Vanderbilt University 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).
189
researchers on the list
131
rank in United States
333
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preacher, Kristopher J. | Social Sciences Methods | 5 / 3,363 | 3 / 3,363 |
| Logan, Gordon D. | Experimental Psychology | 25 / 37,808 | 52 / 37,808 |
| Kaas, Jon H. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 156 / 379,830 | 930 / 379,830 |
| Correa, Pelayo | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 68 / 377,791 | 275 / 377,791 |
| Wood, Alastair J.J. | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 13 / 166,116 | 1,016 / 166,116 |
| Bernard, Gordon R. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 18 / 44,281 | 50 / 44,281 |
| Crossley, Scott Andrew | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 870 / 517,648 | 248 / 517,648 |
| Steiger, James H. | Social Sciences Methods | 13 / 3,363 | 19 / 3,363 |
| Iacobucci, Dawn | Marketing | 43 / 15,920 | 42 / 15,920 |
| Rokas, Antonis | Developmental Biology | 547 / 167,121 | 152 / 167,121 |
| Lin, Shihong | Environmental Sciences | 373 / 140,934 | 152 / 140,934 |
| Compas, Bruce E. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 73 / 25,365 | 115 / 25,365 |
| Bartels, Larry M. | Political Science & Public Administration | 54 / 27,183 | 62 / 27,183 |
| Milner, H. Richard | Education | 139 / 115,687 | 132 / 115,687 |
| Blake, Randolph R. | Experimental Psychology | 141 / 37,808 | 463 / 37,808 |
| Exton, John Hjohn | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 375 / 216,826 | 3,504 / 216,826 |
| Cole, David A. | Clinical Psychology | 51 / 19,306 | 69 / 19,306 |
| Hess, David J. | Science Studies | 24 / 5,303 | 13 / 5,303 |
| Olatunji, Bunmi O. | Clinical Psychology | 81 / 19,306 | 55 / 19,306 |
| Viscusi, W. Kip | Economics | 88 / 54,592 | 335 / 54,592 |
| Hollon, Steven D. | Psychiatry | 391 / 90,846 | 374 / 90,846 |
| Lindsley, Craig William | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 52 / 120,621 | 135 / 120,621 |
| Stassun, Keivan Guadalupe | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,276 / 58,202 | 296 / 58,202 |
| Stabin, Michael Gregory | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 84 / 129,561 | 188 / 129,561 |
| Inagami, Tadashi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 849 / 216,826 | — |
| Rittle-Johnson, Bethany | Education | 257 / 115,687 | 292 / 115,687 |
| Polavarapu, Prasad L. | Chemical Physics | 489 / 121,889 | 1,206 / 121,889 |
| Lupu, Noam | Political Science & Public Administration | 528 / 27,183 | 163 / 27,183 |
| Garber, Judy | Developmental & Child Psychology | 157 / 25,365 | 431 / 25,365 |
| Grissom, Jason A. | Education | 487 / 115,687 | 309 / 115,687 |
| Burke, Meghan M. | Rehabilitation | 377 / 31,889 | 30 / 31,889 |
| Weiler, Thomas J. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 374 / 164,120 | 1,915 / 164,120 |
| Gauthier, Isabel | Experimental Psychology | 350 / 37,808 | 860 / 37,808 |
| Bickman, Leonard | Psychiatry | 638 / 90,846 | 735 / 90,846 |
| Humphreys, Kathryn Leigh | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 224 / 25,365 |
| Lipsey, Mark W. | Criminology | 34 / 14,394 | 69 / 14,394 |
| Fauchet, Phillippe M. | Applied Physics | 674 / 323,282 | 6,024 / 323,282 |
| Johnson, Carl Hirschie | Developmental Biology | 1,007 / 167,121 | 2,552 / 167,121 |
| Taylor, Stephen R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 527 / 58,202 |
| Christensen, Alexander P. | Social Psychology | — | 502 / 27,908 |
| Gratch, Jonathan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,083 / 517,648 | 1,652 / 517,648 |
