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Research in La Mirada

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in La Mirada, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Biola University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in La Mirada?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Biola UniversityUniversity 1,387 #19,236

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

What is La Mirada strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Mirada is most concentrated in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities (64.9× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 25.8 works65×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 63.4 works9.2×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in La Mirada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Mental Health, Spirituality, Theology, Health, Social Support, Well-being and Psychological Adjustment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Religion40▲ 36×18 topics
  2. Mental Health30▲ 8.5×20 topics
  3. Globalization20▲ 4.3×31 topics
  4. Spirituality19▲ 81×4 topics
  5. Theology18▲ 79×3 topics
  6. Health18▲ 19×7 topics
  7. Social Support18▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Well-being17▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Psychological Adjustment16▲ 45×3 topics
  10. Quality of Life15▲ 4.4×8 topics
  11. Biblical Monotheism15▲ 235×1 topic
  12. Jewish Society15▲ 235×1 topic
  13. Coping14▲ 118×2 topics
  14. End-of-Life Care14▲ 47×1 topic
  15. Social Justice14▲ 9.6×15 topics
  16. Nationalism13▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Development13▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Community Development12▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Civil Society12▲ 44×2 topics
  20. NGOs11▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Faith-Based Organizations11▲ 146×1 topic
  22. Social Services11▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Ethics10▲ 9.2×17 topics
  24. Identity10▲ 5.7×13 topics
  25. Gender10▲ 7.5×12 topics
  26. Education10▲ 2.3×17 topics
  27. African Christianity9▲ 177×2 topics
  28. Human Rights9▲ 3.7×12 topics
  29. Secularism9▲ 35×5 topics
  30. History8▲ 5.0×15 topics
  31. Politics7▲ 11×9 topics
  32. Democracy6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  33. Philosophy6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  34. Feminism6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  35. Global Christianity6▲ 172×1 topic
  36. Short-Term Missions6▲ 172×1 topic
  37. Colonialism6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  38. Church History5▲ 48×2 topics
  39. Divine Providence5▲ 146×2 topics
  40. Intersectionality5▲ 12×5 topics

What research is done in La Mirada?

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 15 works
  2. 2 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 14 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 6 works
  5. 5 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 4 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 3 works
  9. 9 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Religious Education and Schools Education 3 works

Research output over time

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