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Research Impact Profile

Yale University

US57,808,461 Citations
Mapped scholars
10
Total citations
57,808,461
Citing countries
3+
Works indexed
413,997

About Yale University's research impact

Yale University is a globally recognized research institution based in US, with a documented citation footprint of 57,808,461 citations across 413,997 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, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Yale University is widely regarded for its work in biomedical sciences, law, history, and economics, 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 Yale 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 If a scholar from Yale University is missing or out of date, you can submit their Google Scholar URL from the homepage and we will queue a fresh crawl.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 Yale University

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

  1. 1
    Mark Gerstein
    Biology · h-index 191
    258,972 cites
  2. 2
    Richard Anthony Flavell
    Biology · h-index 257
    246,670 cites
  3. 3
    Harlan M. Krumholz
    Medicine · h-index 222
    219,164 cites
  4. 4
    Michelle Lee Bell
    Medicine · h-index 121
    195,458 cites
  5. 5
    Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro
    Medicine · h-index 92
    184,055 cites

Top Cited Scholars

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

Methodology & data freshness

Citation data for Yale University (/impact/yale-university) is aggregated from Google Scholar profiles affiliated with the institution and cross-checked against OpenAlex. We map 10 top researchers, tracking ~57,808,461 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: 2026-10-26.

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About Yale University

Yale University is a leading institution in US, contributing significantly to global research output with 413,997 published works.

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