P. J. | Rehabilitation | 463 / 31,889 | — |
| Foroozesh, Jalal | Energy | — | 6,485 / 371,959 |
| Crittenden, Robert G. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,630 / 164,120 | — |
| Amer, Eslam A. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 9,211 / 517,648 |
| Al-Rimy, Bander Ali Saleh | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 9,714 / 517,648 |
| Blunn, Gordon William | Orthopedics | 1,655 / 98,781 | 2,032 / 98,781 |
| Bell, E. Arthur | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,409 / 204,373 | — |
| Lee, Raymond Y. W. | Orthopedics | 1,692 / 98,781 | — |
| Becerra, Victor M. | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,914 / 131,085 | 3,012 / 131,085 |
| Bierens, Joost Jan Laurens Marie | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 853 / 44,281 | 768 / 44,281 |
| Pilkington, Karen | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 77 / 14,206 | 92 / 14,206 |
| Ross, Carlisle T.F. | Civil Engineering | 842 / 67,736 | — |
| Hunt, Lester C. | Energy | 4,929 / 371,959 | — |
| Tsibouklis, John | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,823 / 166,116 | — |
| Laight, David W. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 3,094 / 166,116 | — |
| Ebenezer, Ivor S. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 3,196 / 166,116 | — |
| Asa H. Barber, Asa H. | Materials | 5,691 / 330,896 | — |
| Haig, Ella | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,066 / 517,648 | — |
| Avilán, Luisana | Mycology & Parasitology | — | 632 / 29,175 |
| Khan, Jim S. | Surgery | — | 2,264 / 146,713 |
| Lee, Brian E. | Civil Engineering | 1,651 / 67,736 | — |
| Shaw, Deborah | Literary Studies | — | 199 / 21,141 |
| Geraghty, Lincoln | Literary Studies | — | 215 / 21,141 |
| Purvis, June | History | — | 358 / 20,299 |
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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