University of Reading 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).
192
researchers on the list
26
rank in United Kingdom
328
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson, G. R. | Microbiology | 15 / 232,186 | 31 / 232,186 |
| Hamley, Ian W. | Chemical Physics | 61 / 121,889 | 82 / 121,889 |
| Hoskins, Brian J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 35 / 84,638 | 74 / 84,638 |
| Dunning, John H. | Economics | 28 / 54,592 | 86 / 54,592 |
| Pagel, Mark | Evolutionary Biology | 43 / 31,128 | 42 / 31,128 |
| Shepherd, Theodore G. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 131 / 84,638 | 101 / 84,638 |
| Collins, Matthew David | Microbiology | 146 / 232,186 | 1,125 / 232,186 |
| Spencer, Jeremy Pe Edward | Nutrition & Dietetics | 52 / 59,506 | 55 / 59,506 |
| Arnell, Nigel W. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 112 / 84,638 | 122 / 84,638 |
| Weinstein, Netta | Social Psychology | 545 / 27,908 | 169 / 27,908 |
| Murayama, Kou | Experimental Psychology | 679 / 37,808 | 109 / 37,808 |
| Khutoryanskiy, Vitaliy V. | Polymers | 199 / 133,253 | 43 / 133,253 |
| Allen, John R.L. | Geology | 7 / 17,936 | 31 / 17,936 |
| Grimmond, Sue | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 121 / 84,638 | 207 / 84,638 |
| Potts, Simon Geoffrey | Ecology | 1,237 / 82,882 | 239 / 82,882 |
| Allan, Richard P. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 603 / 84,638 | 205 / 84,638 |
| Harborne, Jeffrey B. | Plant Biology & Botany | 104 / 204,373 | 1,484 / 204,373 |
| Murray, Lynne | Developmental & Child Psychology | 101 / 25,365 | 274 / 25,365 |
| Rowland, Ian R. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 92 / 59,506 | 202 / 59,506 |
| Gregory, Jonathan M. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 193 / 84,638 | 369 / 84,638 |
| Iversen, Leslie Lars | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,213 / 379,830 | 6,618 / 379,830 |
| Drew, Michael G.B. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 97 / 86,991 | 1,485 / 86,991 |
| Mottram, Donald S. | Food Science | 76 / 107,913 | 199 / 107,913 |
| Shine, Keith P. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 260 / 84,638 | 463 / 84,638 |
| Harrison, Sandy P. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 281 / 84,638 | 734 / 84,638 |
| Yang, Hong | Environmental Sciences | 523 / 140,934 | 435 / 140,934 |
| Lockwood, Mike L. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 334 / 84,638 | — |
| Darbre, Philippa D. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 584 / 100,693 | 395 / 100,693 |
| Gregory, Peter J. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 106 / 95,377 | 193 / 95,377 |
| Hodges, Kevin Ivan | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 573 / 84,638 | 472 / 84,638 |
| Yaqoob, Parveen | Nutrition & Dietetics | 196 / 59,506 | 612 / 59,506 |
| Wong, Billy | Education | 1,173 / 115,687 | 363 / 115,687 |
| Jones, Rodney H. | Languages & Linguistics | 227 / 25,930 | 164 / 25,930 |
| Rastall, Robert Adrian | Microbiology | 763 / 232,186 | 501 / 232,186 |
| Sugden, Peter H. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,112 / 216,826 | — |
| Hawkins, Ed | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 956 / 84,638 | 558 / 84,638 |
| Williams, Christine M. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 222 / 59,506 | 1,313 / 59,506 |
| Givens, Ian D. | Dairy & Animal Science | 79 / 78,455 | 57 / 78,455 |
| Bellouin, Nicolas | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 621 / 84,638 |
| Sibly, Richard | Ecology | 615 / 82,882 | 1,893 / 82,882 |
| Harrison, Richard Giles | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 592 / 84,638 | 908 / 84,638 |
| Ellis, Richard Harold | Plant Biology & Botany | 468 / 204,373 | 1,588 / 204,373 |
| Bengtsson, Lennart O. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 687 / 84,638 | — |
