diff --git a/src/app/author/[author]/AuthorDisplay.tsx b/src/app/author/[author]/AuthorDisplay.tsx
index b986436..d1206cf 100644
--- a/src/app/author/[author]/AuthorDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/app/author/[author]/AuthorDisplay.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Zilla_Slab } from 'next/font/google'
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
 import DocumentCard from '@/app/components/DocumentCard'
 import findDocumentsByAuthor from './findDocumentsByAuthor'
+import cardEffects from '@/app/styles/cardEffects.module.css'
 
 const zillaSlab = Zilla_Slab({ subsets: ['latin'], weight: ['500'] })
 
@@ -41,11 +42,15 @@ export default function AuthorDisplay({
         ) : null}
         <div className='my-4 max-h-12 flex flex-wrap gap-2'>
           {affiliation.map((a: string) => (
-            <Link key={a} href={`/affiliation/${a.split('@')[1]}`}>
+            <Link
+              key={a}
+              href={`/affiliation/${a.split('@')[1]}`}
+              className={cardEffects['card-small']}
+            >
               <img
                 src={affiliations[a.split('@')[1]].image}
                 alt={affiliations[a.split('@')[1]].name}
-                className='h-12 shadow-sm shadow-slate-400 rounded-md'
+                className='h-12 rounded-md'
               />
             </Link>
           ))}
diff --git a/src/app/components/DocumentCard.tsx b/src/app/components/DocumentCard.tsx
index 76f95dc..cd7ac15 100644
--- a/src/app/components/DocumentCard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/DocumentCard.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const DocumentCard = ({ doc, href }: { doc: Document; href: string }) => {
   return (
     <Link href={href} className='no-link-style'>
       <div
-        className={`${cardEffects.card} border-4 rounded-lg border-gray-300 hover:border-blue-500 p-5 my-4 w-full cursor-pointer shadow-slate-300 shadow-md`}
+        className={`${cardEffects['card-large']} border-4 rounded-lg border-gray-300 hover:border-blue-500 p-5 my-4 w-full cursor-pointer shadow-slate-300 shadow-md`}
         role='button' // this is a critical DEI concern as we have marked this element as a button with ARIA role, yet we have not supported button accessiblity features
       >
         <h2 className={`${zillaSlab.className} text-3xl`}>{title}</h2>
diff --git a/src/app/components/MobileMenu.tsx b/src/app/components/MobileMenu.tsx
index 1f703b7..cce51f1 100644
--- a/src/app/components/MobileMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/MobileMenu.tsx
@@ -31,19 +31,21 @@ export default function MobileMenu() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className='w-20'>
-      <button
-        className='p-2 rounded-xl hover:bg-blue-400'
-        onClick={handleClick}
-      >
-        <RxHamburgerMenu size={40} />
-      </button>
+    <>
+      <div className='w-20'>
+        <button
+          className='p-2 rounded-xl hover:bg-blue-400'
+          onClick={handleClick}
+        >
+          <RxHamburgerMenu size={40} />
+        </button>
+      </div>
       <div
         className={`${isOpen ? '' : styles['menu-hidden']} ${styles.menu} shadow-md shadow-slate-300`}
       >
-        <span className={styles['search-bar']}>
+        <div className={styles['search-bar']}>
           <SearchBar onSubmit={handleSubmit} />
-        </span>
+        </div>
         <p className='text-slate-600 mx-4 my-4'>
           We gratefully acknowledge support from our volunteer peer reviewers,
           member institutions, and all{' '}
@@ -56,6 +58,6 @@ export default function MobileMenu() {
           .
         </p>
       </div>
-    </div>
+    </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/SearchBar.tsx b/src/app/components/SearchBar.tsx
index 20f7eec..a1dfee0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export default function SearchBar({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className='w-full flex flex-nowrap'>
+    <div className='mx-2 flex flex-nowrap gap-2'>
       <input
         type='text'
-        className='py-3 px-5 rounded-xl text-slate-800 flex-grow'
+        className='py-3 px-5 rounded-xl text-slate-800 flex-grow flex-shrink min-w-0'
         name='q'
         placeholder='Search...'
         onChange={handleInputChange}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function SearchBar({
       />
       <button
         type='submit'
-        className='p-2.5 mx-4 border-2 rounded-xl hover:bg-blue-300 flex-shrink'
+        className='p-2.5 border-2 rounded-xl hover:bg-blue-300 flex-shrink'
         onClick={handleClick}
       >
         Search
diff --git a/src/app/components/mobileMenu.module.css b/src/app/components/mobileMenu.module.css
index 06d7ef9..ba6fdc9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/mobileMenu.module.css
+++ b/src/app/components/mobileMenu.module.css
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 .menu {
-  @apply overflow-hidden left-[0] top-[235px] z-10 absolute bg-slate-200;
-  @apply duration-300;
-  height: fit-content;
-  padding-bottom: 10px;
+  @apply overflow-hidden top-[235px] z-10 absolute bg-slate-200;
+  height: 180px;
   transition: height 0.2s ease-in-out;
   width: 100vw;
-  right: 0;
+  left: 0;
 }
 
