Research in Jerusalem
Science Explorer records 72 research institutions in Jerusalem, Israel. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center and Lander Institute.
- Research institutions
- 72 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 120k ▲ 14% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 18.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Jerusalem?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew University of JerusalemUniversity | 79,432 | #261 | |
| 2 | Hadassah Medical CenterHospital / health system | 13,040 | #2,124 | |
| 3 | Hadassah Academic CollegeUniversity | 6,962 | #12,188 | |
| 4 | Shaare Zedek Medical CenterHospital / health system | 4,010 | #9,181 | |
| 5 | Jerusalem College of TechnologyUniversity | 1,762 | #7,855 | |
| 6 | Israel Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 1,760 | #9,353 | |
| 7 | Israel Antiquities AuthorityGovernment institution | 1,463 | #7,288 | |
| 8 | Office of the Chief ScientistGovernment institution | 1,346 | #17,227 | |
| 9 | Geological Survey of IsraelGovernment institution | 1,257 | #9,892 | |
| 10 | Jerusalem Institute for Israel StudiesNonprofit | 823 | #11,340 | |
| 11 | Ministry of Social Affairs and Social ServicesGovernment institution | 700 | #27,534 | |
| 12 | National Library of IsraelArchive | 602 | #13,880 | |
| 13 | Israel Water AuthorityGovernment institution | 538 | #18,609 all time | |
| 14 | Bikur Cholim HospitalHospital / health system | 507 | #24,427 all time | |
| 15 | Herzog HospitalHospital / health system | 474 | #13,495 all time | |
| 16 | Azrieli College of Engineering JerusalemUniversity | 448 | #21,089 | |
| 17 | Jerusalem Mental Health CenterHospital / health system | 425 | #20,856 all time | |
| 18 | Lander InstituteUniversity | 406 | #6,043 | |
| 19 | Dead Sea and Arava Science CenterNonprofit | 355 | #18,967 | |
| 20 | Tissue Dynamics (Israel)Company | 327 | #21,807 all time | |
| 21 | David Yellin College of EducationUniversity | 303 | #19,012 | |
| 22 | Van Leer Jerusalem InstituteUniversity | 296 | #25,336 | |
| 23 | Myers-JDC-Brookdale InstituteNonprofit | 269 | #33,189 all time | |
| 24 | Ministry of Environmental ProtectionGovernment institution | 264 | #35,937 all time | |
| 25 | Jerusalem University CollegeUniversity | 231 | #29,720 all time | |
| 26 | Bezalel Academy of Arts and DesignUniversity | 177 | #27,333 | |
| 27 | Herzog CollegeUniversity | 152 | #22,099 | |
| 28 | Misgav LadachHospital / health system | 141 | #41,757 all time | |
| 29 | Schechter Institute of Jewish StudiesUniversity | 127 | #33,564 all time | |
| 30 | École Biblique et Archéologique Française de JérusalemUniversity | 108 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Shalem CollegeUniversity | 103 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Alyn HospitalHospital / health system | 91 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society HospitalHospital / health system | 91 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Augusta Victoria HospitalHospital / health system | 80 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Shalom Hartman InstituteCompany | 74 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Council for Higher EducationGovernment institution | 73 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Center for Jewish–Christian Understanding and CooperationUniversity | 67 | not ranked | |
| 38 | National Institute for Testing and EvaluationNonprofit | 66 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Ministry of EconomyGovernment institution | 59 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Israel Institute for Advanced StudiesResearch facility | 58 | not ranked | |
| 41 | St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital GroupHospital / health system | 57 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Israel Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesGovernment institution | 56 | not ranked | |
| 43 | The Jerusalem Academy of Music and DanceUniversity | 54 | not ranked | |
| 44 | W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological ResearchResearch facility | 46 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Gamida Cell (Israel)Company | 36 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Yad Ben ZviArchive | 24 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Haruv InstituteResearch facility | 24 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Israeli Centers for Research ExcellenceGovernment institution | 23 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Nanonics Imaging (Israel)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Jerusalem Film and Television SchoolUniversity | 15 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Ministry of FinanceGovernment institution | 11 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Bloomfield Science Museum JerusalemArchive | 9 | not ranked | |
| 53 | German Protestant Institute of ArchaeologyResearch facility | 7 | not ranked | |
| 54 | National Council for Civilian Research and DevelopmentGovernment institution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Jewish Agency for IsraelNonprofit | 6 | not ranked | |
| 56 | IP Israel Patents (Israel)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 57 | Immunovative Therapies (Israel)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 58 | The Historical Society of IsraelInstitution | 5 | not ranked | |
| 59 | Alomone Labs (Israel)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Ministry of Innovation, Science and TechnologyGovernment institution | 4 | 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.
