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Research in Manhattan

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Manhattan, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are New York Times and Planned Parenthood.

Research institutions
15
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.4k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.8%
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 Manhattan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1New York TimesInstitution 3,261 #16,011
2Planned ParenthoodNonprofit 696 #22,932
3Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New YorkHospital / health system 462 #15,430 all time
4LIM CollegeUniversity 336 #35,987 all time
5Regional Plan AssociationNonprofit 201 #39,703 all time
6Manhattan High SchoolUniversity 195 #25,870 all time
7Bank of New York MellonCompany 125 #37,409 all time
8Vision Education and MediaUniversity 73 not ranked
9Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumArchive 37 not ranked
10Radiation Detection Technologies (United States)Company 26 not ranked
11Rayner (United States)Company 8 not ranked
12Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of AmericaNonprofit 6 not ranked
13American Jewish Historical SocietyInstitution 3 not ranked
14NYC MediaInstitution 2 not ranked
15New York City Economic Development CorporationNonprofit 1 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.

New York Times: 60.0%Planned Parenthood: 12.8%Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York: 8.5%LIM College: 6.2%11 others listed: 12.5%60%largest
New York Times3,261 · 60.0%Planned Parenthood696 · 12.8%Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York462 · 8.5%LIM College336 · 6.2%11 others listed677 · 12.5%

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

What is Manhattan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Manhattan is most concentrated in Ophthalmology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (17.2× the world share in Ophthalmology).

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 31.6 works17×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 28.7 works3.2×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Manhattan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Reproductive Health, Epidemiology, Family Planning, Mental Health, Sustainability and Intravitreal Injection.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology35▲ 1.29×86 topics
  2. Sustainability27▲ 1.64×51 topics
  3. Globalization24▲ 1.81×64 topics
  4. Mental Health23▲ 2.2×35 topics
  5. Public Health19▲ 1.92×40 topics
  6. Inflammation18▲ 1.27×35 topics
  7. Human Rights16▲ 2.3×35 topics
  8. Risk Factors16▲ 2.2×24 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.39×19 topics
  10. Macular Degeneration16▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Sustainable Development15▲ 1.38×35 topics
  12. Quality of Life15▲ 1.50×36 topics
  13. Identity15▲ 2.9×29 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 1.51×25 topics
  15. Diabetic Retinopathy14▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Healthcare14▲ 1.78×23 topics
  17. Reproductive Health13▲ 40×3 topics
  18. Big Data13▲ 2.0×15 topics
  19. Family Planning13▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Intravitreal Injection12▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Contraception12▲ 67×1 topic
  22. Unintended Pregnancy12▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor11▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Security11▲ 2.5×14 topics
  25. Choroidal Thickness11▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Retinal Pigment Epithelium11▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Community Engagement10▲ 4.5×14 topics
  28. Resilience10▲ 2.9×15 topics
  29. Glaucoma9▲ 9.1×3 topics
  30. Primary Care9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality9▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Digital Media8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  33. Optical Coherence Tomography8▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Myopia8▲ 19×2 topics
  35. OCT Imaging8▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Optic Nerve7▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Conflict7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  38. Macular Hole6▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Vitreoretinal Surgery6▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Global Trends6▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Manhattan?

Reproductive Health and …12Reproductive Health and Contraception: 12 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 11 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 6 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 6 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…4Retinal and Optic Conditions: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 4 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 11 works
  3. 3 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  4. 4 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 6 works
  5. 5 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  7. 7 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 4 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 4 works

Research output over time

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