MSU scholars among top 2% of scientists worldwide

October 28, 2024

Twenty scholars from the Michigan State University College of Education are among the top 2% of scientists worldwide, according to Stanford University’s 2024 World’s Top 2% Scientists list.

One hundred thousand scholars from more than 20 fields and 174 sub-fields are featured on the single-year list, which highlights research contributions for the 2023 calendar year. Seventeen scholars from the College of Education are recognized on the career-long impact list.

A river-view shot of Erickson Hall on a sunny, spring day. The Kiva can be seen in the front of the shot.
Erickson Hall is home to three of the College of Education’s four departments.

Since 2019, the list has been created in collaboration with Elsevier — a global leader in academic publishing and research analytics. The organizations use data from Scopus, a leading citation database of peer-reviewed literature.

Spartan scholars on the single-year include:

“This recognition by Stanford University is more than a personal accolade for these faculty members; it is a reflection of the transformative work happening at a best-in-class college of education right here in East Lansing,” said Jerlando F. L. Jackson, dean and MSU Research Foundation Professor of Education.

Methodology

The rankings are determined by using a composite indicator, known as the c-score, which is calculated based on six key citation metrics:

  • Total citations (NC): The total count of times a publication or a collection of publications has been referenced in other works
  • H-index (H): Calculated by counting the number of publications that have been cited at least the same number of times
  • Hm-index: H-index adjusted for the number of authors
  • Citations to single-author papers (NCS): Total cites to single authored papers
  • Citations to single or first-author papers (NCSF): Total cites to single and first authored papers
  • Citations to single, first or last-author papers (NCSFL): Total cites to papers where the individual is the sole, first or last author

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