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Research in Potsdam

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Potsdam, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Clarkson University and State University of New York at Potsdam.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
281k
25.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Potsdam

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 Potsdam?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Clarkson UniversityUniversity 9,787 #1,563
2State University of New York at PotsdamUniversity 1,276 #15,440
3Canton-Potsdam HospitalHospital / health system 12 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 Potsdam work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research in Potsdam is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Environmental Science (11%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 850 fractional works · 68.0% of its workEngineering: 349 fractional works · 27.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 85 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 133 fractional works · 10.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 31 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 126 fractional works · 10.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSignal Processing: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 64 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrochemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCatalysis: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 199 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 39 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 108 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 86 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 93 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPotsdam1,250fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences68%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering34927.9%
    2. Environmental Science13310.6%
    3. Computer Science12610.1%
    4. Materials Science645.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences423.4%
    6. Chemistry383.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy362.9%
    8. Mathematics231.8%
    9. Energy221.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering171.3%
    1. Social Sciences877.0%
    2. Psychology393.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting262.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities191.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.4%
    6. Decision Sciences100.8%
    1. Medicine866.9%
    2. Health Professions161.3%
    3. Nursing40.3%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology493.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences221.8%
    3. Neuroscience181.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Potsdam strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Potsdam is most concentrated in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (4.6× the world share in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis).

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 27.9 works4.6×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.67× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.88× its world share, 320 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.67×15 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.21×39 works
  3. Chemistry2.11×38 works
  4. Environmental Science2.08×118 works
  5. Energy2.04×21 works
  6. Engineering1.88×320 works
  7. Mathematics1.52×20 works
  8. Materials Science1.43×57 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.34×34 works
  10. Computer Science1.26×111 works
  11. Psychology1.06×37 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.88×10 works
  13. Neuroscience0.87×16 works
  14. Veterinary0.79×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×44 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×17 works
  17. Nursing0.63×4 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×23 works
  19. Social Sciences0.56×81 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.54×18 works
  21. Health Professions0.49×15 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×21 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×2 works
  24. Medicine0.34×75 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Potsdam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Health Effects, Machine Learning, Authentication, Particulate Matter, Security, Renewable Energy and Air Quality.

▲ 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. Deep Learning71▲ 1.66×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning56▲ 1.34×53 topics
  3. Climate Change41▲ 1.21×63 topics
  4. Renewable Energy38▲ 2.1×36 topics
  5. Health Effects35▲ 4.6×19 topics
  6. Nanoparticles35▲ 2.2×31 topics
  7. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.58×37 topics
  8. Nanomaterials32▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties31▲ 2.5×27 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications30▲ 2.1×26 topics
  11. Security29▲ 3.5×12 topics
  12. Neural Networks28▲ 1.45×27 topics
  13. Biosensors22▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Detection21▲ 6.0×6 topics
  15. Authentication20▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Particulate Matter20▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Heat Transfer19▲ 3.1×16 topics
  18. Air Quality19▲ 8.0×6 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes18▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing18▲ 4.7×7 topics
  21. Electrochemistry18▲ 6.6×3 topics
  22. Feature Extraction17▲ 3.1×8 topics
  23. Global Distribution15▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Wastewater Treatment14▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Nanostructured Materials14▲ 6.7×5 topics
  26. Air Pollution14▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Electrochemical14▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Heavy Metal Ions14▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Pose Estimation13▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Nanotechnology13▲ 5.8×8 topics
  31. Exposure Assessment13▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Fine Particulate Air Pollution13▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Biosensor Applications13▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Biometric Recognition12▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Fingerprint12▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Electrochemical Biosensors11▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Glucose Sensors11▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Chemical Composition11▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Atmospheric Aerosols11▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Black Carbon11▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Potsdam?

Electrochemical Analysis…14Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 14 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…12Air Quality and Health Impacts: 12 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 11 fractional worksBiometric Identification…10Biometric Identification and Security: 10 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…10Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 10 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 9 fractional worksUser Authentication and Security Systems: 8 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neur…8Model Reduction and Neural Networks: 8 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 7 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 6 fractional works
ElectrochemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSignal Processing6 others

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

  1. 1 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 14 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Biometric Identification and Security Signal Processing 10 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 10 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 9 works
  7. 7 User Authentication and Security Systems Information Systems 8 works
  8. 8 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Potsdam18.3% 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 33.1% in 2012.

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