Research in Phoenix
Science Explorer records 111 research institutions in Phoenix, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Mayo Clinic Hospital, Barrow Neurological Institute and University of Phoenix.
- Research institutions
- 111 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 34k ▲ 30% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 12.8% 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 Phoenix?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic HospitalHospital / health system | 3,926 | #3,797 | |
| 2 | Barrow Neurological InstituteHospital / health system | 3,515 | #7,393 | |
| 3 | University of PhoenixUniversity | 2,718 | #8,649 | |
| 4 | St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterHospital / health system | 2,639 | #11,833 | |
| 5 | Pulmonary AssociatesHospital / health system | 2,255 | #17,442 | |
| 6 | Arizona Science CenterNonprofit | 2,056 | #13,753 | |
| 7 | ON Semiconductor (United States)Company | 1,548 | #10,640 | |
| 8 | Phoenix Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 1,484 | #10,098 | |
| 9 | Translational Genomics Research InstituteResearch facility | 1,334 | #8,710 | |
| 10 | Collins CollegeUniversity | 1,115 | #14,686 | |
| 11 | Grand Canyon UniversityUniversity | 984 | #11,960 | |
| 12 | Freeport-McMoRan (United States)Company | 927 | #8,938 all time | |
| 13 | Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixHospital / health system | 755 | #17,737 | |
| 14 | Maricopa Medical CenterHospital / health system | 738 | #25,057 all time | |
| 15 | Arizona Research CenterResearch facility | 676 | #18,992 | |
| 16 | Banner HealthHospital / health system | 652 | #15,803 | |
| 17 | Arizona Department of Health ServicesGovernment institution | 425 | #20,052 all time | |
| 18 | Phoenix VA Health Care SystemHospital / health system | 423 | #20,852 | |
| 19 | Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical CenterHospital / health system | 387 | #22,281 all time | |
| 20 | Native HealthInstitution | 357 | #24,971 all time | |
| 21 | Phoenix CollegeUniversity | 332 | #19,471 | |
| 22 | Arizona Summit Law SchoolUniversity | 327 | #42,313 all time | |
| 23 | Arizona Heart InstituteHospital / health system | 324 | #30,409 all time | |
| 24 | Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentArchive | 308 | #39,270 all time | |
| 25 | Arizona Department of EducationGovernment institution | 289 | #23,156 all time | |
| 26 | Scottsdale Research Institute (United States)Company | 277 | #31,149 all time | |
| 27 | Paradise Valley Community CollegeUniversity | 223 | #31,770 all time | |
| 28 | Valleywise HealthHospital / health system | 214 | #30,320 all time | |
| 29 | The Milton H. Erickson FoundationHospital / health system | 197 | #34,479 all time | |
| 30 | Maricopa County Department of Public HealthGovernment institution | 193 | #29,556 all time | |
| 31 | Arizona Christian UniversityUniversity | 187 | #38,311 all time | |
| 32 | The Core InstituteHospital / health system | 179 | #39,721 all time | |
| 33 | Retinal Consultants of ArizonaHospital / health system | 152 | #31,259 all time | |
| 34 | Arizona Heart HospitalHospital / health system | 136 | #35,160 all time | |
| 35 | Desert Institute For Spine CareHospital / health system | 112 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Desert Botanical GardenArchive | 107 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Banner Estrella Medical CenterHospital / health system | 104 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Phoenix Indian Medical CenterHospital / health system | 100 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Ping (United States)Company | 95 | not ranked | |
| 40 | SmartPractice (United States)Company | 94 | not ranked | |
| 41 | TOCA at Banner HealthHospital / health system | 91 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Barrow Brain and SpineHospital / health system | 78 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Phoenix Neurological AssociatesHospital / health system | 76 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Optivision (United States)Company | 75 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Cathedral Health ServicesHospital / health system | 73 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Scientific Technologies Corporation (United States)Company | 68 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Asbestos InstituteUniversity | 66 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Hope Research InstituteResearch facility | 65 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Exos (United States)Company | 62 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Hospice of the ValleyNonprofit | 60 | not ranked | |
| 51 | D&P (United States)Company | 55 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Phoenix SeminaryUniversity | 47 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Research and Education FoundationNonprofit | 46 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Gila River Indian CommunityInstitution | 45 | not ranked | |
| 55 | American College of Medical ToxicologyInstitution | 43 | not ranked | |
| 56 | Arizona School for the ArtsUniversity | 40 | not ranked | |
| 57 | Southwest Autism Research & Resource CenterNonprofit | 39 | not ranked | |
| 58 | GateWay Community CollegeUniversity | 35 | not ranked | |
| 59 | American Indian CollegeUniversity | 34 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Arizona Academy of ScienceUniversity | 31 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
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).
