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Research in El Segundo

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in El Segundo, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Integra (United States), The Aerospace Corporation and Wyle (United States).

Research institutions
16
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
239k
16.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
El Segundo

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Which research institutions are in El Segundo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The Aerospace CorporationNonprofit 10,818 #11,049
2Wyle (United States)Company 1,925 #18,712
3Integra (United States)Company 822 #7,532
4Wallace LaboratoriesResearch facility 572 #13,997 all time
5DirecTV (United States)Company 157 #28,579 all time
6Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)Company 107 not ranked
7Geospace Research (United States)Company 81 not ranked
8Galorath (United States)Company 57 not ranked
9nanoPrecision Products (United States)Company 35 not ranked
10Rolling Hills Research (United States)Company 20 not ranked
11Mattel (United States)Company 15 not ranked
12SySense (United States)Company 12 not ranked
13InferLink (United States)Company 12 not ranked
14K2 CommunicationsInstitution 7 not ranked
15HealthCare Partners Institute for Applied Research and EducationNonprofit 6 not ranked
16Continental Computers (United States)Company 4 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.

The Aerospace Corporation: 73.8%Wyle (United States): 13.1%Integra (United States): 5.6%Wallace Laboratories: 3.9%12 others listed: 3.5%74%largest
The Aerospace Corporation11k · 73.8%Wyle (United States)1,925 · 13.1%Integra (United States)822 · 5.6%Wallace Laboratories572 · 3.9%12 others listed513 · 3.5%

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

Which fields of science does El Segundo work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research in El Segundo is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Physics and Astronomy (13%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 568 fractional works · 66.7% of its workEngineering: 303 fractional works · 35.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 112 fractional works · 13.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 60 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 109 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 71 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoftware: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 136 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 96 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 51 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEl Segundo851fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences11%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. Engineering30335.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy10912.7%
    3. Computer Science536.3%
    4. Environmental Science313.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences273.2%
    6. Materials Science263.0%
    7. Energy60.7%
    8. Chemistry50.6%
    9. Mathematics40.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    1. Social Sciences576.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting192.3%
    3. Psychology172.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities161.8%
    5. Decision Sciences141.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.5%
    1. Medicine779.0%
    2. Health Professions161.8%
    3. Veterinary10.2%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Nursing10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology283.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences151.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.5%
    4. Neuroscience30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is El Segundo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in El Segundo is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy (15.6× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 59.5 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 92.1 works11×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 91.2 works5.6×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.39× its world share, 264 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.58× its world share, 91 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy5.58×91 works
  2. Engineering2.39×264 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.01×23 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.64×12 works
  5. Veterinary1.35×1 works
  6. Materials Science0.93×24 works
  7. Computer Science0.79×45 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×12 works
  9. Health Professions0.72×14 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.71×17 works
  11. Environmental Science0.70×26 works
  12. Psychology0.70×16 works
  13. Energy0.68×5 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×24 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.57×2 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×4 works
  17. Social Sciences0.54×50 works
  18. Medicine0.49×70 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.43×9 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×14 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.37×3 works
  23. Chemistry0.34×4 works
  24. Dentistry0.34×1 works
  25. Nursing0.32×1 works
  26. Neuroscience0.23×3 works

Which keywords describe research in El Segundo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Orbit Determination, Solar Wind, Pose Estimation, On-Orbit Servicing and Space Debris.

▲ 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. Thermal Analysis29▲ 27×4 topics
  2. CubeSat28▲ 180×1 topic
  3. small satellite28▲ 180×1 topic
  4. Sustainability27▲ 1.30×39 topics
  5. Orbit Determination25▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Risk Assessment21▲ 3.8×12 topics
  7. Solar Wind21▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Pose Estimation20▲ 20×2 topics
  9. On-Orbit Servicing20▲ 100×1 topic
  10. Space Debris20▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Properties16▲ 1.95×18 topics
  12. Space Policy14▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Space Tourism14▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Electron Acceleration14▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Ionosphere14▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Magnetosphere14▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Simulation12▲ 5.7×10 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 4.2×4 topics
  19. Biomechanics10▲ 4.0×8 topics
  20. Solar System Abundances10▲ 25×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Planets10▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Design10▲ 7.2×4 topics
  23. Extravehicular Activity9▲ 130×1 topic
  24. Space Suit9▲ 130×1 topic
  25. Fault Tolerance9▲ 6.6×5 topics
  26. Nanowires9▲ 7.1×5 topics
  27. Integrated Circuits8▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Nanoelectronics8▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Space Exploration8▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Complex Adaptive Systems8▲ 32×3 topics
  31. Mars8▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Martian Surface8▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Cognitive Radio8▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Astrobiology7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Extraterrestrial Life7▲ 39×1 topic
  36. SETI7▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Coronal Mass Ejections7▲ 23×1 topic
  38. LEO Satellite Constellation7▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Satellite Communications7▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Solar Dynamics Observatory7▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in El Segundo?

Spacecraft Design and Te…24Spacecraft Design and Technology: 24 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 16 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…12Space exploration and regulation: 12 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…10Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 10 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 10 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 7 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…7Planetary Science and Exploration: 7 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 7 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 7 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 6 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  6. 6 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  8. 8 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
  9. 9 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  10. 10 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 6 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025El Segundo6.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.8% in 1997.

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