| Lubinski, David | Social Psychology | 383 / 27,908 | 754 / 27,908 |
| Cobb, Paul | Education | 174 / 115,687 | 725 / 115,687 |
| McNamara, Timothy P. | Experimental Psychology | 508 / 37,808 | — |
| Hillyer, Julián F. | Entomology | 227 / 40,595 | 65 / 40,595 |
| Horn, Ilana Seidel | Education | 1,054 / 115,687 | 542 / 115,687 |
| Woodman, Geoffrey F. | Experimental Psychology | 522 / 37,808 | 554 / 37,808 |
| Wallace, Mark T. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,301 / 379,830 | 1,797 / 379,830 |
| Fazio, Lisa K. | Experimental Psychology | — | 486 / 37,808 |
| Hercules, David M. | Analytical Chemistry | 270 / 137,328 | 1,191 / 137,328 |
| Armstrong, R. N. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,572 / 216,826 | — |
| Miller, Calvin F. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 731 / 108,013 | 626 / 108,013 |
| Tellinghuisen, Joel B. | Chemical Physics | 931 / 121,889 | 2,156 / 121,889 |
| Peterson, Richard A. | Sociology | 165 / 12,471 | 196 / 12,471 |
| Trounstine, Jessica | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 370 / 27,183 |
| Fuchs, Douglas H. | Education | 226 / 115,687 | 1,066 / 115,687 |
| Turner, R. Jay | Public Health | 415 / 82,273 | 469 / 82,273 |
| Webb, Glenn F. | General Mathematics | 199 / 76,268 | 374 / 76,268 |
| Kam, Cindy D. | Political Science & Public Administration | 449 / 27,183 | 404 / 27,183 |
| Cohen, Mark A. | Criminology | 90 / 14,394 | 98 / 14,394 |
| Metzl, Jonathan M. | Public Health | 1,221 / 82,273 | 452 / 82,273 |
| Barron, Brigid J.S. | Education | 486 / 115,687 | 683 / 115,687 |
| McCauley, David E. | Evolutionary Biology | 462 / 31,128 | — |
| Tong, Frank H. | Experimental Psychology | 674 / 37,808 | 607 / 37,808 |
| Catania, Kenneth C. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,498 / 379,830 | 3,775 / 379,830 |
| Wheeler, Arthur P. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 165 / 44,281 | 725 / 44,281 |
| Glascoe, Frances Page | Pediatrics | 259 / 81,129 | 489 / 81,129 |
| Christens, Brian D. | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 392 / 25,365 |
| Scherrer, Robert J. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 966 / 164,120 | 1,456 / 164,120 |
| Wise, Alyssa Friend | Education | 928 / 115,687 | 764 / 115,687 |
| Aldroubi, Akram | Networking & Telecommunications | 495 / 228,312 | 2,129 / 228,312 |
| Mayer, Ingrid A. | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 3,578 / 377,791 | 1,769 / 377,791 |
| Carpenter, Christopher S. | Economics | 527 / 54,592 | 740 / 54,592 |
| Gonzales, Gilbert G. | Public Health | — | 586 / 82,273 |
| Sides, John | Political Science & Public Administration | — | 538 / 27,183 |
| Haglund, Richard F. | Applied Physics | 1,569 / 323,282 | 4,115 / 323,282 |
| Sterba, Sonya K. | Social Sciences Methods | — | 103 / 3,363 |
| Park, Sohee | Psychiatry | 1,210 / 90,846 | — |
| Bransford, John D. | Education | 363 / 115,687 | — |
| Chang, Catie E. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 2,935 / 379,830 |
| Wolery, Mark R. | Developmental & Child Psychology | 456 / 25,365 | — |
| Gove, Walter R. | Sociology | 190 / 12,471 | — |
| Lewis, David E. | Political Science & Public Administration | 456 / 27,183 | 608 / 27,183 |
| Meyrick, Barbara O. | Respiratory System | 680 / 71,926 | — |
| Palmeri, Thomas J. | Experimental Psychology | 884 / 37,808 | — |
| Rosenthal, Sandra Jean | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 946 / 177,859 | — |
| McLean, John A. | Analytical Chemistry | 547 / 137,328 | 790 / 137,328 |
| Davis, Jenny L. | Sociology | — | 336 / 12,471 |
| Perkins, Douglas Demaree | Public Health | 860 / 82,273 | 764 / 82,273 |
