York University Faculty of Health Researchers on the Stanford University List of Top 2% of Researchers in the World 2023 (by ranking among more than 90 York Researchers)

An annually updated list, compiled by a team at Stanford University, has identified over 90 York University scientists as being among the world’s top two per cent most cited researchers.

The impact of a researcher’s work isn’t measured solely by its findings, but by how it inspires – and advances – the work of others.

Since 2019, statistician John Ioannidis at Stanford University has attempted to quantify that impact with a list that provides standardized information on how often a scientist or academic’s published research has been the basis of – and citied within – the work of others.

Each year the list is updated to highlight the top two per cent most-cited researchers worldwide. Since the list’s inception, York University’s research leadership has been well represented by its community members. Over the past four years, the number of York researchers on the list has increased by over 50 per cent.

Faculty of Health Researchers

1. Bialystok, Ellen (Psychology)

4. Flett, Gordon L. (Psychology)

5. Mar, Raymond A. (Psychology)

6. Peters, David H. (Global Health & Dean, Faculty of Health)

9. Katz, Joel (Psychology)

12. Greenberg, Les (Psychology)

15. Hood, David A. (Kinesiology)

18. Baker, Joseph (Kinesiology)

25. Lexchin, Joel (Health Policy & Management)

27. Weiss, Jonathan A. (Psychology)

28. Riddell, Michael C. (Kinesiology)

30. Friendly, Michael (Psychology)

34. Toplak, Maggie E. (Psychology)

35. Grace, Sherry L. (Kinesiology)

47. Greenglass, Esther (Psychology)

51. Pepler, Debra J. (Psychology)

52. Hynie, Michaela (Psychology)

59. Granek, Leeat (Health Policy & Management)

64. Kuk, Jennifer L. (Kinesiology)

65. Meisner, Brad A. (Kinesiology)

66. Hayhurst, Lyndsay M.C. (Kinesiology)

67. Muise, Amy (Psychology)

73. Raphael, Dennis (Health Policy & Management)

90. James Elder (Psychology)

97. Eyawo, Oghenowede (Global Health)

Previously, York’s Vice-President Research and Innovation Amir Asif has noted the significance of the list to the University’s reputation. “This high-profile American study from Stanford acknowledges that York University’s researchers are trailblazers in their fields … We have an enduring commitment to critical inquiry and the pursuit of new knowledge, and this study illustrates this leadership,” he told YFile in 2021.

The complete list of researchers can be accessed by publicly available spreadsheets.

Originally published in YFile.