World's Top 2% Scientists in United States of America (2026)

Researchers in this ranking

1. Bandura, Albert

   Stanford University

   Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

   Rank: 4 · c-score: 5.22
2. Ajzen, Icek

   University of Massachusetts Amherst

   Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

   Rank: 7 · c-score: 5.07
3. Gross, James J.

   Stanford University

   Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

   Rank: 11 · c-score: 5.02
4. Perdew, John

   Tulane University School of Science and Engineering

   Field: Physics & Astronomy

   Rank: 13 · c-score: 5.01
5. McClements, David Julian

   University of Massachusetts Amherst

   Field: Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

   Rank: 14 · c-score: 5.00
6. Lal, Rattan A.

   The Ohio State University

   Field: Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

   Rank: 15 · c-score: 5.00
7. Breiman, Leo

   University of California, Berkeley

   Field: Mathematics & Statistics

   Rank: 16 · c-score: 5.00
8. Li, Heng

   Harvard Medical School

   Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

   Rank: 17 · c-score: 4.99
9. Tibshirani, Robert John

   Stanford University

   Field: Mathematics & Statistics

   Rank: 21 · c-score: 4.95
10. Teece, David J.

    University of California, Berkeley

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 22 · c-score: 4.94
11. Ioannidis, John P.A.

    Stanford University School of Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 24 · c-score: 4.93
12. Gogotsi, Yury G.

    Drexel University

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 25 · c-score: 4.90
13. Diener, Edward

    University of Virginia

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 26 · c-score: 4.89
14. Kessler, Ronald C.

    Harvard University

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 27 · c-score: 4.86
15. Libby, Peter A.

    Harvard Medical School

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 28 · c-score: 4.85
16. Acemoglu, Daron

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 29 · c-score: 4.85
17. Newman, Mark E.J.

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 30 · c-score: 4.84
18. Ostrom, Elinor

    Indiana University Bloomington

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 34 · c-score: 4.81
19. Zadeh, Lotfi A.

    University of California, Berkeley

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 36 · c-score: 4.81
20. Murray, Christopher J.L.

    University of Washington

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 38 · c-score: 4.80
21. Venkatesh, Viswanath

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 39 · c-score: 4.79
22. Cohen, Jacob

    New York University

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 40 · c-score: 4.78
23. Rubin, Donald B.

    Harvard University

    Field: Mathematics & Statistics

    Rank: 41 · c-score: 4.77
24. Hair, Joseph Franklin

    University of South Alabama

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 42 · c-score: 4.76
25. Deci, Edward L.

    University of Rochester

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 43 · c-score: 4.76
26. Witten, Edward

    Institute for Advanced Study

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 45 · c-score: 4.76
27. Manthiram, Arumugam

    Texas Materials Institute

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 47 · c-score: 4.75
28. Floridi, Luciano

    Yale University

    Field: Philosophy & Theology

    Rank: 49 · c-score: 4.73
29. Stockwell, Brent R.

    Columbia University

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 51 · c-score: 4.72
30. VanDerWeele, Tyler J.

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Field: Public Health & Health Services

    Rank: 53 · c-score: 4.72
31. Barney, Jay Bryan

    The University of Utah

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 54 · c-score: 4.71
32. Goodenough, John B.

    Texas Materials Institute

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 56 · c-score: 4.71
33. Friedman, Jerome H.

    Stanford University

    Field: Mathematics & Statistics

    Rank: 57 · c-score: 4.70
34. Fredrickson, Barbara L.

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 58 · c-score: 4.70
35. McEwen, Bruce S.

    Rockefeller University

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 60 · c-score: 4.69
36. Mayer, Richard E.

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    Field: Social Sciences

    Rank: 61 · c-score: 4.68
37. Tilman, David G.

    University of Minnesota Twin Cities

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 65 · c-score: 4.67
38. Petersen, Ronald C.

    Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 69 · c-score: 4.66
39. Yaghi, Omar M.

    University of California, Berkeley

    Field: Chemistry

    Rank: 73 · c-score: 4.65
40. Hu, Frank B.

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 74 · c-score: 4.65
41. Willett, Walter Churchill

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 76 · c-score: 4.64
42. Kalluri, Raghu K.

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 77 · c-score: 4.64
43. Lecun, Yann Le

    Meta Ai

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 80 · c-score: 4.63
44. Younossi, Zobair M.

    The Global NASH Council

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 82 · c-score: 4.62
45. Gelman, Andrew E.

    Columbia University

    Field: Mathematics & Statistics

    Rank: 83 · c-score: 4.62
46. Davis, Fred D.

    Texas Tech University

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 85 · c-score: 4.62
47. Edgar, Robert C.

    Independent researcher

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 86 · c-score: 4.62
48. Cummings, Jeffrey L.

    Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 88 · c-score: 4.61
49. Topol, Eric J.

