University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CA
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    43 faculty · 400 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Biology32 faculty avg h-index 44.7 #8 of 68 in Biology
    Theodore Garland Jr., Faculty h-index 100
    Notable: “TESTING FOR PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN COMPARATIVE DATA: BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ARE MORE LABILE” (2003) · 4,434 citations
    David Reznick, Faculty h-index 82
    Notable: “Adaptive versus non‐adaptive phenotypic plasticity and the potential for contemporary adaptation in new environments” (2007) · 3,698 citations
    Michael Allen, Emeritus Faculty h-index 80
    Notable: “FINE ROOT ARCHITECTURE OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TREES” (2002) · 987 citations
    Derek Roff, Faculty h-index 79
    Es on insects as model systems. In many organisms females (or males) are able to exercise choice among potential mates. Such circumstances are expected to give rise to the joint evolution of female preference and the preferred male trait. S
    Notable: “Natural selection and the heritability of fitness components” (1987) · 1,736 citations
    Biochemistry11 faculty · 37 courses avg h-index 44.6 #6 of 33 in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
    Richard A. Luben, Emeritus Professor h-index 130
    Notable: “Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci” (2007) · 2,336 citations
    Michael F. Dunn, Emeritus Professor h-index 50
    Notable: “Zinc–Ligand Interactions Modulate Assembly and Stability of the Insulin Hexamer – A Review” (2005) · 340 citations
    Xuan Liu, Department Chair h-index 45
    Notable: “PTEN tumor suppressor regulates p53 protein levels and activity through phosphatase-dependent and -independent mechanisms” (2003) · 515 citations
    Richard Debus, Lead Faculty Undergraduate Advisor h-index 45
    Notable: “The manganese and calcium ions of photosynthetic oxygen evolution” (1992) · 1,110 citations
    Courses: Introduction to Nutrition · Introduction Biochemistry Laboratory · Topics in Biochemistry For Career Planning · Introduction to Humanitarian and Healthcare Service · Research Tutorial in Biochemistry · Introductory Biochemistry +31 more

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    About University of California, Riverside. University of California, Riverside in Riverside, CA reports an overall acceptance rate of 76.8%, an early-round acceptance rate of 76.8%, an SAT middle 50% of 1100–1320, a class size of 5,419, and a yield of 15.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Test-blind UC campus. Strong entomology and agricultural sciences. Highest proportion of first-generation students in the UC system.