By Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is home to 180 Huskers featured in the 2024 list of the world's most influential researchers.
The Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List is a comprehensive analysis of all peer-reviewed papers across scientific disciplines. It measures the significance of the research, including how often each study is cited in the work of other scientists. The publication is the definitive list of research that has made the most significant impact across each field of study.
“This list highlights the exceptional strength of UNL faculty and the transformative impact of their groundbreaking research, both in Nebraska and globally,” said Sherri Jones, interim vice chancellor for research and innovation. “It is a recognition that underscores the significance of our university’s research efforts and serves as a cornerstone for advancing our ambitious vision for the future.”
Current and former UNL researchers on the 2024 ranking include 43 from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources; 39 from the College of Arts and Sciences; 39 from the College of Engineering; 12 from the College of Education and Human Sciences; three from the College of Business; two from the College of Architecture; and one from the College of Fine and Performing Arts.
The complete list, sorted by college, is available below.
Stanford University partners with Elsevier, a Dutch publishing and analytics company, to generate the list annually. The team uses data provided by Scopus, a source-neutral abstract and citation database.
Each scientist is assigned a score based on a variety of metrics, including h-index (a measurement of the impact and productivity of an author or group of authors) and adjusted citation counts. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification.
The most current list provides a complete overview of citation year 2023, based on an Aug. 1, 2024, data snapshot from Scopus. An overview of methodology is available here.
2024 Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists from UNL
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
James Alfano*, Plant Pathology
Craig Allen, Natural Resources
P. Stephen Baenziger, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Andrew Benson, Food Science and Technology
Paul N. Black, Biochemistry (emeritus)
Humberto Blanco, Agronomy and Horticulture
Tami Brown-Brandl, Biological Systems Engineering
Lloyd Bullerman*, Food Science and Technology
Edgar Cahoon, Biochemistry
Chris Calkins, Animal Science (emeritus)
Kenneth Cassman, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Tom Clemente, Agronomy and Horticulture
Bahman Eghball*, Agronomy and Horticulture
Samodha Fernando, Animal Science
Charles Francis, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Rodrigo Franco, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Hernan Garcia-Ruiz, Plant Pathology
Yufeng Ge, Biological Systems Engineering
Patricio Grassini, Agronomy and Horticulture
Robert A. Graybosch, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Dee Griffin, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (emeritus)
Milford Hanna, Biological Systems Engineering (emeritus)
Steven Harris, Plant Pathology
Bethany M. Henrick, Food Science and Technology
Gary Hergert, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Robert Hutkins, Food Science and Technology (emeritus)
Terry Klopfenstein*, Animal Science (emeritus)
Robert M. Koch*, Animal Science
P. J. Kononoff, Animal Science
Clinton Krehbiel, Animal Science
L. Mark Lagrimini, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
A. J. Lewis, Animal Science (emeritus)
John Lindquist, Agronomy and Horticulture
Jeffrey Mower, Agronomy and Horticulture
Christopher Neale, Biological Systems Engineering
Toshihiro Obata, Biochemistry
James Power*, Agronomy and Horticulture
Thomas Powers, Plant Pathology
Sheila (Scheideler) Purdum, Animal Science
Karl Reinhard, Natural Resources
Devin Rose, Food Science and Technology
Daniel Schachtman, Agronomy and Horticulture
James Schnable, Agronomy and Horticulture
Khem Shahani*, Animal Science
Jim Specht, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Robert L. Spreitzer, Biochemistry (emeritus)
Paul Staswick, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Walter Stroup, Natural Resources (emeritus)
Xinghui Sun, Biochemistry
Stephen Taylor, Food Science and Technology (emeritus)
James Van Etten, Plant Pathology
Kenneth Vogel, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
Harkamal Walia, Agronomy and Horticulture
Brian Waters, Agronomy and Horticulture
Donald Weeks, Biochemistry (emeritus)
Don Wilhite, Natural Resources (emeritus)
Mark Wilkins, Biological Systems Engineering
Mark A. Wilson, Biochemistry
Richard A. Wilson, Plant Pathology
