A total of 58 current and former faculty of Missouri S&T are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 72 current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2022, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.

The Stanford study published Oct. 4, 2023, analyzes citations, h-index, and other metrics of research productivity and impact including a composite indicator (c-score). The analysis provides listings of top-scientists based on career-long and single-year impact. The study classifies individuals into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. The fields include agriculture, biology, biomedical, built environment and design, chemistry, clinal medicine, economics and business, engineering, historical studies, information and communication technologies, mathematics and statistics, physics, psychology, public health, social sciences, and others.

The top 2% includes approximately 210,000 individuals from a field of over 9.6 million authors worldwide who have at least 5 papers published in the Elsevier Scopus database. Career-long data are updated through the end of 2022, and the selection is based on the top 100,000 researchers as determined by a composite citation metric known as a “c-score” (with and without self-citations) or by their percentile rank of 2% or above.

Those in the top 2% with an S&T affiliation include 23 Curators’ Distinguished Professors, two members of the National Academy of Inventors, one member of the National Academy of Engineering, two fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and 10 current or former directors of Missouri S&T research centers.

“These rankings show quantitatively the profound global impact of Missouri S&T researchers,” says Dr. Kamal Khayat, vice chancellor for research and innovation. “Their unwavering dedication to advancing knowledge in their respective fields is evident in the quantitative data presented. We applaud our researchers for their exceptional work, which stands as a testament to their expertise and commitment.”

S&T researchers included in the study are as follows. “Career” denotes those recognized for their career-long impact in their fields, “2022” denotes those recognized for their single-year research productivity for 2022, and “both” denotes individuals recognized for both their career-long impact and research productivity for 2022.

Aerospace engineering

• Dr. S. N. Balakrishnan, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of aerospace engineering (deceased) (career)
• Dr. Walter Eversman, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of aerospace engineering (career)
• Dr. Serhat Hosder, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (career)
• Dr. David Riggins, Chancellor’s Professor and Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of aerospace engineering (career)

Business and information technology

• Dr. Fiona Nah, former professor of business and information technology (both)
• Dr. Keng Siau, former professor and chair of business and information technology (both)

Ceramic engineering

• Dr. Harlan Anderson, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering (career)
• Dr. Richard Brow, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering (both)
• Dr. Delbert Day, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Inventors (both)
• Dr. Fatih Dogan, professor of materials science and engineering and director of Center for Research in Energy and Environment (career)
• Dr. William Fahrenholtz, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering and director of the Materials Research Center (both)
• Dr. Gregory Hilmas, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramics engineering (both)
• Dr. Mohamed Rahaman, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering (both)
• Dr. R. W. Schwartz, retired professor of ceramic engineering (career)
• Dr. Shi Zhang, former research professor or ceramic engineering (career)

Chemistry

• Dr. Nuran Ercal, Richard K. Vitek/Foundation for Chemical Research Endowed Chair (2022)
• Dr. Stig E. Friberg, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry (deceased) (career)
• Dr. Shelley Minteer, director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability (both)
• Dr. Nicholas Leventis, retired Curators’ Distinguished Professor of chemistry (both)
• Dr. Gary Long, professor emeritus of chemistry (career)
• Dr. Yinfa Ma, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of chemistry (career)
• Dr. Vadym Mochalin, associate professor of chemistry (both)
• Dr. V. Prakash Reddy, professor of chemistry and AAAS fellow (2022)
• Dr. Jay Switzer, Chancellor’s Professor, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus,  former Castleman/Foundation for Chemical Research Professor of Discovery and AAAS fellow (both)

Chemical engineering

• Dr. Muthanna Al-Dahhan, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and Wayne and Gayle Laufer Endowed Chair In Energy (both)
• Dr. Xinhua Liang, former Linda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering (both)
• Dr. Athanasios Liapis, retired professor of chemical engineering (career)
• Dr. Fateme Rezaei, Linda and Bipin Doshi Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering (both)
• Dr. Hu Yang, Linda and Bipin Doshi chair and professor of chemical and biochemical engineering (both)

