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Twenty-nine ������ý researchers have been honored for their work by a that looks at the impact of scientists worldwide.

The recently released ranking identifies current faculty who were among the top 2% of all researchers in 2024.

The Stanford research, published annually, creates a database of the most cited scientists across 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields. This methodology results in rankings for more than 236,000 top scientists.

To collate the rankings, the authors of the Stanford study analyze the work of more than 6 million scientists and rank them based on their career-long or single-year output (as of 2024) within their field of study. The data includes standardized information on the number of publications and various citation metrics that measure the impact of a researcher’s work.

“������ý’s faculty are a talented group of teachers, scholars and researchers, especially those who have been recognized as among the top 2% globally in their fields,” said President Harvey Stenger. “Their work informs, inspires and shapes the research done by others around the world. We here at ������ý are immensely fortunate to know them first-hand as our colleagues and mentors.”

Returning as ������ý’s most influential scientist is SUNY Distinguished Professor M. Stanley Whittingham, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for his role in the development of lithium-ion batteries.

Whittingham’s work has inspired three federally funded initiatives led by ������ý that aim to establish upstate New York as a national hub for battery technology innovation.

“I am incredibly proud to see that so many of the University’s faculty have been noted for the influence of their research,” said Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Donald Hall. “The work that they do is critically important to broadening our understanding of the world around us and in making it a better place. My congratulations to the faculty who have been named to the top 2% of all researchers. They are leaders both on our campus and among the international community in their areas of expertise.”

The breadth of topics addressed by ������ý’s top researchers is noteworthy, said Lisa Gilroy, ������ý’s interim vice president for research.

“It’s gratifying to see our experts pursuing work that benefits society, in areas ranging from computing to pharmaceutical science and from psychology to mechanical engineering,” she said.

Here are ������ý’s top researchers, according to the study:

• Jeremy Blackburn (Watson College/Computing)
• Laura R. Bronstein (College of Community and Public Affairs/Social Work)
• Yu Chen (Watson College/Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• Seokheun “Sean” Choi (Watson College/Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• David G. Davies (Harpur College/Biological Sciences)
• Jessica J. Fridrich (Watson College/Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• Carlos Gershenson-Garcia (Watson College/Systems Science and Industrial Engineering)
• Brandon E. Gibb (Harpur College/Psychology)
• Eric P. Hoffman (School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Subal C. Kumbhakar (Harpur College/Economics)
• Mark F. Lenzenweger (Harpur College/Psychology)
• Tim K. Lowenstein (Harpur College/Geological Sciences)
• Elena Roxana Margine (Harpur College/Physics)
• Jason W. Moore (Harpur College/Sociology)
• Fuda Ning (Watson College/Systems Science and Industrial Engineering)
• Wei Qiang (Harpur College/Chemistry)
• Joshua Ozias Reno (Harpur College/Anthropology)
• Eriks Z. Rozners (Harpur College/Chemistry)
• Karin Sauer (Harpur College/Biological Sciences)
• Hiroki Sayama (Watson College/Systems Science and Industrial Engineering)
• Detlef Matthias Smilgies (Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing)
• Ruth M. Van Dyke (Harpur College/Anthropology)
• Cyma Van Petten (Harpur College/Psychology)
• Yuan Wan (Watson College/Biomedical Engineering)
• M. Stanley Whittingham (Harpur College/Chemistry)
• Lijun Yin (Watson College/Computing)
• Thomas Zaslavsky (Harpur College/Mathematics and Statistics)
• Pu Zhang (Watson College/Mechanical Engineering)
• Guangwen Zhou (Watson College/Mechanical Engineering)