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California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology

United States Established: 1891 Scholars: 400

Physics

USA

2023

Ranking Positions & Metrics

Discipline World ranking Country ranking No. of scientists No. of publications Total D-index

Best universities 47 31 364 81050 25491

Physics 2 2 80 41053 8562

Economics and Finance 53 33 6 1197 394

Mathematics 41 29 10 2320 545

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 12 9 15 3944 782

Electronics and Electrical Engineering 35 17 15 6088 1031

Materials Science 110 34 15 6102 1249

Ecology and Evolution 424 132 1 320 98

Engineering and Technology 129 44 12 2842 628

Earth Science 2 2 50 13404 2989

Environmental Sciences 2 2 61 14287 3186

Chemistry 26 11 35 13473 3064

Immunology 306 94 1 295 96

Psychology 301 136 4 741 279

Microbiology 420 115 1 118 72

Neuroscience 161 68 7 1408 538

Political Science 154 66 2 275 72

Genetics 79 39 8 1840 658

Molecular Biology 37 25 6 1934 650

Social Sciences and Humanities 498 176 1 243 58

Biology and Biochemistry 138 61 19 4146 1522

Computer Science 128 59 14 3325 797

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Research across disciplines

The ratio of all ranking scientists affiliated with California Institute of Technology across different disciplines. For scientists ranking in multiple disciplines the one where they rank the highest is considered to be their main.

Overview

The metrics for h-index, citations, awards, and publications presented in this ranking were last updated on December 6th, 2021.

This ranking includes all leading researchers affiliated with California Institute of Technology. There are a total of 400 researchers included with 263 featured in the ranking of leading scholars.

The total number of all publications by leading scholars in California Institute of Technology is 81,050 with a mean value for publications per scholar of 202.63.

The total number of citations by prominent scholars at California Institute of Technology is 10,382,992 with a mean value for citations per researchers of 25,957.48

Please consider that the research affiliation or university for a scientist is based on the affiliation data displayed on a variety of sources, such as their personal website, Google Scholar profile, MAG profile, and LinkedIn.

You can also learn more about the educational performance of California Institute of Technology in our ranking of US universities & colleges.

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Rank

Scholar

Citations

Publications

1 Rank

David Baltimore

David Baltimore

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 235 Citations 222,834 1,028

2 Rank

T. J. Pearson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 193 Citations 232,770 1,024

3 Rank

Harvey B Newman

Harvey B Newman

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 189 Citations 164,954 1,715

4 Rank

John H. Seinfeld

John H. Seinfeld

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 184 Citations 140,239 1,027

5 Rank

William A. Goddard

William A. Goddard

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 179 Citations 162,010 1,859

6 Rank

Robert H. Grubbs

Robert H. Grubbs

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 162 Citations 116,162 1,053

7 Rank

Peter Capak

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 162 Citations 83,926 732

8 Rank

Nick Scoville

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 162 Citations 79,541 731

9 Rank

Daniel Stern

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 158 Citations 79,259 772

10 Rank

Shrinivas R. Kulkarni

Shrinivas R. Kulkarni

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 158 Citations 83,406 868

11 Rank

Charles R. Lawrence

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 157 Citations 161,831 572

12 Rank

George Helou

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 157 Citations 133,209 849

13 Rank

Philip F. Hopkins

Philip F. Hopkins

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 155 Citations 114,454 603

14 Rank

Charles C. Steidel

Charles C. Steidel

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 149 Citations 91,273 495

15 Rank

Lihong V. Wang

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 149 Citations 86,849 1,175

16 Rank

Harry B. Gray

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 147 Citations 77,337 1,198

17 Rank

David J. Anderson

David J. Anderson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 145 Citations 70,230 367

18 Rank

Olivier Doré

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 141 Citations 180,426 380

19 Rank

Frances H. Arnold

Frances H. Arnold

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 141 Citations 65,488 516

20 Rank

James J. Bock

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 139 Citations 109,662 505

21 Rank

Lee Armus

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 138 Citations 62,703 841

22 Rank

J. J. Bock

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 133 Citations 112,141 521

23 Rank

Jerrold E. Marsden

Jerrold E. Marsden

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 132 Citations 82,705 650

24 Rank

Gregory C. Fu

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 132 Citations 53,809 315

25 Rank

Harry A. Atwater

Harry A. Atwater

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 131 Citations 79,681 1,071

26 Rank

Michael R. Hoffmann

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 131 Citations 87,663 572

27 Rank

Nathan S. Lewis

Nathan S. Lewis

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 131 Citations 83,613 812

28 Rank

Geoffrey A. Blake

Geoffrey A. Blake

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 130 Citations 44,146 679

29 Rank

E. J. Sanchez

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 128 Citations 99,129 921

30 Rank

Mark E. Davis

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 128 Citations 74,000 601

31 Rank

G. J. Wasserburg

G. J. Wasserburg

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 128 Citations 56,475 546

32 Rank

Eric H. Davidson

Eric H. Davidson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 127 Citations 60,411 467

