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261 faculty · 340 courses · data as of 2026-07-02
Yarin, Alexander L., UIC Distinguished Professor and Richard and Loan Hill Professor h-index 82
Notable: “DROP IMPACT DYNAMICS: Splashing, Spreading, Receding, Bouncing…” (2005) · 2,618 citations
Li, Lin, Professor h-index 73
Notable: “Multifunctional Gold Nanoshells on Silica Nanorattles: A Platform for the Combination of Photothermal Therapy and Chemotherapy with Low Systemic Toxicity” (2010) · 530 citations
Shabana, Ahmed A., UIC Distinguished Professor h-index 66
Notable: “Flexible Multibody Dynamics: Review of Past and Recent Developments” (1997) · 872 citations
Megaridis, Constantine M., University Distinguished Professor and James P. Hartnett Professor of Energy Engineering h-index 56
Notable: “Are Superhydrophobic Surfaces Best for Icephobicity?” (2011) · 685 citations
Courses: Energy for Sustainable Society · Introduction to Thermodynamics · Engineering Dynamics · Fluid Mechanics I · Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics · Materials for Manufacturing +34 more
Chen, Hao, Assistant Professor h-index 141
Notable: “The TREM2-APOE Pathway Drives the Transcriptional Phenotype of Dysfunctional Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases” (2017) · 3,055 citations
Bernstein, Daniel J., Research Professor h-index 56
Notable: “Post-quantum cryptography” (2017) · 1,136 citations
Cheng, Lu, Assistant Professor h-index 51
Notable: “Mechanism and kinetics of the stabilization reactions of itaconic acid-modified polyacrylonitrile” (2008) · 361 citations
Caragea, Cornelia, Robert V. Kenyon Professor in Computer Science h-index 38
Notable: “PositionRank: An Unsupervised Approach to Keyphrase Extraction from Scholarly Documents” (2017) · 330 citations
Courses: Discovering Computer Science · Introduction to Computing and Programming · Programming for Engineers with MatLab · Program Design I · Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems · Program Design I in the Context of Law and Public Policy +33 more
Liu, Derong, Professor h-index 103
Notable: “Adaptive Dynamic Programming: An Introduction” (2009) · 895 citations
Chen, Pai-Yen, Professor h-index 44
Notable: “Atomically Thin Surface Cloak Using Graphene Monolayers” (2011) · 674 citations
Mazumder, Sudip K, Distinguished Professor h-index 39
Notable: “Sliding Mode Control in Power Converters and Drives: A Review” (2021) · 279 citations
Cetin, Ahmet Enis, Professor h-index 32
Notable: “Computer vision based method for real-time fire and flame detection” (2005) · 631 citations
Courses: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering · Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering · Electrical Circuit Analysis · Circuit Analysis · Introduction to Logic Design · Introduction to Embedded Systems +33 more
Maki, Pauline, Professor h-index 69
Ed on women’s mental and cognitive health, and the role of sex hormones and reproductive transitions (menopause, pregnancy, menstrual cycle) on well-being in women. The broad goal of her work is to improve the lives of women by identifying
Notable: “Sex and gender: modifiers of health, disease, and medicine” (2020) · 1,992 citations
Mermelstein, Robin J., LAS Distinguished Professor h-index 57
Fall broadly in the area of tobacco use, with studies ranging from longitudinal examinations of the etiology of youth smoking to cessation interventions for adult smokers. Since the mid 1990s, Dr. Mermelstein has been the principal investig
Notable: “A Practical Guide to Calculating Cohen’s f2, a Measure of Local Effect Size, from PROC MIXED” (2012) · 1,300 citations
Goldman, Susan, Professor Emerita h-index 52
Notable: “Source Evaluation, Comprehension, and Learning in Internet Science Inquiry Tasks” (2009) · 413 citations
Ragozzino, Michael, Professor h-index 49
My research program involves taking a neural systems approach to understanding the neurobiology of learning and memory. My interest focuses on investigating the principles and neural mechanisms that govern the ability to learn new rules an
Notable: “Involvement of the Prelimbic–Infralimbic Areas of the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex in Behavioral Flexibility for Place and Response Learning” (1999) · 559 citations
Courses: Introduction to Psychology · The Basics of Neuroscience · Theories of Personality · Community Psychology · Introduction to Research in Psychology · Behavioral Neuroscience +34 more
Gonzalez-Meler, Miquel, Professor h-index 39
Areas are in physiological and ecosystem ecology, global change and stable isotope ecology. My laboratory focuses on the study of plant and ecosystem functioning in different global change scenarios and in ecosystem feedbacks on biosphere-a
Notable: “MORE EFFICIENT PLANTS: A Consequence of Rising Atmospheric CO2?” (1997) · 1,920 citations
Stabb, Eric, Department Head and Professor h-index 37
Es on host-microbe interactions and bacterial cell-cell signaling; however, my interests in the field of Microbiology are broad and encompass bacterial genetics and physiology, among other topics. My lab studies the light-organ symbiosis be
Notable: “Biocontrol of Soilborne Plant Pathogens.” (1996) · 553 citations
Shingleton, Alexander, Professor h-index 37
Notable: “The developmental control of size in insects” (2013) · 362 citations
Minor, Emily, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies h-index 36
Notable: “The city as a refuge for insect pollinators” (2016) · 651 citations
Courses: Biological Sciences First-Year Seminar · Biology for Non-majors · Biology of Cells and Organisms · Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems · Biology of Populations and Communities · The Basics of Neuroscience +34 more
Corte, Colleen, Associate Professor Emerita h-index 24
Es on prevention of the development of alcohol use disorders by inhibiting the formation of a "drinker identity'--a powerful predictor of alcohol use. Remarkably, she and her colleagues found evidence of an emerging drinker identity in chil
Notable: “Working experiences of nurses during the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak” (2018) · 174 citations
Abboud, Sarah, Associate Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States” (2019) · 116 citations
Cajita, Mia, Assistant Professor h-index 17
Notable: “Health Literacy and Heart Failure” (2015) · 314 citations
Crooks, Natasha, Associate Professor h-index 17
Es on the development and testing of IMAGE (IMARA for Black Men and Girls Empowerment) a family based HIV prevention intervention designed to increase the protection of Black girls' sexual and reproductive health funded by NIMHD (R01MD01892
Notable: “Ethics of research at the intersection of COVID-19 and black lives matter: a call to action” (2021) · 80 citations
Courses: Professional Nursing 1 · Health Assessment and Communication · Foundations of Nursing Practice · Concepts in Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1 · Readiness for Professional Nursing Practice · Concepts in Professional Nursing +34 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 University of Illinois, Chicago. University of Illinois, Chicago in Chicago, IL reports an overall acceptance rate of 77.3%, an SAT middle 50% of 1140–1330, a class size of 4,419, and a yield of 21.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Chicago's largest university and a top research institution. Strong health sciences, engineering, and architecture programs. One of most diverse campuses in the Midwest.