University of Houston

Houston, TX
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    284 faculty · 0 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Systems Analysis42 faculty avg h-index 23.4 #51 of 94 in Computer Science
    Zhu Han, Joint Professor h-index 136
    Game Theory, Wireless Networking, Security, Data Analysis, Smart Grid People Faculty Pathway Professors Staff Students Alumni Industry Advisory Board NSF Career Award Winners
    Notable: “Wireless Networks With RF Energy Harvesting: A Contemporary Survey” (2014) · 2,645 citations
    Badrinath Roysam, Joint Professor h-index 52
    Biological image analysis; Signal Processing; Pattern Analysis; High-performance computing; Multiplex Computational Histology; Drug Discovery and Systems Biomedicine; Computational Methods for Cell-based Cancer Therapy. Funded Research Prin
    Notable: “Image change detection algorithms: a systematic survey” (2005) · 1,857 citations
    Ioannis Kakadiaris, Distinguished University Professor h-index 51
    Notable: “A Review of Human Activity Recognition Methods” (2015) · 571 citations
    Ioannis Pavlidis, Eckhard Pfeiffer Professor h-index 44
    Visual Computing and HCI Artificial Intelligence Faculty Webpage Google Scholar Profile
    Notable: “Contact-Free Measurement of Cardiac Pulse Based on the Analysis of Thermal Imagery” (2007) · 400 citations
    Biology42 faculty avg h-index 36.7 #19 of 68 in Biology
    Jan-Ake Gustafsson, Robert A. Welch Professor h-index 157
    Selected Publications Honors & Awards Previous Positions Definition of steroid hormone receptors/nuclear receptors as transcription factors and the functions of their various domains, and discoveries of new receptors and ligands that ha
    Notable: “Cloning of a novel receptor expressed in rat prostate and ovary.” (1996) · 4,796 citations
    Preethi Gunaratne, Moores Professor h-index 148
    Lab Members Publications Achievements & Involvement News Archive Background Ph.D – Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Post. Doc. – Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL Post. Doc. – Department of
    Notable: “Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma” (2011) · 8,162 citations
    Martin A. Nunez, Associate Professor h-index 64
    Selected Publications Achievements & Involvement Pine Invasion in Patagonian Steppe Dr. Martín A. Nuñez is an ecologist interested in the study of biological invasions. Invasions provide us the possibilities of testing many ecological a
    Notable: “Lags in the response of mountain plant communities to climate change” (2017) · 497 citations
    Bin Liu, Assistant Professor h-index 61
    Selected Publications Achievements & Involvement Our lab integrates expertise in chemistry, polymer science, bioconjugation, protein engineering, and immunology to develop precision macromolecular therapeutics. We are committed to advan
    Notable: “Correction: Corrigendum: The Serum Profile of Hypercytokinemia Factors Identified in H7N9-Infected Patients can Predict Fatal Outcomes” (2016) · 2,150 citations
    Psychology41 faculty avg h-index 36.2 #5 of 89 in Psychology
    Jack M. Fletcher, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Research Professor h-index 116
    Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities: Classification and definition, cognitive and neurobiological correlates, intervention Pediatric Brain Injury: spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, plasticity and recovery of function Teaching PSYC
    Notable: “Specific reading disability (dyslexia): what have we learned in the past four decades?” (2004) · 2,523 citations
    Therese A. Kosten, Professor, Director of Developmental, Cognitive, & Behavioral Neuroscience h-index 94
    Notable: “Substance Use Disorders in Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of the Literature” (2001) · 1,039 citations
    Michael J. Zvolensky, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor, Director of RESTORE Lab h-index 90
    Comorbidity of emotional disorders (anxiety, stress, depressive disorders) with substance use disorders Transdiagnostic processes underlying emotional disorder-substance use disorder comorbidity Mediating and moderating factors involved in
    Notable: “Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model” (2004) · 2,132 citations
    David J. Francis, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair, Director of TIMES h-index 82
