Stanford University’s list of the world’s top two per cent of scientists with the most citations has been updated to reflect the situation in 2023 — and Brock University is holding steady.

The update contains two tables: one listing a database of citations over the course of a career for 204,643 researchers worldwide; and another one listing 210,198 researchers for the most citations in 2022.

Citations, which appear in academic papers, are references made to earlier research. The number of times a researcher’s work is referenced in other peer-reviewed work is one important indicator of their research impact and reputation.

There are 42 Brock University researchers listed in the first table and 30 in the second, single-year table.

“Brock University’s presence in this ranking reflects the world-class inquiry being conducted by our scholars and the sizable impact they’re having in all disciplines,” says Vice-President, Research Tim Kenyon. “We’re proud of being among this most influential and high-impact group of scholars worldwide.”

First created in 2019 by Stanford University health researcher John P. A. Ioannidis, the list rates scientists globally on metrics that measure the types and numbers of citations they have.

“Citation metrics are widely used and misused,” Ioannidis writes in the 2023 update. “We have created a publicly available database of top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations.”

The 42 Brock University researchers on the list of the highest number of citations over a career are:

• Stephen Anco, Professor, Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Michael Ashton, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Anthony Bogaert, Professor, Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Uwe Brand, Professor, Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Ian Brindle, Professor Emeritus, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Katrina Brudzynski, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Stefan Brudzynski, Professor Emeritis, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Tapash Chakraborty, Adjunct Professor, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Stephen Cheung, Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Dirk De Clercq, Professor, Management, Goodman School of Business
• Vincenzo De Luca, Professor, Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Ivo Düntsch, Professor Emeritus, Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Bareket Falk, Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Thomas Farrell, Professor, Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Maurice Feldman, Professor, Applied Disabilities Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
• David Fennell, Professor, Geography and Tourism Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Martin Head, Professor, Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Gordon Hodson, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Herbert Holland, Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Tomas Hudlicky, Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Princely Ifinedo, Professor, Information Systems, Goodman School of Business
• Frans Koffyberg, Professor, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• V Kumar, Professor, Marketing, International Business and Strategy, Goodman School of Business (listed under his former institution, St. John’s University)
• Neil McCartney, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Cheryl McCormick, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Donald McCreary, Adjunct Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• John Menzies, Professor, Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Jack Miller, Professor Emeritus, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Catherine Mondloch, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Georgii Nikonov, Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Gary Pickering, Professor, Biological Sciences and Psychology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• E. Piers, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Ryan Plummer, Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Shahryar Rahnamayan, Professor, Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Science (listed under his former institution, Ontario Tech University)
• Peter Rand, Emeritus, Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Andrew Reynolds, Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Kirill Samokhin, Professor, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Martin Tammemägi, Professor Emeritus, Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Peter Tiidus, Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Teena Willoughby, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Lianxi Zhou, Professor, Marketing and International Business, Goodman School of Business

The list of 32 Brock University researchers on the list of highest number of citations for 2022 are:

• Stephen Anco, Professor, Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Michael Ashton, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Anthony Bogaert, Professor, Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Dave Bouckenooghe, Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Goodman School of Business
• Uwe Brand, Professor, Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Katrina Brudzynski, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Stefan Brudzynski, Professor Emeritis, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Michael Busseri, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Stephen Cheung, Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Dirk De Clercq, Professor, Management, Goodman School of Business
• Vincenzo De Luca, Professor, Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Andrea Doucet, Professor, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Thomas Farrell, Professor, Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences
• David Fennell, Professor, Geography and Tourism Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Martin Head, Professor, Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Gordon Hodson, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Thomas Hudlicky, Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Princely Ifinedo, Professor, Information Systems, Goodman School of Business
• V Kumar, Professor, Marketing, International Business and Strategy, Goodman School of Business (listed under his former institution, St. John’s University)
• Cheryl McCormick, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Donald McCreary, Adjunct Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Georgii Nikonov, Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Ryan Plummer, Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Shahryar Rahnamayan, Professor, Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Science (listed under his former institution, Ontario Tech University)
• Peter Rand, Emeritus, Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Andrew Reynolds, Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Martin Tammemägi, Professor Emeritus, Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Glenn Tattersall, Professor, Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Ron Thomson, Professor, Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Evangelia Tsiani, Professor, Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
• Teena Willoughby, Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Lianxi Zhou, Professor, Marketing and International Business, Goodman School of Business