University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

- Physics Ranking

United States Established: 1905 Scholars: 10
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This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Physics discipline and affiliated with University of California, Davis. There are a total of 10 researchers included with 4 of them also being included in the global ranking.

Overview

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is a public research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California. Holding land-grant status, UC Davis is one of the ten campuses that make up the University of California system and is considered to be one of the country’s best public universities, thus, it’s also referred to as a “Public Ivy.”

UC Davis offers bachelor’s, master’s, and professional programs that cater to the varied interests and learning goals of students. There are more than 100 majors housed under four colleges, namely, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Biological Sciences, and College of Letters and Science. Examples of majors include Agricultural and Environmental Education, Aerospace Science and Engineering, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, and even a major in Viticulture and Enology (the study of grape growing and winemaking).

Students who want to pursue graduate studies also have a wide range of options in UC Davis’ graduate programs. Among its top-ranking programs as assessed by the US National Research Council are programs in ecology, entomology, agricultural economics, evolutionary biology, and plant biology.

Aside from agriculture and science programs, students looking to further advance their knowledge in the arts can also choose from programs like Master’s in Music, Dramatic Art, Creative Writing, Design, and Art. Graduate studies at UC Davis focus on helping students develop their independent and creative thinking skills through “discovery, creative application, and teaching new knowledge.”

Professional programs such as nursing, medicine, and veterinary medicine are also offered at UC Davis. It also has an extensive study abroad program categorized into summer programs, quarter, and global internships, just to name a few.

UC Davis was foremost an agriculture campus when it was founded in 1905. It was called the University Farm, which was used as the University of California, Berkeley’s extension for research and science lectures. UC Davis first offered farmer’s short courses in 1908 and eventually offered three-year, non-degree vocational programs.

By 1922, four-year degree programs were already available at UC Davis. Several other colleges and academic departments were established in UC Davis until it was officially designated as a general University of California campus in 1959.

UC Davis’ notable alumni include Anna Escobedo Cabral, US Treasurer; Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of California; and John S. Watson, CEO of Chevron. The university’s faculty also has members from renowned associations such as the American Law Institute, National Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Medicine.

You can also learn more about the educational performance of University of California, Davis 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
65 World 45 National
R. Erbacher

R. Erbacher

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 189 Citations 187,619 1,844
71 World 50 National
Peter Timothy Cox

Peter Timothy Cox

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 188 Citations 175,914 1,546
180 World 107 National
Lloyd Knox

Lloyd Knox

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 157 Citations 116,548 382
273 World 158 National
Richard Lander

Richard Lander

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 142 Citations 106,991 659
1409 World 750 National
S. A. Stanford

S. A. Stanford

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 94 Citations 27,127 265
1624 World 856 National
Stefano Valenti

Stefano Valenti

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 90 Citations 21,506 237
1675 World 877 National
Warren E. Pickett

Warren E. Pickett

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 89 Citations 27,560 561
1704 World 894 National
Robert H. Becker

Robert H. Becker

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 88 Citations 37,126 250
2196 World 1118 National
J. E. Draper

J. E. Draper

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 80 Citations 24,903 229
2288 World 1160 National
Christopher D. Fassnacht

Christopher D. Fassnacht

University of California, Davis, United States
D-index 79 Citations 21,929 323

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.

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