Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

Dr. Ioannidis is one of the most-cited scientists of all times in the scientific literature. His current research at Stanford covers a wide agenda, including meta-research, large-scale evidence, population health sciences and predictive medicine and health. He has received numerous awards, including the European Award for Excellence in Clinical Science, and has been inducted into the Association of American Physicians and the European Academy of Cancer Sciences. Dr. Ioannidis is recognized as the leading clinical research methodologist of his generation for his work in evidence-based medicine and in appraising and improving the credibility of scientific studies and results. The PLoS Medicine article, “Why Most Published Research Findings are False,” was the most accessed and downloaded article in the history of PLoS. The Atlantic selected Dr. Ioannidis as the “Brave Thinker” scientist for 2010, characterizing him as “one of the most influential scientists alive.”