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Research in Loma Linda

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Loma Linda, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Loma Linda University and Loma Linda University Health Care.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
454k
25.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Loma Linda

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 Loma Linda?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Loma Linda UniversityUniversity 16,528 #5,654
2Loma Linda University Health CareHospital / health system 458 #17,327

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.

Which fields of science does Loma Linda work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research in Loma Linda is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,991 fractional works · 73.0% of its workMedicine: 1,741 fractional works · 63.8% of its workSurgery: 275 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 179 fractional works · 6.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 126 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 123 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 102 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 82 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 76 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 67 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 129 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 82 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOral Surgery: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 378 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 223 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 106 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 87 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 216 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPsychology: 90 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 143 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEngineering: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLoma Linda2,728fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences8%

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. Health Sciences1,99173.0%
    1. Medicine1,74163.8%
    2. Health Professions1294.7%
    3. Dentistry823.0%
    4. Nursing361.3%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2238.2%
    2. Neuroscience873.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology361.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences230.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.4%
    1. Psychology903.3%
    2. Social Sciences843.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance180.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting90.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities90.3%
    6. Decision Sciences60.2%
    1. Engineering501.8%
    2. Environmental Science381.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.8%
    4. Computer Science140.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.2%
    6. Chemistry60.2%
    7. Materials Science50.2%
    8. Mathematics30.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Loma Linda strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Loma Linda is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (8.1× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 21.7 works8.1×
  2. DentistryField · 71.2 works6.2×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 26.7 works5.8×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 191 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.16× its world share, 71 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 118 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 1,520 worksMedicineNursing: 2.73× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 79 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.16×71 works
  2. Medicine3.32×1,520 works
  3. Nursing2.73×32 works
  4. Health Professions1.88×118 works
  5. Neuroscience1.77×68 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.51×191 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.31×31 works
  8. Psychology1.09×79 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.08×9 works
  10. Veterinary0.68×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×19 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×17 works
  13. Environmental Science0.29×35 works
  14. Social Sciences0.25×76 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×4 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×20 works
  17. Chemistry0.12×4 works
  18. Engineering0.12×44 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×9 works
  20. Mathematics0.11×3 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.11×6 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.11×8 works
  23. Computer Science0.06×11 works
  24. Materials Science0.06×5 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Loma Linda?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology297▲ 2.7×121 topics
  2. Inflammation158▲ 2.7×79 topics
  3. Treatment117▲ 3.5×46 topics
  4. Quality of Life106▲ 2.7×48 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress105▲ 2.4×53 topics
  6. Risk Factors97▲ 3.2×34 topics
  7. Diagnosis91▲ 3.6×39 topics
  8. Management81▲ 3.7×30 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease77▲ 2.5×34 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome74▲ 3.3×23 topics
  11. Public Health68▲ 1.72×41 topics
  12. Cancer67▲ 1.84×50 topics
  13. Mental Health62▲ 1.59×32 topics
  14. Complications61▲ 4.5×17 topics
  15. Chemotherapy61▲ 3.1×25 topics
  16. Guidelines60▲ 4.7×13 topics
  17. Clinical Trials57▲ 3.1×19 topics
  18. Heart Failure56▲ 4.6×13 topics
  19. Immunotherapy52▲ 2.6×18 topics
  20. Surgical Management51▲ 4.5×20 topics
  21. Mortality50▲ 3.2×13 topics
  22. Biomarkers49▲ 2.6×18 topics
  23. Echocardiography49▲ 6.5×8 topics
  24. Obesity49▲ 2.3×23 topics
  25. Depression48▲ 2.0×22 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders44▲ 2.9×19 topics
  27. Radiotherapy44▲ 4.1×13 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors41▲ 3.4×14 topics
  29. Medical Education39▲ 5.3×11 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations38▲ 3.2×22 topics
  31. Neuroinflammation36▲ 4.5×6 topics
  32. Prognosis34▲ 3.8×9 topics
  33. Endothelial Dysfunction33▲ 5.2×8 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes33▲ 6.3×6 topics
  35. Critical Care32▲ 4.9×8 topics
  36. Myocardial Infarction32▲ 5.0×7 topics
  37. Preterm Infants28▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension27▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention26▲ 7.1×4 topics
  40. Catheter Ablation26▲ 7.6×2 topics

What research is done in Loma Linda?

Spine and Intervertebral…13Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 13 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…13Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 13 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…12Innovations in Medical Education: 12 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…12Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 12 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 11 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 11 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 10 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 10 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineOral SurgeryOrthodonticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 13 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 13 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  9. 9 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%Loma Linda11.4% 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 26.8% in 2009.

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