University of California, Santa Cruz in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
162
researchers on the list
153
rank in United States
396
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wòosley, Stanford E. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 6 / 58,202 | 5 / 58,202 |
| Pettigrew, Thomas Fraser | Social Psychology | 52 / 27,908 | 45 / 27,908 |
| Robertson, Brant E. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 382 / 58,202 | 37 / 58,202 |
| Ramirez, Arthur P. | Applied Physics | 101 / 323,282 | 276 / 323,282 |
| Fink, Anthony L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 181 / 216,826 | 390 / 216,826 |
| Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt | Anthropology | 15 / 10,039 | 3 / 10,039 |
| Greider, Carol Widney | Developmental Biology | 212 / 167,121 | 613 / 167,121 |
| Bonett, Douglas G. | Statistics & Probability | 86 / 24,695 | 44 / 24,695 |
| Zhang, Jinzhong | Physical Chemistry | 29 / 44,088 | 35 / 44,088 |
| Haraway, Donna J. | Gender Studies | 10 / 2,687 | 6 / 2,687 |
| Thompson, John N. | Ecology | 145 / 82,882 | 608 / 82,882 |
| Bruland, Kenneth W. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 40 / 54,545 | 163 / 54,545 |
| Noller, Harry F. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 358 / 216,826 | 1,163 / 216,826 |
| Nimmo, Francis | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 159 / 58,202 | 117 / 58,202 |
| Chen, Shaowei | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,340 / 177,859 | 2,760 / 177,859 |
| Holl, Karen D. | Ecology | 381 / 82,882 | 271 / 82,882 |
| Guthman, Julie | Geography | 48 / 21,559 | 53 / 21,559 |
| Lay, Thorne | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 197 / 108,013 | 311 / 108,013 |
| Condit, Richard S. | Ecology | 281 / 82,882 | 387 / 82,882 |
| Zehr, Jonathan Philip | Microbiology | 381 / 232,186 | 352 / 232,186 |
| Sinervo, Barry Raymond | Ecology | 316 / 82,882 | 1,609 / 82,882 |
| Costa, Daniel P. | Ecology | 323 / 82,882 | 726 / 82,882 |
| Foley, Ryan J.F. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 341 / 58,202 | 280 / 58,202 |
| Koch, Paul L. | Ecology | 350 / 82,882 | 544 / 82,882 |
| Kilpatrick, Auston Marm | Ecology | 534 / 82,882 | 445 / 82,882 |
| Zachos, James C. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 459 / 108,013 | 279 / 108,013 |
| Beck, Michael W. | Ecology | 796 / 82,882 | 524 / 82,882 |
| Rogoff, Barbara | Developmental & Child Psychology | 202 / 25,365 | 205 / 25,365 |
| Cheng, Weixin | Agronomy & Agriculture | 136 / 95,377 | 180 / 95,377 |
| Hu, Litze | Social Psychology | — | 427 / 27,908 |
| Leaper, Campbell | Developmental & Child Psychology | 375 / 25,365 | 235 / 25,365 |
| Primack, Joel R. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 418 / 58,202 | 542 / 58,202 |
| Kudela, Raphael M. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 385 / 54,545 | 147 / 54,545 |
| Pinsky, Malin L. | Ecology | — | 640 / 82,882 |
| Massaro, Dominic William | Experimental Psychology | 431 / 37,808 | — |
| Brodsky, Emily E. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 782 / 108,013 | 458 / 108,013 |
| Fortney, Jonathan J. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 585 / 58,202 |
| Benjamin, Ilan | Chemical Physics | 764 / 121,889 | — |
| Paytan, Adina | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 715 / 108,013 | 499 / 108,013 |
| Deutsch, Joshua M. | Fluids & Plasmas | 426 / 58,297 | 247 / 58,297 |
| Wu, Rushan | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 665 / 108,013 | 2,132 / 108,013 |
| Mitchell, Katharyne | Geography | 120 / 21,559 | 476 / 21,559 |
| Li, Yat | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 694 / 177,859 | 1,419 / 177,859 |
| Ward, Steven N. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 735 / 108,013 | 1,654 / 108,013 |
| Mascharak, Pradip K. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 256 / 86,991 | 1,107 / 86,991 |
| Shastry, B. Sriram | Applied Physics | 1,053 / 323,282 | 3,510 / 323,282 |
| Gilbert, Gregory S. | Ecology | 1,197 / 82,882 | 894 / 82,882 |
| Flanagan, Cormac | Software Engineering | 73 / 24,083 | — |
| Parker, Ingrid M. | Ecology | 827 / 82,882 | 1,490 / 82,882 |
| Zhang, Xi | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 807 / 58,202 |
| Bernasconi, Claude F. | General Chemistry | 172 / 57,505 | 970 / 57,505 |
