Sixteen Northwestern Engineering faculty members were named in the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 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 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
• 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
• Ted Sargent, professor of electrical and computer 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, professor of materials science and engineering
• Omar Farha, associate professor of chemistry and (by courtesy) professor of chemical and biological 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
• 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.