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Research in Altoona

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Altoona, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are UPMC Altoona.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
716
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.8%
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 Altoona?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1UPMC AltoonaHospital / health system 649 #25,783
2Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis CenterHospital / health system 55 not ranked
3James E. Van Zandt VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 11 not ranked
4Miracle League of Blair CountyNonprofit 1 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.

UPMC Altoona: 90.6%Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center: 7.7%James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center: 1.5%Miracle League of Blair County: 0.1%91%largest
UPMC Altoona649 · 90.6%Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center55 · 7.7%James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center11 · 1.5%Miracle League of Blair County1 · 0.1%

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

Which keywords describe research in Altoona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Student Engagement, Gender, Globalization, Teaching Methods, Public Health, Gender Differences and Substance Use Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4◆ 1.01×24 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 2.0×14 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 1.28×16 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 2.2×11 topics
  5. Feminism3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  6. Gender3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  7. Student Engagement3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  8. Innovation2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 2.3×12 topics
  10. Educational Technology2▲ 1.85×4 topics
  11. Identity2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  12. Colonialism2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  13. Literature2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  14. Gender Differences2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  15. Learning Outcomes2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  16. Invasive Species2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  17. Teaching Methods2▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Philosophy2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  19. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Experiential Learning2▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Marketing Education2▲ 196×1 topic
  23. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Social Cognition2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Lifelong Learning1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  26. Chemical Kinetics1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Economic Policy1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  29. Stigma1▲ 9.6×5 topics
  30. Violence1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  31. Engineering Education1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Oxytocin1▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Project-Based Learning1▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Youth Violence1▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Adolescent Development1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  36. Anthropocene1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Defect Detection1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Historical Narratives1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Injury Prevention1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Disaster Response1▲ 14×1 topic

What research is done in Altoona?

Management and Marketing…2Management and Marketing Education: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 1 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 1 fractional worksMechatronics Education and Applications: 1 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Re…1Aging and Gerontology Research: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationEmergency Medical ServicesGeneticsHistory and Philosophy of Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Management and Marketing Education Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  2. 2 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  3. 3 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  5. 5 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 1 works
  7. 7 Mechatronics Education and Applications Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.