University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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).
98
researchers on the list
256
rank in United States
703
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibaï, Baha′ M. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 2 / 105,735 | 18 / 105,735 |
| Beral, Valerie E. | Microbiology | 88 / 232,186 | 580 / 232,186 |
| Reveille, John D. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 33 / 45,980 | 139 / 45,980 |
| Stoll, Barbara J. | Pediatrics | 14 / 81,129 | 22 / 81,129 |
| Arnett, Frank C. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 67 / 45,980 | 783 / 45,980 |
| Boerwinkle, Eric A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 402 / 249,410 | 812 / 249,410 |
| Mendelsohn, John M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 402 / 377,791 | 7,291 / 377,791 |
| Crump, Casey | Epidemiology | 112 / 10,334 | 18 / 10,334 |
| Marian, Ali J. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 621 / 249,410 | 523 / 249,410 |
| Sittig, Dean F. | Medical Informatics | 17 / 22,436 | 73 / 22,436 |
| Soares, Jair C. | Psychiatry | 589 / 90,846 | 1,232 / 90,846 |
| Peters, Lester J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,098 / 377,791 | 6,067 / 377,791 |
| Chung, Leland Wei Kuo | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,176 / 377,791 | — |
| Margolin, William | Microbiology | 730 / 232,186 | 1,646 / 232,186 |
| McCullough, Louise D. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,430 / 379,830 | 1,505 / 379,830 |
| Thomas, Eric J. | General & Internal Medicine | 461 / 360,081 | 902 / 360,081 |
| Fornage, Bruno D. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 200 / 129,561 | — |
| Milas, Luka | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,493 / 377,791 | — |
| Li, Sheng | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,249 / 379,830 | 1,709 / 379,830 |
| Rao, P. Syamasundar | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,554 / 249,410 | — |
| Safi, Hazim J. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,655 / 249,410 | — |
| Harner, Christopher Dechant | Orthopedics | 264 / 98,781 | 497 / 98,781 |
| Gritz, Ellen R. | Public Health | 476 / 82,273 | — |
| Tyson, Jon E. | Pediatrics | 254 / 81,129 | 780 / 81,129 |
| McDonnell, Timothy J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,180 / 377,791 | — |
| Routt, Milton Lee Chip | Orthopedics | 326 / 98,781 | 334 / 98,781 |
| Amato, Robert J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,336 / 377,791 | — |
| Kibbe, Melina R. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,263 / 249,410 | 1,875 / 249,410 |
| Norris, Steven J. | Microbiology | 1,659 / 232,186 | 3,946 / 232,186 |
| Heyd, Jochen | Chemical Physics | — | 837 / 121,889 |
| Sheth, Sunil A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 3,020 / 379,830 |
| Gilstrap, Larry C. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 751 / 105,735 | — |
| Quevedo, João L. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,499 / 379,830 | 3,751 / 379,830 |
| Li, Yiping | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,239 / 216,826 | 1,550 / 216,826 |
| Ericsson, Charles D. | Microbiology | 2,228 / 232,186 | — |
| Smalling, Richard W. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,949 / 249,410 | — |
| Hahn, Stephen M. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,490 / 377,791 | — |
| Ewer, Michael S. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,516 / 377,791 | 3,539 / 377,791 |
| Meyn, Raymond E. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,552 / 377,791 | — |
| Filipek, Pauline A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,959 / 379,830 | — |
| Ono, Noriaki | Developmental Biology | — | 1,974 / 167,121 |
| Lake, Jordan E. | Virology | — | 327 / 79,508 |
| Fries, Gabriel Rodrigo | Psychiatry | — | 1,630 / 90,846 |
| Fernandes, B. S. | Psychiatry | — | 1,698 / 90,846 |
| Tsai, Ahlim | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,957 / 216,826 | — |
| Wei, Jingkai | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 2,703 / 249,410 |
| Temple, Jeff R. | Criminology | — | 267 / 14,394 |
| Garsin, Danielle A. | Microbiology | 3,293 / 232,186 | 2,182 / 232,186 |
