Top 100 most-cited scientists in Mathematics & Statistics

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#	Author	Country	Subfield rank	c-score	Cites 2025	h	hm	Self-cit.	Papers	Active
1 #16 overall	Breiman, Leo University of California, Berkeley	USA	Statistics & Probability #1 · top <0.01%	5.001	22,015	15	13.1	0.0%	58	1960–2018
2 #21 overall	Tibshirani, Robert John Stanford University	USA	Statistics & Probability #2 · top <0.01%	4.950	14,290	42	20.9	1.7%	432	1982–2026
3 #41 overall	Rubin, Donald B. Harvard University	USA	Statistics & Probability #3 · top 0.01%	4.774	10,551	32	24.8	0.6%	323	1967–2025
4 #57 overall	Friedman, Jerome H. Stanford University	USA	Statistics & Probability #4 · top 0.02%	4.701	10,584	21	13.0	0.1%	106	1965–2024
5 #83 overall	Gelman, Andrew E. Columbia University	USA	Statistics & Probability #5 · top 0.02%	4.616	9,517	38	19.5	0.9%	361	1987–2026
6 #110 overall	Wickham, Hadley PBC	USA	Statistics & Probability #6 · top 0.02%	4.562	9,327	12	9.7	0.1%	47	2006–2026
7 #200 overall	Wood, Simon N. The University of Edinburgh	GBR	Statistics & Probability #7 · top 0.03%	4.417	3,867	21	14.5	1.3%	101	1989–2026
8 #206 overall	Karniadakis, George Em Brown University	USA	Applied Mathematics #1 · top <0.01%	4.411	18,479	49	22.4	3.5%	806	1986–2026
9 #213 overall	Candés, Emmanuel J. Stanford University	USA	Statistics & Probability #8 · top 0.03%	4.404	5,848	37	20.2	1.0%	179	1999–2026
10 #218 overall	Hastie, Trevor J. Stanford University	USA	Statistics & Probability #9 · top 0.04%	4.398	12,597	41	19.1	1.0%	304	1979–2026
11 #279 overall	Winkler, Michael Paderborn University	DEU	General Mathematics #1 · top <0.01%	4.338	2,877	25	20.9	4.1%	271	2001–2026
12 #420 overall	Akaike, Hirotsugu The Institute of Statistical Mathematics	JPN	Statistics & Probability #10 · top 0.04%	4.254	3,443	12	12.0	0.0%	62	1952–2015
13 #432 overall	Rousseeuw, Peter J. KU Leuven	BEL	Statistics & Probability #11 · top 0.04%	4.247	4,175	16	9.4	0.3%	158	1981–2026
14 #469 overall	Efron, Bradley Stanford University	USA	Statistics & Probability #12 · top 0.05%	4.227	2,266	21	18.8	0.4%	184	1969–2026
15 #499 overall	Robins, James M. Glovo	ESP	Statistics & Probability #14 · top 0.06%	4.211	4,824	28	15.6	1.8%	323	1981–2026
16 #677 overall	Little, Roderick J.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Statistics & Probability #17 · top 0.07%	4.140	3,351	16	11.2	2.6%	242	1976–2026
17 #786 overall	Atangana, Abdon University of the Free State	ZAF	Applied Mathematics #2 · top <0.01%	4.102	2,555	22	16.1	5.8%	420	2013–2026
18 #807 overall	Weinan, E. W. Peking University	CHN	Applied Mathematics #3 · top 0.01%	4.096	4,262	28	14.7	5.1%	314	1990–2026
19 #832 overall	Lions, Pierre Louis Collège de France	FRA	General Mathematics #2 · top <0.01%	4.090	2,618	24	16.5	1.4%	267	1978–2026
20 #871 overall	Shu, Chi Wang Brown University	USA	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #2 · top 0.01%	4.078	4,114	27	17.6	9.4%	569	1987–2026
21 #995 overall	Abdeljawad (Maraaba) T., Thabet Prince Sultan University	SAU	Applied Mathematics #4 · top 0.02%	4.046	3,924	22	14.8	14.9%	911	2004–2026
