Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego 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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
microbial diversity
microbiome
environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422,025
267,571
0.634
* 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
345,870
80,732
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
High Energy Physics
Experimental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,987
111,707
0.408
* 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
259,456
71,495
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Preventive medicine
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249,378
130,533
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,751
108,140
0.492
* 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
215,864
108,677
0.503
* 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
206,471
36,477
0.177
* 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
197,319
90,377
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,880
79,554
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Anxiety
stress
trauma
genetics
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,558
97,117
0.518
* 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
169,176
63,119
0.373
* 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
157,336
72,604
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,057
47,568
0.305
* 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
151,029
73,319
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,121
63,364
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,389
22,829
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,421
49,267
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,592
31,359
0.267
* 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
116,234
28,380
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,277
33,044
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,881
26,088
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epigenomics
Brain
Senescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,051
52,471
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed matter theory
quantum technology
spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,837
28,042
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cancer
Systems Biology
Networks
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,337
58,778
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
29
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
422,025
267,571
0.634
microbial diversity
microbiome
environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118
59
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
345,870
80,732
0.233
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285
122
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
273,987
111,707
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354
153
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
259,456
71,495
0.276
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404
173
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
249,378
130,533
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616
246
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
219,751
108,140
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640
256
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
215,864
108,677
0.503
high energy physics
particle physics
machine learning
higgs boson
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705
284
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
206,471
36,477
0.177
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795
321
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
197,319
90,377
0.458
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880
365
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
William Sandborn
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,880
79,554
0.423
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882
366
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Murray B Stein
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,558
97,117
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076
462
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
169,176
63,119
0.373
biosensors
electrochemistry
nanomotors
modified electrodes
microfabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241
550
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
157,336
72,604
0.461
Public health
global health
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262
558
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
156,057
47,568
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,344
603
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
151,029
73,319
0.485
Genomics
Cancer
Machine Learning
Probability
Statistical Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,430
635
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
146,121
63,364
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490
666
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
143,389
22,829
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561
699
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
139,421
49,267
0.353
Health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,148
1,006
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
117,592
31,359
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208
1,037
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
116,234
28,380
0.244
Atherosclerosis
oxidation
oxidized LDL
oxidized phospholipids
hyperlipidemia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,246
1,060
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
115,277
33,044
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,303
1,089
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
113,881
26,088
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,411
1,151
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
111,051
52,471
0.472
Epigenomics
Brain
Senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,421
1,157
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
LJ Sham *
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,837
28,042
0.253
Condensed matter theory
quantum technology
spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,436
1,165
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Trey Ideker
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,337
58,778
0.533
Cancer
Systems Biology
Networks
Bioinformatics