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Research in State College

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in State College, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Pennsylvania State University.

Research institutions
30
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
183k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2M
33.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
State College

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 State College?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity 201,336 #78
2Michael & AssociatesResearch facility 592 #9,529 all time
3University Orthopedics CenterHospital / health system 149 #26,593 all time
4TRS Technologies (United States)Company 100 not ranked
5Remcom (United States)Company 51 not ranked
6GDA (United States)Company 48 not ranked
7Mount Nittany Medical CenterHospital / health system 47 not ranked
8HAMR Industries (United States)Company 45 not ranked
9Solid State Ceramics (United States)Company 44 not ranked
10PolyK Technologies (United States)Company 38 not ranked
11Matson & AssociatesNonprofit 32 not ranked
12Energy Driven Technologies (United States)Company 31 not ranked
13QuantumBio (United States)Company 22 not ranked
14Omega Piezo Technologies (United States)Company 20 not ranked
15Blatek (United States)Company 20 not ranked
16KCF Technologies (United States)Company 19 not ranked
17Oberon (United States)Company 14 not ranked
18Prescient Weather (United states)Company 8 not ranked
19Invercon (United States)Company 7 not ranked
20Schlow Centre Region LibraryArchive 5 not ranked
21Centre County Community FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
22ChromaTanInstitution 3 not ranked
23VideoMining (United States)Company 2 not ranked
24Waves in Solids (United States)Company 2 not ranked
25Gear Research InstituteNonprofit 2 not ranked
26WHM GroupCompany 2 not ranked
27APD Life Sciences (United States)Company 1 not ranked
28Keystone Nano (United States)Company 1 not ranked
29STAR-H (United States)Company 0 not ranked
30DIApedia (United States)Company 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.

Pennsylvania State University: 99.4%Michael & Associates: 0.3%University Orthopedics Center: 0.1%TRS Technologies (United States): 0.0%24 others listed: 0.2%99%largest
Pennsylvania State University201k · 99.4%Michael & Associates592 · 0.3%University Orthopedics Center149 · 0.1%TRS Technologies (United States)100 · 0.0%24 others listed468 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does State College work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in State College is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (10%).

Physical Sciences: 9,951 fractional works · 45.4% of its workEngineering: 4,064 fractional works · 18.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 741 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 630 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 536 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 386 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 240 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 226 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 211 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 188 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 182 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 181 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 179 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 139 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,683 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 690 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 226 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 211 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,087 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 235 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 156 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 945 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 557 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 884 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 247 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 241 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 490 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 168 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 361 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 216 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,293 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,960 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,029 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 520 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 289 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 162 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 160 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1,423 fractional works · 6.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 443 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 393 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 285 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 191 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 664 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 166 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 577 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 144 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 381 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 270 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 288 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,958 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 2,262 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 291 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 210 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 197 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 461 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 555 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 328 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 181 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,727 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,179 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 713 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 188 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 145 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 929 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 357 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 490 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 281 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKState College22kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering4,06418.5%
    2. Computer Science1,6837.7%
    3. Environmental Science1,0875.0%
    4. Materials Science9454.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy8844.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences4902.2%
    7. Mathematics3611.6%
    8. Chemistry2161.0%
    9. Energy1470.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering760.3%
  2. Social Sciences6,29328.7%
    1. Social Sciences2,96013.5%
    2. Psychology1,4236.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities6643.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting5772.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3811.7%
    6. Decision Sciences2881.3%
  3. Health Sciences2,95813.5%
    1. Medicine2,26210.3%
    2. Health Professions5552.5%
    3. Nursing970.4%
    4. Veterinary280.1%
    5. Dentistry160.1%
  4. Life Sciences2,72712.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,1795.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9294.2%
    3. Neuroscience4902.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1030.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics270.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is State College strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in State College is most concentrated in Architecture, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience (6.7× the world share in Architecture).