22 #1,030 overall	Hornik, Kurt WU Vienna University of Economics and Business	AUT	Statistics & Probability #19 · top 0.08%	4.036	3,990	18	9.5	0.8%	204	1988–2026
23 #1,161 overall	Royston, Patrick J. University College London	GBR	Statistics & Probability #20 · top 0.08%	4.010	3,978	27	13.9	1.0%	221	1985–2023
24 #1,182 overall	Zou, Hui University of Minnesota Twin Cities	USA	Statistics & Probability #21 · top 0.09%	4.004	3,030	15	9.7	0.5%	105	2004–2026
25 #1,201 overall	Raissi, Maziar University of Colorado Boulder	USA	Applied Mathematics #5 · top 0.02%	4.001	6,971	15	7.0	0.9%	36	2014–2026
26 #1,272 overall	Bowden, Jack M. Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford	GBR	Statistics & Probability #22 · top 0.09%	3.989	10,414	29	8.5	1.9%	139	2005–2026
27 #1,433 overall	Rosenbaum, Paul R. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	USA	Statistics & Probability #24 · top 0.10%	3.964	3,078	14	10.8	2.0%	270	1981–2026
28 #1,446 overall	Fan, Jianqing Princeton University	USA	Statistics & Probability #25 · top 0.10%	3.962	3,358	26	16.9	3.8%	317	1986–2026
29 #1,493 overall	Hughes, Thomas J.R. The University of Texas at Austin	USA	Applied Mathematics #6 · top 0.03%	3.954	3,591	24	15.1	4.5%	441	1970–2026
30 #1,554 overall	Mao, Xuerong University of Strathclyde	GBR	Industrial Engineering & Automation #12 · top <0.01%	3.944	2,050	16	13.7	6.7%	371	1983–2026
31 #1,707 overall	Zeileis, Achim Universität Innsbruck	AUT	Statistics & Probability #26 · top 0.11%	3.919	3,007	23	12.5	2.6%	163	2002–2026
32 #1,760 overall	Baleanu, Dumitru I. Lebanese American University	LBN	Applied Mathematics #7 · top 0.03%	3.910	8,011	29	17.9	12.8%	2,404	1994–2026
33 #1,780 overall	Brézis, Haîm Department of Mathematics	USA	General Mathematics #3 · top <0.01%	3.907	1,653	16	12.0	1.3%	212	1968–2024
34 #1,799 overall	Koenker, Roger W. University College London	GBR	Statistics & Probability #27 · top 0.11%	3.903	1,756	15	10.1	0.2%	111	1972–2026
35 #1,827 overall	Gutman, Ivan University of Kragujevac	SRB	General Mathematics #4 · top <0.01%	3.899	2,350	19	12.8	6.8%	968	1972–2026
36 #1,883 overall	Srivastava, Hari Mohan University of Victoria	CAN	General Mathematics #5 · top <0.01%	3.891	2,925	16	13.0	14.2%	1,382	1965–2026
37 #1,892 overall	Bûhlmann, Peter ETH Zürich	CHE	Statistics & Probability #29 · top 0.12%	3.890	3,150	23	14.8	2.4%	217	1995–2026
38 #1,930 overall	Bellman, Richard E. RAND Corporation	USA	General Mathematics #6 · top <0.01%	3.884	1,387	13	10.8	0.0%	246	1943–2024
39 #1,983 overall	Tao, Terence Chi Shen University of California, Los Angeles	USA	General Mathematics #7 · top <0.01%	3.878	2,557	17	12.7	2.1%	334	1996–2026
40 #1,994 overall	Hyndman, Rob J. Monash University	AUS	Statistics & Probability #30 · top 0.12%	3.877	3,064	25	13.6	2.7%	181	1992–2026
41 #2,126 overall	Bourgain, Jean Institute for Advanced Study	USA	General Mathematics #8 · top 0.01%	3.862	1,204	15	13.2	1.6%	368	1976–2024
42 #2,174 overall	Caffarelli, Luis A. The University of Texas at Austin	USA	General Mathematics #9 · top 0.01%	3.857	1,512	19	13.7	0.7%	236	1976–2026
