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LUCSUS researchers in the Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking 2025

Five people: Chistine Wamsler, Lennart Olsson, Emily Boyd, Wim Carton and Melissa  García-Lamarca. Photos.
LUCSUS researchers who feature in the ranking: Christine Wamsler, Lennart Olsson, Emily Boyd, Wim Carton and Melissa García-Lamarca.

LUCSUS researchers continue to feature in the Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top Scientist Ranking! Professor Christine Wamsler is ranked 1st in Sweden, and the 6th most influential scholar in the world in Environmental Sciences, Ecology, and Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Also featuring in the ranking apart from Christine Wamsler are professors Lennart Olsson, and Emily Boyd, senior lecturer Wim Carton, and associate senior lecturer Melissa García-Lamarca. They are recognised for their contributions to Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Geological and Geomatics Engineering, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, Geography and Urban Planning  - under the overall umbrella topics of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Built Environment and Design.

The continued inclusion of LUCSUS researchers in Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top Scientist ranking points to the scientific impact and relevance of these researchers' work, and highlights how research on sustainability is becoming more and more influential and recognised in the scientific community.

About the Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top Scientist ranking 2025

The ranking reflects the global impact and high-quality research output of the listed scientists. The ranking is developed by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier. It is based on a composite citation score using Scopus data to identify the most influential scientists, either within the top 100,000 worldwide or the top 2% of their sub-field. It covers 22 disciplines and 174 sub-fields. The ranking is updated annually and presented both for career-long impact and for the most recent year.

Read more about the ranking on top2percentscientists.com