Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons 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).
169
researchers on the list
150
rank in United States
383
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieberman, Jeffrey Alan | Psychiatry | 22 / 90,846 | 185 / 90,846 |
| Fahn, Stanley | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 121 / 379,830 | 446 / 379,830 |
| Bilezikian, John Paul | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 49 / 100,693 | 33 / 100,693 |
| Olfson, Mark | Psychiatry | 84 / 90,846 | 66 / 90,846 |
| Ho, David D. | Virology | 12 / 79,508 | 123 / 79,508 |
| Hauser, Willard Allen | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 269 / 379,830 | 936 / 379,830 |
| Goldenberg, Robert L. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 13 / 105,735 | 73 / 105,735 |
| Sadelain, Michel W.J. | Immunology | 222 / 176,292 | 69 / 176,292 |
| Goldman, Lee Elizabeth | General & Internal Medicine | 74 / 360,081 | 734 / 360,081 |
| Gershon, Michael David | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 316 / 379,830 | 504 / 379,830 |
| Marks, Andrew R. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 302 / 249,410 | 640 / 249,410 |
| Manly, Jennifer Jaie | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 1,183 / 379,830 | 325 / 379,830 |
| Bestor, Timothy H. | Developmental Biology | 315 / 167,121 | 857 / 167,121 |
| Ghosh, Sankar | Immunology | 265 / 176,292 | 449 / 176,292 |
| Klein, Donald Franklin | Psychiatry | 230 / 90,846 | — |
| Kandel, Denise B. | Substance Abuse | 24 / 18,209 | 254 / 18,209 |
| Hood, Donald Charles | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 33 / 86,157 | 126 / 86,157 |
| Bayír, Hülya A. A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,218 / 379,830 | 470 / 379,830 |
| Greene, Lloyd A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 785 / 379,830 | 5,154 / 379,830 |
| Hall, Eric J. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 418 / 377,791 | 1,122 / 377,791 |
| Rustgi, Anil K. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 443 / 377,791 | 387 / 377,791 |
| Accili, Domenico | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 300 / 100,693 | 336 / 100,693 |
| Sachs, David H. | Surgery | 77 / 146,713 | 420 / 146,713 |
| Dempster, David W. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 370 / 100,693 | 453 / 100,693 |
| Wright, Jason Dennis | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 868 / 377,791 | 439 / 377,791 |
| Shane, Elizabeth J. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 405 / 100,693 | 595 / 100,693 |
| Pi-Sunyer, Xavier F. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 891 / 100,693 | 255 / 100,693 |
| Cosman, Felicia | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 439 / 100,693 | 281 / 100,693 |
| Glassman, Alexander H. | Psychiatry | 443 / 90,846 | — |
| Siris, Ethel S. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 450 / 100,693 | 836 / 100,693 |
| Brickman, Adam Mark | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,325 / 379,830 | 895 / 379,830 |
| Whitaker, Robert C. | Pediatrics | 76 / 81,129 | 139 / 81,129 |
| Reed, Geoffrey M. | Psychiatry | 1,274 / 90,846 | 389 / 90,846 |
| Charon, Rita A. | General & Internal Medicine | 424 / 360,081 | 344 / 360,081 |
| Worman, Howard J. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 900 / 216,826 | 1,181 / 216,826 |
| Meyer-Bahlburg, Heino F.L. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 559 / 100,693 | 967 / 100,693 |
| Blaner, William S. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,008 / 216,826 | 360 / 216,826 |
| Silverberg, Shonni J. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 603 / 100,693 | 1,140 / 100,693 |
| Lebwohl, Benjamin | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,302 / 113,536 | 294 / 113,536 |
| Tezel, Gülgün | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 141 / 86,157 | 152 / 86,157 |
| Ducy, Patricia F. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 659 / 100,693 | 1,149 / 100,693 |
| Schindler, Christian W. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,193 / 216,826 | 3,362 / 216,826 |
| Li, Guohua | Anesthesiology | 98 / 59,383 | 155 / 59,383 |
| Costantini, Frank D. | Developmental Biology | 1,073 / 167,121 | 2,169 / 167,121 |
| Shortliffe, Edward H. | Medical Informatics | 27 / 22,436 | 57 / 22,436 |
| Quitkin, Frederic M. | Psychiatry | 831 / 90,846 | — |
| Gundersen, Gregg G. | Developmental Biology | 1,246 / 167,121 | 2,726 / 167,121 |
| Verna, Elizabeth C. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,177 / 113,536 | 430 / 113,536 |
| Roth, Kevin A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,667 / 379,830 | — |
| Kahe, Ka | Nutrition & Dietetics | 300 / 59,506 | 349 / 59,506 |
| Patel, Vimla Lodhia | Medical Informatics | 33 / 22,436 | 250 / 22,436 |
