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Research in Monterey

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Monterey, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Naval Postgraduate School and Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation.

Research institutions
14
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.6%
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 Monterey?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Naval Postgraduate SchoolUniversity 12,460 #5,418
2Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyUniversity 793 #17,170 all time
3Monterey Bay Aquarium FoundationArchive 742 #22,830
4Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterUniversity 225 #38,575 all time
5Monterey Technologies (United States)Company 188 #32,098 all time
6Nova Management (United States)Company 120 not ranked
7Monterey Peninsula CollegeUniversity 110 not ranked
8Marine Advanced Technology EducationInstitution 102 not ranked
9Monterey Institute for Technology and EducationNonprofit 64 not ranked
10James Martin Center for Nonproliferation StudiesResearch facility 32 not ranked
11Quick Reaction Corporation (United States)Company 11 not ranked
12Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictUniversity 10 not ranked
13California Marine Sanctuary FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
14Sea Studios FoundationNonprofit 1 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.

Naval Postgraduate School: 83.8%Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey: 5.3%Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: 5.0%Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: 1.5%10 others listed: 4.3%84%largest
Naval Postgraduate School12k · 83.8%Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey793 · 5.3%Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation742 · 5.0%Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center225 · 1.5%10 others listed641 · 4.3%

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

What is Monterey strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Monterey is most concentrated in Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences (13.2× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 47.6 works13×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 43.1 works7.6×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 108.2 works5.3×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 61.5 works4.1×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 77.2 works4.0×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Monterey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Data Assimilation, Security, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning99▲ 2.3×69 topics
  2. Climate Change66▲ 1.90×48 topics
  3. Deep Learning61▲ 1.39×54 topics
  4. Globalization46▲ 1.83×47 topics
  5. Sustainability36◆ 1.14×38 topics
  6. Security34▲ 4.1×22 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation31▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Neural Networks30▲ 1.51×30 topics
  9. Remote Sensing28▲ 1.76×24 topics
  10. History27▲ 3.0×18 topics
  11. Data Assimilation26▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Innovation26▲ 1.91×27 topics
  13. Big Data26▲ 2.2×25 topics
  14. Global Warming25▲ 4.8×7 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management25▲ 2.1×18 topics
  16. Acoustic Techniques25▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Seafloor Mapping25▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Colonialism22▲ 3.6×16 topics
  19. Gender21▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Risk Management21▲ 3.3×13 topics
  21. International Law21▲ 5.2×13 topics
  22. Cybersecurity19▲ 6.0×5 topics
  23. IoT Security18▲ 4.3×3 topics
  24. Boundary Layer17▲ 11×3 topics
  25. International Relations17▲ 5.3×10 topics
  26. Tropical Cyclones17▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Anomaly Detection16▲ 4.1×4 topics
  28. Privacy15▲ 4.0×7 topics
  29. Hydrological Cycle15▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Sea Level Rise14▲ 8.6×3 topics
  31. Ensemble Kalman Filter14▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Probabilistic Forecasting13▲ 5.3×2 topics
  33. Convective Parameterization13▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Mesoscale Modeling13▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Oceanic Modeling12▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Tidal Analysis12▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Path Planning12▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Climate Modeling11▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Extreme Events11▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Precipitation Extremes11▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Monterey?

Underwater Acoustics Res…25Underwater Acoustics Research: 25 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 13 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 12 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 11 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 10 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 10 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…10Military History and Strategy: 10 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 9 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 9 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense9Nuclear Issues and Defense: 9 fractional works
OceanographyAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeOcean Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 25 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 13 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 12 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  6. 6 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 9 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 9 works

Research output over time

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