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Research in Pittsburg

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Pittsburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Pittsburg State University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
53k
20.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Pittsburg

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 Pittsburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Pittsburg State UniversityUniversity 2,534 #5,571
2Via Christi HospitalHospital / health system 43 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.

Which fields of science does Pittsburg work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Pittsburg is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (19%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (16%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 293 fractional works · 54.7% of its workMaterials Science: 104 fractional works · 19.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 41 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 88 fractional works · 16.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 104 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 99 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPittsburg537fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences18%

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. Materials Science10419.4%
    2. Engineering8816.3%
    3. Environmental Science254.6%
    4. Energy244.4%
    5. Computer Science203.6%
    6. Chemistry163.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering101.9%
    8. Mathematics30.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    1. Medicine9217.0%
    2. Health Professions112.0%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences438.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities203.7%
    3. Psychology132.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting101.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.4%
    6. Decision Sciences50.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology203.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences91.7%
    3. Neuroscience71.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pittsburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pittsburg is most concentrated in Polymers and Plastics and Materials Science (21.2× the world share in Polymers and Plastics).

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 39.4 works21×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 93.8 works5.8×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.32× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.17× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.63× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.85× its world share, 94 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.85×94 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.32×9 works
  3. Energy4.63×20 works
  4. Chemistry2.17×16 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.40×19 works
  6. Engineering1.11×77 works
  7. Environmental Science1.00×23 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.90×4 works
  9. Medicine0.86×76 works
  10. Psychology0.78×11 works
  11. Neuroscience0.77×6 works
  12. Health Professions0.73×9 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×17 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×7 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×3 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×9 works
  18. Mathematics0.59×3 works
  19. Social Sciences0.57×33 works
  20. Dentistry0.39×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×8 works
  22. Computer Science0.34×12 works
  23. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.23×2 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  26. Nursing0.13×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Pittsburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, Graphene and Renewable Resources.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials46▲ 8.2×13 topics
  2. Energy Storage41▲ 12×8 topics
  3. Metal-Organic Frameworks38▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Biodegradable Polymers34▲ 36×4 topics
  5. Nanocomposites32▲ 7.7×16 topics
  6. Polymer Composites29▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Graphene27▲ 7.5×10 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications26▲ 4.1×24 topics
  9. Renewable Resources24▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Cathode Materials24▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Water Splitting23▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Self-Healing23▲ 108×1 topic
  13. Shape Memory Polymers23▲ 53×1 topic
  14. Electrocatalysis21▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries19▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Energy Conversion19▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Carbon-Based Materials18▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Electrochemical Capacitors18▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Catalysts18▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Catalysis18▲ 4.9×18 topics
  21. Hydrogen Evolution17▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Oxygen Reduction17▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Sustainable Energy17▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering16▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries15▲ 6.7×3 topics
  26. Drug Delivery12▲ 4.2×13 topics
  27. Battery Materials10▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Nanofibers10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries9▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Zinc Anode9▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Polyhydroxyalkanoates8▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Polylactic Acid8▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Visible Light8▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Hydrogenation7▲ 8.1×2 topics
  36. Carbon Dioxide7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Chemical Synthesis7▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Homogeneous Catalysts7▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries6▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Cyclic Carbonates6▲ 35×1 topic

What research is done in Pittsburg?

Polymer composites and s…22Polymer composites and self-healing: 22 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 16 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 15 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 8 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…8biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 8 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 6 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 6 fractional worksFlame retardant materials and properties: 5 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 5 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 22 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 16 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 8 works
  7. 7 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 6 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Pittsburg20.7% 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 32.6% in 2010.

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