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Research in Athens

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Athens, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Georgia.

Research institutions
23
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
80k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1M
39.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Athens

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 Athens?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GeorgiaUniversity 77,788 #245
2Athens Orthopedic ClinicHospital / health system 91 not ranked
3Athens Technical CollegeUniversity 47 not ranked
4GlycoScientific (United States)Company 42 not ranked
5University of Georgia PressUniversity 38 not ranked
6Body Surface Translations (United States)Company 34 not ranked
7University Cancer and Blood CenterHospital / health system 29 not ranked
8Aruna Biomedical (United States)Company 20 not ranked
9Athens Nurses ClinicHospital / health system 11 not ranked
10St. Mary’s Health Care SystemHospital / health system 9 not ranked
11Athens Research and Technology (United States)Company 8 not ranked
12Lectenz Bio (United States)Company 6 not ranked
13InsectiGen (United States)Company 5 not ranked
14Athens Regional Library SystemArchive 3 not ranked
15BiotecEra (United States)Company 3 not ranked
16East Georgia Cancer CoalitionNonprofit 2 not ranked
17Athens Clarke County Police DepartmentGovernment institution 2 not ranked
18Abeome Corporation (United States)Company 1 not ranked
19Southern Historical AssociationInstitution 1 not ranked
20Athens Land TrustNonprofit 1 not ranked
21Phytosynthetix (United States)Company 0 not ranked
22Food Bank of Northeast GeorgiaNonprofit 0 not ranked
23IS3D (United States)Company 0 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.

University of Georgia: 99.5%Athens Orthopedic Clinic: 0.1%Athens Technical College: 0.1%GlycoScientific (United States): 0.1%16 others listed: 0.2%100%largest
University of Georgia78k · 99.5%Athens Orthopedic Clinic91 · 0.1%Athens Technical College47 · 0.1%GlycoScientific (United States)42 · 0.1%16 others listed173 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Athens work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research in Athens is in Life Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 3,020 fractional works · 28.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,535 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPlant Science: 625 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 233 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 157 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 154 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 147 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,057 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 568 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 197 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 212 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 194 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,777 fractional works · 26.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,337 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 439 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 246 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 150 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 563 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 173 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 168 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 273 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 267 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 234 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 174 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,616 fractional works · 24.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 833 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEcology: 240 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 164 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 575 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 132 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 438 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 162 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 159 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 156 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 154 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,148 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 1,692 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEpidemiology: 269 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 176 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 167 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 102 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 256 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 222 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 142 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 140 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEquine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAthens11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences26%

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. Life Sciences3,02028.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,53514.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,05710.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2122.0%
    4. Neuroscience1941.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.2%
  2. Social Sciences2,77726.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,33712.7%
    2. Psychology5635.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2732.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities2672.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2342.2%
    6. Decision Sciences1031.0%
    1. Environmental Science8337.9%
    2. Engineering5755.4%
    3. Computer Science4384.1%
    4. Chemistry1621.5%
    5. Materials Science1591.5%
    6. Mathematics1561.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1541.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1031.0%
    9. Energy210.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.1%
  4. Health Sciences2,14820.3%
    1. Medicine1,69216.0%
    2. Health Professions2222.1%
    3. Veterinary1401.3%
    4. Nursing810.8%
    5. Dentistry120.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Athens strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Athens is most concentrated in Equine, Animal Science and Zoology and Veterinary (16.9× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 20.7 works17×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 213.2 works10×
  3. VeterinaryField · 120.6 works9.4×
  4. Small AnimalsSubfield · 99.9 works8.6×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 143.8 works5.4×
  6. EndocrinologySubfield · 38.8 works5.2×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 46.2 works4.6×
  8. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 90.1 works4.0×
← 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: 3.12× its world share, 1,397 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 917 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 188 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 168 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 142 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 386 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 138 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 516 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 749 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 137 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 140 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 90 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 205 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 1,465 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 73 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.41× its world share, 121 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 250 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 246 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 91 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 218 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 511 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1,219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.41×121 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.12×1,397 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.98×188 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.82×917 works
  5. Psychology1.78×511 works
  6. Environmental Science1.60×749 works
  7. Nursing1.58×73 works
  8. Mathematics1.26×140 works
  9. Neuroscience1.10×168 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×218 works
  11. Social Sciences1.02×1,219 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.00×91 works
  13. Chemistry0.96×142 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×138 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.92×250 works
  16. Health Professions0.83×205 works
  17. Medicine0.81×1,465 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×246 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×18 works
  20. Computer Science0.53×386 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.43×90 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.42×14 works
  23. Materials Science0.42×137 works
  24. Engineering0.36×516 works
  25. Dentistry0.24×11 works
  26. Energy0.22×19 works

Which keywords describe research in Athens?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Gut Microbiota, Invasive Species, Genetic Diversity, Probiotics, Heat Stress and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology684▲ 1.62×127 topics
  2. Climate Change550▲ 1.92×98 topics
  3. Mental Health258▲ 1.70×42 topics
  4. Public Health250▲ 1.62×54 topics
  5. Globalization216◆ 1.04×110 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota200▲ 5.5×7 topics
  7. Biodiversity198▲ 2.5×32 topics
  8. Invasive Species187▲ 4.2×21 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity186▲ 4.0×21 topics
  10. Pathogenesis179▲ 3.3×24 topics
  11. Genomics148▲ 4.8×13 topics
  12. Probiotics146▲ 5.8×6 topics
  13. Vaccine Development129▲ 4.8×11 topics
  14. Immune Response125▲ 2.1×23 topics
  15. Heat Stress125▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Vaccine123▲ 2.9×11 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services119▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Amino Acids115▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation112▲ 2.8×14 topics
  20. Intestinal Barrier110▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Feed Additives107▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Antibiotic Alternatives107▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Poultry Production107▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Global Change106▲ 3.8×7 topics
  25. Biological Control106▲ 6.6×10 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation105▲ 4.6×5 topics
  27. Antimicrobial Resistance100▲ 4.6×10 topics
  28. Immune System100▲ 4.0×9 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis97▲ 3.0×15 topics
  30. Infection95▲ 3.6×10 topics
  31. Population Dynamics94▲ 3.5×13 topics
  32. Genomic Analysis91▲ 3.4×16 topics
  33. Marker-Assisted Selection90▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Pathogenicity89▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Genome Sequencing88▲ 5.3×10 topics
  36. QTL Mapping79▲ 6.4×6 topics
  37. Genetic Mapping75▲ 9.1×6 topics
  38. Drought Tolerance75▲ 5.1×9 topics
  39. Animal Welfare74▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Foodborne Illness70▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Athens?

Animal Nutrition and Phy…98Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 98 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 55 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 43 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 40 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 39 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 36 fractional worksSalmonella and Campyloba…33Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 33 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 32 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 31 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…30Plant Virus Research Studies: 30 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 98 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 55 works
  3. 3 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 43 works
  4. 4 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 40 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 39 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 36 works
  7. 7 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 33 works
  8. 8 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 32 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 31 works
  10. 10 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 30 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 counting20%40%Athens22.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 35.0% in 2016.

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