| Soulé, Michael E. | Ecology | 856 / 82,882 | 1,781 / 82,882 |
| Zavaleta, Erika S. | Ecology | 867 / 82,882 | 999 / 82,882 |
| Millhauser, Glenn L. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,802 / 216,826 | 3,861 / 216,826 |
| Bograd, Steven J. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | — | 982 / 84,638 |
| Wilmers, Christopher C. | Ecology | — | 1,003 / 82,882 |
| Glatzmaier, Gary A. | Fluids & Plasmas | 449 / 58,297 | 1,395 / 58,297 |
| Batalha, Natalie M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,505 / 58,202 | 877 / 58,202 |
| Walker, Marilyn A. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,183 / 517,648 | 10,976 / 517,648 |
| Widom, Harold | General Mathematics | 241 / 76,268 | 486 / 76,268 |
| Shetrone, Matthew D. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 856 / 58,202 | — |
| Le Boeuf, Burney J. | Ecology | 974 / 82,882 | — |
| Williams, Quentin C. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 958 / 108,013 | 1,703 / 108,013 |
| Strome, Susan | Developmental Biology | 1,655 / 167,121 | — |
| Young, A. Peter | Applied Physics | 1,440 / 323,282 | — |
| West, Candace | Gender Studies | 11 / 2,687 | 39 / 2,687 |
| Clifford, James | Anthropology | 92 / 10,039 | 65 / 10,039 |
| Xie, Cihang | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 2,833 / 517,648 |
| Goldman, Joel C. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 474 / 54,545 | — |
| Green, Richard E. | Developmental Biology | — | 1,282 / 167,121 |
| Covarrubias, Rebecca G. | Education | — | 863 / 115,687 |
| Carr, Mark H. | Ecology | 1,152 / 82,882 | 1,534 / 82,882 |
| Rubin, David M. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,058 / 58,202 | — |
| Bridgeman, Bruce | Experimental Psychology | 799 / 37,808 | — |
| Liu, Yang | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,507 / 517,648 | 3,049 / 517,648 |
| Aronson, Elliot | Social Psychology | 604 / 27,908 | 924 / 27,908 |
| Bunnett, Joseph F. | General Chemistry | 212 / 57,505 | — |
| Philpott, Stacy M. | Ecology | 1,239 / 82,882 | 1,393 / 82,882 |
| Zhu, Kai | Ecology | — | 1,410 / 82,882 |
| Scott, William G. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,569 / 216,826 | — |
| Sparke, Matthew Brookman | Geography | 264 / 21,559 | 375 / 21,559 |
| Fisher, Andrew T. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,262 / 108,013 | 1,690 / 108,013 |
| Schonbek, María Elena | General Mathematics | 404 / 76,268 | 377 / 76,268 |
| van Gelder, Allen | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,708 / 517,648 | — |
| Tulaczyk, Slawek M. | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,382 / 84,638 | — |
| Goodman, David E. | Geography | 310 / 21,559 | — |
| Coe, Robert S. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,457 / 108,013 | — |
| Crews, Phillip | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 271 / 120,621 | 2,365 / 120,621 |
| Gill, James B. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,500 / 108,013 | — |
| Wells, Gordon | Education | 508 / 115,687 | — |
| Ares, Manuel Jr | Developmental Biology | 2,388 / 167,121 | — |
| Moore, James Casey | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,527 / 108,013 | — |
| Bundy, Kevin A. | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,509 / 58,202 |
| Kolaitis, Ph G. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 215 / 20,721 | — |
| Yildiz, Fitnat H. | Microbiology | 2,100 / 232,186 | 2,473 / 232,186 |
| Pearse, John S. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 689 / 54,545 | — |
| Wilk, Richard R. | Sociology | 240 / 12,471 | — |
| Dong, Chongying | General Mathematics | 477 / 76,268 | 458 / 76,268 |
| Hill, Terrell L. | Chemical Physics | 1,784 / 121,889 | — |
| Raimondi, Peter T. | Ecology | 1,609 / 82,882 | — |
| Angelo, Hillary | Urban & Regional Planning | — | 279 / 15,338 |
| Haney, Craig W. | Criminology | 173 / 14,394 | 293 / 14,394 |
| Flegal, Arthur Russell | Environmental Sciences | 755 / 140,934 | — |
| Guillochon, James | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,696 / 58,202 |
| Lyon, Bruce E. | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 351 / 13,044 | — |
| Letourneau, Deborah K. | Ecology | 1,672 / 82,882 | — |
| Sarker, Pallab Kumer | Fisheries | — | 211 / 47,614 |
| Johnstone, Timothy C. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,149 / 86,991 | 334 / 86,991 |
