Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California Santa Cruz Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310,586
121,438
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,568
55,230
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
theoretical particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,658
34,984
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
High energy physics
silicon detectors
particle detectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,263
94,965
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bioinformatics Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,801
85,239
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
intergroup relations
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,470
38,717
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
security
programming languages and systems
specification and verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,771
66,212
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,577
67,656
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social psychology
social influence
cognitive dissonance
jigsaw classroom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,989
15,243
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Non-coding and regulatory RNA research
transfer RNA
computational biology
RNA gene finders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,189
21,595
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
physics
instrumentation
hardware
sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,409
22,533
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,162
32,975
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
genomic data visualization
genomics
DNA sequencing
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,314
29,338
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
High-energy physics
particle physics
collider physics
phenomenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,575
55,467
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
galaxy formation
cosmology
astronomical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,506
20,681
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Experimental High Energy Physics
Boosted Higgs Boson
SUSY
Physics Beyond the Standard Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,311
54,815
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genomic Data Visualization
Comparative Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,180
16,622
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cosmology
galaxy formation
dark matter
extragalactic background light
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,373
19,359
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,024
17,813
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,464
18,217
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,183
20,315
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
condensed matter
magnetoresistance
geometrical frustration
low temperature measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,808
8,902
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,348
10,237
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
applied isotope geochemistry
carbon cycle
natural climate variability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,490
18,808
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
genomics trees flowers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,469
21,148
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Haussler
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310,586
121,438
0.391
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
498
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
W James Kent
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,568
55,230
0.338
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331
594
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Howard Haber
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,658
34,984
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,493
667
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simone Michele Mazza
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,263
94,965
0.663
High energy physics
silicon detectors
particle detectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,802
818
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joshua M Stuart
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,801
85,239
0.657
Bioinformatics Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,997
929
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Pettigrew
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,470
38,717
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,190
1,025
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Abadi
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,771
66,212
0.567
security
programming languages and systems
specification and verification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,680
1,761
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Giordon Stark
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,577
67,656
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,789
2,295
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elliot Aronson
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,989
15,243
0.198
social psychology
social influence
cognitive dissonance
jigsaw classroom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,240
2,498
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Todd Lowe
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,189
21,595
0.295
Non-coding and regulatory RNA research
transfer RNA
computational biology
RNA gene finders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,312
2,529
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hervé Grabas
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,409
22,533
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,593
2,661
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Diekhans
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,162
32,975
0.470
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,975
2,850
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kate Rosenbloom
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,314
29,338
0.436
genomic data visualization
genomics
DNA sequencing
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,720
3,199
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrea Sciandra
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,575
55,467
0.886
High-energy physics
particle physics
collider physics
phenomenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,733
3,205
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sandra Faber
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,506
20,681
0.331
galaxy formation
cosmology
astronomical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,770
3,227
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jacob M Pasner
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,311
54,815
0.880
Experimental High Energy Physics
Boosted Higgs Boson
SUSY
Physics Beyond the Standard Model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,972
3,331
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Angie S Hinrichs
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,180
16,622
0.272
Genomic Data Visualization
Comparative Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,506
3,583
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joel Primack
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,373
19,359
0.332
cosmology
galaxy formation
dark matter
extragalactic background light
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,808
4,224
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Zachos
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,024
17,813
0.336
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,950
4,291
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Estes
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,464
18,217
0.347
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,021
4,330
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jin Zhong Zhang
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,183
20,315
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,133
4,381
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arthur P Ramirez
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,808
8,902
0.172
condensed matter
magnetoresistance
geometrical frustration
low temperature measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,243
4,440
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bruce Margon
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,348
10,237
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,494
4,553
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas P Guilderson
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,490
18,808
0.373
applied isotope geochemistry
carbon cycle
natural climate variability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,141
4,855
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brian Raney
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,469
21,148
0.436
genomics trees flowers