| Krinsley, James Stephen | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 134 / 44,281 | 310 / 44,281 |
| Gallagher, Dympna A. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 954 / 100,693 | 733 / 100,693 |
| O'Donnell, Thomas F.X. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 1,649 / 249,410 | 2,671 / 249,410 |
| Moscona, Anne | Virology | 302 / 79,508 | 537 / 79,508 |
| Calame, Kathryn L. | Developmental Biology | 1,405 / 167,121 | 3,186 / 167,121 |
| Spector, Abraham | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 271 / 86,157 | — |
| Karlin, Arthur | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,806 / 216,826 | — |
| Mace, Emily M. | Immunology | — | 848 / 176,292 |
| Reya, Tannishtha | Immunology | 1,384 / 176,292 | 2,071 / 176,292 |
| Rosner, William | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,075 / 100,693 | — |
| Pasqualucci, Laura | Immunology | 1,405 / 176,292 | 864 / 176,292 |
| Klitzman, Robert L. | Applied Ethics | 31 / 6,701 | 73 / 6,701 |
| Al-Awqati, Qais S. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,871 / 216,826 | — |
| Lefkowitch, Jay H. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 749 / 113,536 | 2,116 / 113,536 |
| Racaniello, Vincent R. | Virology | 385 / 79,508 | 1,131 / 79,508 |
| Freda, Pamela U. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,163 / 100,693 | 1,380 / 100,693 |
| Compton, Michael T. | Psychiatry | 1,077 / 90,846 | 1,906 / 90,846 |
| Weiss, Harvey J. | Immunology | 1,563 / 176,292 | — |
| Polin, Richard Alan | Pediatrics | 287 / 81,129 | 408 / 81,129 |
| Hei, Thomas K. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 2,350 / 377,791 | — |
| Scheller, Richard H. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,950 / 379,830 | — |
| Reiffel, James A. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,178 / 249,410 | 1,784 / 249,410 |
| Gangwisch, James E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 2,733 / 379,830 |
| Johnson, Jeffrey G. | Psychiatry | 1,195 / 90,846 | 1,795 / 90,846 |
| Deckelbaum, Richard J. | Nutrition & Dietetics | 456 / 59,506 | — |
| Rosenbaum, Michael | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,475 / 100,693 | 917 / 100,693 |
| Green, Peter H.R. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 941 / 113,536 | 1,352 / 113,536 |
| Eckert, Mark A. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,961 / 379,830 | 2,852 / 379,830 |
| Lindenbaum, John A. | General & Internal Medicine | 803 / 360,081 | 5,482 / 360,081 |
| Ivanov, Ivaylo I. | Immunology | 3,447 / 176,292 | 1,192 / 176,292 |
| Arancio, Ottavio | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,519 / 379,830 | 4,867 / 379,830 |
| Kantrowitz, Joshua T. | Psychiatry | — | 1,141 / 90,846 |
| Berkowitz, Richard L. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 658 / 105,735 | — |
| Abrams, Elaine J. | Virology | 540 / 79,508 | 992 / 79,508 |
| Stern, David Mark | Immunology | 1,911 / 176,292 | 3,501 / 176,292 |
| Liem, Ronald K.H. | Developmental Biology | 2,211 / 167,121 | — |
| Richart, Ralph M. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 707 / 105,735 | — |
| Markowitz, John C. | Psychiatry | 1,445 / 90,846 | — |
| Kronenberg, Fredi | Public Health | 742 / 82,273 | — |
| Barasch, Jonathan M. | Urology & Nephrology | 849 / 96,288 | 1,425 / 96,288 |
| VanItallie, Theodore B. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,679 / 100,693 | 1,757 / 100,693 |
| Brust, John C.M. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,507 / 379,830 | — |
| Essock, Susan M. | Psychiatry | 1,601 / 90,846 | — |
| Despommier, Dickson D. | Mycology & Parasitology | 205 / 29,175 | 148 / 29,175 |
| Lassman, Andrew B. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,330 / 377,791 | 2,848 / 377,791 |
| Lee, H. Thomas | Urology & Nephrology | 1,024 / 96,288 | — |
| Reyes-Soffer, Gissette | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | — | 2,420 / 249,410 |
| Burdick, Katherine Elizabeth | Psychiatry | — | 1,585 / 90,846 |
| Bito, Laszlo Z. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 734 / 86,157 | — |
| Trojaborg, Werner T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,450 / 379,830 | — |
| Gupta, Ajay | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,352 / 129,561 | 495 / 129,561 |
| Byne, William M. | Psychiatry | 1,832 / 90,846 | — |
| Wit, Andrew L. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,375 / 249,410 | — |
| Green, Richard M. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,387 / 249,410 | — |
| Gharavi, Ali G. | Urology & Nephrology | — | 687 / 96,288 |
| Benson, Mitchell C. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,139 / 96,288 | — |
| Liu, Yanqing | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 3,339 / 377,791 |
