Four UWF faculty members ranked among world’s Top 2% of Scientists – University of West Florida Newsroom

Four University of West Florida researchers earned a place on Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings lists in 2024 and 2023. The prestigious list identifies the world’s leading researchers, representing approximately 2% of all scientists worldwide. 

Dr. Jim Spain, research professor in the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, Dr. Frank Gilliam, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Amitabh Mishra, associate professor in the Department of Cybersecurity and Information Technology, are on the “career-long” list through 2024. Gilliam, Spain and Dr. Allysha Winburn, an associate professor of anthropology landed on the 2023 list released earlier this fall. 

“This recognition is a testament to the world-class faculty we have at UWF who conduct cutting-edge research,” said Dr. Jaromy Kuhl, UWF Provost. “I am very proud of their far-reaching accomplishments and congratulate them on their excellence.”

The rankings evaluate over six million researchers globally, identifying the top 100,000, or those who rank within the top 2% in their specific subfields. The rankings are determined through a comprehensive citation score, which is calculated by key metrics including publications, total citations and authorship roles. 

The full list of the most-cited scientists in the world can be accessed from the Elsevier Data Repository.

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