Good Citations

Baylor faculty among top 2 percent in higher education

June 13, 2023

Research marked by quality, visibility and impact: Baylor faculty have long lived out this objective stated in Baylor’s strategic plan, Illuminate. Their work not only serves their neighbors and addresses human challenges, it also impacts their disciplines and is utilized by counterparts around the world.

Baylor was well-represented on a prestigious list of the most cited researchers in the world — the best of the best. In a database compiled by Stanford University, 34 current or retired Baylor faculty members appear among the top 2 percent of the most cited researchers in 22 disciplines. This means that, when Baylor professors publish research findings, faculty around the world are advancing their work by citing it in their own articles and research.

Meet the 35 Baylor current and retired faculty recognized among the world’s most cited researchers:

  • Robert P. Adams, Retired Biology Research Professor
  • Emmanuel Agamloh, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Alexander Beaujean, Professor of Psychology
  • Matt Bradshaw, Retired Sociology Faculty, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
  • Bryan W. Brooks, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies
  • Dawn Carlson, B.B.A. ’89, M.B.A. ’91, H.R. Gibson Chair of Organizational Development-Management
  • Thomas A. Fergus, Associate Professor of Psychology
  • Paul Froese, Professor of Psychology
  • Fritz Gesztesy, Ralph and Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics
  • Craig Gundersen, Snee Family Endowed Chair, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
  • Greg Hamerly, Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Johnny Henderson, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
  • Jonathan Hu, Associate Professor of Engineering
  • Peter Klein, W.W. Caruth Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
  • Kwang Lee, Chair and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Jeff Levin, University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Medical Humanities
  • Christine Limbers, Associate Professor of Psychology
  • James A. Marcum, Professor of Philosophy
  • Michael Muehlenbein, Professor and Chair, Anthropology
  • Jerry Park, Associate Professor of Sociology
  • R. Jason Pitts, Assistant Professor of Biology
  • James Roberts, Professor of Marketing
  • Robert C. Roberts, Retired Resident Scholar, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
  • Christie Sayes, Associate Professor of Environmental Science
  • Michael Scullin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Rodney Stark, Retired Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences
  • Rod X. Sturdivant, Associate Professor of Statistical Science
  • S. Kay Toombs, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
  • Jo-Ann Tsang, Associate Professor of Psychology
  • Annette von Jouanne, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Kirk Wakefield, Edwin W. Streetman Professorship in Retail Marketing
  • Anzhong Wang, Professor of Physics
  • Marley W. Watkins, Research Professor, Educational Psychology
  • Robert Woodberry, Research Associate Professor, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
  • Bernd Zechmann, Director of the Center for Microscopy and Imaging