Brown University is proud to announce that 176 of its faculty members have been recognized in the 2025 Elsevier/Stanford University Top 2% Scientists list, which identifies the most influential researchers worldwide.
The Division of Applied Mathematics is especially well represented, with the following faculty named among the top 2% worldwide, including the top two ranked scientists at Brown University overall:
- George Em Karniadakis – The Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics (Ranked #1 at Brown, #1 worldwide in Applied Mathematics)
- Chi-Wang Shu – Theodore B. Stowell University Professor of Applied Mathematics (Ranked #2 at Brown)
The list also includes the following Applied Mathematics Faculty members:
- Mark Ainsworth (Ranked in the top 50 at Brown)
- Constantine Dafermos
- Hongjie Dong
- Stuart Geman
- Basilis Gidas
- Yan Guo
- Johnny Guzmán
- Harold Kushner
- John Mallet-Paret
- Martin Maxey (Ranked in the top 50 at Brown)
- David Mumford (Ranked in the top 50 at Brown)
- Björn Sandstede
- Walter Strauss