Research in Palo Alto
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Palo Alto. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Toyota Research Institute and Stanford Cancer Institute.
- Research institutions
- 7 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 1.1k ▲ 44% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 29.6% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Palo Alto?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Research InstituteResearch facility | 595 | #5,065 | |
| 2 | Stanford Cancer InstituteHospital / health system | 322 | #16,038 | |
| 3 | VMware (United States)Company | 94 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Arc Research InstituteNonprofit | 65 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineResearch facility | 2 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Emerson Collective (United States)Company | 0 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Peninsula Open Space TrustNonprofit | 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.
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What is Palo Alto strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Palo Alto is most concentrated in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (5.5× the world share in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition).
- Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 21.2 works5.5×
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 Palo Alto?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Machine Learning, Cathode Materials, Electric Vehicles, Thermal Management, Convolutional Networks and Neural Networks.
- Leukemia
- Materials Informatics
- Tumor Regression
- Targeted Therapy
- Oxygen Reduction
- Stereo Vision
- Optical Flow
- Polymer Electrolyte Membranes
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Fuel Cells
- Lymphoma
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Collision Avoidance
- Energy Conversion
- Depth Estimation
- Convolutional Networks
- Electric Vehicles
- Cathode Materials
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Thermal Management
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Control Systems
- Model Predictive Control
- Unsupervised Learning
- Prognostic Factors
- Catalysts
- Electrocatalysis
- Robotics
- Proton Exchange Membranes
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Hydrogen Evolution
- Quantum Mechanics
- Driver Behavior
- High-Throughput
- Sensor Fusion
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 Learning32▲ 3.0×47 topics
- Machine Learning18▲ 1.84×36 topics
- Neural Networks13▲ 2.8×22 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 19×4 topics
- Chemotherapy9▲ 4.2×21 topics
- Cathode Materials9▲ 7.5×3 topics
- Immunotherapy9▲ 4.0×15 topics
- Electric Vehicles8▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Thermal Management8▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Convolutional Networks8▲ 19×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 5.6×2 topics
- Depth Estimation7▲ 27×2 topics
- Control Systems7▲ 12×4 topics
- Energy Conversion7▲ 11×3 topics
- Model Predictive Control7▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Collision Avoidance6▲ 12×3 topics
- Unsupervised Learning6▲ 14×3 topics
- Human-Robot Interaction6▲ 20×3 topics
- Prognostic Factors6▲ 4.7×13 topics
- Lymphoma6▲ 12×3 topics
- Catalysts6▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Fuel Cells6▲ 12×2 topics
- Electrocatalysis6▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 12×3 topics
- Robotics6▲ 7.6×4 topics
- Polymer Electrolyte Membranes6▲ 24×1 topic
- Proton Exchange Membranes6▲ 24×1 topic
- Optical Flow5▲ 35×1 topic
- Rechargeable Batteries5▲ 6.5×2 topics
- Stereo Vision5▲ 35×1 topic
- Hydrogen Evolution5▲ 13×1 topic
- Oxygen Reduction5▲ 13×1 topic
- Quantum Mechanics5▲ 21×2 topics
- Targeted Therapy5▲ 7.9×5 topics
- Driver Behavior5▲ 22×2 topics
- Tumor Regression5▲ 16×2 topics
- High-Throughput5▲ 32×1 topic
- Materials Informatics5▲ 32×1 topic
- Sensor Fusion5▲ 14×3 topics
- Leukemia5▲ 18×2 topics
What research is done in Palo Alto?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
- 2 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
- 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
- 4 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
- 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 5 works
- 6 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 4 works
- 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
- 8 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
- 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 10 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 3 works
Research output over time
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