33 Rank

Hiroo Kanamori

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 127 Citations 66,123 555

34 Rank

Elliot M. Meyerowitz

Elliot M. Meyerowitz

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 126 Citations 73,578 310

35 Rank

Ahmed H. Zewail

Ahmed H. Zewail

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 126 Citations 53,315 641

36 Rank

N. A. Robertson

N. A. Robertson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 124 Citations 121,537 403

37 Rank

Colin F. Camerer

Colin F. Camerer

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 124 Citations 120,373 405

38 Rank

Rana X. Adhikari

Rana X. Adhikari

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 123 Citations 87,153 474

39 Rank

Kip S. Thorne

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 122 Citations 81,019 418

40 Rank

Richard C. Flagan

Richard C. Flagan

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 122 Citations 53,829 560

41 Rank

Barry Simon

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 120 Citations 79,229 574

42 Rank

Lynne A. Hillenbrand

Lynne A. Hillenbrand

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 120 Citations 42,830 593

43 Rank

Amnon Yariv

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 120 Citations 69,138 1,179

44 Rank

James R. Heath

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 119 Citations 82,804 499

45 Rank

Jacqueline K. Barton

Jacqueline K. Barton

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 119 Citations 58,118 486

46 Rank

Paul W. Sternberg

Paul W. Sternberg

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 119 Citations 54,529 510

47 Rank

Andrew W. Howard

Andrew W. Howard

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 118 Citations 57,441 907

48 Rank

Jason Surace

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 117 Citations 44,694 411

49 Rank

Mansi M. Kasliwal

Mansi M. Kasliwal

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 116 Citations 45,508 540

50 Rank

D. Sigg

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 115 Citations 76,119 356

51 Rank

William L. Johnson

William L. Johnson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 114 Citations 55,015 567

52 Rank

H. Yamamoto

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 114 Citations 69,642 311

53 Rank

Ralph Adolphs

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 114 Citations 70,286 338

54 Rank

Norman Davidson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 114 Citations 44,299 368

55 Rank

S. G. Djorgovski

S. G. Djorgovski

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 113 Citations 29,806 681

56 Rank

Wallace L. W. Sargent

Wallace L. W. Sargent

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 113 Citations 38,597 440

57 Rank

Henry A. Lester

Henry A. Lester

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 112 Citations 39,091 446

58 Rank

D. C. Coyne

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 112 Citations 70,188 358

59 Rank

Melvin I. Simon

Melvin I. Simon

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 111 Citations 43,303 276

60 Rank

Fiona A. Harrison

Fiona A. Harrison

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 111 Citations 48,315 890

61 Rank

John M. Carpenter

John M. Carpenter

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 110 Citations 37,758 308

62 Rank

Peter B. Dervan

Peter B. Dervan

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 110 Citations 51,905 434

63 Rank

Don L. Anderson

Don L. Anderson

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 109 Citations 48,187 347

64 Rank

David R. Ciardi

David R. Ciardi

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 109 Citations 54,146 728

65 Rank

Albert Lazzarini

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 109 Citations 70,162 289

66 Rank

John P. Grotzinger

John P. Grotzinger

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 109 Citations 40,389 634

67 Rank

Marianne Bronner-Fraser

Marianne Bronner-Fraser

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 108 Citations 38,407 325

68 Rank

Alexander Varshavsky

Alexander Varshavsky

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 107 Citations 45,826 230

69 Rank

Pietro Perona

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 106 Citations 111,670 399

70 Rank

Paul O. Wennberg

Paul O. Wennberg

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 106 Citations 35,940 551

71 Rank

Edward J. Smith

Edward J. Smith

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 106 Citations 33,697 487

72 Rank

Rudolph A. Marcus

Rudolph A. Marcus

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 106 Citations 69,053 432

73 Rank

Kerry J. Vahala

Kerry J. Vahala

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 105 Citations 47,228 612

74 Rank

Axel Scherer

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 105 Citations 54,783 790

75 Rank

Richard A. Andersen

Richard A. Andersen

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 105 Citations 47,009 302

76 Rank

Pamela J. Bjorkman

Pamela J. Bjorkman

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 104 Citations 47,745 355

77 Rank

Leonidas A. Moustakas

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 104 Citations 38,081 379

78 Rank

Edward M. Stolper

Edward M. Stolper

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 103 Citations 34,106 319

79 Rank

F. C. Porter

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 103 Citations 40,899 1,117

80 Rank

Bruce T. Tsurutani

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 102 Citations 37,178 739

81 Rank

D. G. Hitlin

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 102 Citations 34,706 1,083

82 Rank

Lin Yan

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 102 Citations 24,659 311

83 Rank

Richard M. Murray

Richard M. Murray

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 102 Citations 90,813 687

84 Rank

David M. Glover

David M. Glover

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 102 Citations 29,264 327

85 Rank

Tom A. Barlow

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 101 Citations 36,134 277

86 Rank

Michael Ortiz

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 101 Citations 40,629 472

87 Rank

John C. Doyle

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 101 Citations 98,257 493

88 Rank

Mark A. Scheel

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 101 Citations 46,600 405

89 Rank

Michael E Zucker

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 101 Citations 77,146 264

90 Rank

Michele Vallisneri

Michele Vallisneri

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 100 Citations 56,817 272

91 Rank

Jean Philippe Avouac

Jean Philippe Avouac

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 99 Citations 32,309 408

92 Rank

Michael W. Werner

Michael W. Werner

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 99 Citations 28,127 427

93 Rank

Paul F. Goldsmith

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 98 Citations 23,713 473

94 Rank

David S. Schimel

David S. Schimel

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 98 Citations 43,160 365

95 Rank

Raymond J. Deshaies

Raymond J. Deshaies

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 98 Citations 41,498 231

96 Rank

Yuk L. Yung

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 97 Citations 34,998 694

97 Rank

Judith G. Cohen

Judith G. Cohen

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 96 Citations 27,689 325

98 Rank

A. J.R. Weinstein

A. J.R. Weinstein

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 96 Citations 39,623 832

99 Rank

John E. Bercaw

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 96 Citations 36,852 356

100 Rank

Mark B. Wise

California Institute of Technology, United States

D-index 96 Citations 46,183 340

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Our research was coordinated by Imed Bouchrika, PhD, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on a number of international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date.