| Palkovacs, Eric P. | Ecology | — | 1,881 / 82,882 |
| Zurbriggen, Eileen L. | Social Psychology | — | 1,070 / 27,908 |
| Nauenberg, Michael | General Physics | 709 / 87,024 | 1,530 / 87,024 |
| Grabe, Shelly | Social Psychology | — | 1,112 / 27,908 |
| Davis, James E. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,382 / 517,648 | — |
| Akhtar, Nameera | Developmental & Child Psychology | 677 / 25,365 | — |
| Schwab, Josiah | Astronomy & Astrophysics | — | 1,997 / 58,202 |
| Getoor, Lise | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 2,503 / 517,648 | 8,686 / 517,648 |
| Pittermann, Jarmila | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,301 / 204,373 | 1,952 / 204,373 |
| Delaney, Margaret Lois | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,223 / 108,013 | — |
| Reguero, Borja G. | Oceanography | — | 145 / 16,622 |
| Oliver, Scott R.J. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 810 / 86,991 | 1,669 / 86,991 |
| Larive, Cynthia K. | Analytical Chemistry | 999 / 137,328 | — |
| Savage, Harry M. | Tropical Medicine | 296 / 39,335 | 585 / 39,335 |
| Hall, Calvin S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 8,019 / 379,830 | — |
| Mateas, Michael | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,121 / 517,648 | 8,655 / 517,648 |
| Gavel, Donald T. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 497 / 140,272 | — |
| Carpenter, Susan B. | Immunology | — | 2,359 / 176,292 |
| Langenheim, Jean H. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,204 / 204,373 | — |
| Swalen, Jerome D. | Chemical Physics | 2,823 / 121,889 | — |
| Friedlaender, Ari Seth | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 869 / 54,545 |
| Obraczka, Katia | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,499 / 228,312 | — |
| Bridges, Frank G. | Applied Physics | 4,341 / 323,282 | — |
| Tanner, R. Michael | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,554 / 228,312 | — |
| Montgomery, Richard | General Mathematics | 1,135 / 76,268 | — |
| Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane P. | Archaeology | 232 / 21,336 | 220 / 21,336 |
| Cárdenas, Álvaro A. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 7,165 / 517,648 | 8,797 / 517,648 |
| Flatté, Stanley M.F. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,578 / 164,120 | — |
| Lamborg, Carl H. | Environmental Sciences | 1,843 / 140,934 | — |
| Shennan, Carol | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,196 / 95,377 | — |
| Carter, Sue Anne | Applied Physics | 5,879 / 323,282 | — |
| Moschkovich, Judit N. | Education | 1,873 / 115,687 | — |
| Singaram, Bakthan | Organic Chemistry | 4,033 / 188,664 | — |
| Seshadhri, Comandur | Computation Theory & Mathematics | — | 345 / 20,721 |
| Isaacson, Michael S. | Applied Physics | 6,622 / 323,282 | — |
| Read, Benjamin L. | Cultural Studies | — | 88 / 8,723 |
| Smith, Donald R. | Toxicology | 1,203 / 69,049 | — |
| Alexandradinata, A. | Applied Physics | — | 4,918 / 323,282 |
| Lokey, R. Scott | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,198 / 120,621 | — |
| Blay, Vincent | Organic Chemistry | — | 3,714 / 188,664 |
| Hershatter, Gail | Cultural Studies | 180 / 8,723 | 118 / 8,723 |
| Guthaus, Matthew R. | Computer Hardware & Architecture | 347 / 21,014 | — |
| Nelson, Jerry E. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,377 / 140,272 | — |
| White, Hayden | History | 129 / 20,299 | 223 / 20,299 |
| el-Nasr, Magy Seif | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,208 / 517,648 | — |
| Long, Darrell D.E. | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,888 / 228,312 | — |
| Elkaim, Gabriel Hugh | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 934 / 66,382 | 1,248 / 66,382 |
| Williams, Ethan F. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 1,435 / 140,272 |
| Hinz, Philip M. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,190 / 140,272 | 2,605 / 140,272 |
| de Lauretis, Teresa | Literary Studies | 174 / 21,141 | — |
| Beamer, Scott | Computer Hardware & Architecture | — | 408 / 21,014 |
| Burke, Edmund | History | 433 / 20,299 | 288 / 20,299 |
| Warburton, Edward C. | Drama & Theater | — | 31 / 1,418 |
| Dean, Carolyn S. | Art Practice, History & Theory | 44 / 2,788 | 42 / 2,788 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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