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Research in Philadelphia

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Philadelphia. The largest by output are Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Press and CGFNS International, Inc..

Research institutions
6
Research works
232
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.2%
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 Philadelphia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Abramson Cancer CenterHospital / health system 157 #17,481 all time
2University of Pennsylvania PressNonprofit 41 not ranked
3CGFNS International, Inc.Nonprofit 19 not ranked
4NSWC Philadelphia DivisionResearch facility 10 not ranked
5Alpha FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
6Sankofa Healing StudioNonprofit 0 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.

Abramson Cancer Center: 68.0%University of Pennsylvania Press: 17.7%CGFNS International, Inc.: 8.2%NSWC Philadelphia Division: 4.3%1 other listed: 1.7%68%largest
Abramson Cancer Center157 · 68.0%University of Pennsylvania Press41 · 17.7%CGFNS International, Inc.19 · 8.2%NSWC Philadelphia Division10 · 4.3%1 other listed4 · 1.7%

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

Which keywords describe research in Philadelphia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Trials, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Cost of Care, Financial Toxicity, Radiotherapy, Quality of Life and Breast Cancer.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy3▲ 8.8×17 topics
  2. Clinical Trials3▲ 9.4×9 topics
  3. Quality of Life3▲ 4.3×11 topics
  4. Cost of Care3▲ 185×1 topic
  5. Financial Toxicity3▲ 185×1 topic
  6. Immunotherapy3▲ 7.9×13 topics
  7. Radiotherapy3▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Breast Cancer2▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  10. Cancer Incidence2▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  12. Targeted Therapy2▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Health Disparities2▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Precision Medicine2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  16. Cancer Risk2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Mortality Rates2▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Population-Based Study2▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Global Surveillance2▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Lymphoma2▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Survival Analysis2▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Genetic Testing2▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Genomic Profiling2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Literature2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  28. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 17×3 topics
  29. BRCA11▲ 98×1 topic
  30. BRCA21▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.4×8 topics
  32. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Health Utility Measures1▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Tumor Regression1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Cancer Treatment1▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Leukemia1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. CAR T Cells1▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Chimeric Antigen Receptor1▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Postcolonialism1▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Cancer Survivorship1▲ 27×2 topics

What research is done in Philadelphia?

Economic and Financial I…3Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…1BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksAmerican History and Culture: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsOncologyGeneticsCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 American History and Culture Marketing 1 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.