NETL Researchers Recognized in Stanford University and Elsevier’s Annual Ranking of the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide

Stanford University and Elsevier have named 14 current and former NETL researchers to their prestigious global ranking of the top 2% most influential scientists for 2026. The distinction highlights the Lab's scientific leadership and its role in advancing affordable, reliable, and secure energy for the nation.

The widely cited international database evaluates researchers across open scientific literature, analyzing standardized citation indicators to assess both single-year impact and comprehensive career-long contributions. Inclusion on the list reflects extraordinary influence across critical scientific disciplines, most notably in chemical engineering, materials science, and energy research.

Among the 14 recognized personnel are nine current federal employees: Stoichko Antonov, Ray Boswell, Michael Buric, Martin Detrois, Yuhua Duan, Michael Gao, Angela Goodman, Douglas Kauffman, and Dan Sorescu.

Their ongoing contributions, alongside the recognized achievements of former laboratory personnel, underscore NETL's enduring scientific leadership and caliber. This global distinction reflects the Lab's foundational advances in hydrocarbons, critical minerals, and advanced alloys-delivering the critical science needed to secure domestic supply chains, strengthen infrastructure resilience, and ensure American energy dominance.

NETL is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory dedicated to innovating and accelerating the nation's energy solutions in hydrocarbons, geothermal energy, and critical minerals production. The Lab further strengthens its impact by engaging with industry, academia, and other stakeholders through four strategically located Centers of Excellence: Coal, Critical Minerals & Advanced Alloys, Oil & Gas, and Geothermal. With research sites in Albany, Oregon; Morgantown, West Virginia; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NETL operates as one laboratory to create advanced energy technologies that support DOE's mission and enable affordable, reliable, and secure energy to fuel human prosperity.