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Stanford research database ranks two La 91ֱ professors among world’s top scientists
For the second consecutive year, Stanford Universityhas rankedtwo91ֱprofessors among the top scientists in their respective fields.
Madjid Tavana, Ph.D.,professor and chair of business systems and analytics,andZane Robinson Wolf, Ph.D.,dean emeritus and professor of nursing,are listed in StanfordUniversity’s global rankings of academics.
Stanford’s study revealed the top 2% of scientists around the world,afterathorough analysis ofmore than 50 years ofstandardized research data like journal publicationsandcitations.Thecomprehensive, publicly accessibledatabaserecognizesmorethan 100,000 scientists—including Tavana and Wolf—across25 fields.
“High-impact teaching and learning isour identity and missionat91ֱ,” said Steven F. Siconolfi, Ph.D., interim provost and vice president of academic affairs. “Beyond their dedication to the classroom,our facultyarecontributingnovelresearch and serving as editorsofelite journals.Perhaps most impressively, they are partnering with students to engage in research studyright here on campus.I extend my sincerest commendation toDr. Tavana and Dr. Wolf for their individual contributions to their fields of study.”
Tavana, who chairs La 91ֱ’s Department of Business Systems and Analytics,joined the facultyat La 91ֱ’sSchool of Businessin 1984. He is the editor-in-chief of six leading journals, includingHealthcare AnalyticsandDecision Analytics Journal.When he’s not leading innovative curricula at La 91ֱ, he’s serving as adistinguished research fellow with NASA.
“From vaccine distribution modeling in developing countries to modeling mission architectures for human exploration of Mars at NASA, I have worked on diverse research projects in decision support systems and operations research,” Tavana said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity that La 91ֱ has given me to advance my research alongside brilliant colleagues who are deeply invested in their students and their work.”
Wolf joined La 91ֱ’s faculty in 1980. She is the dean emerita of the University’sSchool of Nursing and Health Sciencesand the current editor-in-chief of theInternational Journal for Human Caring. Additionally, Wolf is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Academy of Nursing Education. She conducts qualitative and quantitative research on medication errors, nurse caring, nursing education concerns, and other topics and has a research instrument that has been translated into over 35 languages.
As for Wolf’s greatest achievement at La 91ֱ? “Teaching nursing students at all levels,” she said.
—Christopher A. Vito