top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at New York University

2025 single-year list · 276 listed authors · United States

276 researchers at New York University ( United States) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 156 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 115th of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 44th in the United States.

Listed authors
276
44th in the United States
In the global top 100,000
156
56.5% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#115
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#40
Cohen, Jacob

Top fields

  1. Information & Communication Technologies4617%
  2. Clinical Medicine4316%
  3. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences3111%
  4. Social Sciences3111%
  5. Economics & Business218%
  6. Public Health & Health Services207%
  7. Physics & Astronomy176%
  8. Historical Studies166%
  9. Communication & Textual Studies145%
  10. Philosophy & Theology124%

Top subfields

  1. Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing3312%
  2. Neurology & Neurosurgery218%
  3. Literary Studies145%
  4. Philosophy135%
  5. Economics135%
  6. Public Health135%
  7. Experimental Psychology104%
  8. Social Psychology83%
  9. Education83%
  10. Political Science & Public Administration83%

276 listed scientists at New York University

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