DAVIS--Pollination ecologist and Chancellor's Fellow Neal Williams, professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named one of the Highly Cited Researchers in the 2018 list just released by Clarivate Analytics. 

Williams is one of only 19 UC Davis researchers so honored and one of 10 from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Williams focuses his research on the ecology and evolution of bees and other pollinator insects and their interactions with flowering plants. His work is particularly timely given concern over the global decline in bees and other pollinators.

The company, based in Philadelphia, honors exceptional scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence by publishing multiple papers that rank in the top 1 percent by citations in a particular field and year, over a 10-year period. 

“This is a wonderful testament to the incredible breadth of expertise at UC Davis and the associated global impact,” said Prasant Mohapatra, UC Davis vice chancellor for research, in a UC Davis news story. “I would like to congratulate each of the named investigators and their teams on such an inspiring accomplishment.”

Williams joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology (now Department of Entomology and Nematology) in 2009 from the Bryn Mawr (Pa.) College. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a doctorate from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

He was named a Chancellor's Fellow in 2015, a five-year program that granted him $25,000 to support his research, teaching and public service activities. The program, established in 2000 to honor the achievements of outstanding faculty members early in their careers, is funded in part by the Davis Chancellor's Club and the Annual Fund of UC Davis.

Clarivate Analytics' services focus largely on analytics, including scientific and academic research, patent analytics, regulatory standards, trademark protection, pharmaceutical and biotechnology intelligence, domain brand protection and intellectual property management. The services include Web of Science, and EndNote.

UC Davis researchers on the 2018 list are:

• Jay Belsky, Human Ecology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Eduardo Blumwald, Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Siobhan M. Brady, Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences
• Cameron S. Carter, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine           
• Douglas R. Cook, Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Alan Crozier, Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Shuguang Cui, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kathryn G. Dewey, Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Jorge Dubcovsky, Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine
• Robert J. Hijmans, Environmental Science and Policy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Theodore C. Hsiao, Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 
• David A. Mills, Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Sally Ozonoff, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
• Sally J. Rogers, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine 
• Andrew Sih, Environmental Science and Policy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Neal M. Williams, Entomology and Nematology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Heike Wulff, Pharmacology, School of Medicine
• Qi Zhang, Environmental Toxicology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences