Some of the world's most respected institutions have recognized Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) faculty for their academic contributions.
- Paul Alivisatos (2004)
- David Awschalom (2006)
- Juan de Pablo (2011)
- Laura Gagliardi (2020)
- Giulia Galli (2020)
- Jeffrey Hubbell (2021)
- James Skinner (retired) (2006)
- Melody Swartz (2018)
- Matthew Tirrell (2009)
Experts recognized in the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate:
- Melody Swartz (2012)
- David Awschalom (2011)
- Juan de Pablo (2016)
- Supratik Guha (2015)
- Jeffrey Hubbell (2010)
- Paul Nealey (2018)
- Melody Swartz (2023)
- Matthew Tirrell (1997)
- Jeffrey Hubbell (2018)
- Melody Swartz (2020)
- Paul Alivisatos (2004)
- David Awschalom (2007)
- Juan de Pablo (2022)
- Laura Gagliardi (2021)
- Giulia Galli (2020)
- Jeffrey Hubbell (2023)
- James Skinner (retired) (2012)
- Matthew Tirrell (2019)