| Hanusa, Timothy P. | Organic Chemistry | 1,470 / 188,664 | — |
| Elefteriou, Florent | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,617 / 100,693 | 1,110 / 100,693 |
| O'Dell, C. Robert | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,299 / 58,202 | — |
| Strupp, Hans H. | Clinical Psychology | 305 / 19,306 | — |
| Vago, David R. | Experimental Psychology | — | 897 / 37,808 |
| Seligson, Mitchell A. | Political Science & Public Administration | 333 / 27,183 | — |
| Varga, Kálmán | General Physics | 566 / 87,024 | 1,515 / 87,024 |
| Coffey, Robert J.C. | Developmental Biology | 2,389 / 167,121 | 1,716 / 167,121 |
| Wiley, Ronald G. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,375 / 379,830 | — |
| Levin, Daniel T. | Experimental Psychology | 1,009 / 37,808 | — |
| Funk, Daniel J. | Evolutionary Biology | 704 / 31,128 | — |
| Dillehay, Tom Dalton | Archaeology | 69 / 21,336 | 181 / 21,336 |
| Heyneman, Stephen Paul | Education | 523 / 115,687 | 1,654 / 115,687 |
| Bennartz, Ralf | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,499 / 84,638 | — |
| Kujawa, Autumn J. | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 589 / 25,365 |
| Brown-Schmidt, Sarah | Experimental Psychology | — | 1,020 / 37,808 |
| Martin, James C. | General Chemistry | 270 / 57,505 | 963 / 57,505 |
| Massengill, Lloyd W. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,748 / 164,120 | — |
| O'Neill, James A. | Pediatrics | 500 / 81,129 | — |
| Ledford, Jennifer R. | Developmental & Child Psychology | — | 623 / 25,365 |
| Mahadevan-Jansen, Anita A. | Optics | 445 / 83,504 | 851 / 83,504 |
| Brame, Cynthia J. | Education | 1,632 / 115,687 | 1,378 / 115,687 |
| Reinganum, Jennifer F. | Economics | 819 / 54,592 | — |
| Inoue, Atsushi | Econometrics | — | 79 / 1,427 |
| Speece, Richard E. | Environmental Engineering | 510 / 68,664 | — |
| McCarty, Richard C. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 386 / 13,044 | — |
| Hess, Bernard Andes | General Chemistry | 291 / 57,505 | — |
| Saggi, Kamal | Economics | 827 / 54,592 | — |
| Graham, Thomas P. | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,298 / 249,410 | — |
| Shinn, Marybeth | Public Health | 1,008 / 82,273 | 1,608 / 82,273 |
| Wanzek, Jeanne A. | Education | 1,572 / 115,687 | 1,470 / 115,687 |
| Huo, Yuankai | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 505 / 129,561 |
| Mertz, Howard R. | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 1,461 / 113,536 | — |
| Murphy, Joseph F. | Education | 690 / 115,687 | — |
| Goodbred, Steven L. | Geology | 163 / 17,936 | 120 / 17,936 |
| Dawant, Benoît M. | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 914 / 129,561 | — |
| Gualda, Guilherme A.R. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | — | 1,562 / 108,013 |
| Aikin, Scott F. | Philosophy | — | 191 / 14,569 |
| DiBenedetto, Emmanuele | General Mathematics | 648 / 76,268 | 939 / 76,268 |
| Heitz, Richard P. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,641 / 379,830 |
| Smith, Blaine E. | Education | — | 1,556 / 115,687 |
| Calipari, Erin S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 4,729 / 379,830 |
| Fanning, Ellen | Developmental Biology | 3,110 / 167,121 | — |
| Schauble, Leona | Education | 769 / 115,687 | — |
| Hall, Dennis G. | Optics | 515 / 83,504 | — |
| Graham, Todd R. | Developmental Biology | 3,188 / 167,121 | — |
| Warren, Chezare A. | Education | — | 1,623 / 115,687 |
| Osin, Denis V. | General Mathematics | 1,231 / 76,268 | 627 / 76,268 |
| Jani, Karan P. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 1,868 / 164,120 |
| Lake, Peter G. | History | 14 / 20,299 | 147 / 20,299 |
