Susan L. McElroy is ranked #105 in United States among Best Scientists for 2024

Mason, OH, August 30, 2024 – Lindner Center of HOPE, Chief Research Officer, Susan L. McElroy, MD, was recently named to the Research.com “Best Female Scientists in the United States 2024 Ranking” for her contributions to the advancement of science. Dr. McElroy is ranked #105 in the United States among Best Scientists for 2024.

Dr. McElroy’s profile can be found at Susan L. McElroy: Medicine H-index & Awards – Academic Profile | Research.com.

This was the third edition of the Research.com ranking of top female scientists in the United States and was based upon data collected from a wide range of bibliometric sources. Position in the ranking is based on a scholar’s general H-index.​

Research.com’s ranking of best female scientists in the world comprises of leading female scientists from all key scientific disciplines. It was based on a meticulous evaluation of 166,880 researchers.​

The H-index threshold for approving a researcher to be considered for a global ranking was chosen independently for each scientific discipline, but was in most cases equal to 30 or 40. The acceptance standards for scientists to be considered into the global ranking of top female scientists are based on the H-index, rate of the publications made within a given discipline plus also on the awards and accomplishments of the scientists. Only top 1000 scholars with the highest H-index are included in the ranking.

Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. She is the author of over 600 scientific papers in leading medical journals and was the 8th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology since 1996. She has also authored over 150 reviews and chapters in major psychiatric textbooks. Dr. McElroy is the editor or author of 4 scientific books and serves on the editorial boards of 5 journals.

As Chief Research Officer she currently oversees multiple ongoing studies in mood, anxiety, eating and impulse control disorders, genetics and psychopharmacology.

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) estimates that less than 30 percent of the world’s researchers are women.