Dartmouth Arts and Sciences faculty members John Murray, Brendan Nyhan, and Sean Westwood have been named to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate.
The 2025 list includes 6,868 researchers from 60 countries who have demonstrated “significant and broad influence in their fields of research.” (Professor Kenneth French of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business was also included in the list.)
Clarivate’s methodology pinpoints researchers whose publications consistently appear among the most-referenced 1 percent over the past decade. These candidates undergo additional review involving qualitative assessment and expert judgment to confirm they’ve achieved widespread international recognition. The process aims to identify researchers whose contributions have demonstrably influenced scientific progress on a global scale.
“This recognition underscores the remarkable influence our faculty have on their fields,” says Interim Dean of Faculty John Carey. “To have three scholars whose work consistently ranks among the most cited globally is a testament to the quality and impact of research at the School of Arts and Sciences.”
John Murray
John Murray is the Gregg L. Engles Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. A computational neuroscientist, his research focuses on understanding the dynamics of cortical circuits underlying cognitive functions such as decision making and working memory, as well as developing computational psychiatry frameworks to study mental disorders. He has received funding from organizations including the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. From 2015 to 2023, Murray served as primary faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, with secondary appointments in Physics and Neuroscience.
Brendan Nyhan
Brendan Nyhan is the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in the Department of Government. His research examines misperceptions about politics and health care, with publications in prominent journals including Nature, Science, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Journal of Political Science. Nyhan was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023 and has received prestigious fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, and Anti-Defamation League. He co-directs Bright Line Watch, a watchdog organization monitoring American democracy. Nyhan’s research and commentary appear frequently in global media outlets.
Sean Westwood
Sean Westwood is an associate professor in the Department of Government. He studies political behavior and public opinion, examining how partisanship and information from political elites affect the behavior of citizens. Westwood’s research has been published in leading journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Political Science Review, Nature Human Behaviour, and the American Journal of Political Science. His work has been featured in major media outlets including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He co-directs the Polarization Research Lab, a research group and resource hub dedicated to applying science to the study of polarization and democracy.