Research in Menlo Park
Science Explorer records 50 research institutions in Menlo Park, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource and Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.
- Research institutions
- 50 7 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 29k ▲ 8% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 23.5% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Menlo Park?
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
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What is Menlo Park strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Menlo Park is most concentrated in Structural Biology, Radiation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (48.1× the world share in Structural Biology).
- Structural BiologySubfield · 23.8 works48×
- RadiationSubfield · 72.3 works17×
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 141.7 works14×
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 200.3 works12×
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 48.9 works9.8×
- Physics and AstronomyField · 638.4 works9.2×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 131.4 works5.9×
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 Menlo Park?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, X-ray Imaging, Electron Acceleration, Cathode Materials, Tomography, Solar Wind, Cosmology and Molecular Dynamics.
- Electronic Structure Calculations
- Structure Determination
- Nanostructured Anodes
- Distributed Systems
- Photon Counting
- Free-Electron Lasers
- Spectroscopy
- Galactic Center
- Ptychography
- Neutrinos
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Nanoscale Imaging
- Catalysis
- Superconductivity
- Cosmology
- Tomography
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- X-ray Imaging
- Neural Networks
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Dark Matter
- Cathode Materials
- Electron Acceleration
- Energy Storage
- Solar Wind
- Molecular Dynamics
- Black Holes
- Particle Physics
- Synchrotron Radiation
- Cosmic Rays
- Phase Retrieval
- Supernovae
- Electronic Structure
- Star Formation
- X-Ray
- X-Ray Spectroscopy
- Battery Materials
- CMOS Technology
- Nonlinear Optics
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
- Deep Learning139▲ 1.30×72 topics
- Machine Learning133▲ 1.31×70 topics
- Dark Matter77▲ 22×4 topics
- Neural Networks75▲ 1.57×32 topics
- Cathode Materials70▲ 5.8×3 topics
- X-ray Imaging64▲ 59×2 topics
- Electron Acceleration64▲ 31×2 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries64▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Energy Storage58▲ 2.8×12 topics
- Tomography57▲ 10×5 topics
- Solar Wind54▲ 19×2 topics
- Cosmology53▲ 26×3 topics
- Molecular Dynamics53▲ 10×6 topics
- Superconductivity51▲ 9.5×9 topics
- Black Holes50▲ 17×3 topics
- Catalysis50▲ 2.4×23 topics
- Particle Physics48▲ 21×2 topics
- Nanoscale Imaging48▲ 17×2 topics
- Synchrotron Radiation44▲ 31×4 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries44▲ 5.2×2 topics
- Cosmic Rays43▲ 27×2 topics
- Neutrinos43▲ 27×2 topics
- Phase Retrieval41▲ 87×1 topic
- Ptychography41▲ 87×1 topic
- Supernovae41▲ 16×2 topics
- Galactic Center40▲ 28×2 topics
- Electronic Structure40▲ 7.1×8 topics
- Spectroscopy38▲ 7.3×10 topics
- Star Formation37▲ 23×2 topics
- Free-Electron Lasers37▲ 102×1 topic
- X-Ray37▲ 102×1 topic
- Photon Counting34▲ 16×3 topics
- X-Ray Spectroscopy34▲ 25×2 topics
- Distributed Systems33▲ 6.4×6 topics
- Battery Materials33▲ 6.3×1 topic
- Nanostructured Anodes33▲ 6.3×1 topic
- CMOS Technology30▲ 12×5 topics
- Structure Determination30▲ 33×2 topics
- Nonlinear Optics29▲ 8.3×4 topics
- Electronic Structure Calculations28▲ 14×2 topics
What research is done in Menlo Park?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesRadiation 41 works
- 2 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersElectrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
- 3 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
- 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysics 28 works
- 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsAstronomy and Astrophysics 27 works
- 6 Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstronomy and Astrophysics 27 works
- 7 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
- 8 Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsOceanography 26 works
- 9 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 26 works
- 10 Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaNuclear and High Energy Physics 25 works
Research output over time
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