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Research in Davis

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Davis, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of California, Davis, Veterinarians Without Borders and Eckert & Ziegler (United States).

Research institutions
19
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
146k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6M
38.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Davis

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 Davis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of California, DavisUniversity 152,347 #146
2Veterinarians Without BordersNonprofit 579 #17,754
3Eckert & Ziegler (United States)Company 478 #18,767
4Accelerated Medical Diagnostics (United States)Company 410 #13,307 all time
5Gorilla DoctorsNonprofit 40 not ranked
6Marrone Bio Innovations (United States)Company 23 not ranked
7Arcadia Biosciences (United States)Company 14 not ranked
8California Dairy Research FoundationNonprofit 13 not ranked
9National Center for Sustainable TransportationInstitution 11 not ranked
10Freedom from HungerNonprofit 9 not ranked
11Ennetix (United States)Company 9 not ranked
12California Institute For Rural StudiesNonprofit 5 not ranked
13Sendero Group (United States)Company 4 not ranked
14Community Alliance with Family FarmersNonprofit 4 not ranked
15Bayessoft (United States)Company 3 not ranked
16Farmer Veteran CoalitionInstitution 1 not ranked
17Net Squared (United States)Company 1 not ranked
18Foundation for Teaching EconomicsInstitution 1 not ranked
19Western Integrated Pest Management CenterResearch facility 1 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.

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.

University of California, Davis: 99.0%Veterinarians Without Borders: 0.4%Eckert & Ziegler (United States): 0.3%Accelerated Medical Diagnostics (United States): 0.3%15 others listed: 0.1%99%largest
University of California, Davis152k · 99.0%Veterinarians Without Borders579 · 0.4%Eckert & Ziegler (United States)478 · 0.3%Accelerated Medical Diagnostics (United States)410 · 0.3%15 others listed139 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Davis work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Davis is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,661 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEngineering: 1,429 fractional works · 8.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 304 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 275 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 168 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 100 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 86 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,145 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEcology: 282 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 227 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 140 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 97 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 851 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 354 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 122 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 767 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 299 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 626 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeophysics: 298 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 167 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 248 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 147 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 246 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 221 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,700 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMedicine: 3,950 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSurgery: 427 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 348 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 319 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 286 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 270 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 244 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 223 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 192 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 154 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 140 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 106 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 244 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 332 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 185 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 234 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 188 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEquine: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 158 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 153 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4,314 fractional works · 24.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,923 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,047 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 393 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 129 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,428 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPlant Science: 607 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 180 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 179 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 121 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 117 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 611 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 310 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 125 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 304 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 186 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,870 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,355 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 457 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 166 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 631 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 189 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 188 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 138 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 334 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 254 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 192 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 177 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 118 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDavis18kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering1,4298.1%
    2. Environmental Science1,1456.5%
    3. Computer Science8514.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy7674.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences6263.6%
    6. Materials Science2481.4%
    7. Mathematics2461.4%
    8. Chemistry2211.3%
    9. Energy910.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering360.2%
  2. Health Sciences4,70026.8%
    1. Medicine3,95022.5%
    2. Health Professions3321.9%
    3. Veterinary2341.3%
    4. Nursing1580.9%
    5. Dentistry260.2%
  3. Life Sciences4,31424.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,92311.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,4288.1%
    3. Neuroscience6113.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3041.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics480.3%
  4. Social Sciences2,87016.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,3557.7%
    2. Psychology6313.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities3341.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2541.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1771.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1180.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Davis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Davis is most concentrated in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (20.0× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 40.8 works20×
  2. VeterinaryField · 201.6 works9.4×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 160.8 works8.3×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 293.7 works5.4×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 163.4 works3.7×
  6. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 293.6 works3.6×
  7. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 170.0 works3.4×
  8. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 109.6 works3.2×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 1,284 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.02× its world share, 1,694 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 273 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 530 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 199 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 762 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 604 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 1,300 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 1,029 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 225 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 218 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.09× its world share, 728 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 297 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 3,501 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 140 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.45× its world share, 202 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 301 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 155 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 100 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 206 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 558 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1,216 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.45×202 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.45×604 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.09×728 works
  4. Neuroscience2.08×530 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.02×1,694 works
  6. Nursing1.81×140 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×273 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.72×1,284 works
  9. Environmental Science1.32×1,029 works
  10. Mathematics1.18×218 works
  11. Psychology1.17×558 works
  12. Medicine1.16×3,501 works
  13. Chemistry0.81×199 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×41 works
  15. Health Professions0.72×297 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.66×301 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.66×100 works
  18. Computer Science0.62×762 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×206 works
  20. Social Sciences0.61×1,216 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.57×32 works
  22. Energy0.55×79 works
  23. Engineering0.55×1,300 works
  24. Materials Science0.41×225 works
  25. Dentistry0.31×24 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×155 works

Which keywords describe research in Davis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Ionospheric Anomalies, Seismic Electromagnetics, Solar Wind, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Electron Acceleration.

▲ 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 Change932▲ 1.95×110 topics
  2. Epidemiology876▲ 1.25×134 topics
  3. Inflammation527▲ 1.41×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning446▼ 0.76×86 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress446▲ 1.54×63 topics
  6. Deep Learning401▼ 0.66×81 topics
  7. Cancer326▲ 1.38×59 topics
  8. Public Health306▲ 1.20×66 topics
  9. Mental Health282◆ 1.12×42 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease264▲ 1.32×39 topics
  11. Ionospheric Anomalies252▲ 38×1 topic
  12. Seismic Electromagnetics252▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Genetics245▲ 1.98×27 topics
  14. Biodiversity235▲ 1.76×34 topics
  15. Biomarkers233▲ 1.91×18 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome232▲ 1.64×24 topics
  17. Solar Wind218▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Invasive Species215▲ 2.9×21 topics
  19. Immunotherapy202▲ 1.59×19 topics
  20. Gene Expression191▲ 1.73×20 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders179▲ 1.79×20 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling170▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity170▲ 2.2×21 topics
  24. Electron Acceleration161▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Ionosphere160▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Magnetosphere160▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Gut Microbiota158▲ 2.6×7 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation145▲ 3.8×5 topics
  29. Genomic Analysis142▲ 3.1×16 topics
  30. Ion Channels139▲ 7.1×5 topics
  31. Geodetic Measurements132▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Global Change132▲ 2.8×7 topics
  33. Sea Level Rise131▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. GRACE121▲ 14×1 topic
  35. groundwater depletion121▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Cosmic Rays112▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Neutrinos112▲ 13×2 topics
  38. High-Energy Astrophysics104▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Particle Acceleration104▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Animal Welfare103▲ 6.6×5 topics

What research is done in Davis?

Earthquake Detection and…252Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 252 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 159 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 121 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 104 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 61 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…58Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 58 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 53 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 50 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 48 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 46 fractional works
GeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyNuclear and High Energy Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 252 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 159 works
  3. 3 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 121 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 104 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 61 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 58 works
  7. 7 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 53 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 50 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 48 works
  10. 10 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 46 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%Davis18.4% 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 34.0% in 2011.

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