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What is Jerusalem strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Jerusalem is most concentrated in Archeology, Space and Planetary Science and Paleontology (19.5× the world share in Archeology).
- ArcheologySubfield · 832.6 works20×
- Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 45.6 works16×
- PaleontologySubfield · 90.9 works5.3×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 104.8 works4.4×
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 Jerusalem?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palestine, Archaeology, Archaeological Evidence, Semitic Languages, Urban Development, Arabia, Byzantine and Epidemiology.
- Mesopotamia
- Theology
- Cyprus
- Bronze Age
- Ancient Egypt
- Urbanization
- Intifada
- Settler Colonialism
- Cultural Exchange
- Mediterranean
- Discrimination
- Treatment
- Oxidative Stress
- Globalization
- Inflammation
- Climate Change
- Arabia
- Semitic Languages
- Archaeology
- Palestine
- Epidemiology
- Urban Development
- Archaeological Evidence
- Human Rights
- Byzantine
- Mental Health
- Religion
- Nationalism
- Quality of Life
- Israel
- Occupation
- Ethnic Identity
- Bilingualism
- Segregation
- Linguistics
- Social Organization
- Coptic Language
- Roman Economy
- Pottery Production
- Babylonian
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
- Epidemiology750▲ 1.34×134 topics
- Palestine506▲ 61×2 topics
- Urban Development365▲ 7.0×14 topics
- Archaeology357▲ 19×10 topics
- Archaeological Evidence350▲ 50×2 topics
- Semitic Languages349▲ 57×2 topics
- Human Rights342▲ 2.4×64 topics
- Arabia334▲ 78×1 topic
- Byzantine334▲ 78×1 topic
- Climate Change321▼ 0.84×103 topics
- Mental Health320▲ 1.54×43 topics
- Inflammation316◆ 1.07×82 topics
- Religion297▲ 4.4×36 topics
- Globalization292◆ 1.05×116 topics
- Nationalism290▲ 4.4×31 topics
- Oxidative Stress265◆ 1.14×62 topics
- Quality of Life260▲ 1.27×55 topics
- Treatment226▲ 1.32×49 topics
- Israel225▲ 45×2 topics
- Discrimination202▲ 7.3×7 topics
- Occupation181▲ 19×3 topics
- Mediterranean181▲ 14×6 topics
- Ethnic Identity180▲ 11×5 topics
- Cultural Exchange177▲ 9.6×9 topics
- Bilingualism175▲ 9.0×6 topics
- Settler Colonialism173▲ 29×2 topics
- Segregation172▲ 15×2 topics
- Intifada172▲ 43×1 topic
- Linguistics166▲ 7.1×6 topics
- Urbanization158▲ 2.7×12 topics
- Social Organization153▲ 53×2 topics
- Ancient Egypt151▲ 112×1 topic
- Coptic Language151▲ 112×1 topic
- Bronze Age144▲ 24×3 topics
- Roman Economy138▲ 23×2 topics
- Cyprus134▲ 47×1 topic
- Pottery Production134▲ 47×1 topic
- Theology103▲ 7.6×5 topics
- Babylonian90▲ 60×1 topic
- Mesopotamia90▲ 60×1 topic
What research is done in Jerusalem?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 334 works
- 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 172 works
- 3 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 151 works
- 4 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 134 works
- 5 Ancient Near East History Archeology 90 works
- 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 86 works
- 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 73 works
- 8 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 53 works
- 9 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 48 works
- 10 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 46 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.