Numerous BSOS faculty members are included in Research.com’s 2024 ranking of Top Scientists in both the world and in the United States in several areas of scholarship and research.

“There are many global and national rankings that feature our faculty members. While it is impossible to quantify the impact and significance of any scholar’s research, teaching, publications and activity, it is gratifying to see so many members of our community highlighted in this way,” said Dean Wayne McIntosh, a professor emeritus in the Department of Government and Politics (GVPT). “We are proud of the innovation, productivity and commitment to sharing knowledge that goes into this recognition.”

The listing is constructed using the H-index data gathered by Microsoft Academic and includes prominent scientists with an H-index of at least 20 for scientific papers published in each field.

Jim Gimpel
Professor Jim Gimpel

“This is a measure of the visibility and usefulness of one’s research to other scholars in the field and in related fields. We want the work of our faculty to be useful and recognized by scholars around the country and in the rest of the world,” said GVPT Professor Jim Gimpel, who is included in the Law and Political Science area rankings. “This listing points us in the direction of following the careers of other scholars whose careers we greatly admire. Looking at this list gives us a sense of what can be accomplished over the course of years of diligent labor in a field of study.”

BSOS faculty members and affiliates who are listed in the Top 1,000 in either the nation or the world include:

Law 

Professor Peter Reuter, CCJS:
22 worldwide, 20 in the United States

Professor Gary LaFree, CCJS:
40 worldwide, 37 in the United States

Political Science

Professor Emeritus Eric Uslaner, GVPT:
242 worldwide, 146 in the United States

Professor Jim Gimpel, GVPT:
572 worldwide, 320 in the United States

Economics and Finance

Distinguished University Professor John Haltiwanger, Dudley and Louisa Dillard Professor of Economics, ECON: 
79 worldwide, 65 in the United States

Distinguished University Professor Maureen Cropper, ECON:
749 worldwide, 482 in the United States

Professor Emeritus Peter Cramton, ECON:
602 worldwide, 395 in the United States

Environmental Sciences

Distinguished University Professor Christopher Justice, GEOG:
214 worldwide, 110 in the United States

Professor Matthew Hansen, GEOG:
277 worldwide, 140 in the United States

Professor Emeritus Eric Kasischke, GEOG:
507 worldwide, 245 in the United States

Professor John Townshend, GEOG:
477 worldwide, 231 in the United States

Professor Louis Giglio, GEOG:
644 worldwide, 311 in the United States

Psychology

Distinguished University Professor Arie Kruglanski, Department of Psychology (PSYC):
277 worldwide, 179 in the United States

Social Sciences and Humanities

The late Professor Ray Paternoster, CCJS:
497 worldwide, 253 in the United States

Distinguished University Professor Emeritus George Ritzer, SOCY:
534 worldwide, 275 in the United States

The late Professor Emeritus John Robinson, SOCY:
174 worldwide, 91 in the United States

 

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