Faculty
Research Influence: several faculty members stand out
October 22, 2026
More than 20 members of the HEC Montréal community are featured in a ranking that considers the international influence of scientists across all fields.
The ranking was compiled by a research team from Stanford University and the Dutch publisher Elsevier.
It is divided into two lists based on citations and impact indices: one covers the results for the year 2025, and the other covers the entire career.
The current faculty members of HEC Montréal who appear in this year's ranking are:
Based on citations and metrics for the year 2025
- Jean-François Cordeau
- David Doloreux
- Yany Grégoire
- Jean-François Harvey
- Isabelle Le Breton-Miller
- Pierre-Majorique Léger
- Danny Miller
- Carolina Osorio
- Guy Paré
- Linda Rouleau
- Sylvain Sénécal
- Jian Tang
- Stephan Vachon
- Christian Vandenberghe
- Gregory Vial
Based on citations and metrics for the entire career
- Jean-François Cordeau
- David Doloreux
- Pierre-Majorique Léger
- Danny Miller
- Guy Paré
- Sylvain Sénécal
- Jian Tang
- Stephan Vachon
- Christian Vandenberghe
- Gregory Vial
- Georges Zaccour
This group also includes professors Pierre Hansen, who passed away in 2025, and Jean-Charles Chebat, who passed away in 2019.
Alain Haurie, an affiliated professor, also appears in this ranking.
Several retired faculty members are also featured:
- Henri Barki
- Alain D’Astous
- Ann Langley
- Gilbert Laporte
- Suzanne Rivard
It is worth noting that, once again this year, Gilbert Laporte and Danny Miller are ranked in the global top 10 of their respective fields (operational research and management).
Ranking Methodology
The base sample used for this ranking consisted of more than 8 million authors worldwide, across 20 disciplines and 174 sub-sectors, from both academia and the private sector. The final ranking included just over 230,000 scientists, representing the top 2% most influential in their research fields.
