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University of California, Davis

In research, University of California, Davis stands highest in Health Sciences (#115 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#80 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#114 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals — Equine is 16.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#131
of 28,054 · #61 all time
Rank in United States
#38
of 4,192
Research works
141k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5M
38.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of California, Davis 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
Health SciencesDomain #115 of 11,982 17.5%3,933 #69
Life SciencesDomain #80 of 7,800 24.8%3,718 #42
MedicineField #114 of 10,443 17.2%3,338 #93
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #43 of 3,409 30.9%1,249 #4
Social SciencesDomain #196 of 10,521 23.5%2,471 #55
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #68 of 3,579 22.0%1,655 #33
Physical SciencesDomain #251 of 12,888 17.6%5,145 #93
Environmental ScienceField #78 of 3,551 25.8%1,016 #18
Computer ScienceField #125 of 4,667 19.9%758 #49
Plant ScienceSubfield #42 of 1,395 35.1%533 #1

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of California, Davis 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. Health Sciences#69 #115
  2. Life Sciences#42 #80
  3. Medicine#93 #114
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4 #43
  5. Social Sciences#55 #196
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#33 #68
  7. Physical Sciences#93 #251
  8. Environmental Science#18 #78
  9. Computer Science#49 #125
  10. Plant Science#1 #42
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 University of California, Davis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 32.1 works16×
  2. VeterinaryField · 159.4 works7.7×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 127.3 works6.8×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 293.3 works5.5×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 163.0 works3.8×
  6. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 293.6 works3.7×
  7. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 170.0 works3.5×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 1,249 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 1,655 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 253 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.11× its world share, 522 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 198 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 758 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 603 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 78 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 1,290 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 1,016 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 224 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 218 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.14× its world share, 728 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 284 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 3,338 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 131 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.69× its world share, 159 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 284 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 152 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 99 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 200 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 549 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1,188 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of California, Davis?

Ranked on the composite score, Oliver Fiehn, S. A. Stanford and B. Friedlander lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of California, Davis.

  1. 1 Oliver Fiehn United States · #2,865 worldwide 1.8k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 S. A. Stanford United States · #3,185 worldwide 2.2k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 B. Friedlander United States · #5,130 worldwide 1.8k citations · 142 works
  4. 4 Robert C. Feenstra United States · #5,312 worldwide 1.3k citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Laurel Beckett United States · #5,587 worldwide 1.3k citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Biswanath Mukherjee United States · #6,345 worldwide 1.9k citations · 192 works
  7. 7 Phillip R. Shaver United States · #6,604 worldwide 1.6k citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Martín Kenney United States · #6,941 worldwide 792 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 David A. Mills United States · #7,425 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Dean Keith Simonton United States · #8,738 worldwide 1.1k citations · 134 works
All ranked researchers at University of California, Davis

Which keywords describe research at University of California, Davis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Ionospheric Anomalies, Seismic Electromagnetics, Solar Wind, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Electron Acceleration.

▲ 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 Change846▲ 2.1×106 topics
  2. Epidemiology748▲ 1.24×132 topics
  3. Inflammation438▲ 1.38×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning395▼ 0.79×84 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress382▲ 1.53×62 topics
  6. Deep Learning358▼ 0.69×80 topics
  7. Cancer283▲ 1.38×59 topics
  8. Public Health259▲ 1.17×61 topics
  9. Ionospheric Anomalies252▲ 43×1 topic
  10. Seismic Electromagnetics252▲ 43×1 topic
  11. Mental Health250◆ 1.12×41 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease222▲ 1.31×38 topics
  13. Solar Wind218▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Genetics214▲ 2.0×27 topics
  15. Biodiversity213▲ 1.87×33 topics
  16. Biomarkers197▲ 1.88×18 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome196▲ 1.58×22 topics
  18. Invasive Species195▲ 3.0×21 topics
  19. Hydrological Modeling165▲ 4.6×5 topics
  20. Gene Expression163▲ 1.76×20 topics
  21. Electron Acceleration160▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Ionosphere159▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Magnetosphere159▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Neurological Disorders154▲ 1.78×20 topics
  25. Health Effects152▲ 1.66×23 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity149▲ 2.2×19 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota137▲ 2.6×7 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation134▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Geodetic Measurements131▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Sea Level Rise130▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Global Change122▲ 3.1×7 topics
  32. GRACE121▲ 15×1 topic
  33. groundwater depletion121▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Ion Channels117▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Cosmic Rays111▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Neutrinos111▲ 14×2 topics
  37. High-Energy Astrophysics104▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Particle Acceleration104▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Cell Signaling95▲ 4.0×12 topics
  40. Animal Welfare86▲ 6.4×4 topics

Which research topics does University of California, Davis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

Earthquake Detection and…252Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 252 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 159 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 121 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 104 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 60 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…58Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 58 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 53 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 50 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 46 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 44 fractional works
GeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyNuclear and High Energy Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 252 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 159 works
  3. 3 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 121 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 104 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 60 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 58 works
  7. 7 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 53 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 50 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 46 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 44 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of California, Davis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

Other research institutions in Davis

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.