top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at Iowa State University

2025 single-year list · 159 listed authors · United States

159 researchers at Iowa State University ( United States) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 68 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 267th of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 94th in the United States.

Listed authors
159
94th in the United States
In the global top 100,000
68
42.8% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#267
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#2,670
Russell, Daniel Wayne

Top fields

  1. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry5031%
  2. Biology2516%
  3. Physics & Astronomy1912%
  4. Chemistry149%
  5. Biomedical Research117%
  6. Enabling & Strategic Technologies64%
  7. Clinical Medicine53%
  8. Engineering53%
  9. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences43%
  10. Communication & Textual Studies43%

Top subfields

  1. Agronomy & Agriculture1811%
  2. Plant Biology & Botany1711%
  3. Dairy & Animal Science1610%
  4. Veterinary Sciences1610%
  5. Applied Physics117%
  6. Organic Chemistry74%
  7. Microbiology53%
  8. Energy43%
  9. Entomology43%
  10. Ecology32%

159 listed scientists at Iowa State University

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