43 #2,228 overall	Shen, Jie Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo	CHN	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #3 · top 0.02%	3.852	2,236	22	14.2	5.0%	273	1988–2025
44 #2,660 overall	Gneiting, Tilmann Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies	USA	Statistics & Probability #32 · top 0.13%	3.808	1,805	17	11.5	3.7%	115	1996–2026
45 #2,884 overall	Mainardi, Francesco Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna	ITA	General Mathematics #10 · top 0.01%	3.784	1,227	18	12.0	3.5%	188	1971–2026
46 #2,946 overall	Tyrrel, Ralph Tyrrell Tyrrell University of Washington	USA	General Mathematics #11 · top 0.01%	3.779	1,091	14	12.3	3.2%	177	1964–2026
47 #2,951 overall	Rabczuk, Timon Bauhaus-Universität Weimar	DEU	Applied Mathematics #9 · top 0.04%	3.778	8,037	42	20.1	8.5%	886	2003–2026
48 #3,063 overall	Raftery, Adrian E. University of Washington	USA	Statistics & Probability #33 · top 0.13%	3.769	4,223	24	12.9	1.1%	255	1980–2026
49 #3,328 overall	Constantin, Adrian Universität Wien Institut für Mathematik	AUT	General Mathematics #12 · top 0.02%	3.750	1,097	16	12.5	4.0%	194	1993–2026
50 #3,344 overall	Osher, Stanley Joel University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Applied Mathematics #10 · top 0.04%	3.749	3,976	24	14.0	4.0%	463	1967–2026
51 #3,355 overall	Trojovský, Pavel Univerzita Hradec Králové	CZE	General Mathematics #13 · top 0.02%	3.748	2,996	23	12.1	5.3%	145	1997–2026
52 #3,503 overall	Belytschko, T. Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science	USA	Applied Mathematics #11 · top 0.05%	3.737	3,024	23	14.3	1.4%	574	1968–2017
53 #3,529 overall	Diethelm, Kai Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg-Schweinfurt	DEU	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #4 · top 0.02%	3.736	1,078	15	11.0	1.0%	85	1994–2026
54 #3,586 overall	Simo, Juan C. Stanford Engineering	USA	Applied Mathematics #12 · top 0.05%	3.731	1,045	17	13.2	0.5%	123	1982–1998
55 #3,738 overall	Babus̆ka, Ivo M. The University of Texas at Austin	USA	Applied Mathematics #13 · top 0.05%	3.720	1,259	19	13.6	1.9%	302	1957–2023
56 #3,768 overall	Wriggers, Peter Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover	DEU	Applied Mathematics #14 · top 0.06%	3.717	1,780	16	11.3	8.9%	575	1981–2026
57 #3,827 overall	Nisar, Kottakkaran Sooppy Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	SAU	Applied Mathematics #15 · top 0.06%	3.714	4,849	22	14.0	19.4%	1,254	2010–2026
58 #3,900 overall	Meinshausen, Nicolai F. ETH Zürich	CHE	Statistics & Probability #37 · top 0.15%	3.709	2,017	18	8.2	3.6%	81	2004–2026
59 #4,033 overall	Miehe, Christian Universität Stuttgart	DEU	Applied Mathematics #16 · top 0.07%	3.700	1,637	17	10.3	0.6%	138	1988–2019
60 #4,045 overall	van den Driessche, Pauline V. University of Victoria	CAN	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #5 · top 0.03%	3.699	1,888	14	9.9	2.0%	267	1968–2026
61 #4,117 overall	Liu, Guirong College of Engineering and Applied Science	USA	Applied Mathematics #17 · top 0.07%	3.695	1,898	19	11.5	13.8%	724	1989–2026
