The list ranks academics based upon research citation metrics across all scientists and disciplines. Two professors from La Salle University are ranked among the top scientists in their respective fields, according to a recent study published by Stanford University. Madjid Tavana, Ph.D., professor of business systems and analytics, and Zane Robinson Wolf, Ph.D., professor of nursing, appear in Stanford’s ranking of worldwide academics. The study by Stanford unveiled the top 2 percent of academics, after analysis of more than seven million scientists in 22 major fields over a 55-year period, between 1965–2019. The study reached its conclusions based upon standardized research citation metrics and authorship, among other data.