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Research in Athens

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Athens, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ohio University.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
575k
19.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.6%
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
1Ohio UniversityUniversity 30,401 #1,167
2Stirling Technology (United States)Company 42 not ranked
3Family WorksCompany 32 not ranked
4Austral Engineering and Software (United States)Company 15 not ranked
5Sound Health OptionsHospital / health system 4 not ranked
6Drs. Quinn, Foster & AssociatesInstitution 4 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.

Ohio University: 99.7%Stirling Technology (United States): 0.1%Family Works: 0.1%Austral Engineering and Software (United States): 0.0%2 others listed: 0.0%100%largest
Ohio University30k · 99.7%Stirling Technology (United States)42 · 0.1%Family Works32 · 0.1%Austral Engineering and Software (United States)15 · 0.0%2 others listed8 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Athens work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Athens is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 826 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEngineering: 275 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 114 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 112 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 105 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 70 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 48 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 812 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 396 fractional works · 15.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 127 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 81 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 165 fractional works · 6.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 58 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 44 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 75 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 632 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 509 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSurgery: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 108 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 70 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 285 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 142 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 69 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAthens2,556fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences32%

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. Engineering27510.8%
    2. Environmental Science1144.5%
    3. Computer Science1124.4%
    4. Materials Science1054.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy702.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences481.9%
    7. Chemistry461.8%
    8. Mathematics401.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering80.3%
    10. Energy70.3%
    1. Social Sciences39615.5%
    2. Psychology1656.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities933.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting752.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance572.2%
    6. Decision Sciences261.0%
    1. Medicine50919.9%
    2. Health Professions1084.2%
    3. Nursing110.4%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1425.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences692.7%
    3. Neuroscience582.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Athens?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Corrosion Inhibitors, Metal Corrosion, Gender and Evidence-Based Practice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology108◆ 1.06×107 topics
  2. Mental Health77▲ 2.1×33 topics
  3. Climate Change64◆ 0.92×70 topics
  4. Machine Learning60▼ 0.70×64 topics
  5. Globalization54◆ 1.07×70 topics
  6. Inflammation52◆ 0.97×72 topics
  7. Public Health49▲ 1.32×39 topics
  8. Social Media44▲ 1.25×27 topics
  9. Education41◆ 0.94×56 topics
  10. Cancer39◆ 1.15×45 topics
  11. Quality of Life39◆ 1.05×47 topics
  12. Gender36▲ 2.6×32 topics
  13. Identity36▲ 1.92×44 topics
  14. Depression36▲ 1.58×21 topics
  15. Risk Factors35▲ 1.26×32 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties32▲ 1.30×26 topics
  17. Aging31▲ 2.2×16 topics
  18. Genetics31▲ 1.70×19 topics
  19. Social Support29▲ 2.1×15 topics
  20. Obesity28▲ 1.42×24 topics
  21. Prevalence26▲ 2.5×13 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis26▲ 1.71×18 topics
  23. Primary Care26▲ 2.7×12 topics
  24. Social Justice26▲ 1.69×24 topics
  25. Student Engagement26▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Colonialism25▲ 2.1×27 topics
  27. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria25▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Nationalism24▲ 2.1×24 topics
  29. Molecular Dynamics Simulation23▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Corrosion Inhibitors23▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Metal Corrosion23▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Adolescents22▲ 2.4×8 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice22▲ 6.4×7 topics
  34. Population Dynamics20▲ 3.0×10 topics
  35. Health Equity19▲ 2.6×6 topics
  36. Health Disparities19▲ 2.8×8 topics
  37. Cognitive Decline17▲ 5.4×2 topics
  38. Pitting Corrosion12▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Growth Hormone12▲ 9.4×2 topics

What research is done in Athens?

Corrosion Behavior and I…20Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 20 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 9 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 9 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…9Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 9 fractional worksGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors: 9 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 9 fractional worksNuclear physics research…8Nuclear physics research studies: 8 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 8 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 7 fractional works
Materials ChemistryMetals and AlloysPsychiatry and Mental healthCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 20 works
  2. 2 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 10 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  4. 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  5. 5 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 9 works
  8. 8 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Athens13.4% 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 21.4% in 2009.

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