Thirteen UCLA Engineers among World’s Most Influential Researchers
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Since 2002, Clarivate has released an annual Web of Science list of researchers who have demonstrated compelling and broad influence across various disciplines. Comprising more than 6,600 researchers from around the world, the list is compiled by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate based on data collected from scholarly publication of papers that ranked in the top 1% by peer citations during the previous decade. Clarivate is an international analytics firm that specializes in academia, scientific research and intellectual property.
The following UCLA Samueli-affiliated researchers are included in this year’s list:
Jun Chen, assistant professor of bioengineering
Bruce Dunn, professor of materials science and engineering, UCLA Samueli’s associate dean of research and physical resources, and the Nippon Sheet Glass Company Chair in Materials Science
Yu Huang, professor and chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department
Richard B. Kaner, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, materials science and engineering and the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation
Dennis P. Lettenmaier, distinguished professor of geography and professor of civil and environmental engineering
Yuzhang Li, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
Stanley Osher, distinguished professor of mathematics, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and chemical and biomolecular engineering
Aydogan Ozcan, chancellor’s professor of electrical and computer engineering, bioengineering and the Volgenau Chair for Engineering Innovation
Matteo Pellegrini, professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology, affiliate faculty appointment in bioengineering
Michael Sofroniew, distinguished professor of neurobiology, affiliate faculty appointment in bioengineering
Kang Wang, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, materials science and engineering and the Raytheon Chair in Electrical Engineering
Yang Yang, professor of materials science and engineering, bioengineering and the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Chair in Engineering
Zipeng Zhao, former postdoctoral scholar in materials science and engineering who won the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research for his cited research that was conducted at UCLA Samueli
Chloe Slayter contributed to this story.