Recognized for their exceptional contributions to their respective fields, six UC Santa Barbara researchers have been named among the most influential scientists in the world, landing on Clarivate’s 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers.

The annual list identifies researchers in the sciences and social sciences who demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields through publication of multiple highly cited papers during the past decade. Their names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science citation index. Evidence of community-wide recognition from an international network of citing authors also factored into the selections.

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