University of St Andrews 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).
143
researchers on the list
34
rank in United Kingdom
471
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, James F. | Applied Physics | 24 / 323,282 | 30 / 323,282 |
| Laland, Kevin N. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 3 / 13,044 | 3 / 13,044 |
| Reicher, Steve David | Social Psychology | 103 / 27,908 | 118 / 27,908 |
| Whiten, Andrew | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 12 / 13,044 | 8 / 13,044 |
| Ruxton, Graeme Douglas | Evolutionary Biology | 87 / 31,128 | 39 / 31,128 |
| Magurran, Anne E. | Ecology | 148 / 82,882 | 153 / 82,882 |
| Call, Josep | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 16 / 13,044 | 24 / 13,044 |
| Irvine, John T.S. | Energy | 209 / 371,959 | 266 / 371,959 |
| Johnston, Ian Alistair | Physiology | 40 / 26,472 | 60 / 26,472 |
| Ballantyne, Colin Kerr | Paleontology | 20 / 23,292 | 171 / 23,292 |
| Tyack, Peter L. | Acoustics | 27 / 38,987 | 30 / 38,987 |
| Perrett, David I. | Experimental Psychology | 245 / 37,808 | 661 / 37,808 |
| Dholakia, Kishan | Optics | 80 / 83,504 | 133 / 83,504 |
| Benn, Douglas I. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 233 / 84,638 | 367 / 84,638 |
| Byrne, Richard W. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 59 / 13,044 | 73 / 13,044 |
| Samuel, Ifor D.W. | Applied Physics | 525 / 323,282 | 1,112 / 323,282 |
| Bennett, K. D. | Paleontology | 61 / 23,292 | 154 / 23,292 |
| Brown, Ross | Business & Management | 1,368 / 68,786 | 635 / 68,786 |
| Abbott, RICHARD J. | Evolutionary Biology | 232 / 31,128 | 155 / 31,128 |
| Janik, Vincent M. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 127 / 13,044 | 33 / 13,044 |
| Cresswell, Will R.L. | Ornithology | 7 / 5,121 | 4 / 5,121 |
| Chaplain, Mark A.J. | Bioinformatics | 69 / 24,357 | 149 / 24,357 |
| Buckland, Stephen T. | Ecology | 566 / 82,882 | 889 / 82,882 |
| Cole-Hamilton, David J. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 185 / 86,991 | 719 / 86,991 |
| Gardner, Andy | Evolutionary Biology | 287 / 31,128 | 208 / 31,128 |
| Chong, Sin Wang | Education | — | 456 / 115,687 |
| Gillespie, Stephen H. | Microbiology | 829 / 232,186 | 1,818 / 232,186 |
| Stüeken, Eva E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 486 / 108,013 |
| Mackenzie, Andrew Peter | Applied Physics | 844 / 323,282 | 896 / 323,282 |
| Cameron, Andrew C. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 523 / 58,202 | 816 / 58,202 |
| Willmer, Pat G. | Entomology | 78 / 40,595 | 60 / 40,595 |
| McGrew, William C. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 116 / 13,044 | 301 / 13,044 |
| Rutz, Christian | Evolutionary Biology | 705 / 31,128 | 226 / 31,128 |
| Priest, Eric R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 571 / 58,202 | 1,328 / 58,202 |
| Kulu, Hill | Demography | 38 / 3,977 | 25 / 3,977 |
| Dritschel, David Gerard | Fluids & Plasmas | 334 / 58,297 | 1,219 / 58,297 |
| Paterson, David M. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 314 / 54,545 | 1,034 / 54,545 |
| Zhao, Hongsheng | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 657 / 58,202 | 1,511 / 58,202 |
| Shirreffs, Susan M. | Sport Sciences | 133 / 41,112 | 383 / 41,112 |
| Bonnell, Ian A.D. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 662 / 58,202 | — |
| Ritchie, Michael G. | Evolutionary Biology | 402 / 31,128 | — |
| Cameron, Peter J. | General Mathematics | 209 / 76,268 | 221 / 76,268 |
| Carpenter, Malinda | Developmental & Child Psychology | 335 / 25,365 | 415 / 25,365 |
| RAMSAY, Rona R. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,799 / 216,826 | 1,248 / 216,826 |
| Gardiner, Stephen M. | Philosophy | 74 / 14,569 | 85 / 14,569 |
