Over 500 Manchester academics named among world’s top scientists
More than 500 researchers from across ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ have been recognised in the latest , highlighting the University’s global research excellence.
The annual list identifies the world’s most-cited researchers, offering an overview of the impact and influence of their work. This year, 551 Manchester academics feature in the rankings, underscoring the University’s leading international research presence.
The data reveals the breadth of Manchester’s research impact, with scholars contributing to diverse and interdisciplinary fields such as advanced materials, social sciences, global health, ecology, and physics.
The Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist Rankings draw on data from Elsevier’s Scopus database, incorporating citations up to the end of 2024. The rankings evaluate researchers using a range of metrics, including, co-authorship-adjusted citations and a composite citation score— providing a measure of influence beyond publication volume alone.
Developed by data scientists at Elsevier’s ICSR Lab in collaboration with Stanford University, the list—now in its eighth edition—has become one of the most respected indicators of research excellence worldwide.
