diff --git a/src/app/db/data.ts b/src/app/db/data.ts
index a5a1c73..42163a9 100644
--- a/src/app/db/data.ts
+++ b/src/app/db/data.ts
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ 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/',
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ 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: {
@@ -768,6 +768,11 @@ 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 1132f39..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 (
@@ -45,7 +82,9 @@ export default function Home() {
       <News />
       <div className='grid grid-cols-1 space-y-2 mt-4 basis-full'>
         <br />
-        <div className='font-serif text-xl my-2'>Recently released documents</div>
+        <div className='font-serif text-xl my-2'>
+          Recently released documents
+        </div>
         <RecentDocuments />
         <hr className='mx-auto w-full h-1 border-0 bg-slate-200 my-2 rounded-md' />
         <br />
@@ -56,7 +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>