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Palo Alto Institute

In research, Palo Alto Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,300 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,826 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,615 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#1,786
of 22,385 · #1,277 all time
Rank in United States
#351
of 3,332
Research works
3.4k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
128k
37.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%

What is Palo Alto Institute known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,300 of 10,670 12.1%127 #1323
Health SciencesDomain #1,826 of 9,902 12.5%102 #1148
MedicineField #1,615 of 8,541 12.6%96 #1064

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Palo Alto 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#1,323 #1,300
  2. Health Sciences#1,148 #1,826
  3. Medicine#1,064 #1,615
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Palo Alto Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Palo Alto Institute is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Engineering (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 135 fractional works · 35.9% of its workEngineering: 49 fractional works · 13.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFuel Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 125 fractional works · 33.1% of its workMedicine: 117 fractional works · 31.1% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 65 fractional works · 17.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPalo AltoInstitute376fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4913.0%
    2. Environmental Science308.0%
    3. Computer Science277.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy61.6%
    5. Materials Science61.5%
    6. Chemistry41.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering41.2%
    8. Energy41.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    10. Mathematics20.7%
    1. Medicine11731.1%
    2. Health Professions61.7%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4612.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology71.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.6%
    4. Neuroscience61.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences195.1%
    2. Psychology143.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities61.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting40.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.27× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.30×4 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.27×46 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.74×7 works
  4. Medicine1.62×117 works
  5. Environmental Science1.61×30 works
  6. Psychology1.24×14 works
  7. Energy1.08×4 works
  8. Neuroscience0.93×6 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.92×27 works
  11. Engineering0.86×49 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×7 works
  13. Chemistry0.75×4 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.70×6 works
  15. Nursing0.66×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.65×6 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.60×6 works
  18. Mathematics0.56×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.43×6 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×2 works
  21. Social Sciences0.40×19 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.38×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×6 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×4 works
  25. Veterinary0.09×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Palo Alto Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Satish Menon, J S Abrams and M Howard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palo Alto Institute.

  1. 1 Satish Menon United States · #40,835 worldwide 15k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 J S Abrams United States · #70,586 worldwide 12k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 M Howard United States · #210,803 worldwide 11k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Roger J. Jackman United States · #225,471 worldwide 3.5k citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Francine Shapiro United States · #238,976 worldwide 8.5k citations · 107 works
  6. 6 Paul Watzlawick United States · #246,316 worldwide 12k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 E. J. Wang United States · #292,899 worldwide 537 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Holly M. Cherwinski United States · #346,783 worldwide 14k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Ehsan Rahimy United States · #359,515 worldwide 6.1k citations · 225 works
  10. 10 S Y Ng United States · #448,211 worldwide 4.3k citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Palo Alto Institute

What are the most cited papers from Palo Alto Institute?

The most cited paper from Palo Alto Institute is "Identification of Herpesvirus-Like DNA Sequences in AIDS-Sssociated Kaposi's Sarcoma" (Yuan Chang, Ethel Cesarman, Melissa S. Pessin et al., 1994), with 5,746 citations. Next come "Shared Decision Making: A Model for Clinical Practice" (4,461) and "Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030" (3,116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of Herpesvirus-Like DNA Sequences in AIDS-Sssociated Kaposi's Sarcoma Yuan Chang, Ethel Cesarman, Melissa S. Pessin et al. · Science 16 Dec 1994 5,746
2 Shared Decision Making: A Model for Clinical Practice Glyn Jones Elwyn, Dominick L. Frosch, Richard Thomson et al. · Journal of General Internal Medicine Open access 22 May 2012 4,461
3 Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030 David B. Lobell, Marshall Burke, Claudia Tebaldi et al. · Science Feb 2008 3,116
4 IL-10 inhibits cytokine production by activated macrophages David Franklin Fiorentino, Albert Zlotnik, Tim R. Mosmann et al. · The Journal of Immunology Open access Dec 1991 2,923
5 Two types of mouse T helper cell. IV. Th2 clones secrete a factor that inhibits cytokine production by Th1 clones. David Franklin Fiorentino, M W Bond, Timothy R. Mosmann · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access Dec 1989 2,759
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Palo Alto Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Breast Cancer, Glycemic Control, Oxidative Stress, Precision Medicine and Risk Factors.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology22▲ 1.44×76 topics
  2. Climate Change21▲ 2.0×50 topics
  3. Machine Learning13◆ 1.04×31 topics
  4. Deep Learning12◆ 0.93×44 topics
  5. Sustainability12▲ 1.26×32 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.68×28 topics
  7. Inflammation10▲ 1.28×42 topics
  8. Public Health9▲ 1.61×23 topics
  9. Immunotherapy9▲ 3.2×17 topics
  10. Risk Factors9▲ 2.1×22 topics
  11. Cancer8▲ 1.67×25 topics
  12. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.26×19 topics
  13. Renewable Energy8▲ 1.49×21 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 1.43×15 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 1.74×22 topics
  16. Chemotherapy7▲ 2.8×20 topics
  17. Healthcare7▲ 1.65×13 topics
  18. Precision Medicine7▲ 3.5×7 topics
  19. Mortality6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  20. Gene Expression6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  21. Breast Cancer6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  22. Global Warming6▲ 3.6×10 topics
  23. Diabetes5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  24. Glycemic Control5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  25. Vulnerability5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  27. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. Lymphoma4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  29. Insulin Therapy4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Macular Degeneration4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Pregnancy4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Tumor Regression4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  33. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 10×3 topics
  34. CO2 Capture3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  35. Myopia3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Glycosylation3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Membrane Gas Separation3▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Mixed Matrix Membranes3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Palo Alto Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, CAR-T cell therapy research, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

  1. 1 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 2 works
  6. 6 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Palo Alto Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Palo Alto Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Palo Alto Institute0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Palo Alto Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Palo Alto Institute17.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.8% in 2021.

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