Nineteen researchers from the University of California, Davis, have been named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2018 list released by Clarivate Analytics. The list identifies exceptional scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence by publishing multiple papers that rank in the top 1 percent by citations in a particular field and year, over a 10-year period. 

“This is a wonderful testament to the incredible breadth of expertise at UC Davis and the associated global impact,” said Prasant Mohapatra, vice chancellor for research at UC Davis. “I would like to congratulate each of the named investigators and their teams on such an inspiring accomplishment.”

Citation counts represent how often a particular paper has been cited in other scientific publications. 

UC Davis researchers included in this year’s list are:

• Jay Belsky, Human Ecology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Eduardo Blumwald, Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Siobhan M. Brady, Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences
• Cameron S. Carter, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine           
• Douglas R. Cook, Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Alan Crozier, Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Shuguang Cui, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kathryn G. Dewey, Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Jorge Dubcovsky, Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine
• Robert J. Hijmans, Environmental Science and Policy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Theodore C. Hsiao, Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 
• David A. Mills, Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Sally Ozonoff, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
• Sally J. Rogers, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine 
• Andrew Sih, Environmental Science and Policy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Neal M. Williams, Entomology and Nematology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Heike Wulff, Pharmacology, School of Medicine
• Qi Zhang, Environmental Toxicology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Clarivate Analytics was formerly a division of Thomson Reuters and includes The Web of Science publication database. For more information about the Highly Cited Researchers list, see the Clarivate Analytics website.