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 51.3 works6.7×
  2. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 23.7 works3.7×
  3. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 21.4 works2.8×
  4. Public AdministrationSubfield · 29.3 works2.8×
  5. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 256.0 works2.7×
  6. Applied PsychologySubfield · 71.4 works2.5×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 818 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 1,032 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 88 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 437 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 64 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 187 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 1,471 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 433 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 134 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 3,704 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 955 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 841 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 315 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 780 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 512 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 2,032 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 87 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 603 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 536 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 260 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 352 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.13× its world share, 1,276 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 2,694 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.13×1,276 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.78×780 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.40×433 works
  4. Neuroscience1.37×437 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.37×260 works
  6. Mathematics1.36×315 works
  7. Engineering1.26×3,704 works
  8. Materials Science1.22×841 works
  9. Social Sciences1.08×2,694 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.06×603 works
  11. Health Professions0.99×512 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×1,032 works
  13. Environmental Science0.98×955 works
  14. Computer Science0.96×1,471 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.94×64 works
  16. Nursing0.91×87 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×818 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×536 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×352 works
  20. Veterinary0.82×22 works
  21. Energy0.74×134 works
  22. Chemistry0.60×187 works
  23. Medicine0.54×2,032 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×88 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×24 works
  26. Dentistry0.15×14 works

Which keywords describe research in State College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Mental Health, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Globalization, Sustainability, Epidemiology and Engineering Education.

▲ 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. Machine Learning815◆ 1.12×89 topics
  2. Deep Learning700◆ 0.93×84 topics
  3. Climate Change669◆ 1.12×111 topics
  4. Epidemiology640▼ 0.73×133 topics
  5. Mental Health552▲ 1.76×44 topics
  6. Sustainability520◆ 0.97×110 topics
  7. Globalization496◆ 1.15×132 topics
  8. Neural Networks383◆ 1.13×40 topics
  9. Public Health379▲ 1.19×60 topics
  10. Social Media342◆ 1.13×32 topics
  11. Education320▼ 0.85×100 topics
  12. Depression293▲ 1.52×24 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications265◆ 1.02×35 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties259▲ 1.20×39 topics
  15. Nanoparticles247◆ 0.89×44 topics
  16. Big Data241◆ 1.15×25 topics
  17. Social Support234▲ 1.98×18 topics
  18. Innovation229◆ 1.01×57 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis219▲ 1.70×21 topics
  20. Identity216▲ 1.36×68 topics
  21. Heat Transfer215▲ 2.0×19 topics
  22. Gender207▲ 1.76×49 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation198▲ 2.9×9 topics
  24. Additive Manufacturing183▲ 2.7×8 topics
  25. Resilience183▲ 1.70×18 topics
  26. Adolescents183▲ 2.3×10 topics
  27. Ethics171▲ 1.54×40 topics
  28. Well-being157▲ 1.84×14 topics
  29. Large-Eddy Simulation147▲ 3.6×5 topics
  30. Psychopathology146▲ 3.8×3 topics
  31. Engineering Education144▲ 7.7×4 topics
  32. Self-Regulation141▲ 3.6×6 topics
  33. Emotion132▲ 2.9×12 topics
  34. 3D Printing126▲ 2.6×6 topics
  35. Developmental Trajectories125▲ 4.8×3 topics
  36. Psychiatric Disorders112▲ 3.8×4 topics
  37. Biomedical Engineering107▲ 3.5×2 topics
  38. Anxiety Disorders106▲ 4.4×2 topics
  39. Parenting102▲ 3.8×2 topics
  40. Neighborhood Effects100▲ 4.3×3 topics

What research is done in State College?

Child and Adolescent Psy…78Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 78 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…72Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 72 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 58 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 54 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 51 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 49 fractional worksMental Health Research T…49Mental Health Research Topics: 49 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 49 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 48 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyAutomotive EngineeringMedia TechnologyMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 78 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 72 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 58 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 54 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 51 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 50 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 49 works
  8. 8 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 49 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 49 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 48 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%State College21.3% 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 35.2% in 2016.

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