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Bay Institute

In research, Bay Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,145 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,271
of 28,054 · #7,961 all time
Rank in United States
#841
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Bay Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,145 of 12,888 25.9%134 #6995

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bay Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bay Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan L. Williams, James D. Moore and Ernest S. Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bay Institute.

  1. 1 Susan L. Williams United States · #269,750 worldwide 289 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 James D. Moore United States · #697,952 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ernest S. Chang United States · #728,747 worldwide 123 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Lisl Klein United States · #1,210,505 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Robert W. Risebrough United States · #1,290,770 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Bay Institute

Which keywords describe research at Bay Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Big Data, Ocean Acidification, Cybersecurity, Healthcare and Neural Networks.

▲ 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 institution'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. Deep Learning20▲ 2.3×47 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 2.4×46 topics
  3. Climate Change15▲ 2.2×40 topics
  4. Big Data9▲ 3.9×10 topics
  5. Neural Networks9▲ 2.3×23 topics
  6. Healthcare8▲ 2.9×12 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.1×16 topics
  8. Sustainability7▲ 1.16×12 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.6×7 topics
  10. Internet of Things6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  11. Cybersecurity5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  12. Ocean Acidification5▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Data Mining5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  15. Security4▲ 2.8×12 topics
  16. Big Data Analytics4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Biodiversity4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  18. Aquaculture4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  19. IoT Security4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  20. Benthic Communities4▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Coastal Protection4▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  24. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Surveillance3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  26. Accountability3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Analytics3▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Business Intelligence3▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Transparency3▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Cannabinoid Receptors3▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Endocannabinoid System3▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Distributed Systems3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Global Governance3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  35. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Turbulent Flow2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Kelp Forests2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Seagrasses2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Bay Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Marine and coastal plant biology and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Big Data and Business In…3Big Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…3Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…2Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional works
Management Information SystemsPharmacologyOceanographyComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 3 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 2 works
  9. 9 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bay Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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