62 #4,119 overall	Higham, Nicholas J. The University of Manchester	GBR	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #6 · top 0.03%	3.695	1,101	15	11.4	4.3%	190	1987–2026
63 #4,212 overall	Dehghan, M. Amirkabir University of Technology	IRN	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #7 · top 0.04%	3.689	2,124	13	10.9	9.6%	838	1993–2026
64 #4,281 overall	Sobol’, Il'ya M. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences	RUS	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #8 · top 0.05%	3.685	1,152	10	7.5	0.1%	61	1962–2020
65 #4,592 overall	Box, George E.P. University of Wisconsin-Madison	USA	Statistics & Probability #38 · top 0.15%	3.666	1,289	13	9.7	0.1%	132	1946–2016
66 #4,729 overall	Erdós, Paul Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	HUN	General Mathematics #15 · top 0.02%	3.657	1,156	15	11.6	0.3%	548	1934–2025
67 #5,042 overall	Arqub, Omar Abu Al-Balqa Applied University	JOR	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #9 · top 0.05%	3.640	1,209	17	13.1	3.8%	162	2012–2026
68 #5,051 overall	Vershynin, Roman University of California, Irvine	USA	General Mathematics #16 · top 0.02%	3.640	996	12	10.0	1.3%	93	2000–2026
69 #5,110 overall	Bonett, Douglas G. University of California, Santa Cruz	USA	Statistics & Probability #39 · top 0.16%	3.637	1,776	12	8.9	0.1%	113	1980–2022
70 #5,179 overall	Cook, R. Dennis University of Minnesota Twin Cities	USA	Statistics & Probability #40 · top 0.16%	3.633	957	14	9.8	1.4%	203	1972–2024
71 #5,180 overall	Yau, Shingtung Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications	CHN	General Mathematics #17 · top 0.02%	3.633	1,672	18	12.8	11.4%	517	1972–2026
72 #5,219 overall	Lin, Danyu UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health	USA	Statistics & Probability #41 · top 0.17%	3.631	1,723	20	11.4	6.5%	304	1989–2026
73 #5,237 overall	Gurtin, Morton E. Carnegie Mellon University	USA	Applied Mathematics #19 · top 0.08%	3.630	1,073	15	11.5	0.1%	218	1959–2016
74 #5,243 overall	Tukey, John W. Princeton University	USA	Statistics & Probability #43 · top 0.17%	3.630	1,420	12	8.7	0.0%	87	1938–2023
75 #5,568 overall	Stuart, Andrew M. California Institute of Technology Division of Engineering and Applied Science	USA	Applied Mathematics #20 · top 0.08%	3.615	2,172	20	10.8	7.4%	216	1987–2026
76 #5,635 overall	Cleveland, William S. College of Science	USA	Statistics & Probability #46 · top 0.19%	3.613	1,110	11	7.1	0.7%	91	1971–2025
77 #5,637 overall	Balakrishnan, Narayanaswamy McMaster University, Faculty of Science	CAN	Statistics & Probability #47 · top 0.19%	3.612	1,661	17	11.6	20.3%	1,119	1981–2027
78 #5,729 overall	Sethian, James A. University of California, Berkeley	USA	Applied Mathematics #21 · top 0.09%	3.608	1,225	13	10.2	2.5%	159	1983–2026
79 #5,783 overall	Hand, David J. Imperial College London	GBR	Statistics & Probability #48 · top 0.19%	3.606	1,274	16	10.0	0.6%	287	1975–2026
80 #5,833 overall	Wang, B. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	USA	General Mathematics #18 · top 0.02%	3.603	801	16	13.3	12.3%	143	1996–2026