- TransplantationSubfield · 23.1 works8.3×
- NeurologySubfield · 288.6 works8.0×
- GeneticsSubfield · 94.2 works5.5×
- SurgerySubfield · 654.6 works4.5×
- Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 129.1 works4.0×
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 252.6 works3.8×
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 Phoenix?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy, Treatment, Genetic Mutations, Surgical Management, Management and Radiosurgery.
- Molecular Classification
- Intracranial Aneurysms
- Hemodynamics
- Spinal Fusion
- Medical Education
- Surgical Treatment
- Rehabilitation
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Outcomes
- Heart Failure
- Biomarkers
- Radiosurgery
- Radiotherapy
- Neurological Disorders
- Complications
- Genetic Mutations
- Risk Factors
- Quality of Life
- Inflammation
- Diagnosis
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Immunotherapy
- Management
- Oxidative Stress
- Surgical Management
- Prognostic Factors
- Chemotherapy
- Guidelines
- Endovascular Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Echocardiography
- Neuroinflammation
- Neuroprotection
- Prognosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Clinical Management
- Low Back Pain
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Embolization
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
- Epidemiology641▲ 2.6×132 topics
- Diagnosis217▲ 3.7×40 topics
- Treatment207▲ 2.7×51 topics
- Inflammation195▲ 1.49×81 topics
- Immunotherapy178▲ 4.0×19 topics
- Quality of Life178▲ 1.96×59 topics
- Management169▲ 3.4×31 topics
- Risk Factors150▲ 2.2×37 topics
- Oxidative Stress146▲ 1.42×58 topics
- Genetic Mutations144▲ 5.3×23 topics
- Surgical Management139▲ 5.4×20 topics
- Complications129▲ 4.1×17 topics
- Prognostic Factors126▲ 4.6×14 topics
- Neurological Disorders126▲ 3.5×20 topics
- Chemotherapy122▲ 2.8×24 topics
- Radiotherapy109▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Guidelines107▲ 3.7×13 topics
- Radiosurgery107▲ 19×4 topics
- Endovascular Treatment106▲ 30×2 topics
- Biomarkers104▲ 2.4×17 topics
- Clinical Trials102▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Heart Failure102▲ 3.8×13 topics
- Echocardiography91▲ 5.3×8 topics
- Clinical Outcomes90▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Neuroinflammation86▲ 4.8×6 topics
- Pathophysiology84▲ 4.5×11 topics
- Neuroprotection84▲ 3.8×16 topics
- Rehabilitation83▲ 3.3×13 topics
- Prognosis79▲ 3.8×9 topics
- Surgical Treatment77▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Degenerative Disc Disease74▲ 13×2 topics
- Medical Education71▲ 4.4×12 topics
- Clinical Management69▲ 6.3×8 topics
- Spinal Fusion68▲ 11×2 topics
- Low Back Pain64▲ 6.0×4 topics
- Hemodynamics63▲ 19×2 topics
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage62▲ 28×1 topic
- Intracranial Aneurysms62▲ 28×1 topic
- Embolization60▲ 14×4 topics
- Molecular Classification59▲ 6.3×4 topics
What research is done in Phoenix?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 62 works
- 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 48 works
- 3 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 47 works
- 4 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 45 works
- 5 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 39 works
- 6 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 38 works
- 7 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 32 works
- 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 31 works
- 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 28 works
- 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 27 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.