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Research in Phoenix

Science Explorer records 101 research institutions in Phoenix, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Banner Health, University of Phoenix and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.

Research institutions
101
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
757k
22.1 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
Phoenix

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 Phoenix?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterHospital / health system 6,153 #5,943
2Banner HealthHospital / health system 3,374 #4,688
3University of PhoenixUniversity 2,718 #5,470
4Pulmonary AssociatesHospital / health system 2,255 #11,307
5Arizona Science CenterNonprofit 2,056 #13,825
6ON Semiconductor (United States)Company 1,548 #12,440
7Phoenix Children's HospitalHospital / health system 1,484 #9,109
8Translational Genomics Research InstituteResearch facility 1,334 #10,019
9Collins CollegeUniversity 1,115 #9,155
10Grand Canyon UniversityUniversity 984 #8,052
11Freeport-McMoRan (United States)Company 927 #5,732 all time
12Maricopa Medical CenterHospital / health system 738 #14,501 all time
13Arizona Research CenterResearch facility 676 #17,475
14Arizona Department of Health ServicesGovernment institution 425 #11,463 all time
15Native HealthInstitution 357 #16,070 all time
16Phoenix CollegeUniversity 332 #13,579
17Arizona Summit Law SchoolUniversity 327 #30,709 all time
18Arizona Heart InstituteHospital / health system 324 #24,064 all time
19Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentArchive 308 #31,190 all time
20Arizona Department of EducationGovernment institution 289 #14,785 all time
21Scottsdale Research Institute (United States)Company 277 #21,391 all time
22Paradise Valley Community CollegeUniversity 223 #22,147 all time
23The Milton H. Erickson FoundationHospital / health system 197 #24,485 all time
24Maricopa County Department of Public HealthGovernment institution 193 #27,763 all time
25Arizona Christian UniversityUniversity 187 #28,514 all time
26The Core InstituteHospital / health system 179 #25,430 all time
27Retinal Consultants of ArizonaHospital / health system 152 #25,038 all time
28Arizona Heart HospitalHospital / health system 136 #30,787 all time
29Desert Institute For Spine CareHospital / health system 112 not ranked
30Desert Botanical GardenArchive 107 not ranked
31Ping (United States)Company 95 not ranked
32SmartPractice (United States)Company 94 not ranked
33Barrow Brain and SpineHospital / health system 78 not ranked
34Phoenix Neurological AssociatesHospital / health system 76 not ranked
35Optivision (United States)Company 75 not ranked
36Cathedral Health ServicesHospital / health system 73 not ranked
37Scientific Technologies Corporation (United States)Company 68 not ranked
38Asbestos InstituteUniversity 66 not ranked
39Hope Research InstituteResearch facility 65 not ranked
40Exos (United States)Company 62 not ranked
41Hospice of the ValleyNonprofit 60 not ranked
42D&P (United States)Company 55 not ranked
43Phoenix SeminaryUniversity 47 not ranked
44Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Research and Education FoundationNonprofit 46 not ranked
45Gila River Indian CommunityInstitution 45 not ranked
46American College of Medical ToxicologyInstitution 43 not ranked
47Arizona School for the ArtsUniversity 40 not ranked
48Southwest Autism Research & Resource CenterNonprofit 39 not ranked
49GateWay Community CollegeUniversity 35 not ranked
50American Indian CollegeUniversity 34 not ranked
51Arizona Academy of ScienceUniversity 31 not ranked
52DDC-I (United States)Company 28 not ranked
53South Mountain Community CollegeUniversity 28 not ranked
54Dunlap-Stone UniversityUniversity 28 not ranked
55Board InstituteInstitution 23 not ranked
56Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and AcupunctureUniversity 21 not ranked
57Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsGovernment institution 19 not ranked
58Arizona Institute for Bone & Joint DisordersResearch facility 17 not ranked
59Science Foundation ArizonaNonprofit 15 not ranked
60Mountain Park Health CenterHospital / health system 14 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.

