A recently released list of the world's top scientists contains an impressive 52 current and former Old Dominion University faculty members. The Stanford University ranking () represents the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines.

黑料正能量 Provost Austin Agho and Vice President for Research Morris Foster announced the news in a late fall email.

"Please join us in extending congratulations to our world class scientists on achieving this important international recognition," they wrote. "We commend them for their professional accomplishments and dedication to the pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and scholarship."

The Center for Faculty Development salutes these scholars, listed below with their 黑料正能量 department or research attachment (asterisk indicates current faculty):

Ian Balitsky*, Physics

Oktay Baysal*, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Stephen J. Beebe*, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics

Peter F. Bernath*, Chemistry & Biochemistry

David J. Burdige*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Thomas F. Cash, Psychology

G.T. Csanady, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography

G.A. Cutter*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Daniel M. Dauer, Biological Sciences

Ayodeji Demuren*, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

John A. Doukas*, Finance

Tal Ezer*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Thomas B. Gatski, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Alex Gurevich*, Physics

Rodger H. Harvey*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Patrick G. Hatcher*, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Wu He*, Information Technology & Decision Sciences

Richard Heller*, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics

E.E. Hofmann*, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography

Fang Q. Hu*, Mathematics & Statistics

S.R. Ibrahim, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Khan Iftekharuddin*, Batten College of Engineering & Technology

Cynthia M. Jones*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Sharon Judge*, Communication Disorders & Special Education

Susan Kent, Sociology & Criminal Justice

John Klinck*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Stephen B. Knisley, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Michael G. Kong*, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics

Mounir Laroussi*, Electrical & Computer Engineering

James W. Lee*, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Ling Li*, Information Technology & Decision Sciences

Li-Shi Luo*, Mathematics & Statistics

Jingdong Mao*, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Chuh Mei, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Kenneth Mopper*, Chemistry & Biochemistry

ManWo Ng*, Information Technology & Decision Sciences

Nora Noffke*, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Ahmed K. Noor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Stephan Olariu*, Computer Science

A.V. Radyushkin*, Physics

Rocco Schiavilla*, Physics

Karl H. Schoenbach*, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics

Carol Simpson, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Anusorn Singhapakdi*, Marketing

David P. Swain*, Human Movement Sciences

Wayne K. Talley*, Economics

John W. Wilson, Physics

George T.F. Wong, Ocean & Earth Sciences

Willy Wriggers*, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Hongyi Wu*, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Chunsheng Xin*, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Li Xu*, Information Technology & Decision Sciences