 .search-bar {
-  @apply w-full flex justify-center z-10 px-4 py-2 bg-slate-300;
+  @apply z-10 mt-2 mx-[2px] sm:m-2;
 }
 
 .search-bar button {
@@ -18,5 +16,4 @@
 
 .menu-hidden {
   height: 0;
-  padding-bottom: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/db/data.ts b/src/app/db/data.ts
index a7270dd..73848b6 100644
--- a/src/app/db/data.ts
+++ b/src/app/db/data.ts
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ export const authors: Readonly<{ [key: string]: Author }> = {
       'Student@srvhs',
     ],
     image: '/img/profiles/wlin.jpg',
-    nationality: ['twn', 'chn', 'usa'],
+    nationality: ['twn', 'chn', 'jpn', 'usa'],
     formerAffiliations: ['Intern@raid-zero'],
     bio: 'Hi, I am Kaito or Warren. I am a Self-taught programmer and engineer. I go around doing dumb things such as my projects. I have a dream of building a community. I am currently part of many projects.',
     website: 'https://kaitotlex.carrd.co/',
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ export const authors: Readonly<{ [key: string]: Author }> = {
       'Mentor@team-1280',
     ],
     formerAffiliations: ['Captain@team-1280', 'Student@srvhs'],
-    nationality: ['usa'],
+    nationality: ['irl', 'usa'],
     image: '/img/profiles/edanko.jpg',
   },
   arvenkatesh: {
@@ -742,6 +742,11 @@ export const nationalities: Readonly<{ [key: string]: Nationality }> = {
     demonym: 'Filipino',
     flag: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/2880px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png',
   },
+  irl: {
+    name: 'Republic of Ireland',
+    demonym: 'Irish',
+    flag: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg',
+  },
   unknown: {
     name: 'Undetermined',
     demonym: 'Undetermined',
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 7e41dbd..480b3ad 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,65 @@
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import { documents, authors, affiliations } from './db/data'
+import { documents, authors, affiliations, Author } from './db/data'
 import News from './components/News'
 import RandomDocs from './components/RandomDocs'
 import RecentDocuments from './components/RecentDocuments'
 
