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2026-08-31 · Research focus · University of California, Riverside · United States

What drives University of California, Riverside's research

Ask where University of California, Riverside's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 24,866 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 78 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies; Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; High-Energy Particle Collisions Research.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.91, 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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