| Byrne, Michael P. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 1,066 / 84,638 |
| Walton, John Christopher | Organic Chemistry | 1,027 / 188,664 | 2,174 / 188,664 |
| Keeling, Jonathan M.J. | General Physics | 580 / 87,024 | 338 / 87,024 |
| White, Malcolm F. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,020 / 216,826 | 2,422 / 216,826 |
| Gordon, John E. | Paleontology | — | 134 / 23,292 |
| Brierley, Andrew S. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 491 / 54,545 | 292 / 54,545 |
| Gunstone, Frank D. | Biophysics | 107 / 21,025 | 175 / 21,025 |
| Falconer, Kenneth J. | General Mathematics | 284 / 76,268 | 477 / 76,268 |
| Sharp, Joanne P. | Geography | 275 / 21,559 | 325 / 21,559 |
| Cargill, Peter J. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,035 / 58,202 | — |
| Hawley, Katherine | Philosophy | 276 / 14,569 | 112 / 14,569 |
| Rae, James W.B. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 919 / 108,013 |
| Roberts, Bernard | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,099 / 58,202 | — |
| Glidewell, Christopher | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 413 / 86,991 | — |
| Derek Woollins, J. Derek | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 420 / 86,991 | — |
| Healy, Susan D. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 255 / 13,044 | 165 / 13,044 |
| Miller, Patrick James O.Malley | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 738 / 54,545 | 373 / 54,545 |
| Hammond, Philip S. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 545 / 54,545 | 916 / 54,545 |
| Kaarbo, Juliet | International Relations | — | 132 / 9,646 |
| Slater, Peter J.B. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 263 / 13,044 | — |
| Gather, Malte C. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 977 / 177,859 | 2,699 / 177,859 |
| Thomas, Len C. | Ecology | 1,376 / 82,882 | 1,491 / 82,882 |
| Smith, Valerie Jane | Immunology | 2,019 / 176,292 | 3,142 / 176,292 |
| Warren, Charles R. | Geography | 299 / 21,559 | — |
| Gaggiotti, Oscar E. | Evolutionary Biology | 689 / 31,128 | — |
| de Moortel, Ineke | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,360 / 58,202 | — |
| Hörne, Keith D. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,386 / 58,202 | — |
| Findlay, Allan M. | Geography | 339 / 21,559 | 448 / 21,559 |
| Crawford, Robert M.M. | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,219 / 204,373 | — |
| Smith, Russell J. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,445 / 58,202 | — |
| Butler, Anthony Robert | Organic Chemistry | 1,668 / 188,664 | — |
| Alsop, G. I. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,603 / 108,013 | — |
| Johnston, Alison | Ecology | — | 1,751 / 82,882 |
| Slawin, Alexandra M.Z. | Organic Chemistry | 1,690 / 188,664 | 2,880 / 188,664 |
| White, Richard W. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,294 / 108,013 |
| Craik, Alex D.D. | Fluids & Plasmas | 874 / 58,297 | — |
| Rao, Rahul | International Relations | — | 194 / 9,646 |
| Hunter, Colin J. | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | 168 / 11,605 | — |
| Dominik, Martin | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,612 / 58,202 | — |
| Wild, Vivienne | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,754 / 58,202 |
| Evans, George W. | Economics | 792 / 54,592 | — |
| Arandjelović, Ognjen | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,226 / 517,648 | — |
| Prave, Anthony R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,827 / 108,013 | 1,895 / 108,013 |
| Meagher, Thomas R. | Evolutionary Biology | 819 / 31,128 | — |
| Tobisch, Sven | General Chemistry | 297 / 57,505 | — |
| Ball, Peter | Microbiology | 2,733 / 232,186 | — |
| Vincent, Colin A. | Energy | 1,703 / 371,959 | — |
| Taylor, Garry L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,005 / 216,826 | — |
