School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Five faculty members from the College of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists in 2024, according to Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings. This ranking highlights the most widely cited scholars across a variety of scientific disciplines, underscoring their significant contributions to research and global impact.

The recognized faculty members and their respective fields are:

• Kay Wille (Rank: 46,973) – Built Environment & Design
  Explore Dr. Wille’s work on developing a risk assessment framework for pyrrhotite-induced concrete deterioration. You can also read more about its effects on local communities in this article.
• Guiling Wang (Rank: 93,874) – Earth & Environmental Sciences
  Discover Dr. Wang’s research on the terrestrial hydrological cycle, or check out her efforts to improve earth system models for more accurate predictions of extreme precipitation in this article.
• Emmanouil N. Anagnostou (Rank: 104,051) – Earth & Environmental Sciences
  Learn about Dr. Anagnostou’s impact on energy grid resilience. Or, check out this article on his goals for cleaner energy and industry partnerships.
• Baikun Li (Rank: 177,226) – Enabling & Strategic Technologies
  Explore Dr. Li’s efforts to reduce carbon monoxide emissions. Or, take a look at this article highlighting her interdisciplinary work helping local agriculture through hydrogel soil sensors.
• Jeongho Kim (Rank: 309,421) – Engineering
  Take a look at Dr. Kim’s advanced computing and simulation for manufacturing processes. Or, learn about how the Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center is helping advance the workforce in this article.

The inclusion of these faculty members on this list highlights their exceptional career-long contributions to civil and environmental engineering. Their work not only advances academic knowledge but also provides innovative solutions to pressing global challenges in sustainability, energy, and infrastructure resilience.

These rankings are based on a comprehensive citation score (c-score) calculated from six key metrics, including total citations, the h-index, and authorship roles (single, first, or last author papers). These metrics provide a holistic measure of a scientist’s influence by factoring in both the quantity and quality of their contributions. Scholars who rank in the top 100,000 worldwide based on these metrics or who place within the top 2% in their specific subfields are included in the Stanford Top 2% List. Learn more about the World’s Top 2% Scientists List.

Congratulations to our esteemed faculty for their remarkable achievements and dedication to excellence in their fields!