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Research Impact Profile

University of Michigan

US74,424,702 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
74,424,702
Citing countries
2+
Works indexed
995,140

About University of Michigan's research impact

University of Michigan is a globally recognized research institution based in US, with a documented citation footprint of 74,424,702 citations across 995,140 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 Medicine, Physics, LIGO, and Business. University of Michigan is widely regarded for its work in engineering, public health, computer science, and the social sciences, and its researchers are cited by peers in 2+ 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 University of Michigan 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 If a scholar from University of Michigan is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.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 University of Michigan

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

  1. 1
    Gonçalo R. Abecasis
    Medicine · h-index 202
    289,935 cites
  2. 2
    Eric K. Gustafson
    LIGO · h-index 166
    223,126 cites
  3. 3
    Michael C. Jensen
    Business · h-index 83
    207,226 cites
  4. 4
    Mark E. J. Newman
    Physics · h-index 115
    201,863 cites
  5. 5
    Claude E. Shannon
    Computer science · h-index 46
    187,325 cites

Top Cited Scholars

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

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for University of Michigan (/impact/university-of-michigan) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~74,424,702 citations across 2+ 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: 2026-10-26.

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About University of Michigan

University of Michigan is a leading institution in US, contributing significantly to global research output with 995,140 published works.

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