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Research in Scranton

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Scranton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Scranton, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education and Marywood University.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.3k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
74k
14.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Scranton

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 Scranton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ScrantonUniversity 2,799 #11,822
2Marywood UniversityUniversity 726 #20,083
3The Wright Center for Graduate Medical EducationHospital / health system 489 #18,368
4Vital Probes (United States)Company 67 not ranked
5Community Health Systems - Moses Taylor HospitalHospital / health system 48 not ranked
6Northeastern Eye InstituteHospital / health system 24 not ranked
7Community Health Systems - Regional Hospital of ScrantonHospital / health system 22 not ranked
8Lackawanna CollegeUniversity 16 not ranked
9Northeast Regional Cancer InstituteNonprofit 9 not ranked
10Lackawanna County Library SystemArchive 3 not ranked
11Employment Opportunity and Training CenterNonprofit 3 not ranked
12Scranton Area FoundationNonprofit 0 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.

University of Scranton: 66.5%Marywood University: 17.3%The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education: 11.6%Vital Probes (United States): 1.6%7 others listed: 3.0%67%largest
University of Scranton2,799 · 66.5%Marywood University726 · 17.3%The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education489 · 11.6%Vital Probes (United States)67 · 1.6%7 others listed125 · 3.0%

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

Which fields of science does Scranton work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in Scranton is in Health Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Social Sciences (12%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 647 fractional works · 52.4% of its workMedicine: 578 fractional works · 46.9% of its workSurgery: 110 fractional works · 8.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 60 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 47 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 36 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 58 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 336 fractional works · 27.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 145 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 49 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 69 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 35 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 142 fractional works · 11.5% of its workComputer Science: 36 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 108 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKScranton1,234fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences27%

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. Medicine57846.9%
    2. Health Professions584.7%
    3. Nursing70.6%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences14511.8%
    2. Psychology695.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities463.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting352.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance312.5%
    6. Decision Sciences90.7%
    1. Computer Science362.9%
    2. Engineering362.9%
    3. Environmental Science221.8%
    4. Materials Science131.1%
    5. Mathematics121.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy110.9%
    7. Chemistry80.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Energy10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology544.4%
    2. Neuroscience262.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences141.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Scranton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Scranton is most concentrated in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (4.6× the world share in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 52.8 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: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.47× its world share, 517 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.47×517 works
  2. Psychology1.93×64 works
  3. Health Professions1.89×54 works
  4. Neuroscience1.24×22 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.22×38 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×28 works
  7. Nursing1.09×6 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×4 works
  9. Veterinary0.93×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×32 works
  11. Social Sciences0.90×124 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×49 works
  13. Mathematics0.80×10 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.75×8 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×7 works
  16. Chemistry0.41×7 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.39×10 works
  18. Computer Science0.36×30 works
  19. Environmental Science0.35×19 works
  20. Dentistry0.31×2 works
  21. Materials Science0.30×12 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.26×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×12 works
  24. Engineering0.18×30 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×3 works
  26. Energy0.06×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Scranton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Echocardiography and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology95▲ 1.94×113 topics
  2. Treatment41▲ 2.8×45 topics
  3. Diagnosis36▲ 3.1×37 topics
  4. Risk Factors36▲ 2.6×26 topics
  5. Quality of Life35▲ 1.97×46 topics
  6. Public Health32▲ 1.76×40 topics
  7. Mental Health31▲ 1.76×34 topics
  8. Inflammation30◆ 1.13×54 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 1.85×31 topics
  10. Heart Failure25▲ 4.5×12 topics
  11. Guidelines25▲ 4.3×13 topics
  12. Complications24▲ 3.9×17 topics
  13. Depression21▲ 1.96×21 topics
  14. Echocardiography21▲ 6.1×7 topics
  15. Meta-Analysis20▲ 2.8×15 topics
  16. Rehabilitation19▲ 3.9×10 topics
  17. Management19▲ 1.92×27 topics
  18. Obesity19▲ 1.98×21 topics
  19. Primary Care19▲ 4.1×12 topics
  20. Identity19▲ 2.1×21 topics
  21. Religion18▲ 3.2×19 topics
  22. Mortality17▲ 2.4×13 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 2.5×13 topics
  24. Surgical Management15▲ 3.0×19 topics
  25. Reflective Practice15▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Mortality Risk13▲ 4.4×5 topics
  27. Shoulder Function13▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes12▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Sudden Cardiac Death12▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Distal Radius Fractures12▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Flexor Tendon Repair12▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Circadian Rhythms11▲ 8.0×2 topics
  33. Rotator Cuff Tears10▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Shoulder Pathology10▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Substance Use Disorders10▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention10▲ 6.1×4 topics
  37. Catheter Ablation10▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Faculty Development10▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Arrhythmias9▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Competency-Based Education9▲ 8.4×2 topics

What research is done in Scranton?

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 10 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…9Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 9 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…7Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 7 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 7 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…6Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 6 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …5Diversity and Career in Medicine: 5 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 11 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 10 works
  3. 3 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  6. 6 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  7. 7 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 6 works
  8. 8 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 5 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%Scranton10.5% 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 24.4% in 2008.

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