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Research in Torrance

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Torrance, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Plasma Technology (United States), Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and Honda (United States).

Research institutions
33
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Torrance?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Harbor–UCLA Medical CenterHospital / health system 4,927 #7,853
2Plasma Technology (United States)Company 1,855 #5,012
3Honda (United States)Company 668 #10,709
4Torrance Memorial Medical CenterHospital / health system 665 #27,315
5Dynamic Research (United States)Company 626 #11,541
6Physical Optics CorporationCompany 501 #14,803 all time
7Toyota Motor North America (United States)Company 407 #13,186
8MARK Resources (United States)Company 321 #26,666 all time
9El Camino CollegeUniversity 282 #17,532 all time
10Little Company of Mary HospitalHospital / health system 120 #38,339 all time
11Intelligent Optical Systems (United States)Company 88 not ranked
12NextGen Aeronautics (United States)Company 57 not ranked
13Opto-Knowledge Systems (United States)Company 45 not ranked
14Retina Macula InstituteHospital / health system 42 not ranked
15InnoSense (United States)Company 41 not ranked
16Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment CenterHospital / health system 38 not ranked
17Broadata Communications (United States)Company 32 not ranked
18Luminit (United States)Company 32 not ranked
19Global Communication Semiconductors (United States)Company 31 not ranked
20Transient Plasma Systems (United States)Company 29 not ranked
21QuinStar Technology (United States)Company 26 not ranked
22TrinityCare HospiceHospital / health system 19 not ranked
23Wolstan & Goldberg Eye AssociatesInstitution 17 not ranked
24Goleta Star (United States)Company 15 not ranked
25Adsantec (United States)Company 11 not ranked
26Alico Systems (United States)Company 4 not ranked
27Congenital Muscle Disease International RegistryInstitution 4 not ranked
28SCS Engineering (United States)Company 3 not ranked
29QT Medical (United States)Company 1 not ranked
30American Youth Soccer OrganizationNonprofit 1 not ranked
31Escape Communications (United States)Company 1 not ranked
32Spectradyne (United States)Company 1 not ranked
33HarmonoLogic (United States)Company 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.

Harbor–UCLA Medical Center: 45.2%Plasma Technology (United States): 17.0%Honda (United States): 6.1%Torrance Memorial Medical Center: 6.1%29 others listed: 25.6%45%largest
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center4,927 · 45.2%Plasma Technology (United States)1,855 · 17.0%Honda (United States)668 · 6.1%Torrance Memorial Medical Center665 · 6.1%29 others listed2,796 · 25.6%

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What is Torrance strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Torrance is most concentrated in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Automotive Engineering and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (6.7× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 28.3 works6.7×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 38.9 works5.4×
  3. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 22.6 works3.1×
  4. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 36.5 works3.0×
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Which keywords describe research in Torrance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Autonomous Vehicles, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Deep Learning, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Coronary Artery Disease and Collision Avoidance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology83▲ 1.55×112 topics
  2. Deep Learning68▲ 1.48×55 topics
  3. Inflammation59▲ 2.1×72 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease48▲ 3.2×35 topics
  5. Machine Learning43◆ 0.98×58 topics
  6. Autonomous Vehicles35▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Diagnosis34▲ 2.7×35 topics
  8. Risk Factors33▲ 2.2×32 topics
  9. Obesity31▲ 3.0×24 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 2.6×22 topics
  11. Treatment28▲ 1.74×43 topics
  12. Management28▲ 2.7×29 topics
  13. Intelligent Transportation Systems27▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Coronary Artery Disease26▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance26▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Magnetic Resonance Imaging24▲ 7.0×8 topics
  17. Myocardial Infarction24▲ 7.7×7 topics
  18. Mortality23▲ 2.9×13 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis22▲ 5.8×11 topics
  20. Sensor Fusion22▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Diabetes21▲ 3.2×16 topics
  22. Driver Assistance Systems21▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Trajectory Prediction21▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Diagnostics19▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Transport19▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Turbulence19▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Cardiac Imaging19▲ 12×3 topics
  28. MHD Stability18▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Tokamak18▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment17▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Radiation Exposure17▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Driver Behavior16▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease16▲ 5.0×8 topics
  34. Computed Tomography Angiography16▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Myocardial Perfusion16▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Vascular Function15▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Traffic Flow15▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Routing Protocols13▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Reinforcement Learning13▲ 8.7×2 topics
  40. DSRC Standards12▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Torrance?

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 21 works
  2. 2 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 18 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 16 works
  4. 4 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  7. 7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  8. 8 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works

Research output over time

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