    Scripps Research Institute

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 89 · c-score: 4.61
50. Fierer, Noah G.

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 97 · c-score: 4.58
51. Shannon, Claude E.

    MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 98 · c-score: 4.58
52. Packer, Milton P.

    Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 99 · c-score: 4.58
53. Reich, Peter B.

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 102 · c-score: 4.57
54. Bentler, Peter M.

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Field: Social Sciences

    Rank: 105 · c-score: 4.57
55. Horvath, Steve M.

    Altos Labs, Inc.

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 106 · c-score: 4.57
56. Semenza, Gregg L.

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 107 · c-score: 4.57
57. He, Kaiming

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 108 · c-score: 4.56
58. Mittler, Ron

    University of Missouri

    Field: Biology

    Rank: 109 · c-score: 4.56
59. Wickham, Hadley

    PBC

    Field: Mathematics & Statistics

    Rank: 110 · c-score: 4.56
60. Deb, Kalyanmoy

    Department of Computer Science

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 113 · c-score: 4.56
61. Barabási, Albert Lásló

    Northeastern University

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 115 · c-score: 4.55
62. Langer, Robert Samuel M.

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 116 · c-score: 4.55
63. Wang, Joseph

    University of California, San Diego

    Field: Chemistry

    Rank: 118 · c-score: 4.54
64. Whitesides, G. M.

    Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

    Field: Chemistry

    Rank: 121 · c-score: 4.54
65. Mozaffarian, Dariush

    Tufts University

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 123 · c-score: 4.54
66. Jordan, Michael I.

    University of California, Berkeley

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 125 · c-score: 4.53
67. Cui, Yi

    Stanford Engineering

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 127 · c-score: 4.53
68. Kahneman, Daniel

    Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 132 · c-score: 4.52
69. Murray, Christopher J.L.

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 135 · c-score: 4.52
70. Kroenke, Kurt K.

    Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 137 · c-score: 4.51
71. Ritchie, Robert O.

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 140 · c-score: 4.51
72. Bartel, David P.

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 142 · c-score: 4.51
73. Jain, Rakesh K.

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 143 · c-score: 4.50
74. Volkow, N. D.

    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 145 · c-score: 4.50
75. Hobfoll, Stevan E.

    Anxiety-Resilience

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 146 · c-score: 4.50
76. Hernán, Miguel A. Ángel

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 147 · c-score: 4.50
77. Morris, John C.

    Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 148 · c-score: 4.50
78. Fischl, Bruce R.

    MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 151 · c-score: 4.49
79. Barsoum, Michel W.

    Drexel University College of Engineering

    Field: Enabling & Strategic Technologies

    Rank: 152 · c-score: 4.48
80. Williams, David Rudyard

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Field: Public Health & Health Services

    Rank: 156 · c-score: 4.48
81. Chandel, Navdeep S.

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 158 · c-score: 4.48
82. Buzsáki, G˙orgy

    NYU Grossman School of Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 161 · c-score: 4.48
83. Medzhitov, Ruslan M.

    Yale School of Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 166 · c-score: 4.47
84. Shleifer, Andrei

    Harvard University

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 168 · c-score: 4.47
85. Zahra, Shaker A.

    Carlson School of Management

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 170 · c-score: 4.46
86. Porter, Michael E.

    Harvard Business School

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 169 · c-score: 4.46
87. Kock, Ned Florencio

    Texas A and M International University

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 171 · c-score: 4.46
88. Wu, Guoyao Yao

    Texas A&M University

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 173 · c-score: 4.45
89. Feldman Barrett, Lisa Feldman

    Harvard Medical School

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 174 · c-score: 4.45
90. Frangogiannis, Nikolaos Georgios

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 179 · c-score: 4.45
91. Karin, Michael J.

    Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 180 · c-score: 4.44
92. Audretsch, David B.

    Indiana University Bloomington

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 182 · c-score: 4.44
93. Mattson, Mark P.

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Field: Clinical Medicine

    Rank: 183 · c-score: 4.44
94. Jain, Anil K.

    Michigan State University

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 188 · c-score: 4.44
95. Sarkis, Joseph

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Field: Economics & Business

    Rank: 189 · c-score: 4.43
96. Fiske, Susan T.

    Princeton University

    Field: Psychology & Cognitive Sciences

    Rank: 194 · c-score: 4.42
97. Yager, Ronald R.

    Iona College

    Field: Information & Communication Technologies

    Rank: 197 · c-score: 4.42
98. Koonin, Eugene V.

    National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

    Field: Biomedical Research

    Rank: 198 · c-score: 4.42
99. Preskill, John P.

    AWS Center for Quantum Computing

    Field: Physics & Astronomy

    Rank: 199 · c-score: 4.42
100. Buysse, Daniel J.

     University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

     Field: Clinical Medicine

     Rank: 201 · c-score: 4.42