Twenty-four scholars from the Michigan State University College of Education were among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in 2024, according to Stanford University.

“MSU College of Education researchers are top notch, with this list confirming what we already know — our faculty are producing high-quality research that others want to cite and that makes a difference in the fields of education, health and well-being,” said Emily Bouck, professor and associate dean for research in the College of Education. “Citing others’ work, as recognized here, is a compliment in the field — a sign of the quality of the research and its contributions.”

The designation, dubbed the “World’s Top 2%”, is created based on an analysis of citation metrics from Scopus. The metric includes total citations, citations to single-author or first-author papers and more, in a quantitative-based metric called the composite indicator, or c-score.