More than 100 current and former UNMC researchers have been identified as among the top 2% of all researchers in the world in their fields, according to a Stanford University study that uses standardized citation metrics to rank researchers worldwide.
In academic papers, citations are used to reference earlier published research. The frequency of a researcher’s work being cited in other publications is often a strong indicator of their impact and reputation.
The Stanford researchers created a standardized, composite citation indicator (c-score) based on several citation metrics (described in their 2016 paper) and then analyzed the work of more than 6 million scientists worldwide to rank them within their field of study based on their career-long or single-year output.
Since releasing its first database in 2019, the Stanford team has provided yearly updates to these rankings based on the latest available Scopus profile data.
At UNMC, faculty members from the colleges of medicine, pharmacy, nursing and public health, as well as the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, were recognized in the most recent database of the 100,000 top-cited scientists (based on Scopus data through the end of 2023).
UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, called the number a testament to the level of work UNMC researchers are doing.
“Research is an integral part of UNMC’s mission to create healthier futures for people in Nebraska and beyond,” Dr. Davies said. “We are excited to see so many current and former UNMC investigators recognized as among the most influential in their field.”
UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research Ken Bayles, PhD, said:
“These rankings are yet another indicator of the productivity of our talented faculty and the impact of their research on the broader research community.”
Here is the list of UNMC’s top-cited researchers, current and former, according to the latest rankings generated by the study. Because the list includes citations of existing work, it includes some former faculty who have passed away.
- Yazen Alnouti, PhD, College of Pharmacy
- James Armitage, MD, College of Medicine
- Vimla Band, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Surinder Batra, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Kenneth W. Bayles, PhD, College of Medicine
- B. Timothy Baxter, MD, College of Medicine
- Ann Berger, PhD, College of Nursing
- Philip Bierman, MD, College of Medicine
- Joyce Black, PhD, College of Nursing
- Julia Bridge, MD, College of Medicine
- David B. Bylund, PhD, College of Medicine
- Carl Camras, MD, College of Medicine
- Mark Carlson, MD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Pamela K. Carmines, PhD, College of Medicine
- Ercole Cavalieri, DSc, Eppley Institute
- Marlene Cohen, PhD, College of Nursing
- Samuel Cohen MD, PhD, College of Medicine
- Kenneth Cowan MD, PhD, Eppley Institute, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- H. Dele Davies, MD, Office of the Chancellor
- Paul Dobesh, PharmD, College of Pharmacy
- Yuxiang Dong, PhD, College of Pharmacy
- Bin Duan, PhD, College of Medicine
- Paul Fey, PhD, College of Medicine
- Courtney V. Fletcher, PharmD, College of Pharmacy
- Diana Florescu,MD, College of Medicine
- Howard S. Fox, MD, PhD, College of Medicine
- Alison Freifeld, MD, College of Medicine
- Bernd Fritzsch, PhD, College of Medicine
- Apar Kishor Ganti, MD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Kevin Garvin, MD, College of Medicine
- Howard Gendelman, MD, College of Medicine
- Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, PhD, Office of the Chancellor
- John Gollan, MD, PhD, College of Medicine
- Timothy Greiner, MD, College of Medicine
- Jean Grem, MD, College of Medicine
- Jud Gurney, MD, College of Medicine
- Kathleen Hanna, PhD, College of Nursing
- Denham Harman, MD, PhD, College of Medicine
- Melody Hertzog, PhD College of Nursing
- Sunil Hingorani, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Michael (Tony) Hollingsworth, PhD, Eppley Institute, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Corey Hopkins, PhD, College of Pharmacy, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Ronnie Horner, PhD, College of Public Health
- Anne Hubbard, MD, PhD, College of Public Health
- Sonny Johansson, MD, PhD, College of Medicine
- Andre Kalil, MD, College of Medicine
- Adam Karpf, PhD, Eppley Institute, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Anne Kessinger, MD, College of Medicine
- Ali S. Khan, MD, College of Public Health
- Kusum Kharbanda, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Joseph Khoury, MD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Tammy Kielian, PhD, College of Medicine
- Ronald Krueger, MD, College of Medicine
- Alan Langnas, DO, College of Medicine
- Audrey Lazenby, MD, College of Medicine
- Paul Levine, MD, College of Public Health
- Rongshi Li, PhD, College of Pharmacy
- Oksana Lockridge, PhD, Eppley Institute
- Yuri Lyubchenko, PhD, DSc, College of Pharmacy, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Ram Mahato, MD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Peter Mannon, MD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Roslyn Mannon, MD, College of Medicine
- Kaleb Michaud, PhD, College of Medicine
- Ted Mikuls, MD, College of Medicine
- Murielle Mimeault, PhD, College of Medicine
- Károly Mirnics, MD, PhD, Munroe-Meyer Institute
- Sidney Mirvish, PhD, Eppley Institute
- Daniel Monaghan, PhD, College of Medicine
- Justin Mott, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Stephen Obaro, MBBS, PhD, College of Medicine
- James O’Dell, MD, College of Medicine
- Keith Olsen, PharmD, College of Pharmacy
- David Oupický, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Kaushik Patel, PhD, College of Medicine
- Thomas Porter, MD, College of Medicine
- Parviz Pour, MD, Eppley Institute
- David Purtilo, MD, College of Medicine
- Angie Rizzino, PhD, Eppley Institute, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Matthew Rizzo, MD, College of Medicine
- William Rizzo, MD, College of Medicine
- Eleanor Rogan, PhD, College of Public Health
- Shyamal Roy, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Mark Rupp, MD, College of Medicine
- Ruxana Sadikot, MD, College of Medicine
- Nora Sarvetnick, PhD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Harold Schultz, PhD, College of Medicine
- Anna Schwartz, PhD, College of Nursing
- Byers Shaw, MD, College of Medicine
- Mohammad Siahpush, PhD, College of Public Health
- Rakesh Singh, PhD, College of Medicine
- Joseph Sisson, MD, College of Medicine
- Susan Swindells, MBBS, College of Medicine
- James Talmadge, PhD, College of Medicine
- Sarah Thayer, MD, PhD, College of Medicine
- Jon Thompson, MD, College of Medicine
- Wallace Thoreson, PhD, College of Medicine
- Bela Toth, DVM, Eppley Institute
- Paul Trippier, PhD, College of Pharmacy, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Dean Tuma, PhD, College of Medicine
- Jonathan Vennerstrom, PhD, College of Pharmacy
- Serguei Vinogradov, PhD, College of Pharmacy
- Julie Vose, MD, College of Medicine, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
- Guangshun Wang, PhD, College of Medicine
- Dennis Weisenburger, MD, College of Medicine
- Margaret Wheelock, PhD, College of Dentistry
- Robert Wigton, MD, College of Medicine
- Jingwei Xie, PhD, College of Medicine
- Gary Yee, PharmD, College of Pharmacy
- Irving H. Zucker, PhD, College of Medicine