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257 faculty · 123 courses · data as of 2026-07-02
John F Hughes, Professor of Computer Science h-index 93
Graphics and Visualization Publications by John F Hughes Home Page Tell us a little about your background: educational, professional, personal, etc. I started in mathem
Notable: “The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD)” (1991) · 5,067 citations
Roberto Tamassia, James A. and Julie N. Brown Professor of Computer Science h-index 62
Security and Cryptography, Algorithms and Theory, Data Science Publications by Roberto Tamassia Home Page
Notable: “Dynamic provable data possession” (2009) · 898 citations
Maurice P Herlihy, An Wang Professor of Computer Science h-index 61
Distributed Systems Publications by Maurice P Herlihy Home Page Tell us a little about your background: educational, professional, personal, etc. I have an A.B. from H
Notable: “Linearizability: a correctness condition for concurrent objects” (1990) · 3,188 citations
Eli Upfal, Rush C. Hawkins Professor of Computer Science h-index 56
Theory, Algorithms and Theory, Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Analysis, Machine Learning, Data Science Secondary Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Biology, Deep Learning, Security Teaching:Fall 2026 CSCI1550 Probabilist
Notable: “Balanced Allocations” (1999) · 755 citations
Courses: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science · Computer Science: An Integrated Introduction · Accelerated Introduction to Computer Science · Computing Foundations: Data · Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms · Introduction to Discrete Structures and Probability +6 more
Christina Paxson, President of Brown University, Professor of Economics h-index 55
Notable: “The lasting impact of childhood health and circumstance” (2005) · 1,735 citations
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Schreiber Family Professor of Economics h-index 55
Es on the impact of global trade and financial linkages on economic fluctuations and growth. Recent Op-eds Project Syndicate: Interdependence Bites Back
Notable: “FDI and economic growth: the role of local financial markets” (2003) · 2,582 citations
Louis Putterman, Professor of Economics (Research) h-index 54
Notable: “Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality” (2010) · 668 citations
Oded Galor, Herbert Goldberger Professor of Economics h-index 50
Notable: “Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond” (2000) · 2,328 citations
Courses: Principles of Economics · Essential Mathematics for Economics · Financial Accounting · Intermediate Microeconomics · Intermediate Microeconomics (Mathematical) · Intermediate Macroeconomics +31 more
Yue Qi, Joan Wernig Sorensen Professor of Engineering h-index 76
Notable: “Review on modeling of the anode solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) for lithium-ion batteries” (2018) · 1,594 citations
Nitin Padture, Otis Everett Randall University Professor of Engineering h-index 76
Notable: “Highly stable and efficient all-inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cells with native-oxide passivation” (2018) · 742 citations
Robert Hurt, Professor of Engineering h-index 71
Notable: “Ion Release Kinetics and Particle Persistence in Aqueous Nano-Silver Colloids” (2010) · 1,632 citations
Feng Lin, Brown Associate Professor of Engineering h-index 69
Notable: “Surface reconstruction and chemical evolution of stoichiometric layered cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries” (2014) · 1,437 citations
Courses: Introduction to Engineering · Engineering Statics and Dynamics · Electricity and Magnetism · Electrical Circuits and Signals · Biomaterials · Transport and Biotransport Processes +10 more
John Stein, Teaching Professor of Neuroscience h-index 95
Notable: “To see but not to read; the magnocellular theory of dyslexia” (1997) · 1,236 citations
John Donoghue, Professor of Neuroscience, Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of Neuroscience h-index 77
Brain science brain-computer interfaces neurocomputation neuroprosthetics Neuroscience rehabilitation Publications Visualize it View All (89) Article (73) Other (2
Notable: “Neuronal ensemble control of prosthetic devices by a human with tetraplegia” (2006) · 3,331 citations
Diane Hoffman-Kim, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Associate Professor of Engineering h-index 65
Axon biomaterials biomedical engineering Nanotechnology nerve neuron regeneration tissue engineering Research Research Overview The goal of th
Christopher I. Moore, Professor of Neuroscience, Associate Director of the Carney Institute h-index 58
Notable: “Driving fast-spiking cells induces gamma rhythm and controls sensory responses” (2009) · 2,740 citations