81 #5,845 overall	Peng, Shige Shandong University	CHN	Statistics & Probability #49 · top 0.20%	3.603	957	16	12.3	4.4%	126	1983–2026
82 #5,992 overall	Zhou, Yong Macau University of Science and Technology	MAC	Applied Mathematics #22 · top 0.09%	3.595	1,222	15	10.7	7.4%	375	1999–2026
83 #5,996 overall	Agarwal, Ravi P. Texas A&M University-Kingsville	USA	General Mathematics #19 · top 0.02%	3.595	2,041	18	11.4	14.0%	1,698	1977–2026
84 #6,137 overall	Aslam, Muhammad King Abdulaziz University	SAU	Statistics & Probability #50 · top 0.20%	3.589	1,344	13	10.8	16.0%	607	2008–2026
85 #6,198 overall	Yang, Xiaofeng University of South Carolina	USA	Applied Mathematics #23 · top 0.10%	3.586	1,093	14	11.9	13.7%	169	2006–2026
86 #6,204 overall	Bai, Zhongzhi University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	CHN	Numerical & Computational Mathematics #10 · top 0.06%	3.586	799	16	11.0	4.1%	215	1994–2026
87 #6,319 overall	Kundu, Debasis Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	IND	Statistics & Probability #51 · top 0.21%	3.581	1,321	18	11.8	8.9%	362	1990–2026
88 #6,324 overall	Hothorn, Torsten Universität Zürich	CHE	Statistics & Probability #52 · top 0.21%	3.581	3,447	23	8.8	5.5%	215	2002–2026
89 #6,368 overall	Momani, Shaher M. The University of Jordan	JOR	Applied Mathematics #24 · top 0.10%	3.579	3,105	22	11.6	17.9%	538	1991–2027
90 #6,393 overall	Peskin, Charles S. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences	USA	Applied Mathematics #25 · top 0.10%	3.578	1,085	11	7.9	4.0%	188	1969–2026
91 #6,413 overall	McLachlan, Geoffrey John The University of Queensland	AUS	Statistics & Probability #53 · top 0.21%	3.577	1,548	14	9.0	1.1%	281	1972–2026
92 #6,432 overall	Jeanjean, Louis Université Marie et Louis Pasteur	FRA	General Mathematics #20 · top 0.03%	3.576	900	17	10.8	2.7%	72	1993–2026
93 #6,467 overall	Wasserman, Larry A. School of Computer Science	USA	Statistics & Probability #54 · top 0.22%	3.575	1,541	18	10.6	4.0%	225	1986–2026
94 #6,647 overall	Wilcox, Rand R. BIO5 Institute	USA	Statistics & Probability #55 · top 0.22%	3.568	943	14	10.6	4.8%	340	1977–2026
95 #6,656 overall	Marin, M. I. Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov	ROU	Mechanical Engineering & Transports #58 · top 0.04%	3.567	1,451	17	10.9	24.5%	345	1994–2026
96 #6,805 overall	Cai, Tony Tony University of Pennsylvania	USA	Statistics & Probability #57 · top 0.23%	3.562	1,516	18	12.8	2.4%	198	1998–2025
97 #6,828 overall	Toro, Eleuterio F. Università di Trento	ITA	Applied Mathematics #26 · top 0.11%	3.561	1,059	11	7.8	15.6%	195	1981–2026
98 #6,836 overall	Tao, Youshan Shanghai Jiao Tong University	CHN	Applied Mathematics #27 · top 0.11%	3.561	974	17	11.5	2.4%	102	1997–2026
99 #7,219 overall	Zhang, Cunhui Department of Statistics	USA	Statistics & Probability #58 · top 0.23%	3.545	962	12	8.1	2.5%	143	1988–2026
100 #7,780 overall	Chambolle, Antonin Centre de Recherche en Mathematiques de la Decision	FRA	General Mathematics #21 · top 0.03%	3.524	1,025	12	8.6	5.1%	155	1994–2026

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