21 Smith School Professors Named Among Top 2% Scholars Worldwide

In the classroom, faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business impart knowledge to the next generation of business leaders. Out of the classroom, they are shaping the world with their research.

Recently, 21 Smith School professors were identified among the top 2% most-cited scholars and scientists worldwide. The study, published by Elsevier, examined 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields and ranked researchers based on the number of times their work is cited in other research. It also accounts for career-long and recent single-year impact.

Smith School representatives include current and emeritus faculty members. They are listed in alphabetical order as follows:

Top 2% Career List:

• Rajshree Agarwal, Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor in Entrepreneurship; Director, Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets
• Michael O. Ball, Professor Emeritus, Decision, Operations and Information Technologies
• Gilad Chen, Chair in Organizational Behavior and Associate Dean for Research
• Zhi-Long Chen, Dean’s Chair of Operations Management and Orkand Corporation Professor of Management Science
• Martin Dresner, Professor in Logistics, Business and Public Policy
• Michael Fu, Smith Chair of Management Science
• Bruce Golden, France-Merrick Chair in Management Science
• Anil Gupta, Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• Hui Liao, Dean’s Chair Professor of Management
• Edwin Locke, Professor Emeritus, Management and Organization
• Henry Lucas, Professor Emeritus, Information Systems
• Dilip Madan, Professor Emeritus, Mathematical Finance
• Vojislav “Max” Maksimovic, William A. Longbrake Chair in Finance
• Roland Rust, Distinguished University Professor; David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing; Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Service
• Debra Shapiro, Dean’s Chair in Organizational Behavior
• Michel Wedel, Distinguished University Professor and PepsiCo Chair in Consumer Science
• Russ Wermers, Paul J. Cinquegrana ’63 Endowed Chair in Finance; Director, Center for Financial Policy

Top 2% in 2022:

• Rajshree Agarwal, Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor in Entrepreneurship; Director, Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets
• Michael O. Ball, Professor Emeritus, Decision, Operations and Information Technologies
• Kathryn M. Bartol, Professor Emerita
• Gilad Chen, Chair in Organizational Behavior and Associate Dean for Research
• Zhi-Long Chen, Dean’s Chair of Operations Management and Orkand Corporation Professor of Management Science
• Michael Fu, Smith Chair of Management Science
• Bruce Golden, France-Merrick Chair in Management Science
• Anil Gupta, Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• P. K. Kannan, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Dean's Chair in Marketing Science
• Amna Kirmani, Dean’s Chair of Marketing, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Marketing
• Hui Liao, Dean’s Chair Professor of Management
• Edwin Locke, Professor Emeritus, Management and Organization
• Dilip Madan, Professor Emeritus, Mathematical Finance
• Vojislav “Max” Maksimovic, William A. Longbrake Chair in Finance
• Wendy W. Moe, Dean's Professor of Marketing
• Roland Rust, Distinguished University Professor; David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing; Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Service
• Debra Shapiro, Dean’s Chair in Organizational Behavior
• Michel Wedel, Distinguished University Professor and PepsiCo Chair in Consumer Science
• Russ Wermers, Paul J. Cinquegrana ’63 Endowed Chair in Finance; Director, Center for Financial Policy