Research in Santa Monica
Science Explorer records 53 research institutions in Santa Monica, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are RAND Corporation, UCLA Medical Center and Milken Institute.
- Research institutions
- 53 9 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 30k ▲ 10% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 20.2% 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 Santa Monica?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA Medical CenterHospital / health system | 11,780 | #4,444 | |
| 2 | RAND CorporationNonprofit | 10,628 | #4,280 | |
| 3 | Milken InstituteNonprofit | 1,343 | #5,685 | |
| 4 | Saint John's Health CenterHospital / health system | 1,259 | #14,413 | |
| 5 | Green Cross InternationalNonprofit | 744 | #19,835 | |
| 6 | University of Santa MonicaUniversity | 723 | #22,054 all time | |
| 7 | Neurological Research InstituteInstitution | 556 | #7,176 | |
| 8 | The Spine InstituteHospital / health system | 353 | #23,735 | |
| 9 | RAND School of Public PolicyUniversity | 340 | #18,700 | |
| 10 | Santa Monica CollegeUniversity | 311 | #21,895 | |
| 11 | Sarcoma Oncology CenterHospital / health system | 303 | #25,506 all time | |
| 12 | Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyNonprofit | 295 | #35,279 all time | |
| 13 | Angeles Clinic and Research InstituteHospital / health system | 218 | #15,233 all time | |
| 14 | California Medical Clinic for HeadacheHospital / health system | 177 | #26,559 all time | |
| 15 | Prostate Cancer FoundationNonprofit | 172 | #31,067 all time | |
| 16 | Pranalytica (United States)Company | 166 | #26,287 all time | |
| 17 | Carmel Research CenterResearch facility | 153 | #40,080 all time | |
| 18 | RadiaBeam Technologies (United States)Company | 134 | #23,565 all time | |
| 19 | Venice Family ClinicHospital / health system | 133 | #39,036 all time | |
| 20 | Pacific Heart InstituteHospital / health system | 107 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Clinical Science InstituteResearch facility | 104 | not ranked | |
| 22 | University Foot & Ankle InstituteInstitution | 88 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer ResearchNonprofit | 54 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Universal Music Group (United States)Company | 28 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Emperors CollegeUniversity | 24 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Hidradenitis Suppurativa FoundationNonprofit | 23 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Max Biopharma (United States)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Provivi (United States)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Angeles Clinic FoundationHospital / health system | 9 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Assil Eye InstituteHospital / health system | 7 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Activision Blizzard (United States)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Retina PartnersHospital / health system | 7 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Gere FoundationNonprofit | 6 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Milken Family FoundationInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Aadi (United States)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 36 | H-Tech Laboratories (United States)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Santa Monica Public LibraryArchive | 5 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Phase One FoundationNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Happiest Baby (United States)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 40 | WISE & Healthy AgingNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Telescent (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 42 | ProSocial (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Lawrence FoundationNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Durfee FoundationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 45 | National Association of Team SurvivorNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Fiber Optic AssociationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert FoundationNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Julia GroupCompany | 1 | not ranked | |
| 49 | KCRW FoundationInstitution | 0 | not ranked | |
| 50 | ClariTrac (United States)Company | 0 | not ranked | |
| 51 | The Painted TurtleNonprofit | 0 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Tamkin FoundationNonprofit | 0 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Lynne Cohen FoundationNonprofit | 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 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).
- HealthSubfield · 51.0 works5.2×
- General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 197.2 works4.4×
- Emergency MedicineSubfield · 33.9 works4.2×
- Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 22.1 works3.7×
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 Santa Monica?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Primary Care, Mental Health, Health Care Utilization, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life and Inflammation.
- Alcohol Dependence
- Behavioral Interventions
- Mortality Rates
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Adolescents
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Global Burden of Disease
- Insurance Markets
- Chronic Disease Management
- Substance Use Disorders
- Health Disparities
- Global Burden
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Clinical Trials
- Treatment
- Immunotherapy
- Risk Factors
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Inflammation
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Mental Health
- Quality of Life
- Primary Care
- Depression
- Health Care Utilization
- Obesity
- Mortality
- Social Support
- Biomarkers
- Chemotherapy
- Mortality Risk
- Health Care Spending
- Anxiety
- Quality Improvement
- Health Outcomes
- Clinical Outcomes
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Substance Abuse
- Impulsivity
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
- Epidemiology293▲ 2.3×131 topics
- Public Health161▲ 3.4×60 topics
- Mental Health140▲ 2.9×38 topics
- Inflammation129▲ 1.89×81 topics
- Quality of Life114▲ 2.4×54 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease107▲ 2.9×38 topics
- Primary Care96▲ 7.7×15 topics
- Risk Factors94▲ 2.6×37 topics
- Depression78▲ 2.7×23 topics
- Immunotherapy76▲ 3.2×19 topics
- Health Care Utilization72▲ 19×3 topics
- Treatment70▲ 1.77×49 topics
- Obesity69▲ 2.8×23 topics
- Clinical Trials68▲ 3.1×19 topics
- Mortality66▲ 3.5×13 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome62▲ 2.3×23 topics
- Social Support58▲ 3.2×17 topics
- Global Burden58▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Biomarkers58▲ 2.6×16 topics
- Health Disparities57▲ 6.6×8 topics
- Chemotherapy55▲ 2.4×24 topics
- Substance Use Disorders55▲ 23×2 topics
- Mortality Risk54▲ 6.9×6 topics
- Chronic Disease Management52▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Health Care Spending51▲ 38×1 topic
- Insurance Markets51▲ 38×1 topic
- Anxiety50▲ 3.2×12 topics
- Global Burden of Disease50▲ 6.1×4 topics
- Quality Improvement50▲ 7.9×8 topics
- Psychiatric Disorders49▲ 11×4 topics
- Health Outcomes49▲ 5.4×8 topics
- Adolescents44▲ 3.6×8 topics
- Clinical Outcomes40▲ 5.8×6 topics
- Antiretroviral Therapy37▲ 7.0×6 topics
- Coronary Artery Disease34▲ 9.1×3 topics
- Mortality Rates34▲ 11×2 topics
- Substance Abuse34▲ 14×2 topics
- Behavioral Interventions30▲ 12×3 topics
- Impulsivity30▲ 18×2 topics
- Alcohol Dependence29▲ 22×1 topic
What research is done in Santa Monica?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 51 works
- 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 29 works
- 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
- 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 25 works
- 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 22 works
- 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 21 works
- 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 20 works
- 8 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 20 works
- 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 20 works
- 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 18 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.