Seventeen Northwestern Engineering faculty members were named in the Highly Cited Researchers 2021 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
• Roozbeh Ghaffari, research associate professor of biomedical engineering
• Mark C. Hersam, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) professor of electrical and computer engineering
• 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, professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry (previously at the University of Toronto)
• 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
• 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, and chemistry
• Randall Q. Snurr, John G. Searle Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering
• G. Jeffrey Snyder, professor of materials science and engineering
• Chris Wolverton, Jerome B. Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
• Omar Farha, professor of chemistry and (by courtesy) professor of chemical and biological engineering
• Jiaxing Huang, adjunct professor of materials science and engineering
• Joseph Hupp, 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
• Ted Sargent, adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering and chemistry (will start in September, previously at the University of Toronto)
• George C. Schatz, professor of chemistry and (by courtesy) professor of chemical and biological engineering

Placement on the list is recognized as a significant achievement. The researchers’ names are drawn from publications that rank in the top 1 percent by citations for field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science online citation index.  

View the full Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List and executive summary.