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Irvine University

In research, Irvine University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,162 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,600 of 7,800 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#949 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,402
of 28,054 · #1,088 all time
Rank in United States
#227
of 4,192
Research works
6.2k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
232k
37.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Irvine University 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 #1,162 of 12,888 25.2%498 #919
Life SciencesDomain #1,600 of 7,800 27.1%147 #1417
Environmental ScienceField #949 of 3,551 36.7%89 #647
EngineeringField #1,913 of 6,636 21.9%178 #1035
Social SciencesDomain #3,110 of 10,521 29.2%165 #2059
MedicineField #3,376 of 10,443 20.5%162 #3403
Health SciencesDomain #4,007 of 11,982 20.9%182 #3310
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,420 of 3,579 27.2%84 #1489
Social SciencesField #3,092 of 6,365 35.9%69 #2385

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Irvine University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#919 #1,162
  2. Life Sciences#1,417 #1,600
  3. Environmental Science#647 #949
  4. Engineering#1,035 #1,913
  5. Social Sciences#2,059 #3,110
  6. Medicine#3,403 #3,376
  7. Health Sciences#3,310 #4,007
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,489 #1,420
  9. Social Sciences#2,385 #3,092
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Irvine University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works6.5×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 32.1 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.34× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.67× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Irvine University?

Ranked on the composite score, J. N. Yang, Scott D. Kahn and J. A. Pople lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Irvine University.

  1. 1 J. N. Yang United States · #60,206 worldwide 443 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Scott D. Kahn United States · #156,176 worldwide 245 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 J. A. Pople United States · #575,760 worldwide 124 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Lizhi Sun United States · #748,302 worldwide 120 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 F. FREEMAN United States · #1,385,337 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Seajin Oh United States · #1,420,948 worldwide 4 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Irvine University

Which keywords describe research at Irvine University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Hydrological Cycle and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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. Climate Change56▲ 2.1×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning32◆ 0.98×57 topics
  3. Deep Learning32◆ 0.93×61 topics
  4. Epidemiology27▼ 0.70×88 topics
  5. Remote Sensing25▲ 2.1×26 topics
  6. Inflammation21◆ 1.00×59 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress21▲ 1.27×46 topics
  8. Global Warming19▲ 4.8×10 topics
  9. Mental Health18▲ 1.23×30 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties16▲ 1.66×28 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 1.43×28 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications15▲ 1.29×27 topics
  13. Depression14▲ 1.60×19 topics
  14. Health Effects12▲ 1.99×17 topics
  15. Ocean Circulation11▲ 8.8×3 topics
  16. Biosensors11▲ 2.2×12 topics
  17. Hydrological Modeling11▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Air Quality10▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 3.6×6 topics
  20. Neuroinflammation9▲ 3.3×6 topics
  21. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 9.6×2 topics
  22. Data Assimilation9▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Extreme Events8▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Energy Conversion8▲ 3.9×4 topics
  26. Satellite Observations8▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Emissions8▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Climate Modeling8▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Precipitation Extremes8▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Carbon Dioxide7▲ 4.8×4 topics
  31. Boundary Layer7▲ 5.5×3 topics
  32. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Black Carbon6▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Lab-on-a-Chip6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  35. Shale Gas6▲ 5.2×2 topics
  36. Drought6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Evapotranspiration6▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Atmospheric6▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Methane6▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Global Distribution6▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Irvine University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Climate variability and …8Climate variability and models: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…6Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 5 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 5 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 5 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems4Fire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 4 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 5 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  6. 6 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 4 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Irvine University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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