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Research Impact Profile

University of Pennsylvania

US65,428,077 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
65,428,077
Citing countries
4+
Works indexed
456,104

About University of Pennsylvania's research impact

University of Pennsylvania is a globally recognized research institution based in US, with a documented citation footprint of 65,428,077 citations across 456,104 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, Psychology, and Biology. University of Pennsylvania is widely regarded for its work in medicine, business, computer science, and the social sciences, and its researchers are cited by peers in 4+ 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 Pennsylvania 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 If a scholar from University of Pennsylvania is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.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 Pennsylvania

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

  1. 1
    Daniel J. Kahneman
    Psychology · h-index 157
    395,846 cites
  2. 2
    John Q. Trojanowski
    Medicine · h-index 261
    299,080 cites
  3. 3
    Dan Joseph Stein
    Medicine · h-index 196
    295,886 cites
  4. 4
    Aaron Tim Beck
    Medicine · h-index 135
    179,134 cites
  5. 5
    Virginia M.‐Y. Lee
    Biology · h-index 202
    163,483 cites

Top Cited Scholars

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

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for University of Pennsylvania (/impact/university-of-pennsylvania) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~65,428,077 citations across 4+ 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 University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania is a leading institution in US, contributing significantly to global research output with 456,104 published works.

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