top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at Pennsylvania State University

2025 single-year list · 394 listed authors · United States

394 researchers at Pennsylvania State University ( United States) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 221 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 43rd of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 20th in the United States.

Listed authors
394
20th in the United States
In the global top 100,000
221
56.1% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#43
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#409
Chen, Long qing

Top fields

  1. Physics & Astronomy4612%
  2. Biomedical Research4110%
  3. Enabling & Strategic Technologies359%
  4. Biology359%
  5. Social Sciences297%
  6. Earth & Environmental Sciences277%
  7. Information & Communication Technologies267%
  8. Engineering236%
  9. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences226%
  10. Public Health & Health Services185%

Top subfields

  1. Applied Physics215%
  2. Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing174%
  3. Materials164%
  4. Geochemistry & Geophysics144%
  5. Entomology144%
  6. Plant Biology & Botany103%
  7. Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences103%
  8. Energy103%
  9. Education103%
  10. Nuclear & Particle Physics92%

394 listed scientists at Pennsylvania State University

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