Six McKelvey Engineering faculty among world’s highly cited researchers

The Institute for Scientific Information has named Peng Bai, Feng Jiao, Randall Martin, Rohit Pappu, Gang Wu and Lan Yang, all faculty members in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, among the most highly cited researchers in the sciences in 2024.

The annual list identified 6,636 individual researchers from 59 countries and regions who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the past decade. Their names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index. The evaluation and selection process draws on data from the Web of Science citation index, with analysis performed by experts and data scientists at the ISI at Clarivate.

The McKelvey Engineering faculty were among 49 faculty with primary affiliations at WashU named to the list, which recognizes researchers worldwide who have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple papers that have been highly cited by their peers over the course of the past decade. WashU tied for 11^th place in the United States and 19^th place in the world with 49 individual researchers.

Those named include: 

Peng Bai, associate professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering

Feng Jiao, professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering

Randall Martin, the Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor in the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering;

Rohit V. Pappu, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; 

Gang Wu, professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering

Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor in the Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering 

“The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers at WashU whose significant and broad influence in their fields translates to impact in their research community,” David Pendlebury, head of research analysis at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate said. “Their pioneering innovations contribute to a healthier, more sustainable and secure world. These researchers’ achievements strengthen the foundation of excellence and innovation that drives societal progress.”

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