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Research in Schenectady

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Schenectady, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Union College.

Research institutions
12
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
82k
16.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Schenectady

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 Schenectady?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Union CollegeUniversity 3,895 #7,148
2Ellis HospitalHospital / health system 288 #22,497 all time
3Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics (United States)Company 211 #26,004 all time
4SUNY Schenectady County Community CollegeUniversity 208 #22,253 all time
5Dudley ObservatoryResearch facility 89 not ranked
6Starfire Systems (United States)Company 41 not ranked
7Schenectady County Historical SocietyArchive 12 not ranked
8New York Folklore SocietyNonprofit 5 not ranked
9Schenectady FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
10Automated Dynamics (United States)Company 4 not ranked
11TransTech Systems (United States)Company 4 not ranked
12Vistex Composites (United States)Company 1 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.

Union College: 81.8%Ellis Hospital: 6.0%Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics (United States): 4.4%SUNY Schenectady County Community College: 4.4%8 others listed: 3.4%82%largest
Union College3,895 · 81.8%Ellis Hospital288 · 6.0%Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics (United States)211 · 4.4%SUNY Schenectady County Community College208 · 4.4%8 others listed161 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Schenectady work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Schenectady is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 223 fractional works · 39.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 115 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 37 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 8.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 182 fractional works · 32.6% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 94 fractional works · 16.8% of its workMedicine: 79 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 59 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSchenectady558fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences40%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11520.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities468.2%
    3. Psychology315.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance162.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting101.8%
    6. Decision Sciences61.0%
    1. Engineering539.5%
    2. Computer Science335.9%
    3. Environmental Science254.4%
    4. Mathematics162.8%
    5. Materials Science152.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences152.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy142.5%
    8. Chemistry101.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Medicine7914.1%
    2. Health Professions132.4%
    3. Veterinary10.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology315.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences122.1%
    3. Neuroscience101.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Schenectady?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Globalization, Religion, Climate Change, History, Antimicrobial Resistance, Gender and Cold War.

▲ 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. Globalization23▲ 2.1×44 topics
  2. Climate Change22▲ 1.47×51 topics
  3. Epidemiology17▼ 0.76×59 topics
  4. Machine Learning16▼ 0.84×39 topics
  5. Colonialism15▲ 5.6×17 topics
  6. History13▲ 3.4×18 topics
  7. Innovation12▲ 2.2×14 topics
  8. Religion12▲ 4.7×19 topics
  9. Mental Health12▲ 1.50×24 topics
  10. Gender11▲ 3.8×26 topics
  11. Nanocomposites10▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Technology10▲ 3.6×10 topics
  13. Nationalism10▲ 3.8×14 topics
  14. Identity9▲ 2.3×20 topics
  15. Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 7.3×6 topics
  16. Culture8▲ 2.9×12 topics
  17. Neoliberalism8▲ 4.2×11 topics
  18. Philosophy8▲ 3.4×13 topics
  19. Ethics8▲ 2.9×17 topics
  20. Feminism8▲ 5.0×10 topics
  21. Science8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  22. Literature8▲ 2.6×18 topics
  23. Cold War7▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Applications6▲ 4.0×4 topics
  25. Neuroscience6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  26. Central Asia6▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Engineering Education6▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Social Sciences6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Aerogels5▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Properties5▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Conflict5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  32. Internationalism5▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Cultural Diplomacy5▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics5▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Critically Ill Patients5▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Empire4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  37. Atomic Energy4▲ 212×1 topic
  38. Imperialism4▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Nuclear Power4▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Historical Narratives4▲ 14×3 topics

What research is done in Schenectady?

Aerogels and thermal insulation: 5 fractional worksTwentieth Century Scientific Developments: 4 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokine…4Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 4 fractional worksCaveolin-1 and cellular …4Caveolin-1 and cellular processes: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksCulture, Economy, and Development Studies: 2 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 2 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense2Nuclear Issues and Defense: 2 fractional works
SpectroscopyHistory and Philosophy of SciencePharmacologyCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Aerogels and thermal insulation Spectroscopy 5 works
  2. 2 Twentieth Century Scientific Developments History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  3. 3 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 4 works
  4. 4 Caveolin-1 and cellular processes Cell Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  6. 6 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 3 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Demography 2 works
  9. 9 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 2 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%Schenectady12.2% 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 24.8% in 2016.

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