June 11, 2026
Fourteen SCI faculty members and six Intelligent Systems Program (ISP) faculty members ranked among Research.com’s 12th Edition of Best Computer Scientists in the U.S. and World’s Best Computer Scientists. Based on data collected on Jan. 12, 2026, the rankings include D-index, publication, and citation numbers. For the rankings, Research.com analyzed a total of 279,971 scientist profiles worldwide, examining 5,603 scientists specializing in computer science for the U.S. rankings.
Ranked SCI faculty include:
- Dr. Peter Brusilovsky (Director, Intelligent Systems Program; professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) ranked #389 in the U.S. and #732 worldwide
- Dr. Diane Litman (Associate Dean for Mentoring and Development; professor, Department of Computer Science, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #1,200 in the U.S. and #2,419 worldwide
- Dr. Michael Lewis (professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) ranked #1,466 in the U.S. and #3,054 worldwide
- Dr. Rob Rutenbar (Senior Vice Chancellor of Research, University of Pittsburgh, Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #1,681 in the U.S. and #3,545 worldwide
- Dr. Daniel Mosse (professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #1,780 in the U.S. and #3,788 worldwide
- Dr. Paul Cohen (professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #2,776 in the U.S. and #6,328 worldwide
- Dr. Youtao Zhang (professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #3,288 in the U.S. and #7,699 worldwide
- Dr. Kirk Pruhs (professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #3,316 in the U.S. and #7,787 worldwide
- Dr. James Joshi (professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) ranked #3,394 in the U.S. and #7,989 worldwide
- Dr. Longfei Shangguan (assistant professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #4,166 in the U.S. and #10,126 worldwide
- Dr. David Tipper (professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) ranked #4,396 in the U.S. and #10,717 worldwide
- Dr. Panos Chrysanthis (Associate Dean for Graduate Studies; professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #4,827 in the U.S. and #12,098 worldwide
- Dr. Yu-Ru Lin (professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #4,873 in the U.S. and #12,234 worldwide
- Dr. Bruce Childers (Dean; professor, Department of Computer Science) ranked #5,311 in the U.S. and #13,655 worldwide
Ranked ISP faculty members include:
- Dr. Peter Brusilovsky (Director, Intelligent Systems Program; professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) ranked #389 in the U.S. and #732 worldwide
- Dr. Diane Litman (Associate Dean for Mentoring and Development; professor, Department of Computer Science, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #1,200 in the U.S. and #2,419 worldwide
- Dr. Gregory Cooper (Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #1,721 in the U.S. and #3,634 worldwide
- Dr. Yufei Huang (Professor, Department of Medicine, Leader, AI Research, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #3,158 in the U.S. and #7,335 worldwide
- Dr. Yanshan Wang (Assistant Professor, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Health Information Management, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #4,738 in the U.S. and #11,878 worldwide
- Dr. Yu-Ru Lin (professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, Intelligent Systems Program) ranked #4,873 in the U.S. and #12,234 worldwide
View the full list of U.S. and world rankings on Research.com.