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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Mayo Clinic HospitalHospital / health system 3,926 #3,797
2Barrow Neurological InstituteHospital / health system 3,515 #7,393
3University of PhoenixUniversity 2,718 #8,649
4St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,639 #11,833
5Pulmonary AssociatesHospital / health system 2,255 #17,442
6Arizona Science CenterNonprofit 2,056 #13,753
7ON Semiconductor (United States)Company 1,548 #10,640
8Phoenix Children's HospitalHospital / health system 1,484 #10,098
9Translational Genomics Research InstituteResearch facility 1,334 #8,710
10Collins CollegeUniversity 1,115 #14,686
11Grand Canyon UniversityUniversity 984 #11,960
12Freeport-McMoRan (United States)Company 927 #8,938 all time
13Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixHospital / health system 755 #17,737
14Maricopa Medical CenterHospital / health system 738 #25,057 all time
15Arizona Research CenterResearch facility 676 #18,992
16Banner HealthHospital / health system 652 #15,803
17Arizona Department of Health ServicesGovernment institution 425 #20,052 all time
18Phoenix VA Health Care SystemHospital / health system 423 #20,852
19Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical CenterHospital / health system 387 #22,281 all time
20Native HealthInstitution 357 #24,971 all time
21Phoenix CollegeUniversity 332 #19,471
22Arizona Summit Law SchoolUniversity 327 #42,313 all time
23Arizona Heart InstituteHospital / health system 324 #30,409 all time
24Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentArchive 308 #39,270 all time
25Arizona Department of EducationGovernment institution 289 #23,156 all time
26Scottsdale Research Institute (United States)Company 277 #31,149 all time
27Paradise Valley Community CollegeUniversity 223 #31,770 all time
28Valleywise HealthHospital / health system 214 #30,320 all time
29The Milton H. Erickson FoundationHospital / health system 197 #34,479 all time
30Maricopa County Department of Public HealthGovernment institution 193 #29,556 all time
31Arizona Christian UniversityUniversity 187 #38,311 all time
32The Core InstituteHospital / health system 179 #39,721 all time
33Retinal Consultants of ArizonaHospital / health system 152 #31,259 all time
34Arizona Heart HospitalHospital / health system 136 #35,160 all time
35Desert Institute For Spine CareHospital / health system 112 not ranked
36Desert Botanical GardenArchive 107 not ranked
37Banner Estrella Medical CenterHospital / health system 104 not ranked
38Phoenix Indian Medical CenterHospital / health system 100 not ranked
39Ping (United States)Company 95 not ranked
40SmartPractice (United States)Company 94 not ranked
41TOCA at Banner HealthHospital / health system 91 not ranked
42Barrow Brain and SpineHospital / health system 78 not ranked
43Phoenix Neurological AssociatesHospital / health system 76 not ranked
44Optivision (United States)Company 75 not ranked
45Cathedral Health ServicesHospital / health system 73 not ranked
46Scientific Technologies Corporation (United States)Company 68 not ranked
47Asbestos InstituteUniversity 66 not ranked
48Hope Research InstituteResearch facility 65 not ranked
49Exos (United States)Company 62 not ranked
50Hospice of the ValleyNonprofit 60 not ranked
51D&P (United States)Company 55 not ranked
52Phoenix SeminaryUniversity 47 not ranked
53Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Research and Education FoundationNonprofit 46 not ranked
54Gila River Indian CommunityInstitution 45 not ranked
55American College of Medical ToxicologyInstitution 43 not ranked
56Arizona School for the ArtsUniversity 40 not ranked
57Southwest Autism Research & Resource CenterNonprofit 39 not ranked
58GateWay Community CollegeUniversity 35 not ranked
59American Indian CollegeUniversity 34 not ranked
60Arizona 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.

Mayo Clinic Hospital: 11.5%Barrow Neurological Institute: 10.3%University of Phoenix: 8.0%St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center: 7.8%56 others listed: 62.4%12%largest
Mayo Clinic Hospital3,926 · 11.5%Barrow Neurological Institute3,515 · 10.3%University of Phoenix2,718 · 8.0%St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center2,639 · 7.8%56 others listed21k · 62.4%

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).

  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×
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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.

▲ 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. Epidemiology641▲ 2.6×132 topics
  2. Diagnosis217▲ 3.7×40 topics
  3. Treatment207▲ 2.7×51 topics
  4. Inflammation195▲ 1.49×81 topics
  5. Immunotherapy178▲ 4.0×19 topics
  6. Quality of Life178▲ 1.96×59 topics
  7. Management169▲ 3.4×31 topics
  8. Risk Factors150▲ 2.2×37 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress146▲ 1.42×58 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations144▲ 5.3×23 topics
  11. Surgical Management139▲ 5.4×20 topics
  12. Complications129▲ 4.1×17 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors126▲ 4.6×14 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders126▲ 3.5×20 topics
  15. Chemotherapy122▲ 2.8×24 topics
  16. Radiotherapy109▲ 4.5×13 topics
  17. Guidelines107▲ 3.7×13 topics
  18. Radiosurgery107▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Endovascular Treatment106▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Biomarkers104▲ 2.4×17 topics
  21. Clinical Trials102▲ 2.4×19 topics
  22. Heart Failure102▲ 3.8×13 topics
  23. Echocardiography91▲ 5.3×8 topics
  24. Clinical Outcomes90▲ 6.7×6 topics
  25. Neuroinflammation86▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. Pathophysiology84▲ 4.5×11 topics
  27. Neuroprotection84▲ 3.8×16 topics
  28. Rehabilitation83▲ 3.3×13 topics
  29. Prognosis79▲ 3.8×9 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment77▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Degenerative Disc Disease74▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Medical Education71▲ 4.4×12 topics
  33. Clinical Management69▲ 6.3×8 topics
  34. Spinal Fusion68▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Low Back Pain64▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Hemodynamics63▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage62▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Intracranial Aneurysms62▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Embolization60▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Molecular Classification59▲ 6.3×4 topics

What research is done in Phoenix?

  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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