| Tibbett, Mark | Agronomy & Agriculture | 568 / 95,377 | 308 / 95,377 |
| Rahman, Sanzidur | Agronomy & Agriculture | 366 / 95,377 | 318 / 95,377 |
| Pliatsikas, Christos | Experimental Psychology | — | 549 / 37,808 |
| Hopkin, Stephen P. | Environmental Sciences | 362 / 140,934 | — |
| Casson, Mark C. | Business & Management | 501 / 68,786 | 1,271 / 68,786 |
| Treffers-Daller, Jeanine | Languages & Linguistics | — | 273 / 25,930 |
| Dunwell, Jim M. | Plant Biology & Botany | 656 / 204,373 | 993 / 204,373 |
| Graham, Suzanne | Languages & Linguistics | 416 / 25,930 | 285 / 25,930 |
| Brown, Valerie K. | Ecology | 955 / 82,882 | — |
| Goodman, Michael K. | Geography | — | 279 / 21,559 |
| Gordon, Michael Hodson | Food Science | 314 / 107,913 | — |
| Wright, Adrian C. | Applied Physics | 1,418 / 323,282 | 3,005 / 323,282 |
| Mcguffin, Liam James | Bioinformatics | 150 / 24,357 | 252 / 24,357 |
| Gilbert, John Kenward | Education | 329 / 115,687 | 1,115 / 115,687 |
| Jaworska, Sylvia | Languages & Linguistics | — | 328 / 25,930 |
| Atkins, Anthony G. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 451 / 157,792 | 3,207 / 157,792 |
| Williamson, Elizabeth Mary | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 262 / 120,621 | 230 / 120,621 |
| Andrews, Simon Colin | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,319 / 216,826 | 1,215 / 216,826 |
| Merchant, Christopher J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,290 / 84,638 |
| Mueller-Harvey, Irene | Food Science | 360 / 107,913 | 923 / 107,913 |
| Strange, Philip G. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,439 / 216,826 | — |
| Wadge, Geoffrey | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,206 / 108,013 | — |
| Reynolds, Christopher K. | Dairy & Animal Science | 170 / 78,455 | 257 / 78,455 |
| Asadullah, M. Niaz | Economics | — | 834 / 54,592 |
| Oliver, Tom H. | Ecology | — | 1,414 / 82,882 |
| Awbi, Hazim Bashir | Building & Construction | 195 / 56,454 | 631 / 56,454 |
| Owens, Mathew J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,209 / 84,638 | 1,560 / 84,638 |
| Knight, Phillip G. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 665 / 105,735 | 1,920 / 105,735 |
| Tavakoli, Parvaneh | Languages & Linguistics | — | 372 / 25,930 |
| Cooper, Peter J.M. | Psychiatry | 1,345 / 90,846 | — |
| Bassett, David Clifford | Polymers | 682 / 133,253 | — |
| Roberts, Eric Hywel | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,019 / 204,373 | — |
| Brown, Geoffrey D. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,050 / 204,373 | 3,935 / 204,373 |
| Walsh, Robin | Chemical Physics | 1,580 / 121,889 | — |
| Guilyardi, Eric | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,327 / 84,638 | 1,648 / 84,638 |
| Lancaster, John K. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 586 / 157,792 | 1,791 / 157,792 |
| Ledward, David A. | Food Science | 450 / 107,913 | — |
| Slingo, Anthony | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,385 / 84,638 | — |
| Gibbins, Jonathan M. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,735 / 249,410 | 4,555 / 249,410 |
| Wheeler, Timothy Robert | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,543 / 204,373 | 1,369 / 204,373 |
| Lovegrove, Julie Anne | Nutrition & Dietetics | 581 / 59,506 | 599 / 59,506 |
| Lewis, Mary E. | Anthropology | 203 / 10,039 | 94 / 10,039 |
| Heywood, Vernon Hilton | Evolutionary Biology | — | 491 / 31,128 |
| Shaw, Michael Warren | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,251 / 204,373 | — |
| Milanović, Marko | Law | 69 / 18,707 | 83 / 18,707 |
| Williams, Paul D. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,810 / 84,638 |
| Williams, Christine A. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,331 / 204,373 | — |
| Maddrell, Avril M.C. | Geography | — | 478 / 21,559 |
| Sahan, Kari | Languages & Linguistics | — | 464 / 25,930 |
