Ten Faculty Members Named to Top Scientist List by Stanford

Ten active faculty members from the UCLA School of Dentistry were identified as Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in their world scientist rankings.They include Drs. David Wong, Cun-Yu Wang, Paul Krebsbach, Shane White, Kathryn Atchison, Francisco Ramos-Gomez, and Diana Messadi, as well as three faculty members from the Division of Advanced Prosthodontics and Weintraub Center: Drs. Ben Wu, Ichiro Nishimura, and Takahiro Ogawa.

Stanford University identified Top 2% Scientists worldwide and published the list on October 19, 2021 in an article “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators.” The rankings are based on comprehensive metrics including citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, and a composite indicator for career-long impact, developed by John Ioannidis and his team at Stanford University and conducted across all scientists and scientific disciplines.

Read more about the rankings on the UCLA Dentistry Weintraub Center news page.