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center: 19.9%Banner Health: 10.9%University of Phoenix: 8.8%Pulmonary Associates: 7.3%56 others listed: 53.1%20%largest
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center6,153 · 19.9%Banner Health3,374 · 10.9%University of Phoenix2,718 · 8.8%Pulmonary Associates2,255 · 7.3%56 others listed16k · 53.1%

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

Which fields of science does Phoenix work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Phoenix is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 4,745 fractional works · 63.3% of its workMedicine: 4,430 fractional works · 59.1% of its workSurgery: 778 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 438 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 355 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeurology: 333 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 315 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 223 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 176 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 162 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 160 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 149 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 123 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 108 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 106 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 90 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 259 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 140 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 961 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 439 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 137 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 111 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 204 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 82 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 98 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 96 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 898 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 488 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 224 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 121 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 200 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 111 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 890 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEngineering: 390 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 128 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 124 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 194 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 128 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPhoenix7,494fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences13%

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. Health Sciences4,74563.3%
    1. Medicine4,43059.1%
    2. Health Professions2593.5%
    3. Nursing260.3%
    4. Dentistry160.2%
    5. Veterinary150.2%
    1. Social Sciences4395.9%
    2. Psychology2042.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting981.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities961.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance781.0%
    6. Decision Sciences460.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4886.5%
    2. Neuroscience2002.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1111.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences761.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics230.3%
    1. Engineering3905.2%
    2. Computer Science1942.6%
    3. Environmental Science1281.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy580.8%
    5. Materials Science520.7%
    6. Mathematics280.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences160.2%
    8. Chemistry130.2%
    9. Energy80.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Phoenix strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Phoenix is most concentrated in Transplantation, Neurology and Genetics (8.3× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 23.1 works8.3×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 288.6 works8.0×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 94.2 works5.5×
  4. SurgerySubfield · 654.6 works4.5×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 129.1 works4.0×
  6. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 252.6 works3.8×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 403 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 89 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 335 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 228 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 3,736 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 82 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 71 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 171 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 358 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.10×3,736 works
  2. Neuroscience1.61×164 works
  3. Veterinary1.47×12 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.41×89 works
  5. Health Professions1.38×228 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×403 works
  7. Psychology0.89×171 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×19 works
  9. Nursing0.68×21 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.60×37 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×71 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.46×82 works
  13. Social Sciences0.45×358 works
  14. Dentistry0.43×13 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×81 works
  16. Engineering0.36×335 works
  17. Environmental Science0.34×106 works
  18. Mathematics0.33×24 works
  19. Computer Science0.30×144 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.29×40 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×65 works
  22. Materials Science0.19×41 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×12 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.12×3 works
  25. Chemistry0.11×11 works
  26. Energy0.10×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Phoenix?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy, Treatment, Management, Genetic Mutations, Surgical Management and Radiosurgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology761▲ 2.5×132 topics
  2. Diagnosis265▲ 3.8×40 topics
  3. Treatment249▲ 2.7×51 topics
  4. Inflammation238▲ 1.49×82 topics
  5. Immunotherapy208▲ 3.9×19 topics
  6. Management206▲ 3.4×32 topics
  7. Quality of Life206▲ 1.90×59 topics
  8. Risk Factors180▲ 2.2×37 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress175▲ 1.42×59 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations168▲ 5.1×23 topics
  11. Surgical Management160▲ 5.2×20 topics
  12. Complications152▲ 4.1×17 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors149▲ 4.6×14 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders149▲ 3.5×20 topics
  15. Chemotherapy147▲ 2.8×25 topics
  16. Guidelines131▲ 3.7×13 topics
  17. Heart Failure130▲ 3.9×13 topics
  18. Radiotherapy128▲ 4.3×13 topics
  19. Biomarkers125▲ 2.4×17 topics
  20. Radiosurgery123▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Clinical Trials122▲ 2.4×19 topics
  22. Endovascular Treatment116▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Echocardiography112▲ 5.4×8 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation105▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Clinical Outcomes103▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Neuroprotection100▲ 3.8×16 topics
  27. Pathophysiology97▲ 4.4×11 topics
  28. Prognosis94▲ 3.8×9 topics
  29. Surgical Treatment87▲ 6.0×6 topics
  30. Medical Education86▲ 4.3×12 topics
  31. Degenerative Disc Disease84▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Immunosuppressive Therapy80▲ 5.5×8 topics
  33. Clinical Management77▲ 6.0×8 topics
  34. Spinal Fusion76▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Hemodynamics69▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy68▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Embolization68▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage66▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Intracranial Aneurysms66▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Transplantation66▲ 8.5×4 topics

What research is done in Phoenix?

Intracranial Aneurysms: …62Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 62 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…48Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 48 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…47Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 47 fractional worksVascular Malformations D…45Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 45 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 39 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 38 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…32Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 32 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 31 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 28 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …27Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 27 fractional works
NeurologyPathology and Forensic MedicineGeneticsEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 62 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 48 works
  3. 3 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 47 works
  4. 4 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 45 works
  5. 5 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 39 works
  6. 6 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 38 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 32 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 31 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 28 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 27 works

Research output over time

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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%Phoenix11.5% 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 21.9% in 2005.

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