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Research in La Jolla

Science Explorer records 52 research institutions in La Jolla, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Neurosciences Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

Research institutions
52
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1M
66.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
La Jolla

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 La Jolla?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Salk Institute for Biological StudiesNonprofit 8,428 #922
2Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteNonprofit 3,958 #2,997
3National UniversityUniversity 3,567 #6,535
4Neurosciences InstituteNonprofit 1,998 #832
5La Jolla Alcohol ResearchInstitution 1,403 #14,772
6Behavioral Pharma (United States)Company 1,321 #8,258
7J. Craig Venter InstituteNonprofit 810 #11,344
8Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)Company 778 #32,070 all time
9Impact AssessmentCompany 466 #9,549
10Molina Center for Energy and the EnvironmentNonprofit 420 #21,931 all time
11California Institute for Biomedical ResearchNonprofit 343 #2,230 all time
12Joint Center for Structural GenomicsInstitution 331 #8,819 all time
13Sanford Consortium for Regenerative MedicineResearch facility 231 #12,499
14Scripps Clinic Medical GroupHospital / health system 205 #19,781 all time
15Institute of the AmericasNonprofit 177 #30,796 all time
16Inter-American Tropical Tuna CommissionInstitution 174 #33,809 all time
17Intrinsic LifeSciences (United States)Company 154 #24,010 all time
18Synthetic Genomics (United States)Company 138 #16,469 all time
19National University SystemUniversity 131 #30,993 all time
20Theiss ResearchNonprofit 128 #19,805 all time
21HLS Research (United States)Company 107 not ranked
22Kura Oncology (United States)Company 94 not ranked
23Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on AlcoholismInstitution 88 not ranked
24Center for Neurologic StudyNonprofit 85 not ranked
25San Diego Center for Spinal DisordersHospital / health system 81 not ranked
26Stefan UniversityUniversity 69 not ranked
27Multimeric Biotherapeutics (United States)Company 59 not ranked
28Museum of Contemporary Art San DiegoArchive 55 not ranked
29American Life Science Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 39 not ranked
30Ambrx (United States)Company 36 not ranked
31MediciNova (United States)Company 26 not ranked
32CalciMedica (United States)Company 25 not ranked
33Gordon Schanzlin New Vision InstituteHospital / health system 21 not ranked
34Sequoia FoundationNonprofit 19 not ranked
35Mandala Biosciences (United States)Company 18 not ranked
36La Jolla Science Applications (United States)Company 17 not ranked
37Inhibrx (United States)Company 16 not ranked
38NeuroLinx Research InstituteNonprofit 9 not ranked
39Ensysce Biosciences (United States)Company 9 not ranked
40Laguna Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 6 not ranked
41NeurAccel Biosciences (United States)Company 6 not ranked
42Prediction Sciences (United States)Company 5 not ranked
43Astrileux (United States)Company 4 not ranked
44Seashell Technology (United States)Company 3 not ranked
45Sova Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 3 not ranked
46Girard FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
47Waitt FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
48NeuroVigil (United States)Company 1 not ranked
49Cenna Biosciences (United States)Company 1 not ranked
50AccuDava (United States)Company 1 not ranked
51Sophiris (United States)Company 0 not ranked
52Biogas and Electric (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.

Salk Institute for Biological Studies: 32.3%Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute: 15.2%National University: 13.7%Neurosciences Institute: 7.7%46 others listed: 31.1%32%largest
Salk Institute for Biological Studies8,428 · 32.3%Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute3,958 · 15.2%National University3,567 · 13.7%Neurosciences Institute1,998 · 7.7%46 others listed8,117 · 31.1%

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

Which fields of science does La Jolla work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in La Jolla is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,652 fractional works · 34.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 547 fractional works · 11.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 172 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 157 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 505 fractional works · 10.5% of its workOceanography: 219 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 135 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 99 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 249 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 142 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,295 fractional works · 27.0% of its workMedicine: 1,191 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSurgery: 156 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 92 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 91 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 88 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 76 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 73 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 77 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,266 fractional works · 26.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 660 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 412 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGenetics: 77 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 337 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 145 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 82 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 131 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 116 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 100 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 579 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 247 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 73 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 178 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLa Jolla4,791fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences12%

