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Research in Los Altos

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Los Altos, United States. The largest by output are Optimal Synthesis (United States), Alto Neuroscience (United States) and David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Research institutions
16
Research works
418
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Los Altos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Optimal Synthesis (United States)Company 145 #30,283 all time
2Alto Neuroscience (United States)Company 81 not ranked
3David and Lucile Packard FoundationNonprofit 58 not ranked
4Sociometrics CorporationCompany 50 not ranked
5Retrotope (United States)Company 31 not ranked
6California Institute of Computer-Assisted SurgeryNonprofit 11 not ranked
7Quadriga Biosciences (United States)Company 10 not ranked
8Pherin Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 10 not ranked
9Altos Therapeutics (United States)Company 7 not ranked
10Stretch to KindergartenUniversity 6 not ranked
11Heising-Simons FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
12Robert Heffley Engineering (United States)Company 2 not ranked
13International Society for Computer Aided SurgeryNonprofit 2 not ranked
14Morgan Family FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
15Noyce FoundationInstitution 0 not ranked
16Sciogen (United States)Company 0 not ranked

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.

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.

Optimal Synthesis (United States): 34.7%Alto Neuroscience (United States): 19.4%David and Lucile Packard Foundation: 13.9%Sociometrics Corporation: 12.0%10 others listed: 20.1%35%largest
Optimal Synthesis (United States)145 · 34.7%Alto Neuroscience (United States)81 · 19.4%David and Lucile Packard Foundation58 · 13.9%Sociometrics Corporation50 · 12.0%10 others listed84 · 20.1%

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

Which keywords describe research in Los Altos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Functional Connectivity, Default Mode Network, Resting-State fMRI, Inflammation, Child Development, Cardiac Risk and Perioperative.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurological Disorders3▲ 12×4 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.1×13 topics
  3. Functional Connectivity3▲ 41×2 topics
  4. Default Mode Network3▲ 73×1 topic
  5. Resting-State fMRI3▲ 73×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.20×18 topics
  7. Social Media2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  8. Child Development2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  10. Mortality2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  11. Cardiac Risk2▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Deep Learning2◆ 0.87×7 topics
  13. Perioperative2▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Metabolism1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  15. Sustainability1◆ 1.15×4 topics
  16. NMDA Receptor1▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Machine Learning1▼ 0.75×8 topics
  18. Arachidonic Acid1▲ 162×1 topic
  19. Community Engagement1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  20. Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids1▲ 162×1 topic
  21. Obesity1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  22. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.35×11 topics
  23. Self-Regulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Synaptic Plasticity1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  25. Pluripotent Stem Cells1▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Virtual Reality1▲ 4.1×5 topics

What research is done in Los Altos?

Functional Brain Connect…3Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 1 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells R…1Pluripotent Stem Cells Research: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verification: 1 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiochemistryEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology Biochemistry 1 works
  4. 4 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works

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