A recent analysis published by Stanford University included 26 current and former NETL researchers in the top 2% of global scientists, underscoring the deep pool of talent at the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory focused on creating a clean energy future.

“We have some of the most advanced scientific facilities in the world, but it is our people that make the difference,” NETL Acting Director Sean Plasynski said. “The Stanford analysis looks at the impact researchers have within their scientific communities, and it’s clear that our work reverberates well beyond the Lab.”

The analysis comprised lists according to career-long impact and single-year impact.

Current and former NETL researchers listed in the top 2% for career-long impact were Dominic Alfonso, David E. Alman, Sofiane Benyahia, Ray Boswell, Ronald W. Breault, Yuhua Duan, Michael C. Gao, Randall S. Gemmen, Angela L. Goodman, Evan J. Granite, Jeffrey Hawk, Gordon R. Holcomb, Mehrdad Massoudi, James Rawers, Wissam Saidi, Harpreet Singh, Ranjani Siriwardane, Dan C. Sorescu, D.H. Smith, Phuoc Tran and C.M. White.

Current and former NETL researchers listed in the top 2% for single-year impact were Sofiane Benyahia, Ray Boswell, Ronald W. Breault, Yuhua Duan, Michael C. Gao, Angela L. Goodman, Evan J. Granite, Jeffrey Hawk, Gordon R. Holcomb, Douglas Kauffman, Liqiang Lu, Ping Lu, Mehrdad Massoudi, Giannis Mpourmpakis, Wissam Saidi, Harpreet Singh, Ranjani Siriwardane, Yongkoo Seol, Dan C. Sorescu, and Phuoc Tran.

“It’s truly inspiring to see so many familiar names on these lists,” Plasynski said. “Even more impressive is that some of our researchers appear on both lists — showing an impressive research career backed by a phenomenal year of contributions to the research community.”

The analysis was conducted through the Departments of Medicine, of Health Research and Policy, of Biomedical Data Science, and of Statistics, and Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford University.

NETL is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory that drives innovation and delivers technological solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future. By leveraging its world-class talent and research facilities, NETL is ensuring affordable, abundant and reliable energy that drives a robust economy and national security, while developing technologies to manage carbon across the full life cycle, enabling environmental sustainability for all Americans.