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Graduate College Faculty Recognized Among World’s Top-Cited Researchers

Graduate College Faculty Recognized Among World’s Top-Cited Researchers


Published: Monday, January 5, 2026

The Graduate College proudly recognizes the exceptional expertise and leadership of our graduate faculty. In the most recent publication from Stanford University and Elsevier, which highlights the world’s top-cited researchers, 26 faculty members affiliated with the Health Campus Graduate College were included on the list.

These distinguished scholars represent five colleges—the College of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, College of Allied Health, and the Hudson College of Public Health—as well as nine academic programs across the OU Health campus: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Cell Biology, Clinical & Translational Science, Microbiology & Immunology, Neuroscience, Nutritional Sciences, Pathology, and Physiology.

This recognition reflects the outstanding research contributions and global impact of our faculty, whose work continues to advance knowledge, improve health outcomes, and uphold the highest standards of academic excellence.

A list of the faculty members is below:

Gillian M. Air, PhD

Doris Benbrook, PhD

Anna Csiszar, MD, PhD

Madeleine W. Cunningham, PhD

Paul L. DeAngelis, PhD

Ian F. Dunn, MD

Karl R. Hansen, MD, PhD

Catherine J. Hunter, MD

Ralf Janknecht, PhD

Min Li, PhD

Tiangang Li, PhD

Blaine H.M. Mooers, PhD

Kathleen N. Moore, MD

Ryan D. Nipp, MD, MPH

Chinthalapally V. Rao, PhD

Prabhakara R. Nagareddy, PhD

Arlan G. Richardson, PhD

Hal R. Scofield, MD

Pankaj K. Singh, PhD

Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD

Robert A. Wild, MD, PhD, MPH

Andriy Yabluchanskiy, MD, PhD

Lauren A. Zenewicz, PhD

Vibhuti Agrahari, PhD

James N. George, MD

Sara K. Vesely, PhD, MPH