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Research in San Luis Obispo

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in San Luis Obispo, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are California Polytechnic State University.

Research institutions
15
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.9k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
155k
15.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
San Luis Obispo

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 San Luis Obispo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1California Polytechnic State UniversityUniversity 9,226 #2,057
2Cuesta CollegeUniversity 231 #20,075 all time
3Department of Planning & BuildingGovernment institution 118 not ranked
4MicroBio Engineering (United States)Company 77 not ranked
5Applied Biotechnology InstituteCompany 64 not ranked
6Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)Company 47 not ranked
7Wilshire Health and Community ServicesHospital / health system 37 not ranked
8US Biotest (United States)Company 20 not ranked
9San Luis Obispo County Mental Health ServicesHospital / health system 13 not ranked
10Stellar Exploration (United States)Company 10 not ranked
11Central Coast Orthopedic Medical GroupInstitution 7 not ranked
12San Luis Obispo County Public Health DepartmentGovernment institution 4 not ranked
13Lindamood-BellInstitution 4 not ranked
14San Luis Obispo County Drug and Alcohol ServicesGovernment institution 3 not ranked
15SLO Food BankNonprofit 1 not ranked

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.

California Polytechnic State University: 93.6%Cuesta College: 2.3%Department of Planning & Building: 1.2%MicroBio Engineering (United States): 0.8%11 others listed: 2.1%94%largest
California Polytechnic State University9,226 · 93.6%Cuesta College231 · 2.3%Department of Planning & Building118 · 1.2%MicroBio Engineering (United States)77 · 0.8%11 others listed210 · 2.1%

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

Which fields of science does San Luis Obispo work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in San Luis Obispo is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (16%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,008 fractional works · 46.3% of its workEngineering: 441 fractional works · 20.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 57 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 52 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 50 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedia Technology: 43 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArchitecture: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 183 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 54 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 163 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 35 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 54 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 47 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 686 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 351 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 99 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 90 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 105 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 42 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 89 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 72 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 252 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 139 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 230 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 166 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 49 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSan Luis Obispo2,176fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences32%

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. Engineering44120.3%
    2. Computer Science1838.4%
    3. Environmental Science1637.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy542.5%
    5. Mathematics472.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences462.1%
    7. Materials Science351.6%
    8. Energy180.8%
    9. Chemistry170.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.2%
    1. Social Sciences35116.1%
    2. Psychology1054.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities894.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting723.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance411.9%
    6. Decision Sciences271.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1396.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology743.4%
    3. Neuroscience281.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
    1. Medicine1667.7%
    2. Health Professions492.3%
    3. Nursing80.4%
    4. Dentistry40.2%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is San Luis Obispo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in San Luis Obispo is most concentrated in Media Technology (7.2× the world share in Media Technology).

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 36.5 works7.2×
← 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: 1.47× its world share, 113 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 123 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 280 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 136 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 126 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 79 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 286 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics1.84×35 works
  2. Environmental Science1.69×136 works
  3. Psychology1.61×79 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.51×38 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.47×113 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.43×22 works
  7. Social Sciences1.39×286 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.17×55 works
  9. Engineering1.15×280 works
  10. Veterinary1.13×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.11×58 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.04×38 works
  13. Computer Science0.97×123 works
  14. Energy0.97×14 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×34 works
  16. Health Professions0.92×39 works
  17. Neuroscience0.84×22 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.81×5 works
  19. Nursing0.81×6 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×61 works
  21. Chemistry0.54×14 works
  22. Materials Science0.43×24 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×7 works
  24. Medicine0.40×126 works
  25. Dentistry0.28×2 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×2 works

Which keywords describe research in San Luis Obispo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Climate Change, STEM Education, Globalization, Sustainability, Assessment Methods, Curriculum Development and Lifelong 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-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 Change113▲ 1.91×77 topics
  2. Sustainability77▲ 1.44×65 topics
  3. Machine Learning76◆ 1.05×70 topics
  4. Globalization71▲ 1.65×69 topics
  5. Deep Learning61▼ 0.81×66 topics
  6. Engineering Education59▲ 32×4 topics
  7. Education55▲ 1.47×50 topics
  8. Innovation47▲ 2.1×33 topics
  9. STEM Education46▲ 4.7×9 topics
  10. Curriculum Development43▲ 2.9×8 topics
  11. Renewable Energy36◆ 1.15×36 topics
  12. Biodiversity36▲ 2.1×22 topics
  13. Mental Health35◆ 1.13×30 topics
  14. Remote Sensing34▲ 1.27×25 topics
  15. Student Engagement33▲ 3.8×12 topics
  16. Identity33▲ 2.1×39 topics
  17. Lifelong Learning28▲ 6.2×8 topics
  18. Higher Education28▲ 2.4×19 topics
  19. Invasive Species28▲ 3.0×15 topics
  20. Gender27▲ 2.3×29 topics
  21. Assessment Methods26▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Conservation26▲ 2.8×17 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship25▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Professional Skills22▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Project-Based Learning22▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Accreditation22▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Outcome-Based Education22▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Distance Learning21▲ 2.8×4 topics
  29. Control System21▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Remote Laboratories20▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Virtual Labs20▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Race16▲ 6.0×14 topics
  33. Hands-On Learning15▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Integrated First-Year Curriculum15▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Career Development14▲ 5.3×5 topics
  36. Teacher Preparation14▲ 8.3×4 topics
  37. Social Cognitive Theory13▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Fruit Quality12▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Grapevine12▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Transcriptome Analysis11▲ 8.6×2 topics

What research is done in San Luis Obispo?

Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 19 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 17 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 10 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 9 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 9 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 9 fractional worksStatistics Education and…8Statistics Education and Methodologies: 8 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 7 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…6Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitecturePlant ScienceBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 19 works
  2. 2 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 17 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 10 works
  4. 4 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 9 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 9 works
  7. 7 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 8 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 7 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 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%San Luis Obispo12.9% 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 29.8% in 2001.

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