    Quantitative Methods. He served as Chairman of the Department of Psychology from 2002 to 2014, and as Director of TIMES since its founding in 1999. He also served as Co-Director of the Texas Learning and Computation Center at the Univers
    Notable: “Why IQ is not a covariate in cognitive studies of neurodevelopmental disorders” (2009) · 878 citations
    Electrical Engineering40 faculty avg h-index 32.8 #14 of 34 in Electrical & Computer Engineering
    Zhu Han, Moores Professor h-index 136
    Game Theory, Wireless Networking, Security, Data Analysis, Smart Grid People Faculty Pathway Professors Staff Students Alumni Industry Advisory Board NSF Career Award Winners
    Notable: “Wireless Networks With RF Energy Harvesting: A Contemporary Survey” (2014) · 2,645 citations
    Yan Yao, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor h-index 87
    Advanced materials and devices for energy conversion and storage; magnesium and sodium batteries; organic and polymeric batteries; aqueous batteries for grid storage; solid state electrolytes and all-solid-state-batteries; computational mod
    Notable: “High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends” (2005) · 5,519 citations
    Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor h-index 54
    Neural Engineering, Neurohumanities, Powered Exoskeletons, Brain-Machine Interfaces, Neuromodulation, Computational Neuroscience, Regulatory Science of Medical Devices, Arts in Medicine, Neuroaesthetics and Creativity Funded Research Nation
    Notable: “Deep learning for electroencephalogram (EEG) classification tasks: a review” (2019) · 1,649 citations
    David R. Jackson, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies h-index 53
    Applied Electromagnetics. Research interests at present include microstrip antennas and circuits, leaky-wave antennas, leakage and radiation effects in microwave integrated circuits, periodic structures, and electromagnetic compatibility an
    Notable: “Leaky-Wave Antennas” (2012) · 1,096 citations
    Mechanical Engineering39 faculty avg h-index 31.5 #16 of 70 in Mechanical Engineering
    Gangbing Song, Moores Professor h-index 79
    Notable: “Recent applications of fiber optic sensors to health monitoring in civil engineering” (2004) · 885 citations
    Dong Liu, Professor h-index 79
    Notable: “Micro electrostatic energy harvester with both broad bandwidth and high normalized power density” (2017) · 420 citations
    Ben Xu, Assistant Professor h-index 72
    Notable: “Transition metal oxides for high performance sodium ion battery anodes” (2014) · 426 citations
    Pradeep Sharma, Dean, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor h-index 50
    Finance39 faculty avg h-index 15.3 #25 of 40 in Finance
    Kris Jacobs, Interim Department Chair, Bauer Professor h-index 41
    Notable: “The Shape and Term Structure of the Index Option Smirk: Why Multifactor Stochastic Volatility Models Work So Well” (2009) · 555 citations
    Praveen Kumar, Cullen Distinguished Professor and Chair h-index 34
    Focus on the role of information in financial markets, corporate finance and governance, financial market microstructure, energy finance and risk-management, and industrial organization. His research has been widely published in the top sch
    Notable: “Corporate Governance, Takeovers, and Top-Management Compensation: Theory and Evidence” (2002) · 435 citations
    Stuart M. Turnbull, Professor Emeritus h-index 29
    Notable: “Pricing Derivatives on Financial Securities Subject to Credit Risk” (1995) · 1,985 citations
    Raul Susmel, Associate Professor h-index 17
    International Finance Financial Econometrics Derivative Securities. Areas of Expertise International Finance Derivatives Statistics Publications "Common Volatility in International Equity Markets" (with Robert F. Engle), Journal of Business
    Notable: “Autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity and changes in regime” (1994) · 1,867 citations

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    About University of Houston. University of Houston in Houston, TX reports an overall acceptance rate of 73.9%, an SAT middle 50% of 1170–1330, a class size of 5,652, and a yield of 27.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Tier One public research university in Houston. Strong engineering, business, and optometry. One of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the US.