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Samueli Institute

In research, Samueli Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,713 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#6,553 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,951 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,495
of 28,054 · #5,150 all time
Rank in United States
#992
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Samueli 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 #6,713 of 12,888 13.3%177 #4630
MedicineField #6,553 of 10,443 17.9%71 #3546
Health SciencesDomain #7,951 of 11,982 17.1%82 #4131
EngineeringField #4,448 of 6,636 12.9%96 #3082

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

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#4,630 #6,713
  2. Medicine#3,546 #6,553
  3. Health Sciences#4,131 #7,951
  4. Engineering#3,082 #4,448
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.

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: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.90× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.32× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Samueli Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Wayne B. Jonas, Eugenie Samuel Reich and Deniz Mengü lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samueli Institute.

  1. 1 Wayne B. Jonas United States · #120,601 worldwide 155 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Eugenie Samuel Reich United States · #1,015,339 worldwide 47 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Deniz Mengü United States · #1,307,904 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Samueli Institute

Which keywords describe research at Samueli Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Biomedical Applications, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Optical Modulators, Integrated Circuits, Microcavities and Silicon Photonics.

▲ 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 Learning24▲ 2.0×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 2.1×35 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications19▲ 4.4×22 topics
  4. Biosensors15▲ 8.3×9 topics
  5. Epidemiology13◆ 0.91×54 topics
  6. Optical Modulators12▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Integrated Circuits11▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Microcavities10▲ 26×1 topic
  9. Silicon Photonics10▲ 27×1 topic
  10. Neural Networks10▲ 1.82×24 topics
  11. Nonlinear Dynamics9▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Semiconductor Lasers9▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Neuromorphic Photonics8▲ 76×1 topic
  14. Photonic Reservoir Computing8▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Public Health8▲ 1.58×24 topics
  16. Image Processing7▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Spectroscopy7▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Depression7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  19. In Vivo Imaging7▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Imaging6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  21. Virtual Reality6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  22. Metamaterials5▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Optical Fiber5▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Holographic Displays5▲ 92×1 topic
  25. Stereoscopic Displays5▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Microscopy4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. High-Resolution Imaging4▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Tomography4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Coherent Detection4▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Digital Signal Processing4▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Super-Resolution Imaging4▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Cancer Detection4▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Digital Holographic Microscopy4▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Molecular Imaging4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Quantitative Phase Imaging4▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Optoacoustic Techniques3▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Photoacoustic Imaging3▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Retinal Blood Flow3▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Spectral-Domain OCT3▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Samueli Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies and Optical Network Technologies.

Photonic and Optical Dev…10Photonic and Optical Devices: 10 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 5 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 4 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 4 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 3 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 3 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMedia TechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 5 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  6. 6 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Samueli Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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