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NORMAN, Okla. – More than 100 current and emeritus faculty and affiliated experts with the University of Oklahoma have been honored in a recent list of the world’s top-cited researchers.
Published annually since 2019 by Stanford University and Elsevier, the latest version incorporates research citation data from 2024 and presents a combined score for each researcher. Experts with the top 100,000 scores are included in the list, along with those who received a top 2% score in their specific subfield of work.
Faculty and experts from all three of OU’s campuses made the list, highlighting research leadership across colleges and departments.
“We’re proud that many of our great researchers have been recognized as leading contributors within their fields,” said Matthew Hulver, vice president for research and partnerships. “The University of Oklahoma is well-positioned to continue our momentum as a fast-growing research institution.”
OU experts listed among 2024’s top-cited researchers by Stanford and Elsevier:
Howard B. Bluestein, School of Meteorology
Harold E. Brooks, School of Meteorology
Chengbin Deng, Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability
Greg M. McFarquhar, School of Meteorology
Alexander V. Ryzhkov, School of Meteorology
Ming Xue, School of Meteorology
Guifu Zhang, School of Meteorology
Dusan S. Zrnic, School of Meteorology
Gillian M. Air, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Usman Baber, Department of Internal Medicine
Doris M. Benbrook, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Steven G. Chrysant, Department of Internal Medicine
Arthur N. Crowson, Department of Dermatology
Michael S. Cookson, Department of Urology
Anna Csiszár, Department of Neurosurgery
Madeleine W. Cunningham, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Paul L. DeAngelis, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Ian F. Dunn, Department of Neurosurgery
Barish H. Edil, Department of Surgery
Robert D. Foreman, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Jacob “Jed” E. Friedman, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Andrew W. Gardner, Department of Internal Medicine
Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Marie H. Hanigan, Department of Cell Biology
Karl R. Hansen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Catherine J. Hunter, Department of Surgery
Warren M. Jackman, Department of Internal Medicine
Ralf Janknecht, Department of Cell Biology
Yunzheng Le, Department of Internal Medicine
Min Li, Department of Internal Medicine
Tiangang Li, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
William R. Lovallo, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Robert S. Mannel, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jesus E. Medina, Department of Otolaryngology
James W. Mold, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Blaine H.M. Mooers, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Kathleen N. Moore, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ryan D. Nipp, Department of Internal Medicine
Betty J. Pfefferbaum, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Sunny S. Po, Department of Internal Medicine
Chinthalapally V. Rao, Department of Internal Medicine
Prabhakara R. Nagareddy, Department of Internal Medicine
Arlan G. Richardson, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Laurence Z. Rubenstein, Department of Internal Medicine
Hal R. Scofield, Department of Internal Medicine
Pankaj K. Singh, Department of Oncology Science
Stavros Stavrakis, Department of Internal Medicine
Kenichi A. Tanaka, Department of Anesthesiology
Ira N. Targoff, Department of Internal Medicine
Paul H. Weigel, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Robert A. Wild, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mark L. Wolraich, Department of Pediatrics
Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Department of Neurosurgery
Lauren A. Zenewicz, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Leodoro J. Labrague, Department of Population Health and Health Systems Science
Vibhuti Agrahari, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Brad K. Abbott, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
Howard A. Baer, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
Travis W. Beck, Department of Health and Exercise Science*
Michael G. Bemben, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Janalee P. Caldwell, School of Biological Sciences
Firat Demir, Department of Economics
Yuanning Feng, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Christine C. Gaylarde, School of Biological Sciences
Kyle Harper, Department of Classics and Letters
Sherri L. Irvin, Shyam Dev Patwardhan Department of Philosophy
Michael E. Kaspari, School of Biological Sciences
Lee R. Krumholz, School of Biological Sciences
Paul A. Lawson, School of Biological Sciences
Timothy R. Levine, Department of Communication
Jiqun Liu, School of Library and Information Studies
Michael J. McInerney, School of Biological Sciences
Kimball A. Milton, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michael D. Mumford, Department of Psychology
Daliang Ning, School of Biological Sciences
Hyunho Noh, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Samuel L. Perry, Department of Sociology
John W. Peters, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yuanwei Qin, School of Biological Sciences
Bayrammurad Saparov, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Michael G. Strauss, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ralph S. Tanner, School of Biological Sciences
Caryn C. Vaughn, School of Biological Sciences
Laurie J. Vitt, School of Biological Sciences
Meredith G. F. Worthen, Department of Sociology
Liyou Wu, School of Biological Sciences
Xiangming Xiao, School of Biological Sciences
Linda T. Zagzebski, Shyam Dev Patwardhan Department of Philosophy
Helen I. Zgurskaya, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jizhong Zhou, School of Biological Sciences
Md Manjurul Ahsan, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mohammed Atiquzzaman, School of Computer Science
Charles W. Bert, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering*
Dongyang Cao, Peggy and Charles Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
Reza Foudazi, School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Rong Zhu Gan, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Brian P. Grady, School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Yang Hong, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Feng C. Lai, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Daniel E. Resasco, School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Zahed Siddique, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Alberto Striolo, School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Stefan Wilhelm, Peggy and Charles Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
Bin Xu, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Shuozhi Xu, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Abu Yousuf, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Bin Zheng, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dale W. Bratzler, Department of Health Administration and Policy
James N. George, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Sara K. Vesely, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Barbara A. Greene, Department of Educational Psychology
Alison C. Koenka, Department of Educational Psychology
Ahmad A. Ghassemi, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
David London, School of Geosciences
Kurt J. Marfurt, School of Geosciences
Ze'ev Reches, School of Geosciences
Baharak Sajjadi, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
Catalin Teodoríu, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
André-Denis G. Wright, Senior Vice President and Provost
Gary E. Raskob, Senior Vice President and Provost
Mark C. Bolino, Department of Management and International Business
Lowell W. Busenitz, Tom Love Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Louis H. Ederington, Division of Finance*
Thomas G. Lumpkin, Tom Love Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
William L.B. Megginson, Division of Finance
Mark P. Sharfman, Department of Management and International Business
Heshan Sun, Division of Management Information Systems
Stephen L. Vargo, Division of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Matthew S. Wood, Tom Love Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Robert W. Zmud, Division of Management Information Systems
Zhamak Khorgami, Department of Surgery
*Indicates researcher is deceased
This story was updated on Oct. 20, 2025 to reflect that Jiqun Liu works in the College of Arts and Sciences' School of Library and Information Studies.
This story was updated on Oct. 28, 2025 to include Leodoro J. Labrague in the College of Nursing.
This story was updated on Nov. 3, 2025 to include additional researchers in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, the Gallogly College of Engineering and the Price College of Business.
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