Research in New York

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.

Relative to its size, research in New York is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (38.4× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 112.8 works38×
2. Physics and AstronomyField · 196.6 works16×
3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 32.4 works8.0×

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.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Black Holes, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Gravitational Waves, Dark Matter, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 works
2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
4. 4 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
5. 5 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 14 works
6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
10. 10 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works