Research.com Ranks 17 Maryland Smith Professors Among World’s “Best Scientists”

Research.com named 17 scholars from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in its latest “best scientists” ranking. The Smith School ranked No. 4 in the United States and No. 5 worldwide in the 2023 Business and Management university ranking, with 11 scholars on the list.

Research.com, a data-driven platform for scientists that uses machine learning and big data analytics, compiles annual rankings of the best scholars in a variety of academic areas. Smith School faculty were ranked on lists for business and management, economics and finance, mathematics, engineering and technology, and computer science.

The rankings are based on a detailed evaluation of nearly 167,000 profiles on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph. The latest rankings rely on bibliometric data, collected on Dec. 21, 2022, and consolidated from various academic sources and citation-based metrics. Other factors include the rate of published work made within a specific field of study, along with the awards and accomplishments of the scholars.

These Smith School faculty made the lists, with some faculty recognized in more than one area:

Business and Management:

• Rajshree Agarwal, Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor in Entrepreneurship; Director, Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets
• Martin Dresner, Professor and Chair of Logistics, Business and Public Policy
• Curtis Grimm (deceased), Charles A. Taff Chair of Economics and Strategy
• Lawrence Gordon, EY Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance
• P. K. Kannan, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Dean's Chair in Marketing Science
• Henry Lucas, Robert H. Smith Professor of Information Systems Emeritus
• Roland Rust, Distinguished University Professor; David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing; Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Service
• Debra L. Shapiro, Clarice Smith Professor of Management & Organization
• Ken Smith, Professor Emeritus
• Henry P. “Hank” Sims, Professor Emeritus
• Michel Wedel, Distinguished University Professor and PepsiCo Chair in Consumer Science

Economics and Finance:

• Dilip Madan, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Finance
• Vojislav "Max" Maksimovic, William A. Longbrake Chair in Finance
• Lemma Senbet, The William E. Mayer Chair Professor of Finance

Engineering and Technology :

• Michael Ball, Professor Emeritus, Decision, Operations and Information Technologies
• Michael Fu, Smith Chair of Management Science
• Zhi-Long Chen, Orkand Corporation Professor of Management Science

Mathematics:

• Zhi-Long Chen, Orkand Corporation Professor of Management Science
• Michael Fu, Smith Chair of Management Science
• Bruce Golden, France-Merrick Chair in Management Science

Computer Science:

• Bruce Golden, France-Merrick Chair in Management Science