Jan vom Brocke, Chair of Information Systems & Business Process Management, ranks first in Germany in the career ranking for Information Systems. Globally, he is among the top 0.35 percent of leading researchers in his field. In the 2026 ranking, he is listed in third place in Germany and among the top 0.26 percent worldwide.

In addition, several Visiting International Professors (VIPs) from the Faculty of Economics are featured in the ranking: Sirkka Jarvenpaa from the University of Texas, Michael Rosemann from Queensland University of Technology, and Alan Hevner from the University of South Florida.

About the Stanford/Elsevier Ranking

The annually published database was established by John P. A. Ioannidis of Stanford University and is published in collaboration with Elsevier. Due to its selection of the world’s leading scientists, it is also known as the ‘Top 2 per cent list’. The ninth edition of the ranking, published on 7 October 2026, is based on Scopus data as at 1 August 2026. It comprises two assessments: one covering the entire academic career and a ranking for 2026.

You can read more about the principles behind the ranking here.