NDSU researchers are among the top 100,000 scientists in the world based upon an annual list compiled by Stanford University. The list, published on 10-4-23, ranks over six million researchers from 22 fields based on various basic citation indicators. The measurements include the number of citations received by the scientist’s research articles and research output over the past year and career.

The rankings are split into the single latest year (2022) and cumulative career scores. This year, NDSU has 24 current researchers on the 2022 list and 28 on the career list.

The list, entitled “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,” includes individuals who have published at least five scientific papers and provides each with a ranking based upon criteria including the researcher’s citations. Stanford compiles the list utilizing data from the abstract and citation database Scopus. A researcher's ranking is based upon a number of criteria and scores are listed both with and without self-citations. A researcher's institutional affiliation and country are inferred based on most recent publications according to the Scopus data.

The complete list is available online.