Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
microbial diversity
microbiome
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435,997
280,613
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,834
84,198
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High Energy Physics
Experimental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279,838
117,101
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
The role of culture in human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,053
75,108
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Preventive medicine
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,129
137,794
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,506
113,597
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
high energy physics
particle physics
machine learning
higgs boson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,968
114,275
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,166
37,866
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,907
94,576
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Anxiety
stress
trauma
genetics
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,632
103,480
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,421
83,893
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,370
66,120
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public health
global health
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,086
75,983
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,569
49,942
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genomics
Cancer
Machine Learning
Probability
Statistical Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,412
76,613
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,885
65,937
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,906
24,027
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,103
50,624
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,191
32,703
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Atherosclerosis
oxidation
oxidized LDL
oxidized phospholipids
hyperlipidemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,504
29,508
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,948
34,410
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,124
27,216
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epigenomics
Brain
Senescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,301
54,625
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cancer
Systems Biology
Networks
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,960
61,278
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Condensed matter theory
quantum technology
spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,240
29,323
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rob Knight
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435,997
280,613
0.644
microbial diversity
microbiome
environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122
61
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,834
84,198
0.241
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289
123
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vyacheslav Krutelyov
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279,838
117,101
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358
152
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,053
75,108
0.284
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400
171
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Criqui MH
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,129
137,794
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610
239
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matevž Tadel
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225,506
113,597
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633
251
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Javier M Duarte
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221,968
114,275
0.515
high energy physics
particle physics
machine learning
higgs boson
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731
292
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Napoleone Ferrara
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,166
37,866
0.182
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791
316
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anders M Dale
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,907
94,576
0.468
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863
354
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Murray B Stein
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,632
103,480
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881
363
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Sandborn
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,421
83,893
0.436
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079
458
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,370
66,120
0.384
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238
545
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Pratt
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,086
75,983
0.472
Public health
global health
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,281
563
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Glass CK
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,569
49,942
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,343
597
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pablo Tamayo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,412
76,613
0.496
Genomics
Cancer
Machine Learning
Probability
Statistical Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,440
638
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kun Liang Guan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,885
65,937
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,532
678
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Larry R Squire
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,906
24,027
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,600
713
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theodore Ganiats
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,103
50,624
0.359
Health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,206
1,032
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Don W Cleveland
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,191
32,703
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,263
1,063
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joseph L Witztum
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,504
29,508
0.251
Atherosclerosis
oxidation
oxidized LDL
oxidized phospholipids
hyperlipidemia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,278
1,072
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ming T Tsuang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,948
34,410
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,359
1,114
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jerrold Olefsky
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,124
27,216
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,432
1,158
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bing Ren
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,301
54,625
0.482
Epigenomics
Brain
Senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,441
1,161
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Trey Ideker
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,960
61,278
0.542
Cancer
Systems Biology
Networks
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,469
1,172
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
LJ Sham *
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,240
29,323
0.261
Condensed matter theory
quantum technology
spintronics