The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is home to 137 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; 11 from the College of Education and Human Sciences; three from the College of Business; one 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.
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
- Humberto Blanco, Agronomy and Horticulture
- Tami Brown-Brandl, Biological Systems Engineering
- Lloyd Bullerman*, Food Science and Technology
- Edgar Cahoon, Biochemistry
- Kenneth Cassman, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
- Tom Clemente, Agronomy and Horticulture
- Bahman Eghball*, Agronomy and Horticulture
- Charles Francis, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
- Robert A. Graybosch, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
- Milford Hanna, Biological Systems Engineering (emeritus)
- Steven Harris, Plant Pathology
- Gary Hergert, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
- Robert Hutkins, Food Science and Technology (emeritus)
- Terry Klopfenstein*, Animal Science (emeritus)
- Robert M. Koch*, 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
- Paul Staswick, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
- Walter Stroup, Natural Resources (emeritus)
- Stephen Taylor, Food Science and Technology (emeritus)
- James Van Etten, Plant Pathology
- Kenneth Vogel, Agronomy and Horticulture (emeritus)
- Brian Waters, Agronomy and Horticulture
- Donald Weeks, Biochemistry (emeritus)
- Don Wilhite, Natural Resources (emeritus)
- Mark Wilkins, Biological Systems Engineering
College of Architecture
- Zhenghong Tang, Community and Regional Planning
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
- 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.
