Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists (Career Impact) (1960-2020) List: Analysis of European Countries

Using Scopus publication impact scores, experts from Stanford University have released a complete list of the top 2% world’s most influential scientists [1]. Prof. John PA Loannidis and his colleagues at Stanford University [2] compiled the study, which Elsevier then published. In our previous articles, we mainly focused on researchers from all over the world, including the Stanford list.  However, this article focuses on the European countries that play a significant role in global innovation and research development. In Stanford’s list of 2% researchers, a total of 60065 researchers from European countries are selected. Figure 1 represents the distribution of research according to geographical location, and figure 1 shows that most of the researchers in the Stanford list are from the UK.

Figure 1: Researchers according to geographical location

The number of researchers is an excellent criterion for analyzing the performance of different countries; however, the number of citations of the papers published by the researchers represents the quantitative work done by the researchers. Figure 2 represents this analysis.

Figure 2: Citations according to Geographical locations

The above analysis represents the performance of the different countries, but figure 3 represents the colleges’ performance in the European countries. Along with colleges, the subject is also an important criterion for analyzing the European country’s performances.  Figure 4 represents the important subject selected by the researchers.

Figure 3: Researchers distribution according to colleges
Figure 4: Subject distribution according to researchers

Table 1: Top 10 Researchers in Europe

NameAffiliationCountryWorld RankCitationsSubjectSubject Rank
Kresse, GeorgUniversitat Wienaut5222898Applied Physics1
Friston, Karl J.University College Londongbr7155441Neurology & Neurosurgery1
Barnes, Peter J.National Heart and Lung Institutegbr10127398Respiratory System1
Altman, Douglas G.University of Oxford Medical Sciences Divisiongbr11398160General & Internal Medicine1
Dinarello, Charles A.Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centrenld2796453Immunology2
Corma, AvelinoConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicasesp28112082Physical Chemistry1
Kroemer, GuidoUniversité de Parisfra40178434Immunology3
Grimme, StefanUniversität Bonndeu4383980Chemical Physics2
Sheldrick, George M.Georg-August-Universität Göttingendeu44137676Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry1
Rutter, MichaelKing’s College Londongbr5374743Developmental & Child Psychology1

Table 2: Top 10 Countries in Europe

CountryNumber of Selected Researchers
gbr17237
deu9986
fra5912
ita4956
nld3857
swe2889
esp2813
dnk1808
bel1666
fin1217

Table 3: Top 10 Colleges in Europe

UniversitiesNumber of researchers
University College London648
Imperial College London643
University of Cambridge587
University of Oxford580
The University of Manchester448
King’s College London439
Sorbonne Universite382
Universite Paris-Saclay347
University of Birmingham338
University of Bristol337

European Researchers in Stanford University’s Top 2% Most Influential Scientists (Career Impact) (1960-2020) List

References:

  1. https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3?fbclid=IwAR3hwMId0tq0xhZPCGwiXtLEdwuvn7TToIafNeLgF8ezaRT9lQ__svOHvc4
  2. https://profiles.stanford.edu/john-ioannidis

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