University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara

- Chemistry Ranking

United States Established: 1891 Scholars: 33
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This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Chemistry discipline and affiliated with University of California, Santa Barbara. There are a total of 33 researchers included with 9 of them also being included in the global ranking.

Overview

The University of California, Santa Barbara—also called UCSB or UC Santa Barbara—is the third-oldest undergraduate campus in the University of California (UC) system, having joined the other UC universities in 1944. Specializing in liberal arts, the university is well-regarded among United States universities and is consistently regarded as one of the world’s leading centers for teaching and research.

The UCSB has three colleges: College of Creative Studies, which specializes in music and literature; College of Letters and Science, which includes programs in fine arts, humanities, and social science; and College of Engineering, which gives strong focus on interdisciplinary research on engineering, computation and biomolecular science. UCSB is also home to two professional departments, namely the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and Bren School of Environmental Science & Management.

UCSB’s premises are situated in close proximity to Santa Barbara City. It covers some parts of the Santa Ynez Mountains and borders on California’s Pacific coastline, making it one of few universities in the US with an on-campus beach that has a few decent surfing spots. The campus, with its own lagoon and numerous bicycle and walking sites, draws many students to the university and encourages them to stay active even during exam periods.

Originally an independent teachers’ college, UCSB’s early programs consisted of training in industrial arts and home economics. Its roots can be traced as far back as 1891, when it was first established as the Anna Blake School and was taken over by the state in 1909. In 1921, it was called the Santa Barbara State College until it became a campus of the University of California and took on its current name.

Over the years, UCSB has earned its reputation as a politically active campus, with many political parties and organizations engaging students in political topics and current affairs. The university also provides numerous campus centers for recreational, social, pre-professional, and religious activities to support and promote diversity issues among students on campus .

UCSB, like all University of California campuses, gives strong focus on research and academic development. The university is host to 10 designated national research institutes centers that offer specialized and multidisciplinary studies, like the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, and the Southern California Earthquake Center.

The university also houses the Microsoft Station Q, a research group dedicated to the study of topological quantum computing and is headed by Fields Medalist Michael Freedman.

You can also learn more about the educational performance of University of California, Santa Barbara in our ranking of US universities & colleges.

World
National
Scholar
D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
11 World 7 National
Alan J. Heeger

Alan J. Heeger

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 184 Citations 174,045 858
27 World 19 National
Galen D. Stucky

Galen D. Stucky

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 166 Citations 134,602 897
58 World 40 National
Craig J. Hawker

Craig J. Hawker

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 153 Citations 91,688 809
90 World 53 National
Guillermo C. Bazan

Guillermo C. Bazan

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 142 Citations 78,915 782
123 World 69 National
Jacob N. Israelachvili

Jacob N. Israelachvili

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 135 Citations 113,972 479
219 World 116 National
Fred Wudl

Fred Wudl

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 124 Citations 80,710 680
614 World 279 National
Michael T. Bowers

Michael T. Bowers

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 103 Citations 37,039 514
690 World 311 National
Martin Moskovits

Martin Moskovits

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 100 Citations 47,273 377
832 World 376 National
Bruce H. Lipshutz

Bruce H. Lipshutz

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 97 Citations 28,642 481
1143 World 491 National
Glenn H. Fredrickson

Glenn H. Fredrickson

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 90 Citations 51,351 477
1165 World 499 National
Kevin W. Plaxco

Kevin W. Plaxco

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 90 Citations 27,608 256
1316 World 553 National
Peter C. Ford

Peter C. Ford

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 88 Citations 26,696 475
1467 World 601 National
Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 86 Citations 26,198 507
1584 World 637 National
Horia Metiu

Horia Metiu

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 85 Citations 22,542 448
1734 World 683 National
Thomas C. Bruice

Thomas C. Bruice

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 83 Citations 23,393 627
2423 World 911 National
Bradley F. Chmelka

Bradley F. Chmelka

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 76 Citations 53,214 201
3184 World 1144 National
Michael F. Doherty

Michael F. Doherty

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 72 Citations 15,834 225
3378 World 1194 National
Liming Zhang

Liming Zhang

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 71 Citations 15,512 156
3423 World 1209 National
Mahdi M. Abu-Omar

Mahdi M. Abu-Omar

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 71 Citations 14,044 222
3543 World 1249 National
Arturo A. Keller

Arturo A. Keller

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 70 Citations 16,456 197
4214 World 1454 National
Rachel A. Segalman

Rachel A. Segalman

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 67 Citations 16,924 312
4641 World 1563 National
Joan-Emma Shea

Joan-Emma Shea

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 66 Citations 11,702 193
5088 World 1682 National
Alison Butler

Alison Butler

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 64 Citations 13,646 130
5273 World 1727 National
Eric W. McFarland

Eric W. McFarland

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 63 Citations 17,439 214
5876 World 1892 National
Ralph G. Pearson

Ralph G. Pearson

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 61 Citations 52,477 208
6036 World 1933 National
Clifford A. Bunton

Clifford A. Bunton

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 61 Citations 12,351 381
7147 World 2206 National
Bernard Kirtman

Bernard Kirtman

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 58 Citations 13,028 226
7282 World 2237 National
Frederick W. Dahlquist

Frederick W. Dahlquist

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 58 Citations 10,707 119
7833 World 2360 National
Susannah L. Scott

Susannah L. Scott

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 57 Citations 9,186 179
10955 World 3056 National
Thomas Wyttenbach

Thomas Wyttenbach

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 49 Citations 9,806 77
12000 World 3291 National
Trevor W. Hayton

Trevor W. Hayton

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 47 Citations 6,856 152
14264 World 3792 National
Phillip Christopher

Phillip Christopher

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 41 Citations 14,783 89
14356 World 3814 National
Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
D-index 41 Citations 7,490 112

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.

We list only scientists having D-Index >= 40 within the area of Chemistry. If you or other scholars are not listed, we appreciate if you can contact us.