Oct 12, 2026
On October 7, 2026, Stanford University and Elsevier released the 2026 "World's Top 2% Scientists" list. Fifteen members of the editorial board of the Journal of Food, Nutrition and Diet Science (FNDS) were successfully included in the 2026 "World's Top 2% Scientists" list.
This ranking selects the top 2% of scientists worldwide from nearly 7 million researchers, covering 22 broad fields and 174 subfields. It comprehensively assesses each scientist's impact over their entire academic career as well as their annual scholarly achievements, including both the "Career-long Impact Ranking" and the "Single-year Impact Ranking."
We are delighted to share the editorial board members of the Journal of Food, Nutrition and Diet Science included in this year's list:
Ten Editorial Board Members of FNDS on the Career-long Impact List
Gan, Renyou, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Blachier, François, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Xu, Baojun, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Alejandro Cifuentes, Laboratory of Foodomics, CIAL, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Ma, Haile, Jiangsu University, China
Vuong, Quan V., The University of Newcastle, Australia
Kong, Xiangfeng, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Erkmen, Osman, Istanbul Okan University, Turkey
Giannakas, Aris E., University of Patras, Greece
Aksu, Muhammet Irfan, Atatürk University, Turkey
Thirteen Editorial Board Members of FNDS on the Single-year Impact List
Gan, Renyou, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Blachier, François, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Xu, Baojun, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Alejandro Cifuentes, Laboratory of Foodomics, CIAL, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Ma, Haile, Jiangsu University, China
He, Shudong, Hefei University of Technology, China
Pathare, Pankaj B., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Kong, Xiangfeng, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Rashwan, Ahmed K., Qena University, Egypt
Giannakas, Aris E., University of Patras, Greece
Huang, Tao, Ningbo University, China
Mani-López, Emma, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, México
Vuong, Quan V., The University of Newcastle, Australia
(Note: The names are listed in no particular order. For corrections or updates, please contact the FNDS Editorial Office.)
We are immensely proud and delighted to congratulate our esteemed editorial board members on this exceptional achievement. The inclusion of so many world-class scholars in this prestigious ranking powerfully demonstrates the academic excellence and growing global influence of the Journal of Food, Nutrition and Diet Science (FNDS). Their profound expertise and visionary guidance are indispensable in shaping the journal's strategic direction and upholding our unwavering commitment to advancing cutting-edge research in food science, nutrition, dietetics, and human health.
