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Research in Santa Monica

Science Explorer records 50 research institutions in Santa Monica, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are RAND Corporation, Milken Institute and Neurological Research Institute.

Research institutions
50
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2M
39.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Santa Monica

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 Santa Monica?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1RAND CorporationNonprofit 10,930 #1,454
2Milken InstituteNonprofit 1,343 #2,331
3Green Cross InternationalNonprofit 744 #17,450
4University of Santa MonicaUniversity 723 #11,526 all time
5Neurological Research InstituteInstitution 556 #6,043
6The Spine InstituteHospital / health system 353 #21,595
7RAND School of Public PolicyUniversity 340 #17,707
8Santa Monica CollegeUniversity 311 #16,648
9Sarcoma Oncology CenterHospital / health system 303 #30,837 all time
10Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyNonprofit 295 #16,981 all time
11California Medical Clinic for HeadacheHospital / health system 177 #28,906 all time
12Prostate Cancer FoundationNonprofit 172 #28,325 all time
13Pranalytica (United States)Company 166 #24,011 all time
14Carmel Research CenterResearch facility 153 #29,935 all time
15RadiaBeam Technologies (United States)Company 134 #29,721 all time
16Venice Family ClinicHospital / health system 133 #27,909 all time
17Pacific Heart InstituteHospital / health system 107 not ranked
18Clinical Science InstituteResearch facility 104 not ranked
19University Foot & Ankle InstituteInstitution 88 not ranked
20Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer ResearchNonprofit 54 not ranked
21Universal Music Group (United States)Company 28 not ranked
22Emperors CollegeUniversity 24 not ranked
23Hidradenitis Suppurativa FoundationNonprofit 23 not ranked
24Max Biopharma (United States)Company 15 not ranked
25Provivi (United States)Company 13 not ranked
26Angeles Clinic FoundationHospital / health system 9 not ranked
27Assil Eye InstituteHospital / health system 7 not ranked
28Activision Blizzard (United States)Company 7 not ranked
29Retina PartnersHospital / health system 7 not ranked
30Gere FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
31Milken Family FoundationInstitution 6 not ranked
32Aadi (United States)Company 6 not ranked
33H-Tech Laboratories (United States)Company 5 not ranked
34Santa Monica Public LibraryArchive 5 not ranked
35Phase One FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
36Happiest Baby (United States)Company 4 not ranked
37WISE & Healthy AgingNonprofit 3 not ranked
38Telescent (United States)Company 3 not ranked
39ProSocial (United States)Company 3 not ranked
40Lawrence FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
41Durfee FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
42National Association of Team SurvivorNonprofit 2 not ranked
43Fiber Optic AssociationNonprofit 2 not ranked
44Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
45Julia GroupCompany 1 not ranked
46KCRW FoundationInstitution 0 not ranked
47ClariTrac (United States)Company 0 not ranked
48The Painted TurtleNonprofit 0 not ranked
49Tamkin FoundationNonprofit 0 not ranked
50Lynne Cohen FoundationNonprofit 0 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.

RAND Corporation: 62.9%Milken Institute: 7.7%Green Cross International: 4.3%University of Santa Monica: 4.2%41 others listed: 20.9%63%largest
RAND Corporation11k · 62.9%Milken Institute1,343 · 7.7%Green Cross International744 · 4.3%University of Santa Monica723 · 4.2%41 others listed3,636 · 20.9%

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

Which fields of science does Santa Monica work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Santa Monica is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Social Sciences (10%), Health Professions (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,096 fractional works · 55.3% of its workMedicine: 1,754 fractional works · 46.3% of its workSurgery: 214 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 164 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 160 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 154 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 131 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 105 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 82 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 71 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 63 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 45 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 298 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 227 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 862 fractional works · 22.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 383 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 145 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 214 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 96 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 66 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 145 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 128 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 52 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 429 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 238 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 123 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 87 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 58 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 404 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEngineering: 122 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 94 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 79 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSanta Monica3,790fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences23%

