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Research in Allentown

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Allentown, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Lehigh Valley Health Network, Muhlenberg College and Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

Research institutions
14
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
97k
15.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Allentown

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Allentown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Air Products (United States)Company 1,487 #15,445 all time
2Lehigh Valley Health NetworkHospital / health system 1,231 #16,213
3Muhlenberg CollegeUniversity 1,187 #18,647
4Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryHospital / health system 643 #18,791
5Cedar Crest CollegeUniversity 367 #19,248 all time
6Sacred Heart HospitalHospital / health system 255 #23,071 all time
7Good Shepherd RehabilitationHospital / health system 139 #31,000 all time
8Bio Med Sciences (United States)Company 135 #33,971 all time
9Aesculap (United States)Company 82 not ranked
10Good Shepherd Penn PartnersHospital / health system 74 not ranked
11Allentown Public LibraryArchive 53 not ranked
12Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care TrustInstitution 19 not ranked
13Lehigh County Historical SocietyArchive 5 not ranked
14Lehigh Center for Clinical ResearchResearch facility 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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): 26.2%Lehigh Valley Health Network: 21.7%Muhlenberg College: 20.9%Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: 11.3%10 others listed: 19.9%26%largest
Air Products (United States)1,487 · 26.2%Lehigh Valley Health Network1,231 · 21.7%Muhlenberg College1,187 · 20.9%Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery643 · 11.3%10 others listed1,131 · 19.9%

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

Which fields of science does Allentown work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Allentown is in Health Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Social Sciences (7%), Engineering (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 578 fractional works · 62.6% of its workMedicine: 528 fractional works · 57.2% of its workSurgery: 94 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 41 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRheumatology: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrology: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 42 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 147 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 67 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 116 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEngineering: 46 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 81 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAllentown923fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine52857.2%
    2. Health Professions424.6%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Dentistry30.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences677.3%
    2. Psychology313.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities303.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting70.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.4%
    1. Engineering465.0%
    2. Environmental Science212.2%
    3. Computer Science151.6%
    4. Mathematics91.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.8%
    6. Chemistry70.7%
    7. Materials Science50.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    10. Energy10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology414.5%
    2. Neuroscience141.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology131.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences101.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.00× its world share, 472 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.00×472 works
  2. Health Professions1.81×39 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.33×11 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.14×27 works
  5. Psychology1.04×26 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×3 works
  7. Nursing0.90×4 works
  8. Neuroscience0.89×12 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×36 works
  10. Mathematics0.83×8 works
  11. Dentistry0.68×3 works
  12. Social Sciences0.59×61 works
  13. Veterinary0.57×1 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.47×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.47×19 works
  16. Chemistry0.44×6 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×7 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.36×3 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.34×6 works
  20. Engineering0.32×39 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×4 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×6 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×8 works
  24. Computer Science0.19×12 works
  25. Materials Science0.18×5 works
  26. Energy0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Allentown?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Urinary Incontinence, Surgical Treatment, 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-now 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. Epidemiology136▲ 3.7×113 topics
  2. Quality of Life66▲ 4.9×44 topics
  3. Rehabilitation48▲ 13×11 topics
  4. Urinary Incontinence44▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment44▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Diagnosis42▲ 4.9×37 topics
  7. Management35▲ 4.7×28 topics
  8. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction33▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Pelvic Organ Prolapse33▲ 76×1 topic
  10. Treatment30▲ 2.7×41 topics
  11. Complications25▲ 5.4×17 topics
  12. Risk Factors25▲ 2.4×31 topics
  13. Inflammation24▲ 1.22×52 topics
  14. Public Health21▲ 1.55×36 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 1.65×31 topics
  16. Guidelines17▲ 4.0×12 topics
  17. Pathophysiology17▲ 6.4×10 topics
  18. Heart Failure16▲ 4.0×12 topics
  19. Mortality16▲ 3.0×13 topics
  20. Surgery15▲ 4.8×10 topics
  21. Surgical Management15▲ 4.0×19 topics
  22. Chemotherapy14▲ 2.2×22 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations14▲ 3.4×21 topics
  24. Prevention14▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Treatment Guidelines13▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Primary Care12▲ 3.6×13 topics
  27. Echocardiography12▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Prognosis12▲ 3.8×9 topics
  29. Medical Education12▲ 4.6×11 topics
  30. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia11▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms11▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Neuroprotection11▲ 3.5×13 topics
  33. Antimicrobial Resistance11▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Critical Care11▲ 4.7×8 topics
  35. Prevention Strategies10▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Reconstruction10▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Catheter-Associated Infections10▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Urinary Tract Infections10▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Resuscitation10▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Perioperative Care9▲ 8.1×3 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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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Allentown5.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.7% in 1998.

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