The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 136 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.
Of those 136 scientists and scholars, 20 are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty.
Citations are one measure of the impact of academic research. For researchers, publishing work in a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal is a key step in sharing research findings and new discoveries.
“Being cited is a sign that your work matters to the research community, and we congratulate these outstanding individuals for this citation recognition,” said Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., UK acting vice president for research.
“We acknowledge that citation metrics are not a perfect measure for the array of research at the University of Kentucky, as they can underrepresent certain fields,” Messaoudi added. “Our research crosses all spectrums of inquiry, and we value the contributions of all researchers who are impacting their communities and producing innovations that make Kentucky and the world healthier, wealthier and wiser.”
The database, published in September 2024 and available through the Elsevier Data Repository, was compiled by Stanford faculty member John P.A. Ioannidis. Database inclusion means the individual met a variety of metrics that place them among the top 2% of researchers based on citations for 2023.
The data reported in this article is a snapshot of recent productivity. It includes only citations received during the calendar year 2023, hence it may not reflect career publications. See “About Elsevier’s list” below for more information.
The following Pigman College of Engineering researchers (in alphabetical order) appeared on Elsevier’s top 2% of world’s most-cited researchers list:
About Elsevier’s listElsevier’s single-year data, from which this list was derived, pertains to citations received during the calendar year 2023. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field. Calculations were performed using all Scopus author profiles as of Aug. 1, 2024. If an author is not on the list, the composite indicator value was not high enough to appear. Using the most recent single-year data provides an up-to-date snapshot of productivity and expertise across 22 disciplines. This list does not include emeritus researchers, those who have left UK or are officially on leave. Some UK researchers may not be on the list because their Scopus account still has them affiliated with a former institution. Researchers can request Scopus update their ID to UK. Learn more.