| Mayer, Benoit | Law | 276 / 18,707 | 89 / 18,707 |
| Williams, Adrian C. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 855 / 166,116 | 921 / 166,116 |
| Cloke, Hannah L. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,917 / 84,638 |
| Mason, Paul J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,661 / 84,638 | — |
| Kuhnle, Gunter G.C. | Food Science | 574 / 107,913 | 1,605 / 107,913 |
| Berry, Dianne C. | Experimental Psychology | 1,169 / 37,808 | — |
| Chakrabarti, Bhismadev | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,239 / 379,830 |
| Oliver, Margaret A. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 546 / 95,377 | 1,063 / 95,377 |
| Reynolds, Shirley A. | Clinical Psychology | 364 / 19,306 | — |
| Mills, Ian M. | Chemical Physics | 2,091 / 121,889 | — |
| Likhtman, Alexei E. | Polymers | 1,010 / 133,253 | 2,279 / 133,253 |
| Illingworth, Anthony J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,824 / 84,638 | — |
| Bennett, Richard M. | Veterinary Sciences | 291 / 72,388 | 530 / 72,388 |
| Colquhoun, Howard M. | Polymers | 1,024 / 133,253 | — |
| Vaqueiro, Paz | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 689 / 86,991 | 1,087 / 86,991 |
| Clerk, Angela | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,053 / 216,826 | — |
| Torriti, Jacopo | Energy | 1,793 / 371,959 | 4,871 / 371,959 |
| Mackey, Bernard M. | Microbiology | 2,931 / 232,186 | — |
| Warwick, Kevin | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,756 / 517,648 | 10,318 / 517,648 |
| Mithen, Steven John | Archaeology | 122 / 21,336 | 158 / 21,336 |
| Guggenheim, E. A. | Energy | 1,869 / 371,959 | 8,318 / 371,959 |
| Ball, Michael J. | Urban & Regional Planning | 211 / 15,338 | — |
| Patel, Ketan J. | Developmental Biology | 3,289 / 167,121 | — |
| Preet, Sajan | Energy | — | 3,969 / 371,959 |
| Chippindale, Ann M. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 803 / 86,991 | — |
| Methven, Lisa | Food Science | 1,663 / 107,913 | 1,858 / 107,913 |
| Powell, Anthony V. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 842 / 86,991 | 696 / 86,991 |
| Sutton, John D. | Dairy & Animal Science | 373 / 78,455 | — |
| Charalampopoulos, Dimitris | Food Science | 1,413 / 107,913 | 1,873 / 107,913 |
| Kassam, Amir H. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,369 / 95,377 | 1,041 / 95,377 |
| Meen, Geoffrey P. | Urban & Regional Planning | 248 / 15,338 | — |
| Hudson, Michael James | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 898 / 86,991 | — |
| van Emden, Helmut Fritz | Entomology | 463 / 40,595 | — |
| Elmore, John Stephen | Food Science | 1,061 / 107,913 | 2,099 / 107,913 |
| Chandler-Wilde, Simon N. | Applied Mathematics | 384 / 23,982 | — |
| Wade, Andrew John | Environmental Engineering | 823 / 68,664 | — |
| Gosney, Margot A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,591 / 377,791 | — |
| Hartl, František | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,049 / 86,991 | — |
| Vimaleswaran, Karani Santhanakrishnan | Nutrition & Dietetics | 1,092 / 59,506 | 1,011 / 59,506 |
| Dixon, Geoffrey Richard | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,553 / 204,373 | 2,862 / 204,373 |
| Naqvi, Atta Abbas | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | — | 1,244 / 166,116 |
| Bloomfield, John Paul | Environmental Engineering | 1,037 / 68,664 | 1,038 / 68,664 |
| Rado, Richard | General Mathematics | 1,333 / 76,268 | 942 / 76,268 |
| Lukac, Martin | Forestry | 379 / 36,413 | 267 / 36,413 |
| Battey, Nicholas Hugh | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,687 / 204,373 | — |
| Goldring, Roland | Geology | 302 / 17,936 | — |
| Hilson, Chris J. | Law | — | 221 / 18,707 |
| Clements-Croome, Derek J. | Building & Construction | 594 / 56,454 | — |
| Green, Stuart D. | Building & Construction | 607 / 56,454 | — |
| Castelletto, Valeria | Chemical Physics | — | 2,170 / 121,889 |
