Portland: the home of top-notch cuisine, iconic bridges, and big brains. A newly updated database of the world’s top-cited scientists is shining a spotlight on some local researchers.

The database includes 100,000 of the most-cited authors across all scientific fields based on several very complex data sets. Among this list of super-intelligent beings are 35 Portland State University faculty members. Here are five of them:

Miguel Figliozzi — Contributed to a recent report examining travel time reliability as it impacts people’s travel behavior.
Charlotte Fritz — Authored a study that found managers especially benefit from getting into the right mindset before starting a workday.
Ephraim Suhir — Professor specializing in applied mathematics physics and applied probability.
Leslie Hammer — Part of PSU’s No. 1-ranked (nationally) Industrial and Organizational Psychology program and contributor to studies on mental health within the military.
Berrin Erdogan — Studies workplace relationships and was recently cited in an Oregonian article on Portland Timbers and Thorns owner Merrit Paulson.