Northwestern University is a prestigious private university established in 1851 in United States. It is represented by 2,518 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (482 scientists), Social Sciences and Humanities (469 scientists), and Medical and Health Sciences (400 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard I Morimoto
Cell Stress and Proteostasis in Biology
Aging
and Disease
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
61
0.430
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert D Goldman
cell biology
biophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
52
0.426
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ali Shilatifard
Epigenetics
Chromatin
and Transcription
Gene Expression
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
80
0.721
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John F Marko
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
Single-Molecule Biophysics
Chromosome Structure
DNA
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
38
0.481
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guillermo Oliver
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology
Lymphatics
Visual System
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
49
0.645
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Curt M Horvath
Cytokine JAK STAT Signal Transduction
Gene Expression
Innate Immunity
Antivirals
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
37
0.493
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rex L Chisholm
Genome informatics
EHR and genomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
40
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vladimir Gelfand
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
28
0.444
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erica E Davis
Genetics
Zebrafish
Ciliopathy
Neurodevelopment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
42
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Zhang
epigenetics
liquid biopsy
biomarkers
bioinformatics
human genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sofia Zaichick
Gene therapy
molecular biology
virology
neurodegeneration
cancer and aging
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
29
0.630
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin D Singer
DNA methylation
regulatory T cells
acute respiratory distress syndrome
pneumonia
aging
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
37
0.881
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qi Cao
Cancer
epigenetics
microRNA
ncRNA
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
32
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Feng Yue
Bioinformatics
cancer genomics
epigenomics
3D Genome organization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philip Iannaccone
Cancer biology
developmental biology
gene expression regulation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
16
0.410
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lu Wang
Cancer Biology
Epigenetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
26
0.788
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chi Hao Luan
Molecular discovery
High throughput screening
Lab automation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
19
0.576
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peiwen Chen *
Cancer biology and Neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Prada
Genetics
RASopathies
Metabolic diseases
Lysosomal Storage diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aimen F. Shaaban
Developmental Immunology
NK cell biology
fetal development
fetal surgery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
17
0.567
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Congcong He
Autophagy
cell signaling
metabolism
neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
24
0.828
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ludmilla Aristilde
Environmental Chemistry
Metabolomics
Nutrient Cycling
Organic Geochemistry
Bacterial Metabolism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
23
0.885
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Deqing Hu
Epigenetics
Stem cell and Cancer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard I Morimoto
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
61
0.430
Cell Stress and Proteostasis in Biology
Aging
and Disease
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert D Goldman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
52
0.426
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ali Shilatifard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
80
0.721
Epigenetics
Chromatin
and Transcription
Gene Expression
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olke Uhlenbeck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
25
0.250
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John F Marko
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
38
0.481
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
Single-Molecule Biophysics
Chromosome Structure
DNA
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guillermo Oliver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
49
0.645
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology
Lymphatics
Visual System
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Curt M Horvath
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
37
0.493
Cytokine JAK STAT Signal Transduction
Gene Expression
Innate Immunity
Antivirals
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rex L Chisholm
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
40
0.588
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vladimir Gelfand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
28
0.444
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erica E Davis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
42
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Zhang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
epigenetics
liquid biopsy
biomarkers
bioinformatics
human genetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sofia Zaichick
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
29
0.630
Gene therapy
molecular biology
virology
neurodegeneration
cancer and aging
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin D Singer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
37
0.881
DNA methylation
regulatory T cells
acute respiratory distress syndrome
pneumonia
aging
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qi Cao
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
32
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vinzenz Unger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
20
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Feng Yue
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
Bioinformatics
cancer genomics
epigenomics
3D Genome organization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philip Iannaccone
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
16
0.410
Cancer biology
developmental biology
gene expression regulation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lu Wang
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
26
0.788
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chi Hao Luan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
19
0.576
Molecular discovery
High throughput screening
Lab automation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peiwen Chen *
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Prada
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
Genetics
RASopathies
Metabolic diseases
Lysosomal Storage diseases
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aimen F. Shaaban
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
17
0.567
Developmental Immunology
NK cell biology
fetal development
fetal surgery
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Congcong He
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
24
0.828
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ludmilla Aristilde
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
23
0.885
Environmental Chemistry
Metabolomics
Nutrient Cycling
Organic Geochemistry
Bacterial Metabolism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Deqing Hu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960