| Johnson-Roberson, Matthew | Industrial Engineering & Automation | — | 1,485 / 131,085 |
| Fisher, Douglas H. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,079 / 517,648 | — |
| Cadzow, James A. | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,283 / 228,312 | — |
| Womelsdorf, Thilo | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,642 / 379,830 |
| Leyva, Luis A. | Education | — | 2,021 / 115,687 |
| Schumaker, Larry L. | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 321 / 17,431 | — |
| Adams, Douglas E. | Acoustics | 378 / 38,987 | 885 / 38,987 |
| Saff, Edward B. | General Mathematics | 989 / 76,268 | — |
| Collins, William J. | History of Social Sciences | — | 29 / 2,425 |
| Lehrer, Richard | Education | 1,197 / 115,687 | — |
| Carse, Ashley D. | Anthropology | — | 209 / 10,039 |
| Johnson, Taylor T. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 7,346 / 517,648 |
| Slobogin, Christopher | Law | 143 / 18,707 | — |
| Jones, Mark M. | Toxicology | 789 / 69,049 | — |
| Weeks, Robert A. | Applied Physics | 4,731 / 323,282 | — |
| Lehmann, Christoph U. | Medical Informatics | 175 / 22,436 | 291 / 22,436 |
| Kantarcioĝlu, Murât | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,509 / 517,648 | 10,342 / 517,648 |
| McMahan, Ryan P. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,738 / 517,648 |
| Phillippi, Julia C. | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 1,123 / 105,735 |
| Goldring, Ellen B. | Education | 1,582 / 115,687 | — |
| Wright, Seth W. | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 665 / 44,281 | — |
| Speck, Jared | General Mathematics | — | 1,138 / 76,268 |
| Leander, Kevin M. | Education | 1,691 / 115,687 | — |
| Andrews, Jeffrey Campbell | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | — | 1,219 / 105,735 |
| Johnson, Kenneth D. | Orthopedics | 1,694 / 98,781 | — |
| Tung, Tiffiny A. | Archaeology | 290 / 21,336 | — |
| Gervais, Daniel J. | Law | — | 284 / 18,707 |
| Shiavi, Richard G. | Biomedical Engineering | 1,033 / 74,543 | — |
| Zhou, You | Optics | — | 988 / 83,504 |
| Paquet, Jean François François | Nuclear & Particle Physics | — | 3,149 / 164,120 |
| Solórzano, Carmen C. | Surgery | 2,021 / 146,713 | 1,422 / 146,713 |
| Zwiebel, Laurence J. | Entomology | 833 / 40,595 | 778 / 40,595 |
| Lukehart, Charles M. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,543 / 86,991 | — |
| Jiménez, Robert T. | Education | 1,970 / 115,687 | — |
| Plummer, Michael D. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | — | 366 / 20,721 |
| Gelbard, Alexander H. | Otorhinolaryngology | — | 386 / 54,521 |
| Kolodrubetz, Michael H. | Applied Physics | — | 5,339 / 323,282 |
| van Wazer, John R. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,800 / 86,991 | — |
| Wang, Taylor G. | Acoustics | 775 / 38,987 | — |
| Clifford Simplican, Stacy | Rehabilitation | — | 653 / 31,889 |
| Ray, James Lee | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 407 / 32,161 | — |
| Gilligan, Jonathan M. | General Physics | — | 1,678 / 87,024 |
| Schaad, Lawrence J. | General Chemistry | 740 / 57,505 | — |
| Porayko, Michael K. | Surgery | 2,881 / 146,713 | — |
| Gordetsky, Jennifer B. | Pathology | — | 413 / 26,003 |
| Hu, Zhen | Design Practice & Management | — | 259 / 11,980 |
| Tarbell, D. Stanley | General Chemistry | 990 / 57,505 | — |
| Jansen, Eric Duco | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,287 / 140,272 | — |
| Tiriveedhi, Venkataswarup | Surgery | — | 2,795 / 146,713 |
| Kramer, Paul A. | History | 370 / 20,299 | 314 / 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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