20 Illinois State University faculty recognized on global list of top cited scientists
New data from the 2023 calendar year published by the Elsevier Data Repository in Fall 2024 names 14 scientists from Illinois State University as in the top two percent (top 100,000) of cited researchers globally.
New data from the 2024 calendar year published by the Elsevier Data Repository in Fall 2025 names 20 scientists from Illinois State University in the top two percent (top 100,000) of cited researchers globally. The top cited scientist list is an increase for the University from 14 in 2023 with new data based on the August 1, 2025 snapshot from Scopus through the end of citation year 2024. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, and reviewed for single-year citations and career citations. Thirteen of the 20 Illinois State scientists were recognized on both lists.
“This list illustrates the scientific impact our Redbird faculty researchers contribute to their respective fields on a global scale,” said Illinois State University Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Craig C. McLauchlan. “Citation metrics are just one indicator of how we are making progress on our institutional vision of connecting teaching, research, innovation, and intercultural understanding as outlined in our strategic plan, Excellence by Design: 2024-2030.”
The 20 faculty represent four different colleges across the University.
Single year 2024 cited
- Dennis M. Patten, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Accounting, College of Business
- Susan Sprecher, Distinguished Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rajeev K. Goel, Professor Emeritus, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Kevin Honglin Zhang, Professor, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jeffrey H. Kahn, Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Caleb T. Carr, Professor, Communication, College of Arts and Sciences
- I. M. “Jim” Jawahar, Professor Emeritus, Management and Quantitative Methods, College of Business
- Steven A. Juliano, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rati Ram, Distinguished Professor (deceased), Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Vijay Devabhaktuni, Department Chair, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Cara Rabe-Hemp, Executive Associate Dean and Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences, College of Applied Sciences and Technology
- Margaret M. Nauta, Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Timothy D. Lash, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jing Wang, Professor, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor, Politics and Government, College of Arts and Sciences
- Mark Siderits, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
Career
- Dennis M. Patten, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Accounting, College of Business
- Susan Sprecher, Distinguished Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Timothy D. Lash, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
- Steven A. Juliano, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rati Ram, Distinguished Professor (deceased), Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jeffrey H. Kahn, Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rajeev K. Goel, Professor Emeritus, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- John B. Pryor, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Kevin Honglin Zhang, Professor, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
- I. M. “Jim” Jawahar, Professor Emeritus, Management and Quantitative Methods, College of Business
- Scott K. Sakaluk, Distinguished Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- Margaret M. Nauta, Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- John C. Sedbrook, Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- C. Frank Shaw, Professor Emeritus (deceased), Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
- Vijay K. Devabhaktuni, Department Chair, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Jing Wang, Professor, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Mark Siderits, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences
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