What drives University of California, Santa Barbara's research

Ask where University of California, Santa Barbara's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 27,135 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 78 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies; Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices; Photonic and Optical Devices.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.58, 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.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.