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Research in Bakersfield

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Bakersfield, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are California State University, Bakersfield and Kern Medical Center.

Research institutions
11
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.6k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bakersfield?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1California State University, BakersfieldUniversity 1,942 #13,441
2Kern Medical CenterHospital / health system 616 #23,180
3Comprehensive CardiovascularHospital / health system 356 #12,337 all time
4Bakersfield CollegeUniversity 251 #27,593 all time
5Comprehensive Blood & Cancer CenterHospital / health system 215 #12,343 all time
6Clinica Sierra VistaHospital / health system 51 not ranked
7Adventist Health BakersfieldHospital / health system 43 not ranked
8Bakersfield Heart HospitalHospital / health system 40 not ranked
9Telesensory (United States)Company 28 not ranked
10Kern Community College DistrictUniversity 10 not ranked
11Kern County LibraryArchive 7 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

California State University, Bakersfield: 54.6%Kern Medical Center: 17.3%Comprehensive Cardiovascular: 10.0%Bakersfield College: 7.1%7 others listed: 11.1%55%largest
California State University, Bakersfield1,942 · 54.6%Kern Medical Center616 · 17.3%Comprehensive Cardiovascular356 · 10.0%Bakersfield College251 · 7.1%7 others listed394 · 11.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Bakersfield strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bakersfield is most concentrated in Epidemiology (3.0× the world share in Epidemiology).

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 22.7 works3.0×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Bakersfield?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antifungal Therapy, Virulence Factors, Identity, Diagnosis, Fungal Pathogens, Gender and Cryptococcal Disease.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology48▲ 2.3×99 topics
  2. Climate Change17▲ 1.17×40 topics
  3. Machine Learning16◆ 0.90×34 topics
  4. Diagnosis14▲ 2.8×31 topics
  5. Identity14▲ 3.6×15 topics
  6. Globalization14▲ 1.29×30 topics
  7. Antifungal Therapy13▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Public Health11▲ 1.40×25 topics
  9. Gender11▲ 3.7×14 topics
  10. Risk Factors11▲ 1.82×26 topics
  11. Mental Health10▲ 1.26×20 topics
  12. Virulence Factors10▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Treatment10▲ 1.48×34 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 1.57×22 topics
  15. Management8▲ 1.98×23 topics
  16. Fungal Pathogens8▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis8▲ 2.4×14 topics
  18. Chemotherapy7▲ 1.94×20 topics
  19. Immunotherapy7▲ 1.87×18 topics
  20. Cryptococcal Disease7▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Histoplasmosis7▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Culture6▲ 2.3×7 topics
  23. Pathogenesis6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  24. Labor Market6▲ 3.7×5 topics
  25. Personality Traits6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Feminism5▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Surgical Treatment5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Youth5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  29. Sociology5▲ 6.4×2 topics
  30. Music4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Authenticity4▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Subcultures4▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Unemployment4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  34. Work Engagement4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Immunocompromised Patients4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Biofilm Formation4▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Candidiasis4▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Invasive Fungal Infections4▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Transplant Recipients4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Cognitive Engagement4▲ 8.8×2 topics

What research is done in Bakersfield?

  1. 1 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 7 works
  2. 2 Music History and Culture Music 4 works
  3. 3 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  6. 6 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  8. 8 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 2 works
  9. 9 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.