Sam E. Wortman, Agronomy and Horticulture
Yanbin Yin, Food Science and Technology
College of Architecture
Zhenghong Tang, Community and Regional Planning
Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Architecture
College of Arts and Sciences
Luchezar Avramov, Mathematics (emeritus)
Kirill Belashchenko, Physics and Astronomy
Rick Bevins, Psychology
Christian Binek, Physics and Astronomy
Brian Bornstein, Psychology (emeritus)
Paul Burrow, Physics and Astronomy (emeritus)
David DiLillo, Psychology
Peter Dowben, Physics and Astronomy
Stephen Ducharme, Physics and Astronomy
Patrick Dussault, Chemistry
Lynn Erbe, Mathematics (emeritus)
Ilya Fabrikant, Physics and Astronomy
Alexei Gruverman, Physics and Astronomy
David Hage, Chemistry
John Hibbing, Political Science (emeritus)
Sitaram Jaswal, Physics and Astronomy (emeritus)
Alan Kamil, Biological Sciences (emeritus)
Rebecca Lai, Chemistry
P. Larson, Physics and Astronomy
David Loope, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (emeritus)
Allan Peterson, Mathematics (emeritus)
Robert Powers, Chemistry
Andrzej Rajca, Chemistry
Suchada Rajca, Chemistry
M. Eugene Rudd*, Physics and Astronomy
James A. R. Samson*, Physics and Astronomy
Philip Schwadel, Sociology
David Sellmyer*, Physics and Astronomy
Alexander Sinitskii, Chemistry
Ralph Skomski*, Physics and Astronomy
David Stanley-Samuelson, Biological Sciences (retired)
Anthony Starace*, Physics and Astronomy
Norman Smith*, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Evgeny Tsymbal, Physics and Astronomy
Kimberly Tyler, Sociology
Donald Umstadter, Physics and Astronomy
Les Whitbeck, Sociology (emeritus)
Lynn White, Sociology (emeritus)
Vitaly Zlotnik, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (emeritus)
College of Business
Fred Luthans, Management (emeritus)
Janet Near, Management (emeritus)
David Olson, Supply Chain Management and Analytics
College of Education and Human Sciences
Katie Edwards, Educational Psychology
Michael Epstein, Special Education and Communication Disorders (emeritus)
Mary Ann Johnson, Nutrition and Health Sciences (emeritus)
Kenneth Kiewra, Educational Psychology (emeritus)
John Maag, Special Education and Communication Disorders
Ron J. Nelson, Special Education and Communication Disorders (emeritus)
Robert Reid, Special Education and Communication Disorders (emeritus)
Susan Sheridan, Educational Psychology
Susan Swearer, Educational Psychology
Richard Torraco, Educational Administration (emeritus)
Yiqi Yang, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
Janos Zempleni, Nutrition and Health Sciences
College of Engineering
Ezekiel Bahar*, Electrical Engineering
John Barton, Mechanical and Materials Engineering (emeritus)
Millard Beatty, Mechanical and Materials Engineering (emeritus)
Florin Bobaru, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Yaşar Demirel, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jitender Deogun, Computing
Yuris Dzenis, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Jerry Hudgins, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Qing Hui, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jung Yul Lim, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Yongfeng Lu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
George Morcous, Architectural Engineering and Construction
Emmanuel Moulay, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Massimiliano Pierobon, Computing
Yi Qian, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wei Qiao, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Liyan Qu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kamlakar Rajurkar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Byrav Ramamurthy, Computing
Chittaranjan Ray, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stephen Reichenbach, Computing (emeritus)
Peter Revesz, Computing
Gregg Rothermel, Computing
Ashok Samal, Computing
Ravi Saraf, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Khalid Sayood, Electrical and Computer Engineering (emeritus)
Mathias Schubert, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Leen Kiat Soh, Computing
Eli Sutter, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Peter Sutter, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cho Wing Solomon To*, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Christopher Tuan, Civil Engineering (emeritus)
Joseph Turner, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Mehmet Can Vuran, Computing
Jian Wang, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Lisong Xu, Computing
Jiashi Yang, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Kuan Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tian Zhang, Civil Engineering
College of Fine and Performing Arts
Robert Woody, Music
* Researcher has passed away.
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