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Research in Flagstaff

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Flagstaff, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Northern Arizona University and Flagstaff Medical Center.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
425k
24.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Flagstaff

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 Flagstaff?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Northern Arizona UniversityUniversity 12,350 #951
2CollegeAmericaUniversity 1,122 #6,879 all time
3Lowell ObservatoryResearch facility 927 #14,835 all time
4Flagstaff Medical CenterHospital / health system 502 #15,554
5Museum Of Northern ArizonaArchive 209 #25,554 all time
6Coconino Community College FoundationNonprofit 8 not ranked
7The Arboretum at FlagstaffNonprofit 6 not ranked
8Native Americans for Community ActionNonprofit 1 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.

Northern Arizona University: 81.7%CollegeAmerica: 7.4%Lowell Observatory: 6.1%Flagstaff Medical Center: 3.3%4 others listed: 1.5%82%largest
Northern Arizona University12k · 81.7%CollegeAmerica1,122 · 7.4%Lowell Observatory927 · 6.1%Flagstaff Medical Center502 · 3.3%4 others listed224 · 1.5%

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

Which fields of science does Flagstaff work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Flagstaff is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,149 fractional works · 43.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 350 fractional works · 13.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 105 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 102 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 248 fractional works · 9.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 86 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 185 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 140 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 174 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 136 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 63 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 886 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 442 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 135 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 100 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 181 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 47 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 142 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 347 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 240 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 94 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 245 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 116 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 78 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFlagstaff2,627fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences34%

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. Environmental Science35013.3%
    2. Computer Science2489.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1857.1%
    4. Engineering1746.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1365.2%
    6. Mathematics200.8%
    7. Materials Science180.7%
    8. Energy90.3%
    9. Chemistry70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Social Sciences44216.8%
    2. Psychology1816.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities1425.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting572.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance331.2%
    6. Decision Sciences311.2%
    1. Medicine2409.1%
    2. Health Professions943.6%
    3. Dentistry60.2%
    4. Nursing50.2%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1164.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology783.0%
    3. Neuroscience351.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology160.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Flagstaff strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Flagstaff is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Atmospheric Science (10.2× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 122.6 works10×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 41.6 works7.5×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 57.0 works5.6×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 91.5 works5.2×
  5. EcologySubfield · 87.6 works4.8×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 219 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.32× its world share, 121 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 147 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.65× its world share, 305 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.16× its world share, 163 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 87 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 214 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 129 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 161 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 398 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.32×121 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.16×163 works
  3. Environmental Science2.65×305 works
  4. Psychology2.28×161 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.92×129 works
  6. Health Professions1.43×87 works
  7. Social Sciences1.36×398 works
  8. Computer Science1.21×219 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.17×26 works
  10. Veterinary1.01×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×102 works
  12. Neuroscience0.76×29 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×52 works
  14. Mathematics0.61×17 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×30 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×13 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×66 works
  18. Medicine0.48×214 works
  19. Engineering0.42×147 works
  20. Nursing0.39×4 works
  21. Energy0.35×7 works
  22. Dentistry0.33×4 works
  23. Materials Science0.19×16 works
  24. Chemistry0.17×6 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.08×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Flagstaff?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Resilience, Invasive Species, Conservation, Global Change, Remote Sensing and Habitat Fragmentation.

▲ 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. Climate Change288▲ 4.0×88 topics
  2. Machine Learning109▲ 1.24×72 topics
  3. Epidemiology98◆ 0.93×99 topics
  4. Biodiversity86▲ 4.3×30 topics
  5. Remote Sensing79▲ 2.5×33 topics
  6. Invasive Species69▲ 6.2×21 topics
  7. Globalization68▲ 1.31×67 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience62▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Conservation62▲ 5.5×21 topics
  10. Mental Health60▲ 1.59×37 topics
  11. Global Change50▲ 7.2×6 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation44▲ 7.8×5 topics
  13. Resilience42▲ 3.2×13 topics
  14. Corpus Linguistics38▲ 6.9×5 topics
  15. Ecosystem38▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Global Warming38▲ 3.4×14 topics
  17. Language Teaching37▲ 5.2×5 topics
  18. Paleoclimatology35▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Solar System Abundances35▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Terrestrial Planets35▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Soil Properties33▲ 7.3×5 topics
  22. Population Dynamics33▲ 4.9×13 topics
  23. Forest Fires30▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Wildfire Activity30▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Mars29▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Martian Surface29▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Drought27▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Holocene27▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Biomass Estimation27▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Second Language Learning26▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Model Evaluation26▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. Biological Invasions26▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Conservation Biology26▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Evapotranspiration25▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Exoplanets25▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Stellar Astrophysics25▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Sea Level24▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Carbon Balance24▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Tree Mortality24▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Solar Influence23▲ 13×2 topics

What research is done in Flagstaff?

Astro and Planetary Scie…30Astro and Planetary Science: 30 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems27Fire effects on ecosystems: 27 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 24 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …23Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 23 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…22Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 22 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 20 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 20 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…18EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 18 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 15 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 14 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 27 works
  3. 3 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 23 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 22 works
  6. 6 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 20 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 18 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 15 works
  10. 10 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 14 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%Flagstaff19.0% 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 30.5% in 2012.

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