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Research in Lancaster

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Lancaster, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster General Hospital.

Research institutions
18
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.1k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
83k
16.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lancaster

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 Lancaster?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Franklin & Marshall CollegeUniversity 3,479 #8,926
2Lancaster General HospitalHospital / health system 657 #17,951
3Armstrong World Industries (United States)Company 281 #32,960 all time
4Advanced Cooling Technologies (United States)Company 249 #27,703 all time
5Thermacore (United States)Company 110 not ranked
6Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesUniversity 108 not ranked
7Lancaster Bible CollegeUniversity 49 not ranked
8Industrial Science & Technology Network (United States)Company 42 not ranked
9Kauffman Physical TherapyHospital / health system 26 not ranked
10Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignUniversity 18 not ranked
11Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyUniversity 13 not ranked
12Oyster Point Family Health CenterResearch facility 8 not ranked
13Cosmopolitan InternationalNonprofit 6 not ranked
14World Technology Evaluation CenterNonprofit 2 not ranked
15Library System of Lancaster CountyArchive 2 not ranked
16Advanced Threat AnalysisInstitution 2 not ranked
17Ferree FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
18Lancaster Education FoundationNonprofit 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.

Franklin & Marshall College: 68.9%Lancaster General Hospital: 13.0%Armstrong World Industries (United States): 5.6%Advanced Cooling Technologies (United States): 4.9%13 others listed: 7.7%69%largest
Franklin & Marshall College3,479 · 68.9%Lancaster General Hospital657 · 13.0%Armstrong World Industries (United States)281 · 5.6%Advanced Cooling Technologies (United States)249 · 4.9%13 others listed387 · 7.7%

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

Which fields of science does Lancaster work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Lancaster is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 264 fractional works · 43.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 133 fractional works · 22.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 49 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 58 fractional works · 9.5% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 187 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 30 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 109 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 13.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 45 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLancaster604fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences44%

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. Social Sciences13322.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities589.5%
    3. Psychology335.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting223.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance122.0%
    6. Decision Sciences61.0%
    1. Engineering6811.2%
    2. Computer Science304.9%
    3. Environmental Science223.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences183.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy183.0%
    6. Materials Science142.3%
    7. Chemistry61.0%
    8. Mathematics61.0%
    9. Energy40.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Medicine8313.7%
    2. Health Professions223.7%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Dentistry20.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology172.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences132.1%
    3. Neuroscience111.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Lancaster?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Identity, Heat Exchangers, Gender, Globalization, Colonialism, Religion and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization29▲ 2.4×40 topics
  2. Identity21▲ 4.9×28 topics
  3. Heat Transfer20▲ 6.9×10 topics
  4. Gender19▲ 5.8×26 topics
  5. Colonialism17▲ 6.0×22 topics
  6. History17▲ 4.0×21 topics
  7. Heat Exchangers16▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Religion16▲ 5.9×19 topics
  9. Nationalism16▲ 6.0×13 topics
  10. Climate Change16◆ 0.96×43 topics
  11. Mental Health14▲ 1.68×27 topics
  12. Literature13▲ 3.9×20 topics
  13. Culture12▲ 3.9×15 topics
  14. Neuroscience12▲ 6.5×15 topics
  15. Ethics11▲ 3.7×18 topics
  16. Two-Phase Flow11▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Boiling Heat Transfer10▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Microchannels10▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Social Justice10▲ 2.7×17 topics
  20. Feminism9▲ 5.3×10 topics
  21. Race9▲ 12×12 topics
  22. Thermal Management8▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Public Opinion8▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation8▲ 4.3×4 topics
  25. Neoliberalism7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  26. Thermodynamic Modeling7▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Convective Heat Transfer6▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Emotion6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  29. Late Antiquity6▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Federalism6▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Fluid Flow6▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Microchannel6▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Society6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  34. Psychology6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  35. Political Philosophy6▲ 17×2 topics
  36. American founding5▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Constitutional government5▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Cryogenic Storage5▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)5▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Theology5▲ 8.7×4 topics

What research is done in Lancaster?

Heat Transfer and Boilin…10Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies: 10 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …5American Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic…5Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 5 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …3Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 3 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsAerospace EngineeringAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 works
  6. 6 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 3 works
  8. 8 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  9. 9 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 3 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%Lancaster12.3% 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 24.7% in 2009.

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