top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine

2025 single-year list · 502 listed authors · United States

502 researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine ( United States) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 232 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 22nd of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 9th in the United States.

Listed authors
502
9th in the United States
In the global top 100,000
232
46.2% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#22
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#24
Ioannidis, John P.A.

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine39579%
  2. Biomedical Research7515%
  3. Public Health & Health Services122%
  4. Information & Communication Technologies61%
  5. Enabling & Strategic Technologies51%
  6. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences41%
  7. Chemistry31%
  8. Economics & Business1<1%
  9. Engineering1<1%

Top subfields

  1. Developmental Biology367%
  2. Oncology & Carcinogenesis357%
  3. Cardiovascular System & Hematology347%
  4. Neurology & Neurosurgery337%
  5. Immunology326%
  6. Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging316%
  7. General & Internal Medicine255%
  8. Surgery245%
  9. Pediatrics204%
  10. Microbiology194%

502 listed scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine

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