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Research in Fresno

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Fresno, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are California State University, Fresno and Sunrise Medical (United States).

Research institutions
27
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.2k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
145k
15.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Fresno

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 Fresno?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1California State University, FresnoUniversity 7,151 #4,720
2Sunrise Medical (United States)Company 337 #16,869
3The California Eye InstituteHospital / health system 323 #17,804 all time
4Community Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 266 #28,302 all time
5Saint Agnes Medical CenterHospital / health system 244 #32,976 all time
6Fresno Pacific UniversityUniversity 211 #28,531 all time
7Fresno City CollegeUniversity 94 not ranked
8California Cancer Associates for Research and ExcellenceHospital / health system 40 not ranked
9Community Medical CentersHospital / health system 37 not ranked
10Fresno County Office of EducationGovernment institution 30 not ranked
11Fresno Unified School DistrictUniversity 22 not ranked
12California Christian CollegeUniversity 9 not ranked
13San Joaquin Valley Public Health ConsortiumHospital / health system 9 not ranked
14California Institute Of Medical ScienceUniversity 9 not ranked
15State Center Community College DistrictUniversity 8 not ranked
16US Cancer Management CorporationHospital / health system 7 not ranked
17California Teaching Fellows FoundationUniversity 6 not ranked
18National Council on Rehabilitation EducationInstitution 6 not ranked
19American Pistachio GrowersInstitution 6 not ranked
20Reading and BeyondNonprofit 5 not ranked
21Fresno County Public LibraryArchive 5 not ranked
22AIMS Education FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
23Neuro Pain Medical CenterHospital / health system 4 not ranked
24Resources for Independence Central ValleyNonprofit 3 not ranked
25California Health CollaborativeNonprofit 3 not ranked
26The African-American Historical & Cultural Museum of the SJVArchive 2 not ranked
27Life Goes On-Home ImprovementNonprofit 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.

California State University, Fresno: 80.9%Sunrise Medical (United States): 3.8%The California Eye Institute: 3.7%Community Regional Medical Center: 3.0%23 others listed: 8.7%81%largest
California State University, Fresno7,151 · 80.9%Sunrise Medical (United States)337 · 3.8%The California Eye Institute323 · 3.7%Community Regional Medical Center266 · 3.0%23 others listed765 · 8.7%

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

Which fields of science does Fresno work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Fresno is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 689 fractional works · 37.8% of its workMedicine: 618 fractional works · 33.9% of its workSurgery: 97 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 64 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 63 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 55 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 28 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 512 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 249 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 74 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 68 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 113 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 72 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMusic: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 421 fractional works · 23.1% of its workEngineering: 153 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 101 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 200 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 80 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 58 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFresno1,822fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences28%

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. Medicine61833.9%
    2. Health Professions553.0%
    3. Nursing100.6%
    4. Dentistry40.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences24913.7%
    2. Psychology1136.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities724.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting402.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance201.1%
    6. Decision Sciences181.0%
    1. Engineering1538.4%
    2. Computer Science1015.5%
    3. Environmental Science532.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy351.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences301.6%
    6. Chemistry170.9%
    7. Mathematics150.8%
    8. Materials Science90.5%
    9. Energy60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology804.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences583.2%
    3. Neuroscience402.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology150.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Fresno strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fresno is most concentrated in Ophthalmology (4.8× the world share in Ophthalmology).

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 20.5 works4.8×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 134 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 506 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.14×103 works
  2. Medicine1.66×506 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.46×67 works
  4. Neuroscience1.38×36 works
  5. Health Professions1.19×50 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×29 works
  7. Social Sciences1.16×232 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.04×6 works
  9. Nursing1.04×8 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.96×15 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×70 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.83×29 works
  13. Veterinary0.81×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×54 works
  15. Computer Science0.72×89 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×37 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.71×11 works
  18. Chemistry0.65×16 works
  19. Mathematics0.65×12 works
  20. Environmental Science0.58×46 works
  21. Engineering0.56×134 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×17 works
  23. Dentistry0.40×3 works
  24. Energy0.36×5 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.32×2 works
  26. Materials Science0.13×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Fresno?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Treatment, Diagnosis, Gesture Recognition, Interactive Evolutionary Computation and Music Generation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology136▲ 1.88×122 topics
  2. Machine Learning59◆ 0.97×53 topics
  3. Treatment46▲ 2.1×45 topics
  4. Risk Factors45▲ 2.3×35 topics
  5. Mental Health44▲ 1.69×37 topics
  6. Climate Change41▼ 0.82×63 topics
  7. Diagnosis41▲ 2.4×36 topics
  8. Education40▲ 1.27×38 topics
  9. Inflammation37◆ 0.94×63 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence33▲ 1.28×22 topics
  11. Quality of Life33▲ 1.25×49 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress33◆ 1.10×37 topics
  13. Social Justice33▲ 3.0×21 topics
  14. Management32▲ 2.2×29 topics
  15. Diabetes28▲ 3.0×16 topics
  16. Immunotherapy27▲ 2.0×18 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis26▲ 2.5×15 topics
  18. Human-Computer Interaction25▲ 7.6×4 topics
  19. Chemotherapy24▲ 1.87×23 topics
  20. Mortality24▲ 2.3×13 topics
  21. Complications23▲ 2.5×15 topics
  22. Gesture Recognition22▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Interactive Evolutionary Computation22▲ 56×1 topic
  24. Music Generation22▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Guidelines22▲ 2.5×12 topics
  26. Environmental Sustainability19▲ 6.6×4 topics
  27. Student Engagement19▲ 2.7×13 topics
  28. Ethnomusicology19▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Indigenous Knowledge19▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Cultural Conservation19▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Ecomusicology19▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Glaucoma15▲ 5.6×4 topics
  33. Intersectionality15▲ 4.2×7 topics
  34. Vibration Control14▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Antifungal Therapy13▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Academic Performance12▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Optic Nerve12▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Intraocular Pressure12▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Acoustic Metamaterials11▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Phononic Crystals11▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Fresno?

Music Technology and Sou…20Music Technology and Sound Studies: 20 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 19 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 9 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 8 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 7 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 7 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 7 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 6 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 6 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 6 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMusicBiomedical EngineeringEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 20 works
  2. 2 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 19 works
  3. 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 8 works
  5. 5 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Research Studies Education 7 works
  7. 7 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 7 works
  8. 8 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  10. 10 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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 2025Fresno9.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.2% in 2014.

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