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Research in Malibu

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Malibu, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Pepperdine University and HRL Laboratories (United States).

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
272k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Malibu

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 Malibu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1HRL Laboratories (United States)Company 8,980 #15,145
2Pepperdine UniversityUniversity 5,966 #4,653

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 Malibu work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research in Malibu is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Psychology (11%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 691 fractional works · 67.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 340 fractional works · 33.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 109 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEducation: 64 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 48 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGender Studies: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCommunication: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 109 fractional works · 10.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 40 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 102 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 28 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 71 fractional works · 7.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 195 fractional works · 19.1% of its workEngineering: 64 fractional works · 6.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 83 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMalibu1,018fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences68%

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. Social Sciences34033.4%
    2. Psychology10910.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10210.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities717.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance515.0%
    6. Decision Sciences181.7%
    1. Engineering646.3%
    2. Computer Science484.7%
    3. Environmental Science292.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy252.5%
    5. Materials Science101.0%
    6. Chemistry60.6%
    7. Mathematics50.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.3%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine585.7%
    2. Health Professions222.1%
    3. Nursing30.3%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology171.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences151.5%
    3. Neuroscience101.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Malibu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Malibu is most concentrated in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (5.8× the world share in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management).

  1. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 24.0 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: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.20× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.46× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.48× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.56× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 288 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.56×93 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.46×96 works
  3. Social Sciences2.65×288 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.48×46 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.20×54 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.88×16 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.10×21 works
  8. Health Professions0.78×18 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×6 works
  10. Computer Science0.63×42 works
  11. Neuroscience0.51×7 works
  12. Engineering0.46×59 works
  13. Environmental Science0.46×20 works
  14. Nursing0.43×2 works
  15. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.34×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.31×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.31×9 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×12 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×13 works
  21. Medicine0.27×44 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×2 works
  23. Energy0.17×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.14×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Malibu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Mental Health, Corporate Governance, Religion, Globalization, Democracy, Human Rights and Gender.

▲ 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. Mental Health53▲ 3.6×31 topics
  2. Globalization48▲ 2.4×54 topics
  3. Leadership41▲ 8.2×22 topics
  4. Corporate Governance36▲ 4.9×18 topics
  5. Human Rights32▲ 3.1×33 topics
  6. Education31▲ 1.78×41 topics
  7. Religion30▲ 6.5×20 topics
  8. Social Media28▲ 1.97×19 topics
  9. Gender24▲ 4.5×26 topics
  10. Identity24▲ 3.3×24 topics
  11. Social Capital24▲ 4.5×14 topics
  12. Democracy23▲ 6.5×15 topics
  13. Social Justice22▲ 3.7×24 topics
  14. Innovation21▲ 1.96×22 topics
  15. Economic Growth20▲ 2.4×18 topics
  16. Health20▲ 4.8×12 topics
  17. Nationalism20▲ 4.3×11 topics
  18. Higher Education19▲ 3.5×14 topics
  19. Organizational Performance18▲ 6.9×7 topics
  20. Social Support18▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Well-being17▲ 4.4×12 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction17▲ 3.8×7 topics
  23. Diversity17▲ 9.5×7 topics
  24. Student Engagement16▲ 4.0×12 topics
  25. Neoliberalism16▲ 4.4×16 topics
  26. International Law16▲ 5.0×14 topics
  27. Stress16▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. Human Resource Management16▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Secularism16▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Feminism14▲ 4.8×13 topics
  31. Politics14▲ 5.3×8 topics
  32. Psychological Capital13▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. Inclusion13▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Career Development13▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Work Engagement12▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Job Demands-Resources Model12▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Organizational Behavior12▲ 7.6×1 topic
  38. Psychological Adjustment11▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Employee Engagement11▲ 6.2×5 topics
  40. NGOs10▲ 11×4 topics

What research is done in Malibu?

Job Satisfaction and Org…10Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 10 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…7Corporate Finance and Governance: 7 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 7 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…7Religion and Society Interactions: 7 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…7Gender Diversity and Inequality: 7 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 6 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …5American Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 5 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 5 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementAccountingClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
  3. 3 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 7 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  9. 9 Religious Education and Schools Education 5 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Malibu15.8% 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 29.1% in 2016.

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