Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
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    137 faculty · 0 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Economics46 faculty avg h-index 17.8 #21 of 104 in Economics
    W. Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management h-index 87
    Regulation of health, safety, and environmental risks; law and economics; tort liability; risk and uncertainty Representative Publications Pricing Lives: Guideposts for a Safer Society (Princeton University Press, 2018). Winner of the Kulp
    Notable: “The Value of a Statistical Life: A Critical Review of Market Estimates Throughout the World” (2003) · 1,802 citations
    Kamal Saggi, Chair; Frances and John Downing Family Chair and Professor of Economics h-index 43
    International Trade, Economic Development
    Notable: “Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and International Technology Transfer: A Survey” (2002) · 737 citations
    Christopher Carpenter, E. Bronson Ingram University Distinguished Professor of Economics h-index 41
    Health Economics, Economic Demography, Public Policy
    Notable: “Proximity of Fast-Food Restaurants to Schools and Adolescent Obesity” (2008) · 482 citations
    Peter Rousseau, Hubbard Family Chair and Professor of Economics h-index 35
    Macroeconomics, Money, Finance
    Notable: “Equity markets and growth: Cross-country evidence on timing and outcomes, 1980–1995” (2000) · 797 citations
    Government39 faculty avg h-index 18.2 #16 of 100 in Political Science
    David E. Lewis, Professor of Political Science h-index 54
    The presidency, executive branch politics and public administration. He is the author of two books, Presidents and the Politics of Agency Design (Stanford University Press, 2003) and The Politics of Presidential Ap
    Notable: “Attitudes De Dicto and De Se” (1979) · 1,914 citations
    Larry M. Bartels, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law h-index 42
    Public opinion; Campaigns and elections; Representation; Public policy
    Notable: “Beyond the Running Tally: Partisan Bias in Political Perceptions” (2002) · 1,469 citations
    Carolyn Heinrich, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education h-index 40
    Es on education, workforce development, social welfare policy, program evaluation, and public management and performance management. She works directly with federal, state and local governments in her research to improve policy design and p
    Notable: “Outcomes–Based Performance Management in the Public Sector: Implications for Government Accountability and Effectiveness” (2002) · 507 citations
    Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science h-index 39
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    Notable: “Cohesion in Legislatures and the Vote of Confidence Procedure” (1998) · 480 citations
    Biochemistry25 faculty avg h-index 35.6 #1 of 33 in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    Antonis Rokas, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences h-index 90
    Notable: “The Paleozoic Origin of Enzymatic Lignin Decomposition Reconstructed from 31 Fungal Genomes” (2012) · 1,798 citations
    Eric Skaar, University Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences h-index 84
    Notable: “Nutritional immunity: transition metals at the pathogen–host interface” (2012) · 1,551 citations
    Todd R. Graham, Stevenson Professor; Interim Chair of Biological Sciences h-index 81
    Notable: “Refined structure of αβ-tubulin at 3.5 Å resolution 1 1Edited by I. A. Wilson” (2001) · 1,154 citations
    Kendal S. Broadie, Stevenson Professor of Neurobiology; Professor of Biological Sciences h-index 60
    Notable: “Targeted expression of tetanus toxin light chain in Drosophila specifically eliminates synaptic transmission and causes behavioral defects” (1995) · 982 citations
    Psychology22 faculty avg h-index 55.4 #4 of 89 in Psychology
    Isabel Gauthier, David K. Wilson Chair of Psychology; Vice Chair; Professor h-index 116
    Notable: “Expertise for cars and birds recruits brain areas involved in face recognition” (2000) · 1,427 citations
    Jon Kaas, Distinguished Centennial Professor; Professor h-index 108
    Notable: “Massive Cortical Reorganization After Sensory Deafferentation in Adult Macaques” (1991) · 1,102 citations
    Gordon Logan, Centennial Professor of Psychology h-index 102
    Notable: “Toward an instance theory of automatization.” (1988) · 3,413 citations
    Steven D. Hollon, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor; Professor of Psychology and Human Development h-index 96
    Notable: “Defining empirically supported therapies.” (1998) · 2,330 citations
    Neuroscience5 faculty avg h-index 31.2 #23 of 41 in Neuroscience
    Lisa Monteggia, Professor of Pharmacology; Lee E. Limbird Chair in Pharmacology h-index 64
    Events Department Calendar Department Lectureships Vanderbilt-Meharry Annual Pharmacology Retreat Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum GPCR Invited Postdoctoral Seminar Series Alpaca Day Seminar Series
    Notable: “A Neurotrophic Model for Stress-Related Mood Disorders” (2006) · 3,339 citations
    Carrie Jones, Associate Professor of Pharmacology h-index 53
    Events Department Calendar Department Lectureships Vanderbilt-Meharry Annual Pharmacology Retreat Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum GPCR Invited Postdoctoral Seminar Series Alpaca Day Seminar Series
    Notable: “Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors as a novel approach for the treatment of schizophrenia” (2008) · 326 citations
    Meredyth Wegener, Senior Lecturer of Neuroscience; Director of Undergraduate Studies in Neuroscience h-index 4
    Notable: “Orbitofrontal neurons acquire responses to ‘valueless’ Pavlovian cues during unblocking” (2014) · 73 citations
    Elizabeth Catania, Associate Professor of the Practice of Neuroscience; Associate Director of the A&S College Core h-index 4
    Ed on the development of brain circuitry related to social and emotional function. Her current research focus is on improving educational practices through inclusive teaching, enhancing undergraduate research experiences, and improving expe
    Notable: “Genetic Deletion of Lsamp Causes Exaggerated Behavioral Activation in Novel Environments” (2007) · 61 citations

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    About Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN reports an overall acceptance rate of 4.7%, an early-round acceptance rate of 13.2%, an SAT middle 50% of 1500–1570, a class size of 1,600, and a yield of 61.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Record-low 4.7% overall rate for Class of 2029. RD rate only 3.3%. ED I + ED II offered.