Sixteen McCormick Faculty Named Among Global ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2025

Sixteen Northwestern Engineering faculty members were named in the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. 

Highly cited McCormick School of Engineering faculty include:

• Vinayak P. Dravid, Abraham Harris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) professor of chemistry and dermatology
• Roozbeh Ghaffari, research associate professor of biomedical engineering 
• Mark C. Hersam, Walter P. Murphy Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) professor of electrical and computer engineering and chemistry
• Yonggang Y. Huang, Jan and Marcia Achenbach Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering and (by courtesy) professor of materials science and engineering
• Shana Kelley, Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
• Tobin J. Marks, Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering, and (by courtesy) professor of materials science and engineering
• Chad A. Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, professor of materials science and engineering, and (by courtesy) professor chemical and biological engineering, and biomedical engineering
• Jonathan Rivnay, Jerome B. Cohen Professor in Engineering
• John A. Rogers, Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurological Surgery, and (by courtesy) professor of electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, and dermatology
• Ted Sargent, Lynn Hopton Davis and Greg Davis Professor of Chemistry and professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Randall Q. Snurr, John G. Searle Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Jeffrey Snyder, professor of materials science and engineering
• Chris Wolverton, Frank C. Engelhart Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
• Omar Farha, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in Chemistry and (by courtesy) professor of chemical and biological engineering
• Joseph Hupp, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry and faculty member in Predictive Science and Engineering Design graduate certificate program
• Mercouri Kanatzidis, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) professor of materials science and engineering

Placement on the list is a significant distinction. Researchers are selected from publications that rank in the top 1 percent by citations for their field and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past 11 years. Citation counts are not the only criterion, however; the list is further refined using additional quantitative metrics, as well as qualitative review and expert evaluation.