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. Environmental Science54711.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences50510.5%
    3. Engineering2495.2%
    4. Computer Science1423.0%
    5. Chemistry641.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy541.1%
    7. Materials Science481.0%
    8. Mathematics210.4%
    9. Energy160.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,29527.0%
    1. Medicine1,19124.9%
    2. Health Professions771.6%
    3. Nursing180.4%
    4. Dentistry50.1%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,26626.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66013.8%
    2. Neuroscience3377.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1312.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1162.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.4%
    1. Social Sciences2475.2%
    2. Psychology1783.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting471.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities430.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance370.8%
    6. Decision Sciences270.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is La Jolla strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Jolla is most concentrated in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science (16.7× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 194.6 works17×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 436.4 works6.7×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 118.3 works6.5×
  4. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 22.2 works6.3×
  5. GeophysicsSubfield · 82.2 works5.7×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.59× its world share, 572 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.46× its world share, 103 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.14× its world share, 279 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 123 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.71× its world share, 436 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 221 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 482 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 1,035 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 146 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 218 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.71×436 works
  2. Neuroscience4.14×279 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.59×572 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.46×103 works
  5. Environmental Science2.34×482 works
  6. Medicine1.30×1,035 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.26×18 works
  8. Psychology1.15×146 works
  9. Chemistry0.88×57 works
  10. Nursing0.75×15 works
  11. Veterinary0.66×4 works
  12. Health Professions0.62×68 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×111 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.55×22 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.47×43 works
  16. Social Sciences0.41×218 works
  17. Computer Science0.38×123 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×34 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.36×5 works
  20. Energy0.36×14 works
  21. Mathematics0.36×18 works
  22. Engineering0.35×221 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.33×40 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×40 works
  25. Materials Science0.28×41 works
  26. Dentistry0.24×5 works

Which keywords describe research in La Jolla?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Oxidative Stress, Data Assimilation, Epidemiology, Inflammation and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change442▲ 3.4×92 topics
  2. Epidemiology228▲ 1.19×134 topics
  3. Inflammation174▲ 1.70×83 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress169▲ 2.1×60 topics
  5. Machine Learning155◆ 0.97×73 topics
  6. Cancer128▲ 1.99×55 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation121▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Global Warming116▲ 5.7×14 topics
  9. Remote Sensing102▲ 1.75×29 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders100▲ 3.6×19 topics
  11. Data Assimilation86▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Gene Expression83▲ 2.8×19 topics
  13. Conservation79▲ 3.9×22 topics
  14. Population Dynamics79▲ 6.4×11 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability72▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Metabolism67▲ 2.7×31 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration63▲ 4.3×11 topics
  18. Climate Change Impact62▲ 5.6×5 topics
  19. Innate Immunity62▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Marine Sediments61▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Neuroinflammation60▲ 4.3×6 topics
  22. Neurobiology58▲ 4.6×10 topics
  23. Acoustic Techniques57▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Seafloor Mapping57▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Oceanic Modeling57▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Tidal Analysis57▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Ocean Acidification54▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Acoustic Communication54▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Hydrological Cycle52▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Trophic Cascades50▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Management48▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Marine Fisheries48▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Predator-Prey Interactions48▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Anthropogenic Noise47▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Marine Mammals47▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Extreme Events42▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Harmful Algal Blooms41▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Climate Modeling41▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Precipitation Extremes41▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Marine Ecosystems40▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in La Jolla?

Underwater Acoustics Research: 54 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 48 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…44Marine and fisheries research: 44 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…43Marine animal studies overview: 43 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 35 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 30 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…25Neural dynamics and brain function: 25 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 24 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 23 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 22 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyCognitive Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 54 works
  2. 2 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 48 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 44 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 43 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 35 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 30 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 24 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 23 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 22 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%La Jolla20.6% 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 36.7% in 1998.

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