California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States of America (USA)
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect California Institute of Technology (Caltech)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
Research outputs by subject area
Leading research topics
In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), California Institute of Technology (Caltech) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical Sciences | 312 | 36.09 |
| Organic Chemistry | 27 | 20.17 |
| Quantum Physics | 52 | 16.81 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 94 | 13.93 |
| Physical Chemistry | 25 | 10.53 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 18 | 9.46 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 19 | 8.63 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with California Institute of Technology (Caltech) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | 32.69 / 47.88 | 80.57 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | 37.08 / 34.34 | 71.42 |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 19.77 / 21.52 | 41.28 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 17.88 / 17.53 | 35.41 |
| Harvard University | 18.76 / 16.23 | 34.99 |
Top 5 international collaborators with California Institute of Technology (Caltech) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society | 8.86 / 7.33 | 16.18 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 10.47 / 5.30 | 15.77 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 7.89 / 4.75 | 12.64 |
| Leibniz Association | 6.46 / 0.79 | 7.25 |
| Yonsei University | 2.79 / 3.89 | 6.68 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for California Institute of Technology (Caltech). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO)
- Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), Caltech
- Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, a National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center
- Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS), Caltech
- Seismological Laboratory, Caltech
- Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems
- AWS Center for Quantum Computing
- Allen Discovery Center for Cell Lineage Tracing
- Arcminute Microkelvin Imager Consortium (AMI Consortium)
- Assembling Galaxies of Resolved Anatomy (AGORA)
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
- BICEP2 Collaboration
- Caltech-USC MD/PhD Program
- Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI)
- Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation (CIQC)
- Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD)
- Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA)
- Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO)
- Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
- Future Circular Collider Design Study (FCC)
- HssO Team
- Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)
- Keck Array Collaboration
- Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA)
- Magnetic Topologies of Young Stars and the Survival of close-in massive Exoplanets (MaTYSSE)
- Mammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Groups
- Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Science Team
- Mouse ENCODE Consortium
- NASA Astrobiology Institute's Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL)
- NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI)
- NASA Herschel Science Center (NHSC)
- Nanosystems Biology Cancer Center (NSBCC)
- Quantum Science Center (QSC)
- Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center (RNC)
- Spitzer Science Center (SSC)
- Sutter's Mill Meteorite Consortium
- TMT International Observatory LLC (TIO)
- The BaBar Collaboration
- The CMS Collaboration
- The Daya Bay Collaboration
- The HERMES Collaboration
- The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC)
- The SuperCDMS Collaboration
- UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
- Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)