top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

2025 single-year list · 430 listed authors · United States

430 researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ( United States) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 171 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 37th of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 18th in the United States.

Listed authors
430
18th in the United States
In the global top 100,000
171
39.8% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#37
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#148
Morris, John C.

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine35182%
  2. Biomedical Research6716%
  3. Public Health & Health Services41%
  4. Psychology & Cognitive Sciences31%
  5. Philosophy & Theology1<1%
  6. Chemistry1<1%
  7. Enabling & Strategic Technologies1<1%
  8. Information & Communication Technologies1<1%
  9. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry1<1%

Top subfields

  1. Neurology & Neurosurgery5914%
  2. Immunology4110%
  3. Oncology & Carcinogenesis379%
  4. Cardiovascular System & Hematology266%
  5. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology246%
  6. Surgery246%
  7. Developmental Biology205%
  8. Orthopedics205%
  9. Microbiology205%
  10. Otorhinolaryngology194%

430 listed scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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