| Sommerville, Ian | Software Engineering | 245 / 24,083 | — |
| Megson, Ian L. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,698 / 249,410 | — |
| Russell, William C. | Virology | 976 / 79,508 | — |
| Brown, Jessica A. | Philosophy | 296 / 14,569 | 220 / 14,569 |
| Berto, Francesco | Philosophy | — | 226 / 14,569 |
| Webster, Mike M. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | — | 228 / 13,044 |
| King, Philip D.C. | Applied Physics | 4,156 / 323,282 | 2,597 / 323,282 |
| Randall, Richard E. | Virology | 1,187 / 79,508 | 1,135 / 79,508 |
| Rapport, Nigel J. | Anthropology | — | 194 / 10,039 |
| Kelsey, Tom W. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 868 / 105,735 |
| Gaut, Berys | Philosophy | — | 286 / 14,569 |
| McCartney, Margaret M. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,949 / 360,081 | 2,590 / 360,081 |
| Wilson, Thomas G. | Entomology | 536 / 40,595 | — |
| Knight, Daniel Martyn | Anthropology | — | 224 / 10,039 |
| Varghese, Blesson | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,305 / 517,648 | 7,785 / 517,648 |
| Strachan, Hew F.A. | History | 36 / 20,299 | 163 / 20,299 |
| Turnbull, Graham A. | Applied Physics | 5,094 / 323,282 | — |
| Williams, William J. | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,851 / 228,312 | — |
| Hall, Ailsa J. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 1,089 / 54,545 |
| Gent, Ian P. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,543 / 517,648 | — |
| Bauckham, Richard J. | Religions & Theology | 46 / 11,748 | 132 / 11,748 |
| Wilson Sibbett, Wilson | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 782 / 140,272 | 2,922 / 140,272 |
| Restall, Greg | Philosophy | 277 / 14,569 | — |
| Fraser, Jonathan M. | General Mathematics | — | 1,242 / 76,268 |
| Ferguson, George | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,437 / 86,991 | — |
| McCowan, Colin | General & Internal Medicine | 2,824 / 360,081 | 3,293 / 360,081 |
| Mazilu, Michael | Optics | 1,032 / 83,504 | — |
| Gloster, Tracey M. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,333 / 216,826 |
| Kotthoff, Lars | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,235 / 517,648 | 10,899 / 517,648 |
| Pettegree, Andrew | History | 85 / 20,299 | 76 / 20,299 |
| Dobson, Simon A. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,379 / 517,648 | — |
| Henderson, Tristan | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,798 / 228,312 | — |
| Hay, Robert W. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,900 / 86,991 | — |
| Crisp, Oliver D. | Religions & Theology | 79 / 11,748 | 107 / 11,748 |
| Kidd, Colin | History | 118 / 20,299 | 367 / 20,299 |
| Gillespie, Douglas M. | Acoustics | — | 746 / 38,987 |
| Di Falco, Andrea | Optics | 1,606 / 83,504 | — |
| Lynteris, Christos | History of Science, Technology & Medicine | — | 33 / 3,157 |
| Ye, Juan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,815 / 517,648 | — |
| Andreev, Yuri G. | Materials | 6,775 / 330,896 | — |
| Magdalino, Paul | History | 241 / 20,299 | — |
| Rudy, Kathryn M. | Literary Studies | 352 / 21,141 | 140 / 21,141 |
| Haakonssen, Knud | History | 251 / 20,299 | — |
| Holmes, Stephen R. | Religions & Theology | 151 / 11,748 | — |
| Houston, Robert A. | History | 259 / 20,299 | — |
| Lavan, Myles | Classics | — | 61 / 3,682 |
| Ebrahimzadeh, Majid | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,667 / 140,272 | — |
| Argomaniz, Javier | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 720 / 32,161 | — |
| Roe, Nicholas Hugh | Literary Studies | 379 / 21,141 | — |
| Coldiron, A. E. B. | Literary Studies | 408 / 21,141 | 253 / 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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