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2026-09-08 · Research focus · University of California, Los Angeles · United States

What drives University of California, Los Angeles's research

Ask where University of California, Los Angeles's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 99,189 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 81 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics; Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics; Astro and Planetary Science.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.45, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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