Points of Pride

US News and World Report ranked UCSB Materials Department #2 in the nation (2013) and #1 among public universities.

NRC Ranks UCSB Materials Department #1 UCSB Materials was ranked the top Materials Department in the Country.

Times Higher Education rated UCSB #3 for Top Institutions in Materials Science in the World (1999-2009).

According to Thomson Reuters, Materials research at UCSB ranked second in the world in terms of published research citation impact. In number of total citations, UCSB ranks 16th worldwide. Five professors from the UCSB Materials Department made the recent list of the top 100 most cited materials researchers in the world (Professors Alan Heeger, Galen Stucky, Gui Bazan, Fred Wudl, and Craig Hawker).

Essential Science Indicators ranked UCSB #2 in the nation for total number of citations and #6 in the world for number of citations per paper in Materials Science (1996-2006).

According to 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, UCSB Materials Department rated #4 in the nation in Materials Science and Engineering.

Science Watch rated UCSB #2 in Materials Science among US universities for research impact (2001-2005).

Notable Materials faculty distinctions:

  • 2 Nobel Laureates (Physics and Chemistry)
  • 1 Millennium Prize Winner
  • 3 Members of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 10 Members of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2 Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2 Fellows of the Royal Society of London
  • 4 Alexander von Humboldt Senior Awardees
  • 9 ISI Highly Cited Researchers