Good Citations: Baylor faculty among top 2% in higher ed

How do you determine a researcher’s impact? Measures of impact can be hard to quantify, but Stanford University has annually undertaken a method of doing so based on citations. This year, no fewer than 43 current or retired Baylor faculty appeared on this list.

Citations occur when, after a faculty member publishes his or her own researchers, other researchers around the world see that work as meaningful and cite it in their own work. Not surprisingly, Baylor researchers fare well by this standard. Stanford’s database has become a desirable destination for faculty, as it represents the top 2% of the most cited researchers in 22 disciplines — the best of the best.

“To be among the top 2% of cited researchers in a discipline signifies that you have been involved in work that contributed foundational, if not transformational, knowledge to a given field,” explains Vice Provost for Research Kevin Chambliss. “The more faculty we have on the list, the more ‘seats’ Baylor will occupy ‘at the tables’ where these topics are discussed. This is one of the most important ways that Baylor research can influence national and international conversations and have a positive impact on the world.”

Here’s a list of those 43 Bears recognized among the world’s most cited researchers:

• Dr. Emmanuel Agamloh, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Alexander Beaujean, Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Matt Bradshaw, Research Professor of Sociology, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
• Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health
• Dr. Dawn Carlson (BBA ’89, MBA ’91), the H.R. Gibson Chair of Organizational Development-Management and Director of the McBride Center of International Business
• Dr. Erik W. Carter, the Luther Sweet Endowed Chair in Disabilities and Executive Director of the Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities
• Dr. Jason R. Carter, Dean of Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences and Professor of Health, Human Performance and Recreation
• Dr. Meredith E. David, Associate Professor of Marketing
• Dr. Thomas A. Fergus, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Paul Froese, Professor of Sociology and Director of Baylor Religion Surveys
• Dr. Fritz Gesztesy, the Ralph and Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics
• Dr. Craig Gundersen, the Snee Family Endowed Chair, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, and Professor of Economics
• Dr. Greg Hamerly, Interim Chair and Professor of Computer Science
• Dr. Johnny Henderson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
• Dr. Jun Huang, Postdoctoral Researcher with Drs. Tomas Cerny and Eric Baker in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2023
• Dr. J. Brian Jordon, the Kenneth and Celia Carlile Chair in Materials Science
• Dr. Peter G. Klein, the W.W. Caruth Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation and Chair of Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
• Dr. Ivan V. Korendovych, the James R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Dr. Jayshri Kulkarni, Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. Yang Li in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2023
• Dr. Kwang Lee, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Dorothy Leidner, Professor Emeritus of Information Systems and Business Analytics
• Dr. Jeff Levin, University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Medical Humanities and Director of the Program on Religion and Population Health
• Dr. Christine A. Limbers, Associate Professor of Psychology and Graduate Psy.D. Program Director
• Dr. Grant P. Morgan, Associate Dean for Research, School of Education & Professor of Quantitative Methods, Department of Educational Psychology
• Dr. Mitchell J. Neubert, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development-Business and the Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business and Professor of Management
• Dr. Holly K. Oxhandler, Associate Dean for Research-Social Work and Professor of Social Work
• Dr. Jerry Park, Associate Professor of Sociology
• Dr. Danielle E. Parrish, Associate Professor of Social Work in 2023
• Dr. James A. Roberts, the Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing
• Dr. Robert C. Roberts, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Resident Scholar, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
• Dr. Christie M. Sayes, Professor of Environmental Science
• Dr. Markus H. Schafer, Professor of Sociology and Graduate Program Director
• Dr. Michael K. Scullin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
• Dr. Rodney Stark, Retired Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences
• Dr. Jo-Ann C. Tsang, Associate Professor of Psychology
• Dr. Laura Upenieks, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Undergraduate Program Director
• Dr. Annette von Jouanne, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Kirk Wakefield (MBA ’81), the Edwin W. Streetman Professorship in Retail Marketing and Executive Director of the Center for Sales Strategy in Sports and Entertainment
• Dr. Alan X. Wang, the Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering Professor
• Dr. Anzhong Wang, Professor of Physics
• Dr. Marley W. Watkins, Research Professor, Educational Psychology
• Dr. Robert Woodberry, Research Associate Professor, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
• Dr. Bernd Zechmann, Associate Research Professor and Director of the Center for Microscopy and Imaging

Sic ’em, Baylor researchers!