Civil engineering

• Dr. Genda Chen, Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering and director of the Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (both)
• Dr. Mohamed ElGawady, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering and interim director of Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (both)
• Dr. Dimitri Feys, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering (2022)
• Dr. Kamal Khayat, vice chancellor for research and innovation and the Vernon and Maralee Jones Professor of Civil Engineering (both)
• Dr. Hongyan Ma, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering (both)
• Dr. William Schonberg, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering (both)
• Dr. Lesley Sneed, former Stirrat Faculty Scholar and professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering (2022)
• Dr. Wei-Wen Yu, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of civil engineering (career)
• Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering (2022)

Computer science

• Dr. Sajal Das, Daniel St. Clair Chair and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of computer science (both)
• Dr. Sanjay Madria, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of computer science (career)
• Dr. George Markowsky, retired professor of computer science (career)
• Dr. Colin Potts, Provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs (career)

Computer engineering

• Dr. Jun Fan, former Cynthia Tang Professor (both)
• Dr. Donald Wunsch, Mary K. Finley Missouri Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Kummer Institute Center for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (career)

Electrical engineering

• Dr. Bruce Archambeault, adjunct professor of electrical engineering (career)
• Dr. Mariesa Crow, professor emerita of electrical and computer engineering (both)
• Dr. James Drewniak, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering (career)
• Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi, professor of electrical and computer engineering (both)
• Dr. Jie Huang, Roy A. Wilkens Telecommunications Associate Professor of electrical engineering (2022)
• Dr. Todd Hubing, former professor of electrical engineering (career)
• Dr. Jonathan Kimball, Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor, chair of electrical and computer engineering and former director of the Center for Research in Energy and the Environment (both)
• Dr. Albert Ruehli, adjunct professor of electrical engineering (both)
• Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering and a member of the National Academy of Inventors (both)
• Dr. Pourya Shamsi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering (2022)
• Dr. Paul Werbos, adjunct professor of electrical engineering (both)
• Dr. Chen Zhu, former research assistant professor of electrical engineering (both)

Engineering Management and System Engineering

• Dr. Cihan Dagli, professor of engineering management and systems engineering (career)

Materials science and engineering

• Dr. Lun Feng, former research scientist (2022)
• Dr. Ali Rownaghi, former assistant research professor of materials science and engineering (2022)
• Dr. Haiming Wen, associate professor of materials science and engineering (2022)

Mathematics

• Dr. Martin Bohner, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of mathematics and statistics (both)
• Dr. Xiaoming Wang, Gary Havener Chair of Mathematics and Statistics (both)

Mechanical engineering

• Dr. Victor Birman, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering (both)
• Dr. Douglas Bristow, professor and director of the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies (career)
• Dr. K. Chandrashekhara, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (both)
• Dr. Jie Gao, former assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (both)
• Dr. L.R. Koval, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering (career)
• Dr. Umit Koylu, professor of mechanical engineering (career)
• Dr. Ming C. Leu, Keith and Pat Bailey Professor and former director of the Intelligent Systems Center (both)
• Dr. Frank Liou, Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor and interim director of the Intelligent Systems Center (both)
• Dr. Xiaodong Yang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (both)

Metallurgical engineering

• Dr. J.B. Clark, former professor of metallurgical engineering (career)
• Dr. Michael Moats, professor and chair of materials science and engineering (both)
• Dr. Mark Schlesinger, professor of metallurgical engineering (both)

Mining and explosives engineering

• Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, Union Pacific/Rocky Mountain Energy Professor and Department Chair of mining and explosives engineering (both)
• Dr. Kenneth Bansah, courtesy appointment in mining and explosives engineering (2022)
• Dr. Guang Xu, associate professor of mining and explosives engineering (2022)

Petroleum engineering

• Dr. Baojun Bai, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Lester R. Birbeck Chair in Petroleum Engineering (both)
• Dr. Abdulmohsin Imqam, former assistant professor of petroleum engineering (2022)

Physics

• Dr. Marco Cavaglia, professor of physics (both)
• Dr. R.D. DuBois, professor emeritus of physics (career)
• Dr. Yew San Hor, associate professor of physics (2022)
• Dr. Ulrich Jentschura, professor of physics (both)
• Dr. Don Madison, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of physics (deceased) (career)
• Dr. Julia Medvedeva, professor of physics (both)
• Dr. Ronald Olson, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of physics (career)
• Dr. Thomas Vojta, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and chair of physics (both)