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Seven Faculty Recognized as Stanford Top 2% Scientists

The Stanford Top 2 Percent Scientists is an annual list of top-cited scientists, recognizing the sustained impact of their scholarship and its influence across their fields.

The following engineering faculty appear on the 2025 list: Carol and Ed Kaplan Dean of Armour College of Engineering Lou Cattafesta III, Robert A. Pritzker Endowed Chair in Engineering Philip Troyk, Hyosung S. R. Cho Endowed Chair in Engineering Ali Cinar, Professor of Chemical Engineering Satish Parulekar, Robert W. Galvin Electricity Innovation Endowed Chair Mohammad Shahidehpour, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering David Williams, and incoming Associate Professor Viktor Brus.

Read more about them below.

Our Top 2% Scientists

Philip Troyk
Executive Director, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Robert A. Pritzker Endowed Chair in Engineering Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business
Ali Cinar
Professor of Chemical Engineering Director of the Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education Hyosung S. R. Cho Endowed Chair in Engineering
Satish Parulekar
Interim Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering Department Professor of Chemical Engineering
Mohammad Shahidehpour
Robert W. Galvin Electricity Innovation Endowed Chair Director, Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation Associate Director, Wanger Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business
Louis Cattafesta III
Carol and Ed Kaplan Armour College Dean of Engineering Endowed Chair
David Williams
Professor Emeritus, Research Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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