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Research in State College

Science Explorer records 31 research institutions in State College, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Pennsylvania State University.

Research institutions
31
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
183k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 181,417 #93
2Michael & AssociatesResearch facility 592 #14,145 all time
3University Orthopedics CenterHospital / health system 149 #28,737 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
28Pennsylvania Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 1 not ranked
29Keystone Nano (United States)Company 1 not ranked
30STAR-H (United States)Company 0 not ranked
31DIApedia (United States)Company 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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: 99.3%Michael & Associates: 0.3%University Orthopedics Center: 0.1%TRS Technologies (United States): 0.1%25 others listed: 0.3%99%largest
Pennsylvania State University181k · 99.3%Michael & Associates592 · 0.3%University Orthopedics Center149 · 0.1%TRS Technologies (United States)100 · 0.1%25 others listed469 · 0.3%

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

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×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in State College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, 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 2022–2025 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 Learning698◆ 1.08×89 topics
  2. Deep Learning615◆ 0.91×83 topics
  3. Climate Change585◆ 1.10×109 topics
  4. Epidemiology575▼ 0.74×132 topics
  5. Mental Health508▲ 1.76×44 topics
  6. Sustainability476◆ 0.99×108 topics
  7. Globalization458▲ 1.19×128 topics
  8. Public Health347▲ 1.21×56 topics
  9. Neural Networks333◆ 1.10×39 topics
  10. Social Media313◆ 1.11×32 topics
  11. Education287▼ 0.85×97 topics
  12. Depression269▲ 1.56×24 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications237◆ 1.02×35 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties230▲ 1.20×38 topics
  15. Nanoparticles223◆ 0.90×44 topics
  16. Social Support218▲ 1.99×18 topics
  17. Innovation214◆ 1.04×55 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis200▲ 1.73×21 topics
  19. Big Data198◆ 1.11×24 topics
  20. Identity192▲ 1.35×65 topics
  21. Heat Transfer192▲ 1.97×19 topics
  22. Gender191▲ 1.79×49 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation176▲ 2.9×9 topics
  24. Additive Manufacturing169▲ 2.8×8 topics
  25. Adolescents169▲ 2.3×9 topics
  26. Resilience163▲ 1.73×17 topics
  27. Well-being144▲ 1.90×14 topics
  28. Engineering Education143▲ 8.1×4 topics
  29. Psychopathology135▲ 3.8×3 topics
  30. Large-Eddy Simulation134▲ 3.5×5 topics
  31. Self-Regulation133▲ 3.8×6 topics
  32. Emotion123▲ 3.0×12 topics
  33. 3D Printing118▲ 2.6×6 topics
  34. Developmental Trajectories116▲ 4.8×3 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders102▲ 3.9×4 topics
  36. Biomedical Engineering101▲ 3.4×2 topics
  37. Anxiety Disorders96▲ 4.4×2 topics
  38. Parenting95▲ 3.8×2 topics
  39. Neighborhood Effects92▲ 4.3×3 topics
  40. Creativity71▲ 6.0×2 topics

What research is done in State College?

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 78 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 72 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentMedia Technology 58 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 54 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disordersExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 51 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMechanical Engineering 50 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 49 works
  8. 8 Mental Health Research TopicsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 49 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 49 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 48 works

Research output over time

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