27 ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Faculty Named World’s Top Researchers
Ranked among most widely cited scientists, engineers
EL PASO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2024) – Twenty-seven current faculty members from ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ have been ranked among the . The prestigious Stanford-Elsevier ranking recognizes the top 2% of the most cited researchers within their respective fields.
The 27 faculty are an increase from the 17 ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ researchers who made the original ranking in 2019.
“³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ is home to a distinguished group of academic faculty across a wide range of disciplines,” said Ahmad Itani, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation. “Their pioneering contributions not only advance global knowledge but also shape solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing society today, reinforcing the University's commitment to academic excellence and innovation on a global stage."
The ranking method is based on standardized citation metrics developed by a group of scientists at Stanford University. The original study was published in the in July 2019. The latest version of the data set was published by Elsevier in the fall of 2024.
The following ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ researchers were included in the most recent version of the ranking based on career-long citation data:
- Thomas Boland, Ph.D., College of Engineering (8,550 citations)
- Carlos Cabrera, Ph.D., College of Science (6,297 citations)
- Ruey Long Cheu, Ph.D., College of Engineering (3,927 citations)
- Ramana Chintalapalle, Ph.D., College of Engineering (7,234 citations)
- Luis Echegoyen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, College of Science (19,023 citations)
- Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D., College of Science (2,767 citations)
- Josiah Heyman, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts (1,607 citations)
- Vladik Kreinovich, Ph.D., College of Engineering (4,318 citations)
- James Kubicki, Ph.D., College of Science (8,980 citations)
- Xiujun Li, Ph.D., College of Science (4,698 citations)
- Eric MacDonald, Ph.D., College of Engineering (4,624 citations)
- Rajib Mallick, Ph.D., College of Engineering (3,072 citations)
- Devesh Misra, Ph.D., College of Engineering (25,121 citations)
- Lawrence Murr, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, College of Engineering (22,155 citations)
- Keith Pannell, Ph.D., College of Science (3,927 citations)
- Mark Pederson, Ph.D., College of Science (28,864 citations)
- Raymond Rumpf, Ph.D., College of Engineering (1,653 citations)
- William Stockwell, Ph.D., College of Science (5,699 citations)
- Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph.D., College of Science (21,529 citations)
- Ryan Wicker, Ph.D., College of Engineering (15,268 citations)
- Jian Yiing Zhang, Ph.D., College of Science (4,524 citations)
Several ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ researchers were also recognized for being top-cited scientists in a single year, specifically calendar year 2023. They are:
- Angel Flores Abad, Ph.D., College of Engineering (190 citations)
- Md Ariful Ahsan, Ph.D., College of Engineering (702 citations)
- Skye Fortier, Ph.D., College of Science (170 citations)
- Yirong Lin, Ph.D., College of Engineering (604 citations)
- Mahesh Narayan, Ph.D., College of Science (451 citations)
- Emre Umucu, Ph.D., College of Health Sciences (172 citations)
About ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ
³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 24,000 students are Hispanic, and more than half are the first in their families to go to college. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.
Last Updated on October 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM | Originally published October 16, 2024
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