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Research in Los Baños

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Los Baños, Philippines. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Philippines Los Baños, International Rice Research Institute and University of the Philippines Open University.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.7k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
231k
30.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Los Baños

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 Los Baños?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the Philippines Los BañosUniversity 3,668 #7,842
2International Rice Research InstituteNonprofit 3,402 #8,040
3University of the Philippines Open UniversityUniversity 365 #9,251
4FishBase Information and Research GroupNonprofit 263 #18,554

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.

University of the Philippines Los Baños: 47.6%International Rice Research Institute: 44.2%University of the Philippines Open University: 4.7%FishBase Information and Research Group: 3.4%48%largest
University of the Philippines Los Baños3,668 · 47.6%International Rice Research Institute3,402 · 44.2%University of the Philippines Open University365 · 4.7%FishBase Information and Research Group263 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Los Baños work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Los Baños is in Life Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (29%), Environmental Science (13%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 737 fractional works · 38.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 553 fractional works · 29.1% of its workPlant Science: 264 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 79 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 50 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 44 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 158 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 85 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 612 fractional works · 32.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 254 fractional works · 13.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 48 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 125 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 83 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 49 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPaleontology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 407 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 242 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEducation: 69 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 66 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 145 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLos Baños1,901fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences21%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55329.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1588.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology150.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
    5. Neuroscience50.2%
    1. Environmental Science25413.4%
    2. Engineering1256.6%
    3. Computer Science834.4%
    4. Materials Science492.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences361.9%
    6. Chemistry241.3%
    7. Energy160.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy130.7%
    9. Mathematics100.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Social Sciences24212.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting442.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance432.2%
    4. Psychology361.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities311.6%
    6. Decision Sciences120.6%
    1. Medicine924.8%
    2. Nursing251.3%
    3. Health Professions221.2%
    4. Veterinary50.3%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Los Baños strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Los Baños is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8.4× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 65.6 works8.4×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 234.9 works8.0×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 488.1 works6.1×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 30.4 works6.1×
  5. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 41.3 works5.6×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.7 works5.2×
← 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: 6.13× its world share, 488 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 140 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 73 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.62× its world share, 218 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 2.90× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 217 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.13×488 works
  2. Nursing2.90×24 works
  3. Environmental Science2.62×218 works
  4. Veterinary2.04×5 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.57×140 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.12×30 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×39 works
  8. Social Sciences1.02×217 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×6 works
  10. Energy0.98×15 works
  11. Chemistry0.83×22 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×40 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×12 works
  14. Materials Science0.70×41 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.65×10 works
  16. Psychology0.64×33 works
  17. Computer Science0.56×73 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.53×26 works
  19. Health Professions0.48×21 works
  20. Engineering0.44×111 works
  21. Mathematics0.34×7 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.29×11 works
  23. Medicine0.25×81 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.24×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.16×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Los Baños?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, QTL Mapping, Biodiversity, Food Security, Ecosystem Services, Water Management and Drought Resistance.

▲ 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 Change172▲ 3.3×88 topics
  2. Sustainability126▲ 2.7×73 topics
  3. Environmental Impact80▲ 2.5×51 topics
  4. Biodiversity75▲ 5.2×30 topics
  5. QTL Mapping69▲ 31×6 topics
  6. Food Security66▲ 6.4×18 topics
  7. Globalization61▲ 1.63×61 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services60▲ 8.2×11 topics
  9. Water Management60▲ 25×4 topics
  10. Drought Resistance50▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Remote Sensing48▲ 2.1×29 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation46▲ 6.5×16 topics
  13. Yield Potential45▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Rice44▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Biogeography44▲ 8.3×18 topics
  16. Aerobic Rice Systems43▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Root Traits43▲ 68×1 topic
  18. Genetic Diversity42▲ 5.1×21 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture39▲ 6.6×11 topics
  20. Land Use Change37▲ 6.5×6 topics
  21. Health Benefits36▲ 5.7×12 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis36▲ 6.0×13 topics
  23. Invasive Species35▲ 4.4×20 topics
  24. Vulnerability34▲ 7.7×8 topics
  25. Rural Development33▲ 5.1×13 topics
  26. Agriculture33▲ 4.5×10 topics
  27. Social Networks32▲ 6.3×11 topics
  28. Global Warming32▲ 3.9×14 topics
  29. Smallholder Farmers29▲ 7.3×6 topics
  30. Adaptation28▲ 4.9×11 topics
  31. Drought Tolerance28▲ 10×8 topics
  32. Aquaculture27▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Taxonomy27▲ 9.8×12 topics
  34. Technology Adoption27▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Evolution27▲ 5.3×16 topics
  36. Phylogeny26▲ 8.2×15 topics
  37. Fermentation25▲ 9.7×6 topics
  38. Genetic Mapping24▲ 16×6 topics
  39. Plant Responses23▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Aroma Compounds22▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Los Baños?

Rice Cultivation and Yie…39Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 39 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research: 17 fractional worksPhilippine History and Culture: 15 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 14 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 13 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 13 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…11Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 11 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 11 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 10 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 10 fractional works
Plant ScienceAnthropologyGeneticsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 39 works
  2. 2 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 17 works
  3. 3 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 15 works
  4. 4 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 14 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 11 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  9. 9 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 10 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 10 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%60%Los Baños13.3% 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 40.9% in 2000.

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