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Research in Emeryville

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Emeryville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Alcohol Research Group and Sound Agriculture (United States).

Research institutions
28
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
152k
58.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record

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 Emeryville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Alcohol Research GroupNonprofit 882 #19,018
2Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research CenterHospital / health system 409 #24,053 all time
3Sound Agriculture (United States)Company 145 #22,333
4Adamas Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 108 not ranked
5KineMed (United States)Company 98 not ranked
6Santen (United States)Company 93 not ranked
7CEP AmericaHospital / health system 79 not ranked
8Amyris (United States)Company 58 not ranked
9NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 50 not ranked
10Eureka Therapeutics (United States)Company 46 not ranked
11Nanōmix (United States)Company 28 not ranked
12Zogenix (United States)Company 28 not ranked
13Bionovo (United States)Company 21 not ranked
14Pivot Bio (United States)Company 18 not ranked
15Milagen (United States)Company 12 not ranked
16Bay Area Breast SurgeonsHospital / health system 9 not ranked
17ZagayaNonprofit 8 not ranked
18Newomics (United States)Company 7 not ranked
19Industrial Microbes (United States)Company 6 not ranked
20Arcadia ScienceCompany 5 not ranked
21Adheren (United States)Company 4 not ranked
22Halotechnics (United States)Company 3 not ranked
23Catalysis Foundation for HealthNonprofit 2 not ranked
24ZymoChem (United States)Company 2 not ranked
25Ex'pression College for Digital ArtsUniversity 2 not ranked
26Radiant Genomics (United States)Company 1 not ranked
27Maynard InstituteNonprofit 0 not ranked
28Diassess (United States)Company 0 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.

Alcohol Research Group: 41.5%Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center: 19.3%Sound Agriculture (United States): 6.8%Adamas Pharmaceuticals (United States): 5.1%22 others listed: 27.3%42%largest
Alcohol Research Group882 · 41.5%Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center409 · 19.3%Sound Agriculture (United States)145 · 6.8%Adamas Pharmaceuticals (United States)108 · 5.1%22 others listed580 · 27.3%

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

Which fields of science does Emeryville work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Emeryville is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (27%), Medicine (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 217 fractional works · 48.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 118 fractional works · 26.6% of its workGeophysics: 117 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 105 fractional works · 23.5% of its workMedicine: 91 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 99 fractional works · 22.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 68 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEmeryville445fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences6%

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences11826.6%
    2. Engineering327.2%
    3. Environmental Science286.2%
    4. Computer Science184.1%
    5. Chemistry81.7%
    6. Materials Science51.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    9. Energy20.4%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine9120.5%
    2. Health Professions122.7%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6815.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences225.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.0%
    4. Neuroscience20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    1. Social Sciences112.4%
    2. Psychology91.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Emeryville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Emeryville is most concentrated in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Molecular Biology (81.9× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 116.9 works82×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 118.1 works18×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 44.6 works3.6×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.64× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.44× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences18.44×118 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.64×58 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.40×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.30×26 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×21 works
  6. Health Professions1.05×11 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×4 works
  8. Medicine1.02×80 works
  9. Chemistry0.93×6 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×1 works
  11. Psychology0.63×8 works
  12. Nursing0.61×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.53×17 works
  14. Energy0.48×2 works
  15. Engineering0.46×28 works
  16. Neuroscience0.35×2 works
  17. Materials Science0.31×4 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.26×2 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×2 works
  20. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.18×9 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×2 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  24. Veterinary0.12×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Emeryville?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Seismic Noise, Tomography, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Metabolic Engineering, Impulsivity, Global Burden of Disease and Alcohol Dependence.

▲ 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. Seismic Noise117▲ 552×1 topic
  2. Tomography117▲ 148×1 topic
  3. Psychiatric Disorders21▲ 35×3 topics
  4. Substance Use Disorders20▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning19▲ 1.27×21 topics
  6. Metabolic Engineering18▲ 42×5 topics
  7. Impulsivity18▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Global Burden of Disease17▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Alcohol Dependence17▲ 91×1 topic
  10. Motivational Interviewing17▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Microbial Communities13▲ 6.9×5 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress13▲ 1.82×24 topics
  13. Synthetic Biology12▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Anaerobic12▲ 42×1 topic
  15. Lignocellulosic Biomass12▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Methane Oxidation12▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Enzymatic Hydrolysis12▲ 28×1 topic
  18. Pretreatment12▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Citizen Science12▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Earthquake Detection12▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Seismic Signals12▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Constraint-Based Models12▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Genome-Scale Models12▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Mortality Risk11▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Cancer Risk10▲ 9.9×2 topics
  26. Social Support9▲ 3.8×7 topics
  27. Green Chemistry9▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Metabolism8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  29. Therapeutic Targets7▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Health6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Genetic Polymorphisms6▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Ionic Liquids6▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Liver Disease6▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Alcohol6▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Substance Abuse6▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Health Care Utilization6▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Mental Illness5▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Homelessness5▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Housing First5▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Emeryville?

  1. 1 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 117 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 16 works
  3. 3 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 12 works
  4. 4 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  5. 5 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 10 works
  7. 7 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 4 works
  10. 10 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 3 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%60%Emeryville17.3% 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 59.0% in 1990.

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