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Palo Alto University

In research, Palo Alto University stands highest in Health Sciences (#769 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#690 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,160 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology (Clinical Psychology is 6.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,315
of 22,385 · #988 all time
Rank in United States
#286
of 3,332
Research works
5.8k
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
203k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Palo Alto University

What is Palo Alto University 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
Health SciencesDomain #769 of 9,902 12.0%764 #683
MedicineField #690 of 8,541 12.0%698 #607
Life SciencesDomain #1,160 of 6,403 12.3%194 #842
Social SciencesDomain #1,871 of 9,585 10.7%377 #1319
Physical SciencesDomain #2,243 of 10,670 12.1%155 #1501
PsychologyField #565 of 2,121 9.0%204 #469
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,050 of 2,964 11.7%110 #936
Social SciencesField #2,340 of 5,988 10.8%126 #1591
SurgerySubfield #643 of 1,532 9.8%85 #615
Clinical PsychologySubfield #363 of 767 8.1%111 #290

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Palo Alto 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 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. Health Sciences#683 #769
  2. Medicine#607 #690
  3. Life Sciences#842 #1,160
  4. Social Sciences#1,319 #1,871
  5. Physical Sciences#1,501 #2,243
  6. Psychology#469 #565
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#936 #1,050
  8. Social Sciences#1,591 #2,340
  9. Surgery#615 #643
  10. Clinical Psychology#290 #363
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 University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Palo Alto University is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Psychology (13%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 917 fractional works · 52.4% of its workMedicine: 840 fractional works · 48.0% of its workSurgery: 108 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 71 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 70 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 67 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 55 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 49 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 48 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 69 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 43 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 412 fractional works · 23.6% of its workPsychology: 223 fractional works · 12.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 119 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 2.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 138 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 235 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 134 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 62 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 186 fractional works · 10.6% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPalo AltoUniversity1,750fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences24%

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. Medicine84048.0%
    2. Health Professions693.9%
    3. Nursing60.3%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology22312.8%
    2. Social Sciences1387.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities130.7%
    5. Decision Sciences110.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting90.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1347.6%
    2. Neuroscience623.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology281.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences80.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
    1. Computer Science653.7%
    2. Engineering543.1%
    3. Environmental Science231.3%
    4. Mathematics130.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy110.6%
    6. Materials Science80.4%
    7. Chemistry70.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Palo Alto University specialise in?

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

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 118.8 works6.5×
  2. PsychologyField · 223.3 works4.2×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.19× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.50× its world share, 840 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.19× its world share, 223 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 138 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.19×223 works
  2. Medicine2.50×840 works
  3. Neuroscience2.19×62 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.57×28 works
  5. Health Professions1.50×69 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×134 works
  7. Nursing0.65×6 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.64×11 works
  9. Mathematics0.62×13 works
  10. Social Sciences0.62×138 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×3 works
  12. Computer Science0.48×65 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×18 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.29×11 works
  15. Environmental Science0.26×23 works
  16. Dentistry0.26×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.25×7 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.25×13 works
  19. Engineering0.21×54 works
  20. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×9 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×4 works
  23. Materials Science0.13×8 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×8 works
  25. Energy0.06×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Palo Alto University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kimberly F. Balsam, Rylan J. Testa and Matthew J. Cordova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palo Alto University.

  1. 1 Kimberly F. Balsam United States · #59,322 worldwide 9.9k citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Rylan J. Testa United States · #190,288 worldwide 5.6k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Matthew J. Cordova United States · #256,534 worldwide 7.5k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Charlotte L. Beard United States · #371,064 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Shiri Sadeh‐Sharvit United States · #421,817 worldwide 1.8k citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Lisa Marie Brown United States · #429,727 worldwide 11k citations · 537 works
  7. 7 Lynn C. Waelde United States · #568,882 worldwide 2.4k citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Joyce P. Chu United States · #590,933 worldwide 2.1k citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Eduardo Liniers Bunge United States · #690,750 worldwide 1.4k citations · 89 works
  10. 10 Wendy L. Packman United States · #876,770 worldwide 2.9k citations · 117 works
All ranked researchers at Palo Alto University

What are the most cited papers from Palo Alto University?

The most cited paper from Palo Alto University is "Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2" (Evan K Bolyen et al., 2019), with 25,165 citations. Next come "The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus" (14,664) and "Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cells" (9,797).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2 Evan K Bolyen et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access112 authors 24 Jul 2019 25,165
2 The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus Eng M. Tan, Alan S. Cohen, James F. Fries et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Nov 1982 14,664
3 Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cells Tannishtha Reya, Sean J. Morrison, Michael F. Clarke et al. · Nature Open access Nov 2001 9,797
4 Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma Debra Bell et al. · Nature Open access255 authors 28 Jun 2011 8,268
5 Development of criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis: Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee Roy Davis Altman et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Aug 1986 6,848
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Palo Alto University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Depression, Adolescents, Inflammation, Treatment and Emotion Regulation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology158▲ 2.3×119 topics
  2. Mental Health106▲ 4.2×36 topics
  3. Risk Factors75▲ 3.9×35 topics
  4. Inflammation67▲ 1.79×79 topics
  5. Depression66▲ 4.3×23 topics
  6. Treatment53▲ 2.5×44 topics
  7. Quality of Life49▲ 1.94×48 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 2.3×34 topics
  9. Adolescents43▲ 6.7×7 topics
  10. Immunotherapy42▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Public Health42▲ 1.64×44 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress40▲ 1.40×48 topics
  13. Anxiety36▲ 4.3×11 topics
  14. Heart Failure34▲ 4.3×13 topics
  15. Prevalence33▲ 4.6×14 topics
  16. Obesity33▲ 2.4×21 topics
  17. Resilience33▲ 3.8×11 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation32▲ 5.8×9 topics
  19. Chemotherapy30▲ 2.4×25 topics
  20. Genetics29▲ 2.4×21 topics
  21. Precision Medicine29▲ 3.4×8 topics
  22. Radiotherapy28▲ 4.1×13 topics
  23. Psychological Impact28▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Psychopathology28▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Guidelines26▲ 3.2×13 topics
  26. Health Disparities23▲ 5.1×8 topics
  27. Stigma23▲ 9.7×5 topics
  28. Echocardiography23▲ 4.7×8 topics
  29. Immunosuppressive Therapy21▲ 6.3×8 topics
  30. Neurobiological Correlates21▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Trauma20▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Transplantation19▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Anxiety Disorders18▲ 9.5×2 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders18▲ 7.6×4 topics
  35. Mental Disorders18▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy17▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Developmental Trajectories17▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Adherence17▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Mobile Health17▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. Prevention Strategies16▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Palo Alto University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Digital Mental Health Interventions, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Transplantation: Methods…13Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…13Digital Mental Health Interventions: 13 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 13 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…12Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 12 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…11Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 11 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 11 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 10 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …10LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 10 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 10 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 9 fractional works
SurgeryApplied PsychologyClinical PsychologyBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 13 works
  2. 2 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 13 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 13 works
  4. 4 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 12 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 11 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 10 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 10 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 10 works
  10. 10 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 9 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Palo Alto University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0068% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Palo Alto University0.0079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Palo Alto University 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 University10.2% 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 24.0% in 1991.

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