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University of California, Los Angeles

Pathology residency · Los Angeles, CA · Program website

4
Faculty
24
Trainees
139
Papers
33%
Trainees published
34%
First author

7 people are awaiting a match decision, so numbers may change.

Papers

By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 139 in all. Updated 2026-11-07.

How trainees publishauthor positions, faculty co-authorship, ranks

Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 8 of 24 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.

33%
of trainees have published
5th of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
5th of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
1.45
papers per trainee-year
2nd of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
2nd of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
34%
of authorships as 1st author
6th of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
6th of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
0%
of trainee papers with program faculty
4th of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
4th of 6 pathology residency programs with complete rosters
57
papers with a trainee author
Author position, all 59 trainee authorships
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person

Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.

4 / 4
faculty matched
3.5 (1.5–14.5)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
0.62
median FWCI (before 2025)
NameResearch topicsh (lifetime)Works1stLastMedian FWCI
Dinesh S. Rao, MD, PhDAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research4324081.74
Zhen W. Mei, MDBlood transfusion and management; Blood groups and transfusion510100.19
Chana R. Sachs, MDRenal cell carcinoma treatment; Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments24001.65
Diana R. Vulcain, MDBreast Lesions and Carcinomas; Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control0300—

24 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.

About University of California, Los Angelesinstitution-wide pathology research

Pathology publications from University of California, Los Angeles and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-06; refreshed daily.

102
works per year
5th of 65 pathology residency programs
5th of 65 pathology residency programs
-12.8%
2-year growth
53rd of 65 pathology residency programs
53rd of 65 pathology residency programs
22.6%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
16th of 56 pathology residency programs
16th of 56 pathology residency programs
44.5%
cited above world average
16th of 56 pathology residency programs
16th of 56 pathology residency programs
2022: 116 works’222023: 102 works’232024: 83 works’242025: 107 works107’252026 (so far): 112 works112’26*

Works per year · * 2026 so far

Pathology and Forensic Medicine · 520

Pathology research topics at University of California, Los Angeles

Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.

Most cited at University of California, Los Angeles since 2024

All pathology papers there on OpenAlex

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