32 Vessel Plus Editorial Board Members Included in the 2026 World's Top 2% Scientists List
The 2026 World's Top 2% Scientists list was released on 7 October 2026 by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis and colleagues at Stanford University, in collaboration with Elsevier. The dataset comprises two rankings. The Career-long Impact ranking reflects the cumulative citation impact of a researcher's published work; the Single-year Impact ranking reflects citations received in 2025.
The 2026 list includes 32 Vessel Plus Editorial Board members:
- 17 members are listed on both the Career-long and Single-year Impact rankings;
- One member is listed on the Career-long Impact ranking;
- 14 members are listed only on the Single-year Impact ranking.
The list also includes eight Vessel Plus guest editors.
Editorial Board Members Listed in Both the Career-long Impact and Single-year Impact Rankings
| Name | Affiliated | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Ge, Junbo | Shanghai Medical College Fudan University | China |
| Mintz, Gary S. | Cardiovascular Research Foundation | USA |
| Borger, Michael A | Herzzentrum Leipzig | Germany |
| Beyersdorf, Friedhelm | Universitätsklinikum Freiburg | Germany |
| Sellke, Frank William | The Warren Alpert Medical School | USA |
| Raja, Shahzad Gull | Harefield Hospital | UK |
| Starke, Robert Michael | University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine | USA |
| Santulli, Gaetano | CUNY School of Medicine | USA |
| Sabaté Tenas, Manel | Universitat de Barcelona | Spain |
| Coselli, Joseph S. | Baylor College of Medicine | USA |
| Lavie, Carl J. | Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute | USA |
| Chen, Zhongping | University of California, Irvine | USA |
| Franklin, Barry A. | Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine | USA |
| Rizzo, Manfredi | Università degli Studi di Palermo | Italy |
| Sun, Zhonghua | Curtin Medical School | Australia |
| Du, Xiaojun | Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | Australia |
| Pinto, Fausto J. | Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa | Portugal |
Editorial Board Member Listed only in the Career-long Impact Ranking
| Name | Affiliated | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Calafiore, Antonio Maria | Henry Dunant Hospital | Greece |
Editorial Board Members Listed only in the Single-year Impact Ranking
| Name | Affiliated | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Aijun | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College | China |
| Tian, Xiao Yu | Chinese University of Hong Kong | China |
| Duan, Yajun | University of Science and Technology of China | China |
| Chen, Chen | Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China |
| Bian, Jinsong | Southern University of Science and Technology | China |
| Liu, Tong | The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University | China |
| Huang, Hui | The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University | China |
| Li, Tao | West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University | China |
| Tao, Hui | Anhui Medical University | China |
| Royse, A. G. | Royal Melbourne Hospital | Australia |
| Scicchitano, Pietro | Hospital “F. Perinei” | Italy |
| Gragnano, Felice | Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli | Italy |
| Monaco, Fabrizio | Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna | Italy |
| Eid, Ali H. | Qatar University | Qatar |
Guest editors included in the 2026 List
| Name | Affiliated | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Meier, Bernhard | Lindenhofspital | Switzerland |
| Cervera, Ricard | Hospital Clínic de Barcelona | Spain |
| de Paulis, Ruggero | European Hospital | Italy |
| Quartuccio, Luca | Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale | Italy |
| Pacini, Davide | IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna | Italy |
| Averna, Maurizio Rocco | Università degli Studi di Palermo | Italy |
| Sinagra, Gianfranco F. | Università degli Studi di Trieste | Italy |
| Cai, Jingjing | Gannan Innovation and Translational Medicine Research Institute, Gannan Medical University | China |
(Note: Names are listed in no particular order. For any corrections or updates, please contact the VP Editorial Office.)
Their inclusion in these rankings highlights both the individual achievements and the collective expertise they bring to Vessel Plus. This recognition also reinforces the journal's commitment to disseminating high-quality research and fostering international academic exchange.
We congratulate all the scholars included in this year's rankings and look forward to continued collaboration in advancing research.
Editor: Holly Wu
Language Editor: Amir Khan
Production Editor: Xingyue Luo
Respectfully submitted by the Editorial Office of Vessel Plus
