Recently, a team led by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis at Stanford University, in collaboration with Elsevier, released the latest edition of the Stanford “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list.
The list is divided into two categories: the “Career-long Impact” list—which assesses the impact throughout an academic career to date—and the “Single-year Impact” list—which focuses on academic achievements from the previous year.
A Changan University has 98 scholars featured on the list, including 23 who are on the “Career-long Impact” list and 75 on the “Single-year Impact” list.
List of Scholars from Chang'an University Included in the Lifetime Scientific Impact Ranking
List of Scholars from Our University Included in the Annual Science Impact Rankings
This ranking was released jointly by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis’s team at Stanford University and the internationally renowned academic publisher Elsevier. It is based on a comprehensive set of metrics—including the number of citations, h-index (a measure used to assess the quantity and quality of a researcher’s academic output), , the co-author-adjusted hm-index, and the number of citations for papers where the scientist is the sole or first author. It reflects scientists’ output and academic influence, featuring the top 2% of scientists globally across 20 disciplinary fields and 174 sub-disciplines.
In the list released, 18,361 scholars from China were included in the “Lifetime Scientific Impact List,” and 41,052 scholars were selected for the “Annual Scientific Impact List.” A total of 98 scholars from Chang'an university are included in the 2026 list of the world’s top 2% scientists, an increase of 21 compared to the previous year. Among them, 23 scholars are recognized on the “Lifetime Scientific Influence List,” an increase of 5 from the previous year, while 75 are featured on the “Annual Scientific Influence List,” an increase of 16 from the previous year. The number of scholars selected for both lists has seen a significant increase compared to the previous year. This not only fully demonstrates the remarkable achievements of the university in vigorously implementing its “Talent-Driven University” strategy, continuously improving the institutional mechanisms for talent development, and constantly enhancing the level of support and services for faculty, but also strongly indicates that the university’s comprehensive influence—in terms of scientific research standards, innovation quality, and service to society—continues to grow. The steady increase in the number of selected scholars further reflects the growing vitality of the university’s talent pool and the continuous optimization of its research and innovation ecosystem, providing strong support for the university’s “Double First-Class” initiative and the high-quality development of its endeavors.