| van Itallie, Theodore B. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,341 / 360,081 | — |
| Tsuji, Moriya | Immunology | 2,925 / 176,292 | — |
| Brannagan, Thomas H. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,122 / 379,830 | — |
| Bogunovic, Dusan | Immunology | — | 2,006 / 176,292 |
| Bhattacharya, Jahar | Respiratory System | 1,126 / 71,926 | — |
| Yang, Guang | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,977 / 379,830 |
| DePuey, Ernest Gordon | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,940 / 249,410 | — |
| Ciccia, Alberto | Developmental Biology | — | 2,596 / 167,121 |
| Tilson, Martin David | Surgery | 1,059 / 146,713 | — |
| Lorenz, John M. | Pediatrics | 694 / 81,129 | — |
| Friedewald, William T. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,581 / 360,081 | 1,940 / 360,081 |
| Liu, Lihong | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 2,389 / 204,373 |
| Thys, Daniel M. | Anesthesiology | 560 / 59,383 | — |
| Carlos, Ruth C. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,263 / 129,561 | 991 / 129,561 |
| Pajvani, Utpal B. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | — | 1,877 / 100,693 |
| Schultz, Liora Michal | Immunology | — | 2,476 / 176,292 |
| Trokel, Stephen Lewis M.D. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 1,102 / 86,157 | — |
| Kruse, James A. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 534 / 44,281 | — |
| McLaughlin, Harrison L. | Surgery | 1,358 / 146,713 | — |
| Poh-Fitzpatrick, Maureen B. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 1,046 / 64,751 | — |
| Hirshman, Carol A. | Anesthesiology | 687 / 59,383 | — |
| Cannon, Paul J. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 5,137 / 249,410 | — |
| Stolar, Charles J.H. | Pediatrics | 976 / 81,129 | — |
| Kinney, John M. | Surgery | 1,507 / 146,713 | — |
| Schroeder, Charles E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,219 / 379,830 |
| Kreisl, William Charles | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 7,558 / 379,830 |
| Tarlov, I. M. | General & Internal Medicine | 2,296 / 360,081 | — |
| Kuo, Braden M. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | — | 1,813 / 113,536 |
| Cooper, Steven Harlan | Psychoanalysis | 38 / 3,511 | 53 / 3,511 |
| Saqi, Anjali | Pathology | — | 248 / 26,003 |
| Hensle, Terry W. | Urology & Nephrology | 1,944 / 96,288 | — |
| Welch, Martha G. | Pediatrics | 1,544 / 81,129 | 610 / 81,129 |
| Feldman, Frieda | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 1,877 / 129,561 | — |
| Baldwin, Matthew R. | Respiratory System | — | 1,235 / 71,926 |
| Melamed, Alexander | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 6,738 / 377,791 |
| Newhouse, Jeffrey H. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,044 / 129,561 | — |
| Smiley, Richard M. | Anesthesiology | 938 / 59,383 | — |
| Huang, Alice H. | Biomedical Engineering | 1,477 / 74,543 | 1,140 / 74,543 |
| Kessler, David Oren | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | — | 739 / 44,281 |
| Zuckier, Lionel S. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,342 / 129,561 | — |
| Apgar, Virginia A. | General & Internal Medicine | 3,152 / 360,081 | 5,332 / 360,081 |
| Field, R. William | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 2,520 / 129,561 | 2,018 / 129,561 |
| Sanna-Cherchi, Simone | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,771 / 96,288 |
| Ha, Richard S. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 1,785 / 129,561 |
| Yin, Michael T. | Virology | — | 1,268 / 79,508 |
| Wolff, Marianne | Surgery | 2,787 / 146,713 | — |
| Su, Zhenyi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 4,573 / 216,826 |
| Shirazian, Shayan | Urology & Nephrology | — | 1,964 / 96,288 |
| Marboe, Charles C. | Surgery | 2,870 / 146,713 | — |
| Reemtsma, Keith B. | Surgery | 2,886 / 146,713 | — |
| Guglielminotti, Jean R. | Anesthesiology | — | 856 / 59,383 |
| Yan, Shidu | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 4,683 / 216,826 |
| Fox, Charles L. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,074 / 360,081 | — |
| Cournand, André F. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,112 / 360,081 | — |
| Ing, Caleb H. | Anesthesiology | — | 897 / 59,383 |
| Xu, Xiao | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 2,098 / 105,735 |
| Sterling, Kenneth | General & Internal Medicine | 4,835 / 360,081 | — |
| Dong, Zhengchao | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,138 / 517,648 | — |
| Haagensen, Cushman D. | General & Internal Medicine | 5,693 / 360,081 | — |
| Osserman, Elliott F. | General & Internal Medicine | 6,024 / 360,081 | — |
| Gudis, David A. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 1,004 / 54,521 |
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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