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Research in Cerritos

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Cerritos, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Irvine University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.2k
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
233k
37.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
25.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1964-2026
63 years on the record
Cerritos

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Cerritos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Irvine UniversityUniversity 6,208 #508
2Institute for Advanced Laser DentistryNonprofit 19 not ranked

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

Which fields of science does Cerritos work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Cerritos is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Medicine (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 597 fractional works · 49.3% of its workEngineering: 205 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 40 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 103 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 38 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 81 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 61 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 32 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 228 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMedicine: 202 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 209 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 85 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 55 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 178 fractional works · 14.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStructural Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCerritos1,212fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering20517.0%
    2. Environmental Science1038.5%
    3. Computer Science816.7%
    4. Materials Science615.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences494.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy312.6%
    7. Mathematics252.1%
    8. Chemistry221.8%
    9. Energy141.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.5%
    1. Medicine20216.7%
    2. Health Professions211.8%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences857.0%
    2. Psychology554.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities242.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting171.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.2%
    6. Decision Sciences131.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1028.4%
    2. Neuroscience473.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology141.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences110.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cerritos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cerritos is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change (6.5× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works6.5×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 32.1 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.32× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 181 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.76×43 works
  2. Neuroscience2.32×38 works
  3. Environmental Science1.79×89 works
  4. Mathematics1.66×20 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.62×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.57×84 works
  7. Materials Science1.54×54 works
  8. Psychology1.42×43 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×13 works
  10. Energy1.25×12 works
  11. Engineering1.21×181 works
  12. Chemistry1.20×19 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.11×25 works
  14. Decision Sciences1.06×10 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×3 works
  16. Medicine0.84×162 works
  17. Computer Science0.75×58 works
  18. Health Professions0.63×17 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×13 works
  20. Social Sciences0.55×70 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.47×14 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×15 works
  23. Dentistry0.36×2 works
  24. Nursing0.36×2 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×10 works
  26. Veterinary0.09×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Cerritos?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Modeling and Hydrological Cycle.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change67▲ 2.0×60 topics
  2. Machine Learning44◆ 1.08×65 topics
  3. Deep Learning43◆ 1.03×65 topics
  4. Epidemiology36▼ 0.75×95 topics
  5. Remote Sensing30▲ 2.0×28 topics
  6. Inflammation26◆ 1.00×66 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress26▲ 1.28×49 topics
  8. Global Warming23▲ 4.5×12 topics
  9. Mental Health21▲ 1.22×30 topics
  10. Neural Networks21◆ 1.13×30 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 1.40×30 topics
  12. Depression18▲ 1.69×19 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties17▲ 1.42×28 topics
  14. Health Effects14▲ 1.97×19 topics
  15. Hydrological Modeling14▲ 4.7×5 topics
  16. Ocean Circulation13▲ 7.9×3 topics
  17. Biosensors12▲ 2.1×12 topics
  18. Greenhouse Gas Emissions11▲ 3.4×7 topics
  19. Air Quality11▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 8.7×2 topics
  21. Neuroinflammation10▲ 3.0×6 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation10▲ 2.6×9 topics
  23. Ecosystem Resilience10▲ 5.3×5 topics
  24. Data Assimilation10▲ 4.9×4 topics
  25. Energy Conversion10▲ 3.7×4 topics
  26. Extreme Events10▲ 8.5×2 topics
  27. Satellite Observations9▲ 7.4×3 topics
  28. Climate Modeling9▲ 9.8×1 topic
  29. Precipitation Extremes9▲ 9.8×1 topic
  30. Hydrogels9▲ 3.7×5 topics
  31. Drought8▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Boundary Layer8▲ 4.9×4 topics
  33. Sea Level Rise8▲ 4.9×3 topics
  34. Atmospheric Aerosols7▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Black Carbon7▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Evapotranspiration7▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Global Distribution6▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Atmospheric6▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Methane6▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Convective Parameterization6▲ 8.5×1 topic

What research is done in Cerritos?

Climate variability and …8Climate variability and models: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…6Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 5 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 5 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 5 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems4Fire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 4 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceAutomotive EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 5 works
  5. 5 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 4 works
  10. 10 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 4 works

Research output over time

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Cerritos21.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.9% in 2006.

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