University of California Santa Barbara is a prestigious public university established in 1921 in United States. It is represented by 1,327 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Engineering & Technology (422 scientists), Natural Sciences (258 scientists), and Social Sciences and Humanities (234 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Petroff
solid state physics
semiconductor quantum materials and device
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
137
0.620
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard E Mayer
Educational psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
122
0.642
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Craig Hawker
Chemistry
Polymer Science
Materials
Polymers
Polymer Chemistr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
77
0.453
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven DenBaars
Solid State Lighting
LEDs
Power Switching
Energy Efficiency
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
74
0.471
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Bowers
Photonics
optoelectronics
optical switching
MEMS
silicon photonic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
91
0.641

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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tao Yang
Parallel and distributed systems
Internet search
high performance computin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
111
0.835
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Hansma
Building useful gadgets
Gratefulnes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
41
0.350
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joshua P Schimel
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
72
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven Gaines
Conservation Science
Marine Ecology
Marine Science
Sustainability Scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
66
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Grafton
Neuroscience of Goal Oriented Behavior
Learning
Action
Functional Reorganizatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
56
0.509
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuan Xie
Computer Architecture
VLSI
EDA
CAD
Embedded System
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
79
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giovanni Vigna
Computer Security
Network Security
Web Security
Binary Analysis
Malwar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
65
0.613
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bruce H Lipshutz
Organic synthesis
green chemistr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
54
0.509
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stacia Keller
group-III nitride crystal growth
characterization
and device application
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
50
0.472
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brenda Major
fairness
diversity
stigma
resilience
coping with stres
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Petroff
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
137
0.620
solid state physics
semiconductor quantum materials and device
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard E Mayer
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
122
0.642
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Galen Stucky
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
67
0.392
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Craig Hawker
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
77
0.453
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven DenBaars
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
74
0.471
Solid State Lighting
LEDs
Power Switching
Energy Efficiency
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jacob Israelachvili
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
77
0.503
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jim Speck
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
71
0.497
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Bowers
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
91
0.641
Photonics
optoelectronics
optical switching
MEMS
silicon photonic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris G Van De Walle
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
84
0.613
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Umesh Mishra
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
61
0.455

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tao Yang
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
111
0.835
Parallel and distributed systems
Internet search
high performance computin
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kenneth S Kosik
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
64
0.512
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin S Halpern
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
93
0.782
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christopher Kruegel
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
71
0.597
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael S Gazzaniga
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
41
0.350
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Hansma
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
41
0.350
Building useful gadgets
Gratefulnes
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joshua P Schimel
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
72
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven Gaines
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
66
0.600
Conservation Science
Marine Ecology
Marine Science
Sustainability Scienc
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Grafton
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
56
0.509
Neuroscience of Goal Oriented Behavior
Learning
Action
Functional Reorganizatio
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Melack
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
57
0.523
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuan Xie
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
79
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giovanni Vigna
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
65
0.613
Computer Security
Network Security
Web Security
Binary Analysis
Malwar
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bruce H Lipshutz
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
54
0.509
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stacia Keller
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
50
0.472
group-III nitride crystal growth
characterization
and device application
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brenda Major
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
fairness
diversity
stigma
resilience
coping with stres