| Tenorio, Emanuel R. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 2,861 / 249,410 |
| Cao, Wei | Immunology | — | 2,069 / 176,292 |
| Murphy, William A. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,071 / 129,561 | — |
| Duong, Van An | Analytical Chemistry | — | 898 / 137,328 |
| Lee, Chengchi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,631 / 216,826 | — |
| Schull, William Jack | Genetics & Heredity | 641 / 42,273 | — |
| Libshitz, Hermann I. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,134 / 129,561 | — |
| Cormier, Janice N. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,011 / 377,791 | 4,071 / 377,791 |
| Chandran, Krishnan Bala | Biomedical Engineering | 609 / 74,543 | — |
| Federman, Noah C. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 4,164 / 377,791 |
| Keats, Arthur S. | Anesthesiology | 563 / 59,383 | — |
| Samaan, Naguib A. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,741 / 360,081 | — |
| Hwu, Wen Jen Poo | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,610 / 377,791 | — |
| Ramondetta, Lois Michelle | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,668 / 377,791 | 4,903 / 377,791 |
| Kao, Lillian S. | Surgery | 1,354 / 146,713 | 1,057 / 146,713 |
| Rutledge, Felix N. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,502 / 105,735 | — |
| Tan, Filemon K. | Arthritis & Rheumatology | 927 / 45,980 | — |
| Thosani, Nirav C. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 1,659 / 113,536 |
| Pritzkow, Sandra | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,140 / 379,830 |
| Prasad, Srinívasa R. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,578 / 129,561 | 2,083 / 129,561 |
| Cleary, Thomas G. | Microbiology | 4,289 / 232,186 | — |
| Ritzel, Rodney M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,386 / 379,830 |
| Sung, Bokyoung Kyung | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,790 / 377,791 | 6,725 / 377,791 |
| Stovall, Marilyn A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,794 / 377,791 | 7,029 / 377,791 |
| Ellerhorst, Julie A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 7,016 / 377,791 | — |
| Bhardwaj, Vijay Kumar | Polymers | — | 2,112 / 133,253 |
| Palaskas, Nicolas L. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 4,631 / 249,410 |
| Huang, Shaoling | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 1,979 / 166,116 | — |
| Trissel, Lawrence A. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,018 / 166,116 | — |
| Anand, Preetha | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 6,675 / 377,791 |
| Yoshihara, Kousuke | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 6,845 / 377,791 |
| Mueller, William H. | Anatomy & Morphology | 49 / 8,297 | — |
| McMurray, John S. | Organic Chemistry | 4,064 / 188,664 | — |
| Guo-Qiang, Zhang | Medical Informatics | 271 / 22,436 | 416 / 22,436 |
| Wen, Yankai | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 2,281 / 113,536 |
| Denton, Carolyn A. | Education | 2,091 / 115,687 | — |
| Furuta, Yoshihiko | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,860 / 204,373 | — |
| Abouleish, Ezzat I. | Anesthesiology | 1,031 / 59,383 | — |
| Ostwald, Sharon Kay | Nursing | 830 / 73,697 | — |
| Powner, David J. | Surgery | 2,325 / 146,713 | — |
| Burks, Thomas F. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 2,587 / 166,116 | — |
| Burks, Thomas Francis | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,725 / 95,377 | — |
| Engebretson, Joan C. | Nursing | 935 / 73,697 | — |
| Almond, Peter R. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,718 / 129,561 | — |
| Shekelle, Richard B. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,709 / 360,081 | — |
| Moore, Laura Jane J. | Surgery | 2,830 / 146,713 | — |
| Ulrich, Beth T. | Nursing | 1,195 / 73,697 | 1,458 / 73,697 |
| Mendez-Figueroa, Hector | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 1,974 / 105,735 |
| Balasubramanian, Bijal A. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,200 / 360,081 |
| Blakely, Martin L. | Pediatrics | — | 1,562 / 81,129 |
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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