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Research in Albany

Science Explorer records 71 research institutions in Albany, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University at Albany, State University of New York, State University of New York and Albany Medical Center Hospital.

Research institutions
71
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
99k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Albany?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1State University of New YorkUniversity 33,581 #2,958
2University at Albany, State University of New YorkUniversity 23,082 #1,315
3Albany Medical Center HospitalHospital / health system 12,663 #3,274
4New York State Department of HealthGovernment institution 5,859 #6,926
5Center for RheumatologyResearch facility 3,886 #6,391
6Wadsworth CenterResearch facility 3,515 #8,643
7New York State Office for People With Developmental DisabilitiesGovernment institution 2,034 #6,283 all time
8New York State Department of Agriculture and MarketsGovernment institution 1,780 #8,476 all time
9Albany Research InstituteNonprofit 1,441 #24,461
10Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesUniversity 1,397 #13,060
11Siena CollegeUniversity 1,326 #12,361
12New York State Department of StateGovernment institution 1,091 #11,388 all time
13Albany Law SchoolUniversity 930 #33,917 all time
14New York State Office of Mental HealthGovernment institution 711 #12,449
15New York State Department of Environmental ConservationGovernment institution 705 #12,606 all time
16St Peter's HospitalHospital / health system 536 #18,836 all time
17Albany Stratton VA Medical Center AlbanyHospital / health system 503 #19,988 all time
18New York State Education DepartmentGovernment institution 486 #23,293 all time
19College of Saint RoseUniversity 463 #26,260 all time
20Albany Molecular Research (United States)Company 401 #9,368 all time
21Maria CollegeUniversity 326 #24,165
22Excelsior CollegeUniversity 270 #27,132 all time
23New York State Department of TransportationGovernment institution 270 #35,163 all time
24Sage CollegesUniversity 246 #31,512 all time
25New York State Energy Research and Development AuthorityGovernment institution 167 #37,617 all time
26Capital Cardiology AssociatesInstitution 156 #35,144 all time
27New York State Department of LaborGovernment institution 139 #36,760 all time
28Mohawk Innovative Technology (United States)Company 117 not ranked
29Group for Organizational EffectivenessInstitution 78 not ranked
30Multiple Sclerosis Center Of Northeastern New YorkHospital / health system 77 not ranked
31Empire State DevelopmentGovernment institution 77 not ranked
32Jamboxx (United States)Company 35 not ranked
33AIM Photonics (United States)Company 34 not ranked
34New York State LibraryGovernment institution 24 not ranked
35Council of State ArchivistsNonprofit 24 not ranked
36Department of Public ServiceGovernment institution 23 not ranked
37Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNonprofit 23 not ranked
38Breonics (United States)Company 18 not ranked
39John F Finn Institute for Public SafetyNonprofit 17 not ranked
40Office of the Attorney GeneralGovernment institution 17 not ranked
41Capital Region Special SurgeryHospital / health system 15 not ranked
42New York State SenateGovernment institution 15 not ranked
43Albany Institute of History & ArtArchive 15 not ranked
44Williams Plastic Surgery SpecialistsInstitution 14 not ranked
45New York State PTANonprofit 12 not ranked
46Huyck Preserve and Biological Research StationNonprofit 11 not ranked
47AMC Neurology Group Clinical Research CenterResearch facility 11 not ranked
48New York State Psychological AssociationInstitution 11 not ranked
49Sage College of AlbanyUniversity 10 not ranked
50New York State Office of Temporary and Disability AssistanceGovernment institution 9 not ranked
51Glauconix (United States)Company 9 not ranked
52New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationGovernment institution 6 not ranked
53Capital District Center for IndependenceNonprofit 6 not ranked
54New York State Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceNonprofit 4 not ranked
55Guilderland Public LibraryArchive 3 not ranked
56Lions Eye Bank at AlbanyNonprofit 2 not ranked
57Families Together in New York StateNonprofit 2 not ranked
58Alliance for Positive HealthNonprofit 2 not ranked
59New York State Council of School SuperintendentsGovernment institution 2 not ranked
60New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning CouncilGovernment institution 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

State University of New York: 34.0%University at Albany, State University of New York: 23.4%Albany Medical Center Hospital: 12.8%New York State Department of Health: 5.9%56 others listed: 23.8%34%largest
State University of New York34k · 34.0%University at Albany, State University of New York23k · 23.4%Albany Medical Center Hospital13k · 12.8%New York State Department of Health5,859 · 5.9%56 others listed24k · 23.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Albany strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Albany is most concentrated in Environmental Chemistry, Rheumatology and Atmospheric Science (4.1× the world share in Environmental Chemistry).

  1. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 64.4 works4.1×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 129.6 works4.0×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 88.5 works2.8×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Albany?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Autoantibodies, Public Health, Climate Change, Diagnosis and Mental Health.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology517▲ 1.82×136 topics
  2. Climate Change228▲ 1.18×95 topics
  3. Inflammation226▲ 1.52×81 topics
  4. Treatment193▲ 2.2×52 topics
  5. Public Health181▲ 1.74×61 topics
  6. Machine Learning168▼ 0.72×79 topics
  7. Mental Health160▲ 1.52×41 topics
  8. Deep Learning158▼ 0.64×74 topics
  9. Globalization150◆ 1.06×112 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress138▲ 1.18×57 topics
  11. Diagnosis137▲ 2.1×41 topics
  12. Risk Factors121▲ 1.54×37 topics
  13. Quality of Life117◆ 1.13×56 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease113▲ 1.41×39 topics
  15. Social Media104◆ 1.02×32 topics
  16. Cancer104◆ 1.08×51 topics
  17. Autoantibodies98▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Depression98▲ 1.55×23 topics
  19. Health Effects96▲ 2.2×24 topics
  20. Mortality86▲ 2.1×13 topics
  21. Management82▲ 1.45×34 topics
  22. Pathogenesis76▲ 2.1×24 topics
  23. Global Warming75▲ 2.5×14 topics
  24. Immune Response74▲ 1.82×23 topics
  25. Complications72▲ 2.0×17 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations66▲ 2.1×23 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Risk66▲ 3.0×9 topics
  28. Neighborhood Effects43▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Methane Oxidation41▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Health Care Utilization41▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Anaerobic40▲ 8.1×1 topic
  32. Gas Hydrates40▲ 8.1×1 topic
  33. Solar Wind40▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Electron Acceleration39▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Ionosphere39▲ 9.8×1 topic
  36. Magnetosphere39▲ 9.8×1 topic
  37. Rheumatoid Arthritis39▲ 5.6×4 topics
  38. Biological Therapy34▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs33▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Joint Inflammation33▲ 9.3×1 topic

What research is done in Albany?

  1. 1 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 40 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 39 works
  3. 3 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 33 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 26 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 25 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 24 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 24 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 21 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 20 works
  10. 10 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 18 works

Research output over time

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