| Sweby, Peter K. | Applied Mathematics | 540 / 23,982 | — |
| Ingham, John L. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,980 / 204,373 | — |
| Nash-Williams, C. St J.A. | General Mathematics | 1,495 / 76,268 | 1,790 / 76,268 |
| Lewis, Michael John | Dairy & Animal Science | 685 / 78,455 | 943 / 78,455 |
| Mitchell, Philip C.H. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,324 / 86,991 | — |
| Jeronimidis, Georges | Materials | 3,254 / 330,896 | — |
| Longton, Royce E. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,197 / 204,373 | — |
| Isaacs, Neil S. | Organic Chemistry | 3,731 / 188,664 | — |
| Schmitt, Michael N. | Law | 228 / 18,707 | — |
| Harwood, Laurence M. | Organic Chemistry | 3,749 / 188,664 | — |
| Zhang, Ji | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | — | 2,139 / 157,792 |
| Hong, Xia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,203 / 517,648 | — |
| Stephens, Gary J. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,127 / 166,116 | — |
| Cottingham, John | Philosophy | 299 / 14,569 | — |
| Niranjan, Keshavan | Food Science | 1,448 / 107,913 | — |
| Grandison, Alistair Steven | Dairy & Animal Science | 772 / 78,455 | — |
| Frazier, Richard A. | Food Science | 1,462 / 107,913 | — |
| Birch, Gordon G. | Food Science | 1,559 / 107,913 | — |
| Yang, S. H. | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,362 / 131,085 | 2,741 / 131,085 |
| Bon, Ranko | Building & Construction | 799 / 56,454 | — |
| Collins, Chris D. | Environmental Sciences | 2,338 / 140,934 | — |
| Wild, Alan | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,506 / 95,377 | — |
| Codling, Keith | General Physics | 1,753 / 87,024 | — |
| Pickersgill, Barbara | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,919 / 204,373 | — |
| Shankland, Kenneth | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,688 / 86,991 | — |
| Settle, Jeffery J. | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,445 / 82,760 | — |
| John, Philip | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,138 / 204,373 | — |
| Peng, Guilong | Analytical Chemistry | — | 2,220 / 137,328 |
| Palmer, Alan M. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,634 / 166,116 | — |
| Hopkins, Harold H. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,191 / 140,272 | — |
| Rehman, Tahir | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,792 / 95,377 | — |
| Snaydon, R. W. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,884 / 95,377 | — |
| Brennan, James Gerard | Food Science | 2,290 / 107,913 | — |
| Froud-Williams, Robert J. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 2,097 / 95,377 | — |
| Wood, Martin | Agronomy & Agriculture | 2,113 / 95,377 | — |
| Lettington, Alan H. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,595 / 140,272 | — |
| Rutherford, Ian C. | Classics | 67 / 3,682 | — |
| Cohen, Robert D. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,356 / 360,081 | — |
| Matthews, Wendy | Archaeology | — | 429 / 21,336 |
| Pyle, David Leo | Biotechnology | 1,277 / 69,700 | — |
| Sherratt, Robert Simon | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,865 / 228,312 | — |
| Sourvinou-Inwood, Christiane | Classics | 79 / 3,682 | — |
| Phipps, Richard H. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,522 / 78,455 | — |
| Gurr, Andrew | Literary Studies | 129 / 21,141 | 281 / 21,141 |
| Bentley, Roger W. | Energy | 8,037 / 371,959 | — |
| Stergiadis, Sokratis | Dairy & Animal Science | — | 1,551 / 78,455 |
| Green, Margaret L. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,790 / 78,455 | — |
| Worley, Matthew | History | 313 / 20,299 | — |
| Harrison, Robert G. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,668 / 140,272 | — |
| Purse, Lisa | Literary Studies | — | 335 / 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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