Courses: The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience · Principles of Neurobiology · Neural Systems · Introduction to Neurogenetics · Mechanisms and Meaning of Neural Dynamics · Neurotechnology: Molecular Tools and Methods for Neurobiology +13 more
George Em Karniadakis, Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics h-index 136
Research Grants Events Seminars Archive News Search Applied Mathematics Breadcrumb Home People George Em Karniadakis The Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Ins
Notable: “Physics-informed neural networks: A deep learning framework for solving forward and inverse problems involving nonlinear partial differential equations” (2018) · 16,995 citations
Chi-Wang Shu, Chair and Theodore B. Stowell University Professor of Applied Mathematics h-index 110
Research Grants Events Seminars Archive News Search Applied Mathematics Breadcrumb Home People Chi-Wang Shu Chair of the Division of Applied Mathematics and Theodore B. Stowell University Professor of Applied Mathematics
Notable: “Efficient Implementation of Weighted ENO Schemes” (1996) · 6,457 citations
Mark Ainsworth, Francis Wayland Professor of Applied Mathematics h-index 75
Research Grants Events Seminars Archive News Search Applied Mathematics Breadcrumb Home People Mark Ainsworth Director of Graduate Studies and Francis Wayland Professor of Applied Mathematics
Notable: “A posteriori error estimation in finite element analysis” (1997) · 2,171 citations
Bjorn Sandstede, Alumni-Alumnae University Professor of Applied Mathematics h-index 48
Research Grants Events Seminars Archive News Search Applied Mathematics Breadcrumb Home People Björn Sandstede Alumni-Alumnae University Professor of Applied Mathematics
Notable: “AUTO-07p: Continuation and bifurcation software for ordinary differential equations” (2007) · 1,670 citations
Courses: Applied Ordinary Differential Equations · Applied Partial Differential Equations · Introduction to Probability and Statistics · Introduction to Probability and Statistics with Calculus · Introduction to Probability and Statistics with Theory · Methods of Applied Mathematics +4 more
Eric Patashnik, Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science h-index 19
Bureaucracy, Democracy & Elections, Global Health, Health & Welfare, Tax Policy Areas of Interest The politics of policymaking, health policy, fiscal politics, policy reform, implementation, the welfare state, Congress Eric M. Patashnik is Julis-Rabinowitz Pro
Notable: “The Struggle to Remake Politics: Liberal Reform and the Limits of Policy Feedback in the Contemporary American State” (2013) · 263 citations
Susan Moffitt, John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 8
Bureaucracy, Democracy & Elections, Education, Health & Welfare Areas of Interest Democracy and elections, politics of policymaking, policy reform, policy implementation, health policy, education policy, public bureaucracy Susan Moffitt is the John Hazen White
Notable: “Policy and Practice: The Dilemma” (2007) · 172 citations
Tyler Jost, Watson Institute Assistant Professor of China Studies, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs h-index 4
Bureaucracy, US Foreign Policy Areas of Interest China, international security, bureaucracy, foreign policy decision-making, major power cooperation Tyler Jost is the Watson Institute assistant professor of China studies and an assistant professor of political
Notable: “Advisers and Aggregation in Foreign Policy Decision Making” (2024) · 59 citations
Adam C. Levine, Perri Peltz and Eric Ruttenberg Professor of the Practice of Human Rights, Professor of Emergency Medicine
Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Global Health, Human Rights Areas of Interest Disasters, emerging infectious diseases, humanitarian emergencies, human rights Dr. Adam C. Levine is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and International and Public Affairs at Brown Uni
Courses: Costs of War · Fiscal Plumbing 101: The American Tax State in Comparative and Historical Perspective · How We Compete: The Race for Industrial Supremacy Over Time and Place · Foundations of Development · Foundations of Policy and Governance · Foundations of Security +11 more
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.
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About Brown University. Brown University in Providence, RI reports an overall acceptance rate of 5.7%, an early-round acceptance rate of 17.9%, an SAT middle 50% of 1470–1550, a class size of 1,700, and a yield of 73.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Open curriculum. Reinstated testing requirement for C/O 2029. Recruited athletes account for ~1/3 of ED acceptances.