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Menlo School

In research, Menlo School stands highest in Computer Science (#758 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,782 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,733 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence — Computer Networks and Communications is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,258
of 28,054 · #824 all time
Rank in United States
#463
of 4,192
Research works
7k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
302k
43.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Menlo School 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
Computer ScienceField #758 of 4,667 29.2%162 #292
Physical SciencesDomain #2,782 of 12,888 23.9%326 #712
Health SciencesDomain #5,733 of 11,982 19.8%113 #1485
Life SciencesDomain #4,035 of 7,800 15.7%68 #1594
Social SciencesDomain #5,479 of 10,521 19.4%100 #2238
MedicineField #5,936 of 10,443 18.4%102 #2423
EngineeringField #4,124 of 6,636 12.5%82 #1057

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Menlo School 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. Computer Science#292 #758
  2. Physical Sciences#712 #2,782
  3. Health Sciences#1,485 #5,733
  4. Life Sciences#1,594 #4,035
  5. Social Sciences#2,238 #5,479
  6. Medicine#2,423 #5,936
  7. Engineering#1,057 #4,124
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 Menlo School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 28.9 works5.3×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 52.5 works3.6×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.42× its world share, 162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Menlo School?

Ranked on the composite score, Feng Zhou, Paul Drzaic and Valery Dolgashev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Menlo School.

  1. 1 Feng Zhou United States · #107,675 worldwide 164 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Paul Drzaic United States · #237,979 worldwide 145 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Valery Dolgashev United States · #288,738 worldwide 110 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Gabriel Marcus United States · #300,822 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Christopher McGuinness United States · #380,765 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 John Schmerge United States · #406,055 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Fereidoon P. Sioshansi United States · #516,154 worldwide 96 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Qifan Wang United States · #548,446 worldwide 70 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Zenghai Li United States · #580,263 worldwide 53 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Joerg Bredno United States · #689,309 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Menlo School

Which keywords describe research at Menlo School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, IoT Security, Cybersecurity, Distributed Systems, Big Data and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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 Learning56▲ 2.7×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning46▲ 2.3×62 topics
  3. Neural Networks27▲ 2.9×28 topics
  4. Sustainability19▲ 1.28×24 topics
  5. Big Data16▲ 2.9×18 topics
  6. IoT Security14▲ 7.2×3 topics
  7. Data Mining13▲ 2.9×10 topics
  8. Cybersecurity11▲ 7.8×3 topics
  9. Anomaly Detection11▲ 6.2×3 topics
  10. Distributed Systems11▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Security10▲ 2.5×14 topics
  12. Precision Medicine9▲ 3.3×7 topics
  13. Targeted Therapy9▲ 6.3×5 topics
  14. Parallel Computing8▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Genomic Instability8▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Agroecology8▲ 8.5×2 topics
  17. Cell-Free DNA8▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Dark Matter7▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Detection7▲ 4.0×6 topics
  20. Surveillance7▲ 4.4×4 topics
  21. Intrusion Detection7▲ 8.0×2 topics
  22. Behavioral Analysis7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  23. Cancer Genomics7▲ 15×1 topic
  24. DDoS Attacks7▲ 9.1×1 topic
  25. Mutational Signatures7▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Network Security7▲ 8.5×1 topic
  27. Security Analysis7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Maintenance6▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Game Theory6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Family Farming6▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Rural Policy6▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Particle Physics6▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Virtualization6▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Smart Factory6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. User Experience6▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Dynamic Analysis6▲ 7.2×2 topics
  38. High-Performance Computing5▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Immersive Simulations5▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Medical5▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Menlo School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Rural Development and Agriculture and Topic Modeling.

Network Security and Int…7Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 7 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…7Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 7 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 6 fractional worksTopic Modeling5Topic Modeling: 5 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 4 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…4Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 4 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsCancer ResearchManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 7 works
  3. 3 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  5. 5 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 5 works
  7. 7 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Menlo School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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