+function sortAuthorsByDocumentsPublished(authors: {
+  [key: string]: Author
+}): { id: string; author: Author }[] {
+  // Initialize a map to count documents for each author
+  const authorDocumentCount: { [key: string]: number } = {}
+
+  // Iterate over documents to count the number for each author
+  Object.values(documents).forEach((document) => {
+    document.manifest.authors.forEach((authorId) => {
+      if (authorDocumentCount[authorId]) {
+        authorDocumentCount[authorId] += 1
+      } else {
+        authorDocumentCount[authorId] = 1
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  // Convert the authors object into an array of objects including the author ID
+  const authorsWithId = Object.keys(authors).map((id) => ({
+    id,
+    author: authors[id],
+    count: authorDocumentCount[id] || 0, // Include the count for sorting
+  }))
+
+  // Sort authors by their document count in descending order
+  authorsWithId.sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count)
+
+  // Return the sorted array, excluding the count property
+  return authorsWithId.map(({ id, author }) => ({ id, author }))
+}
+
 export default function Home() {
   const AuthorDisplay = () => {
-    return Object.entries(authors).map(([author, data], index) => {
-      let affiliationSlug = data.affiliation[0].split('@')[1]
-      let affiliation = affiliations[affiliationSlug]
-      return (
-        <div key={author}>
-          <Link href={`/author/${author}`}>
-            {data.name.first}
-            {data.name.nickname ? ` "${data.name.nickname}" ` : ' '}
-            {data.name.last}
-          </Link>{' '}
-          of{' '}
-          <Link href={`/affiliation/${affiliationSlug}`}>
-            {affiliation.short}
-          </Link>
-        </div>
-      )
-    })
+    return (
+      <ol className='list-decimal pl-4 space-y-2'>
+        {sortAuthorsByDocumentsPublished(authors).map(({ id, author }) => {
+          let data = author
+
+          let affiliationSlug = data.affiliation[0].split('@')[1]
+          let affiliation = affiliations[affiliationSlug]
+          return (
+            <li key={id}>
+              <Link href={`/author/${id}`}>
+                {data.name.first}
+                {data.name.nickname ? ` "${data.name.nickname}" ` : ' '}
+                {data.name.last}
+              </Link>{' '}
+              of{' '}
+              <Link href={`/affiliation/${affiliationSlug}`}>
+                {affiliation.short}
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+          )
+        })}
+      </ol>
+    )
   }
 
   return (
@@ -58,7 +95,7 @@ export default function Home() {
         <hr className='mx-auto w-full h-1 border-0 bg-slate-200 my-2 rounded-md' />
         <br />
         <div className='font-serif text-xl'>
-          Our esteemed faculty and alumni
+          Our esteemed faculty and alumni (ranked by research output)
         </div>
         <AuthorDisplay />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/search/page.tsx b/src/app/search/page.tsx
index a88aa7d..778f348 100644
--- a/src/app/search/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/search/page.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const SearchResult = ({
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`${cardEffects.card} border-4 rounded-lg border-gray-300 hover:border-blue-500 p-5 my-4 w-full cursor-pointer`}
+      className={`${cardEffects['card-large']} border-4 rounded-lg border-gray-300 hover:border-blue-500 p-5 my-4 w-full cursor-pointer`}
       onClick={handleClick}
       role='button' // this is a critical DEI concern as we have marked this element as a button with ARIA role, yet we have not supported button accessiblity features
     >
diff --git a/src/app/styles/cardEffects.module.css b/src/app/styles/cardEffects.module.css
index dba28e2..daaa064 100644
--- a/src/app/styles/cardEffects.module.css
+++ b/src/app/styles/cardEffects.module.css
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* creates a 3D card effect using a pseudo element for performance reasons */
 
-.card {
+.card-large {
   @apply shadow-sm shadow-slate-300;
   /* box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); */
   transition: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
   position: relative;
 }
-.card::after {
+.card-large::after {
   @apply shadow-lg shadow-slate-500;
   content: '';
   z-index: -1;
@@ -19,10 +19,37 @@
   left: 0;
 }
 
-.card:hover {
+.card-large:hover {
   transform: scale(1.02, 1.02);
 }
 
-.card:hover::after {
+.card-large:hover::after {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.card-small {
+  @apply shadow-sm shadow-slate-300;
+  /* box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); */
+  transition: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
+  position: relative;
+}
+.card-small::after {
+  @apply shadow-md shadow-slate-500;
+  content: '';
+  z-index: -1;
+  transition: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
+  position: absolute;
+  opacity: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+}
+
+.card-small:hover {
+  transform: scale(1.08, 1.08);
+}
+
+.card-small:hover::after {
   opacity: 1;
 }