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Research Impact Profile

Stanford University

US97,561,179 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
97,561,179
Citing countries
3+
Works indexed
553,609

About Stanford University's research impact

Stanford University is a globally recognized research institution based in US, with a documented citation footprint of 97,561,179 citations across 553,609 indexed works. CitationMap surfaces the 10 most-cited scholars currently affiliated with the institution, ranked by lifetime citations, and traces where each researcher's work is being cited around the world.

The institution's strongest publishing areas — derived from the top scholars' primary research concepts on this page — span Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, and Biology. Stanford University is widely regarded for its work in artificial intelligence, computer science, biomedical engineering, and entrepreneurship, and its researchers are cited by peers in 3+ countries, reflecting the institution's deep international research network.

Each scholar listed below links to their own dedicated citation map — a country-level visualization of where their papers have been cited. Scholars from Stanford University preparing O-1, EB-1A, EB-1B, or EB-2 NIW visa petitions can use these maps as evidence of international acclaim and major significance to their field, while research administrators can use them to surface collaboration opportunities and track an institution's global academic footprint.

The data on this page is refreshed continuously, so the rankings and citation totals you see reflect the most recent author metadata our pipeline has observed. Counts are sourced from Google Scholar profiles, enriched with OpenAlex bibliometrics for institutional affiliation, and de-duplicated against ORCID where available. If a scholar from Stanford University is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.

Top 5 most-cited scholars at Stanford University

Ranked by lifetime citations on Google Scholar / OpenAlex. Click any scholar to open their interactive citation map.

  1. 1
    Robert John Tibshirani
    Biology · h-index 171
    446,564 cites
  2. 2
    Yi Cui
    Chemistry · h-index 289
    310,834 cites
  3. 3
    Trevor J. Hastie
    Mathematics · h-index 148
    308,526 cites
  4. 4
    Jerome H. Friedman
    Physics · h-index 82
    248,788 cites
  5. 5
    Joshua A. Salomon
    Medicine · h-index 120
    241,358 cites

Top Cited Scholars

The most influential researchers affiliated with Stanford University, ranked by citation impact. Click to visualize their global reach.

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for Stanford University (/impact/stanford-university) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~97,561,179 citations across 3+ citing institutions worldwide. Counts are updated continuously via our resweep pipeline, which re-fetches author metadata and citing-paper affiliations on a rolling basis. Last refresh: 2026-10-27.

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About Stanford University

Stanford University is a leading institution in US, contributing significantly to global research output with 553,609 published works.

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