38 Auburn Engineering scholars ranked among the world's top two percent of cited researchers

Thirty-eight current and former scholars from the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering are ranked among the world’s top 2 percent of all independently cited researchers, according to a study recently released by Stanford University.

The annual analysis, “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,” stems from a database of worldwide scholars crediting all-time citations through 2022.

Auburn Engineering scholars recognized are (in alphabetical order):

• Sabit Adanur, professor of mechanical engineering
• Sushil Adhikari, professor of biosystems engineering and director of the Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts
• Prathima Agrawal, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Vishwani Agrawal, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Mehmet Arik, associate professor of mechanical engineering
• David Bevly, the Bill and Lana McNair Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering
• ZhongYang Cheng, McWane Professor of materials engineering and mechanical engineering, associate director of the Auburn University Detection and Food Safety Center
• Bryan Chin, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering
• Malcolm Crocker, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering
• Oladiran Fasina, department chair and professor of biosystems engineering
• George Flowers, professor and dean of the Graduate School
• Jeffrey Fergus, associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment
• John Hung, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Robert Jackson, professor of mechanical engineering
• Richard Jaeger, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Jay Khodadadi, alumni professor of mechanical engineering
• Pradeep Lall, the John and Anne McFarlane Endowed Distinguished Professor and Alumni Professor of mechanical engineering, and director, NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics
• D.W. Mackowski, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering
• Joseph Majdalani, the Hugh and Francis Loeda Chair of Excellence and professor of aerospace engineering
• Shiwen Mao, Professor and Earle C. Williams Eminent Scholar Chair and director, Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center
• Eduard Muljadi, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Mark Nelms, department chair of electrical and computer engineering
• Guofu Niu, the Ed and Peggy Reynolds Family Professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Andrzej Nowak, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering
• Xiao Qin, alumni professor and director of the computer science and software engineering department graduate programs
• Larry Rilett, director of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute
• Stanley Reeves, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Peter Schwartz, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering
• Nima Shamsaei, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor and director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence
• Adit Singh, Godbold Endowed Chair Professor in electrical and computer engineering
• Alice Smith, the Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor of industrial and systems engineering
• Charles Stroud, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Jeffrey Suhling, Quina Professor and department chair of mechanical engineering
• Hareesh Tippur, the McWane Chair Professor and associate chair of graduate studies for aerospace engineering
• Jitendra Tugnait, the James B. Davis Professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Bogdan Wilamowski, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering
• Chai Yoo, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering
• Dongye Zhao, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering

“Cutting-edge, impactful research has long been a trademark of engineering at Auburn University,” said Mario Eden, dean of engineering. “We take pride in being among the nation’s most innovative institutions, and that is reflected by the caliber of our world-class faculty and scholars.”

Metrics for the study included the number of citations, h-index (productivity and citation impact of publications), co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers through a variety of authorship positions and a composite indicator.