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Research in Fullerton

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Fullerton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are California State University, Fullerton and Marshall B. Ketchum University.

Research institutions
11
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
258k
20.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Fullerton

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 Fullerton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1California State University, FullertonUniversity 11,367 #4,502
2Marshall B. Ketchum UniversityUniversity 668 #20,604
3St. Jude Medical CenterHospital / health system 435 #13,930 all time
4Fullerton CollegeUniversity 316 #16,299 all time
5Hope International UniversityUniversity 63 not ranked
6Hayfield UniversityUniversity 18 not ranked
7Grace Mission UniversityUniversity 17 not ranked
8Microwave Products and Technology (United States)Company 9 not ranked
9CSUF Auxiliary ServicesNonprofit 7 not ranked
10Nambudripad's Allergy Research FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
11iTelescope.NetNonprofit 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.

California State University, Fullerton: 88.1%Marshall B. Ketchum University: 5.2%St. Jude Medical Center: 3.4%Fullerton College: 2.4%6 others listed: 0.9%88%largest
California State University, Fullerton11k · 88.1%Marshall B. Ketchum University668 · 5.2%St. Jude Medical Center435 · 3.4%Fullerton College316 · 2.4%6 others listed118 · 0.9%

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

Which fields of science does Fullerton work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Fullerton is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 756 fractional works · 44.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 342 fractional works · 20.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 110 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 77 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 134 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 44 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 37 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 102 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 86 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 67 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 48 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 507 fractional works · 30.1% of its workComputer Science: 163 fractional works · 9.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 60 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 150 fractional works · 8.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 54 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 49 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 289 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMedicine: 215 fractional works · 12.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 66 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 135 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 69 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 38 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 30 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFullerton1,688fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences45%

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. Social Sciences34220.3%
    2. Psychology1347.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1026.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities865.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance673.9%
    6. Decision Sciences251.5%
    1. Computer Science1639.7%
    2. Engineering1508.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences543.2%
    4. Environmental Science492.9%
    5. Mathematics291.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy251.5%
    7. Materials Science171.0%
    8. Chemistry130.8%
    9. Energy70.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Medicine21512.7%
    2. Health Professions663.9%
    3. Nursing50.3%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology694.1%
    2. Neuroscience382.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences211.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Fullerton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fullerton is most concentrated in Gender Studies (4.6× the world share in Gender Studies).

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 25.2 works4.6×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 146 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 192 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.59× its world share, 120 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 309 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.59×120 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.99×48 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.94×63 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.86×91 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.78×78 works
  6. Social Sciences1.61×309 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.52×22 works
  8. Health Professions1.49×60 works
  9. Mathematics1.40×25 works
  10. Neuroscience1.37×34 works
  11. Computer Science1.23×146 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×56 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.69×23 works
  14. Medicine0.66×192 works
  15. Nursing0.63×5 works
  16. Engineering0.62×140 works
  17. Environmental Science0.62×47 works
  18. Chemistry0.51×12 works
  19. Energy0.46×6 works
  20. Dentistry0.36×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×5 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.28×15 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×18 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.12×1 works
  26. Veterinary0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Fullerton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Student Engagement, Gender, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Intersectionality, Social Media and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning69▲ 1.23×68 topics
  2. Epidemiology61◆ 0.91×74 topics
  3. Deep Learning61◆ 1.04×68 topics
  4. Mental Health55▲ 2.3×31 topics
  5. Globalization45▲ 1.36×57 topics
  6. Social Media42▲ 1.79×23 topics
  7. Climate Change40◆ 0.87×60 topics
  8. Education38▲ 1.32×39 topics
  9. Gender36▲ 3.9×30 topics
  10. Student Engagement34▲ 5.1×13 topics
  11. Corporate Governance33▲ 2.6×16 topics
  12. Neural Networks32▲ 1.23×32 topics
  13. Identity28▲ 2.3×31 topics
  14. Healthcare26▲ 1.36×23 topics
  15. Literature25▲ 2.7×23 topics
  16. Social Support24▲ 2.6×16 topics
  17. History23▲ 1.97×26 topics
  18. Ethics22▲ 2.6×24 topics
  19. Colonialism22▲ 2.8×22 topics
  20. Intersectionality21▲ 6.6×11 topics
  21. Diversity18▲ 6.0×7 topics
  22. Emotion18▲ 5.1×10 topics
  23. Feminism17▲ 3.4×14 topics
  24. Health Disparities16▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Reflective Practice14▲ 4.5×6 topics
  26. Tectonics14▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Firm Performance14▲ 4.6×4 topics
  28. Physical Fitness13▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Academic Performance12▲ 8.4×5 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 6.6×2 topics
  31. Race12▲ 5.9×12 topics
  32. Resistance Training12▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Financial Constraints11▲ 6.4×2 topics
  34. Physiological Demands10▲ 9.7×1 topic
  35. Training Load10▲ 9.7×1 topic
  36. Occupational Exposure10▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Intelligence10▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Educational Inequality10▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Assisted Reproductive Technology10▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Investor Protection10▲ 7.8×1 topic

What research is done in Fullerton?

Sports Performance and T…10Sports Performance and Training: 10 fractional worksOccupational Health and …9Occupational Health and Performance: 9 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 9 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…9Corporate Finance and Governance: 9 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…8Housing Market and Economics: 8 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 8 fractional worksCognitive Abilities and …8Cognitive Abilities and Testing: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksFacility Location and Emergency Management: 8 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineOccupational TherapyGeophysicsAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 9 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 9 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Research Studies Education 8 works
  8. 8 Cognitive Abilities and Testing Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  10. 10 Facility Location and Emergency Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 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%Fullerton12.8% 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 31.8% in 2008.

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