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Research in Allentown

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Allentown, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Lehigh Valley Health Network, Muhlenberg College and Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

Research institutions
15
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Allentown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Air Products (United States)Company 1,487 #3,921 all time
2Lehigh Valley Health NetworkHospital / health system 1,231 #16,969
3Muhlenberg CollegeUniversity 1,187 #23,600
4Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryHospital / health system 643 #24,990
5Lehigh Valley HospitalHospital / health system 619 #30,080 all time
6Cedar Crest CollegeUniversity 367 #25,927 all time
7Sacred Heart HospitalHospital / health system 255 #32,979 all time
8Good Shepherd RehabilitationHospital / health system 139 #34,224 all time
9Bio Med Sciences (United States)Company 135 #25,786 all time
10Aesculap (United States)Company 82 not ranked
11Good Shepherd Penn PartnersHospital / health system 74 not ranked
12Allentown Public LibraryArchive 53 not ranked
13Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care TrustInstitution 19 not ranked
14Lehigh County Historical SocietyArchive 5 not ranked
15Lehigh Center for Clinical ResearchResearch facility 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.

Air Products (United States): 23.6%Lehigh Valley Health Network: 19.5%Muhlenberg College: 18.8%Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: 10.2%11 others listed: 27.8%24%largest
Air Products (United States)1,487 · 23.6%Lehigh Valley Health Network1,231 · 19.5%Muhlenberg College1,187 · 18.8%Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery643 · 10.2%11 others listed1,750 · 27.8%

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What is Allentown strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Allentown is most concentrated in Rheumatology and Neurology (9.5× the world share in Rheumatology).

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 35.5 works9.5×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 25.4 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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 Allentown?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Surgical Treatment, Urinary Incontinence, Diagnosis, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

▲ 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. Epidemiology124▲ 3.8×111 topics
  2. Quality of Life58▲ 4.9×42 topics
  3. Rehabilitation43▲ 13×11 topics
  4. Diagnosis39▲ 5.2×37 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment39▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Urinary Incontinence38▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Management32▲ 5.0×28 topics
  8. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction29▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Pelvic Organ Prolapse29▲ 76×1 topic
  10. Treatment28▲ 2.9×39 topics
  11. Complications24▲ 5.8×17 topics
  12. Risk Factors23▲ 2.5×31 topics
  13. Inflammation21▲ 1.25×48 topics
  14. Public Health19▲ 1.58×34 topics
  15. Guidelines16▲ 4.2×12 topics
  16. Pathophysiology16▲ 6.5×10 topics
  17. Mortality15▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Heart Failure14▲ 3.9×12 topics
  19. Surgery14▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Surgical Management14▲ 4.1×19 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations13▲ 3.7×20 topics
  22. Chemotherapy13▲ 2.2×22 topics
  23. Prevention12▲ 3.5×13 topics
  24. Primary Care12▲ 3.8×13 topics
  25. Treatment Guidelines11▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Prognosis11▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Radiotherapy10▲ 3.3×13 topics
  28. Neuroprotection10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations10▲ 3.5×14 topics
  30. Critical Care10▲ 5.2×8 topics
  31. Medical Education10▲ 4.7×11 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Resistance10▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia10▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms10▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Reconstruction9▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Prevention Strategies9▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Catheter-Associated Infections9▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Urinary Tract Infections9▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Resuscitation9▲ 8.2×4 topics
  40. Perioperative Care8▲ 8.3×3 topics

What research is done in Allentown?

Pelvic floor disorders t…29Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 29 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Pros…10Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 10 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections…9Urinary Tract Infections Management: 9 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 6 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 5 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 5 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After Surgery: 5 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 5 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional works
RheumatologyUrologyEpidemiologyObstetrics and Gynecology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 29 works
  2. 2 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 10 works
  3. 3 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 9 works
  4. 4 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  5. 5 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 5 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  10. 10 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works

Research output over time

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