Research in Ithaca
Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Ithaca. The largest by output are Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source and Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station.
- Research institutions
- 6
- Research works
- 403 ▲ 3% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 26.5% 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 Ithaca?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell Lab of OrnithologyResearch facility | 224 | #11,891 all time | |
| 2 | Cornell High Energy Synchrotron SourceUniversity | 101 | not ranked | |
| 3 | Cornell University Agricultural Experiment StationResearch facility | 52 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Human Computation InstituteNonprofit | 15 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Cornell Atkinson Center for SustainabilityResearch facility | 7 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Cancer Resource Center of the Finger LakesNonprofit | 3 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Ithaca strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Ithaca is most concentrated in Environmental Science (7.0× the world share in Environmental Science).
- Environmental ScienceField · 21.5 works7.0×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Ithaca?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Adaptive Evolution, Avian Ecology and Migration Patterns.
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Species Delimitation
- Phylogeography
- Genetic Structure
- Plant-Animal Interactions
- Bayesian Inference
- Population Genetics
- Species Distribution Modeling
- Ecosystem Services
- Phenotypic Plasticity
- Reproductive Strategies
- Ecological Interactions
- Genetic Diversity
- Global Change
- Occupancy Rates
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Migration Patterns
- Adaptive Evolution
- Biodiversity
- Population Dynamics
- Climate Change
- Habitat Selection
- Invasive Species
- Avian Ecology
- Trophic Cascades
- Animal Movement
- Conservation Biology
- Conservation
- Genetic Variation
- Natural Selection
- Evolutionary Dynamics
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Ecological Niche
- Molecular Markers
- Acoustic Communication
- Biological Control
- Pollinator Decline
- Microsatellite Analysis
- Rootstock
- Plant Pathogens
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
- Climate Change15▲ 9.2×28 topics
- Population Dynamics8▲ 52×7 topics
- Habitat Selection8▲ 172×2 topics
- Biodiversity6▲ 14×9 topics
- Invasive Species6▲ 23×12 topics
- Adaptive Evolution5▲ 134×2 topics
- Avian Ecology4▲ 342×1 topic
- Migration Patterns4▲ 284×1 topic
- Trophic Cascades4▲ 63×2 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 26×4 topics
- Animal Movement3▲ 104×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates3▲ 104×1 topic
- Conservation Biology3▲ 52×4 topics
- Global Change3▲ 20×3 topics
- Conservation3▲ 12×5 topics
- Genetic Diversity3▲ 12×9 topics
- Genetic Variation3▲ 23×2 topics
- Ecological Interactions3▲ 120×2 topics
- Natural Selection3▲ 88×2 topics
- Reproductive Strategies3▲ 123×2 topics
- Evolutionary Dynamics3▲ 127×1 topic
- Phenotypic Plasticity3▲ 173×1 topic
- Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 14×6 topics
- Ecosystem Services2▲ 10×7 topics
- Ecological Niche2▲ 65×1 topic
- Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 65×1 topic
- Molecular Markers2▲ 94×2 topics
- Population Genetics2▲ 26×3 topics
- Acoustic Communication2▲ 66×2 topics
- Bayesian Inference2▲ 32×2 topics
- Biological Control2▲ 20×5 topics
- Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 36×1 topic
- Pollinator Decline2▲ 36×1 topic
- Genetic Structure2▲ 41×2 topics
- Microsatellite Analysis2▲ 99×1 topic
- Phylogeography2▲ 83×1 topic
- Rootstock2▲ 54×2 topics
- Species Delimitation2▲ 67×2 topics
- Plant Pathogens2▲ 89×3 topics
- Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 33×2 topics
What research is done in Ithaca?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 4 works
- 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
- 3 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
- 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
- 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
- 6 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
- 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
- 8 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
- 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
- 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.