Thirty UCLA faculty members are among the most influential researchers in their fields for 2017, as determined by Claritive Analytics. The organization compiled its 2017 Highly Cited Researchers list of more than 3,000 scientists from around the world whose studies were among the top 1 percent most referenced in studies from their field. (Read more about the rankings methodology.)

“To be listed as a highly cited researcher is a great honor and a testament to our faculty’s outstanding achievements that are being internationally recognized by their peers,” said Roger Wakimoto, vice chancellor for research at UCLA. “UCLA researchers are making profound advancements in their respective fields that the public will ultimately benefit from.”

Those recognized at UCLA represent research departments from all over campus, including medicine, biological sciences, physical sciences, public health and engineering.

The UCLA faculty members are:

Matthew Budoff, cardiology

Rowan Chlebowski, hematology-oncology

Xiangfeng Duan, chemistry

David Eisenberg, biochemistry

Gregg Fonarow, cardiology

Nelson Freimer, psychiatry

Daniel Geschwind, neurology and psychiatry

Michael Green, psychiatry

Ronald Hays, public health

David Heber, clinical nutrition

William Horan, psychiatry and behavioral science

Stephen Hubbell, ecology and evolutionary biology

Michael Jerrett, public health

Peter Kareiva, environment and sustainability

Ali Khademhosseini, bioengineering and radiology

Nathan Kraft, ecology

Dennis Lettenmaier, geography

Gang Li, engineering

Ni Ni, physics

Keith Nuechterlein, psychiatry

Stanley Osher, mathematics

Antoni Ribas, hematology-oncology

Jeffrey Saver, neurology

Ali Sayed, engineering

Michael Sofroniew, neurobiology

Terence Tao, mathematics

Edward Wright, astronomy

Omar Yaghi, chemistry

Yang Yang, engineering

Jeffrey Zink, chemistry

Editor’s note: This article was corrected on Dec. 8 to change the name of the organization that compiles the list.