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. Health Sciences2,09655.3%
    1. Medicine1,75446.3%
    2. Health Professions2987.9%
    3. Nursing230.6%
    4. Dentistry170.4%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Social Sciences38310.1%
    2. Psychology2145.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1453.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting521.4%
    5. Decision Sciences391.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities290.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2386.3%
    2. Neuroscience872.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology581.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences320.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.4%
    1. Engineering1223.2%
    2. Computer Science942.5%
    3. Environmental Science792.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy361.0%
    5. Mathematics320.8%
    6. Chemistry130.3%
    7. Materials Science110.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.2%
    9. Energy50.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santa Monica strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santa Monica is most concentrated in Health, General Health Professions and Emergency Medicine (5.2× the world share in Health).

  1. HealthSubfield · 51.0 works5.2×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 197.2 works4.4×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 33.9 works4.2×
  4. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 22.1 works3.7×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 201 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 49 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 260 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.42× its world share, 1,525 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 133 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 180 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 342 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.02×260 works
  2. Medicine2.42×1,525 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.90×133 works
  4. Psychology1.80×180 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.50×49 works
  6. Neuroscience1.35×72 works
  7. Nursing1.25×20 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×201 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.05×33 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.94×11 works
  11. Dentistry0.87×14 works
  12. Social Sciences0.82×342 works
  13. Mathematics0.73×28 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×44 works
  15. Environmental Science0.40×65 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.39×28 works
  17. Veterinary0.36×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.30×75 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.27×26 works
  20. Engineering0.22×108 works
  21. Chemistry0.21×11 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×29 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×7 works
  24. Energy0.13×4 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.12×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.07×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Santa Monica?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Primary Care, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Care Utilization, Quality of Life and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology342▲ 2.3×132 topics
  2. Public Health185▲ 3.4×61 topics
  3. Mental Health165▲ 3.0×39 topics
  4. Inflammation146▲ 1.82×82 topics
  5. Quality of Life132▲ 2.4×54 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease123▲ 2.8×38 topics
  7. Risk Factors114▲ 2.7×37 topics
  8. Primary Care104▲ 7.4×15 topics
  9. Depression89▲ 2.7×23 topics
  10. Immunotherapy85▲ 3.1×19 topics
  11. Treatment83▲ 1.80×50 topics
  12. Obesity80▲ 2.7×24 topics
  13. Clinical Trials77▲ 3.0×19 topics
  14. Health Care Utilization75▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Mortality73▲ 3.4×13 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome72▲ 2.3×23 topics
  17. Biomarkers68▲ 2.6×16 topics
  18. Health Disparities68▲ 6.9×8 topics
  19. Global Burden67▲ 3.2×12 topics
  20. Substance Use Disorders65▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Social Support63▲ 3.1×17 topics
  22. Mortality Risk61▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Quality Improvement58▲ 7.9×8 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management57▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Psychiatric Disorders57▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease57▲ 6.0×4 topics
  27. Anxiety56▲ 3.1×12 topics
  28. Health Care Spending53▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Insurance Markets53▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Health Outcomes53▲ 5.2×8 topics
  31. Adolescents51▲ 3.6×8 topics
  32. Clinical Outcomes46▲ 5.7×6 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy42▲ 6.7×6 topics
  34. Mortality Rates39▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Coronary Artery Disease38▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Stigma38▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Behavioral Interventions37▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Impulsivity36▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Substance Abuse36▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Alcohol Dependence35▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Santa Monica?

Healthcare Policy and Management: 51 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 29 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 26 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 25 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 22 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 21 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…20Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 20 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 20 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 20 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…18Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 18 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 51 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 29 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 25 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 21 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 20 works
  8. 8 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 20 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 20 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 18 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Santa Monica16.2% 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 35.1% in 2006.

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