Fifty researchers from New Mexico State University (NMSU) have been named among the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide, according to a list compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier. This marks an increase from last year, when 41 NMSU researchers were included.
“This recognition highlights the significant contributions NMSU faculty are making to scholarship and discovery worldwide,” said Patricia Sullivan, interim NMSU vice president of research, creativity and economic development. “It serves both as a milestone and a springboard, demonstrating the impact of their work across disciplines while reinforcing the importance of research in advancing knowledge, education and opportunity. The increase from 41 to 50 faculty ranked among the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide reflects the collective strength and growing visibility of NMSU’s research enterprise, and underscores NMSU’s rising recognition as a quality R1 university.”
The ranking includes faculty members recognized for their career achievements as well as those noted for their work in 2024. Notable names among those ranked for their careers include Paul W. Bosland, Frank A. Ward, Paul De Ley, Andrew Conway, Michael Engelhardt, Matthias Burkardt, Gary A. Eiceman, Kathryn A. Hanley, David Trafimow, Stefan Zollner, Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Thomas A. Manz, Jay I. Frankel, Nirmala Khandan, Pei Xu, Finley Charney, Jagdish Khubchandani and Kimberly Oliver.
For 2024 specifically, honorees include Bosland, Ward and De Ley along with Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Rajan Ghimire and Djaman Koffi from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; Ranjit Koodali from the Graduate School; Burkardt, Conway,Trafimow,H anley,and Jon Holtzman from Arts and Sciences; Abdelkefi ,Voelz ,Manz ,Xu ,Raja Jayaraman,Catherine E.Brewer,and Di Shi from Engineering; as well as Oliver,Khubchandani,and Michael Kalkbrenner from Health Education & Social Transformation.
The list also features retired or former faculty members who made significant contributions during their tenure at NMSU.
“I’m honored to be recognized again among the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide. This recognition reflects not only my own work but also the support of my colleagues and students at NMSU who inspire and challenge me every day,” said Ward,a Distinguished Achievement Professor in Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Business.“My career here at NMSU has focused on understanding how societies can manage water and climate challenges more efficiently and fairly.Being recognized on this list is gratifying because it shows that work on these critical issues is resonating internationally,and it highlights NMSU’s role in addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.”
Stanford professor John P.A.Ioannidis led creation of this database,ranking authors based on citations across all scientific fields.The publicly available resource classifies publications into 22 fields with 174 subfields.
Additionally,NMSU reports that over 50 scholars have received more than 5 ,000 citations each for their published research according to Google Scholar data.More than 200 scholars have surpassed at least 1 ,000 citations throughout their careers.
