John P. A. Ioannidis

John P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSC, holds the C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention at Stanford University where he is professor of medicine, of epidemiology and population health, of biomedical data sciences and of statistics, co-director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS) and director of the PhD program in epidemiology and clinical research. 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 (research on research), large-scale evidence, population health sciences and predictive medicine. He has received numerous awards, including the European Award for Excellence in Clinical Science, the Chanchlani Award for Global Health, and the Science Epiphany Award, and multiple honorary doctorates and other honorary titles. He has been inducted into several academies including the US National Academy of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. 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' has been the most accessed and downloaded and read scientific article. The Atlantic selected Dr. Ioannidis as the Brave Thinker scientist for 2010, characterizing him as one of the most influential scientists alive.