Global rankings recognize leading scientists from UCC and University of Derby

Several academics from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the University of Derby have been named among the world’s top 2% of scientists for 2026.

Professor Martins Ekor of UCC’s School of Medical Sciences has achieved a global rank of 33,857, placing him 119th within the toxicology subfield. His research in pharmacology and toxicology includes over 5,000 citations across 82 publications, focusing on medicinal plants, natural products, and drug discovery.

The University of Derby has added five academics to the prestigious list, bringing its total representation to 16 researchers. The new additions include Professor Neil Campbell, Stephen Lokier, Reza Safari, Professor David Sheffield, and Dmitry Zaitsev. The rankings, updated annually by Stanford University, identify influential researchers based on citation-based indicators from the Scopus database.