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Research in The Bronx

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in The Bronx, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System and The Bronx Defenders.

Research institutions
26
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
59k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2M
38.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 The Bronx?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity 60,961 #454
2The Bronx DefendersNonprofit 2,026 #10,458
3Montefiore Health SystemHospital / health system 642 #9,407
4St. Barnabas HospitalHospital / health system 591 #20,553
5Bronx High School of ScienceUniversity 209 #26,251 all time
6Monroe UniversityUniversity 200 #22,522 all time
7Hebrew HospitalHospital / health system 167 #31,350 all time
8Horace Mann SchoolUniversity 147 #30,568 all time
9Eastchester Center for Cancer CareHospital / health system 40 not ranked
10Institute for Music and Neurologic FunctionNonprofit 39 not ranked
11Bronx Health LinkHospital / health system 16 not ranked
12Grantmakers in the ArtsNonprofit 12 not ranked
13Bronx Museum of the ArtsArchive 11 not ranked
14Osborne AssociationInstitution 10 not ranked
15Bronx County Historical SocietyNonprofit 9 not ranked
16All Star Volleyball AssociationNonprofit 8 not ranked
17PHINonprofit 6 not ranked
18Office of the Bronx District AttorneyGovernment institution 4 not ranked
19BOOMHealthHospital / health system 4 not ranked
20Chromation (United States)Company 4 not ranked
21Aging in AmericaNonprofit 3 not ranked
22Lehman College Art GalleryUniversity 2 not ranked
23FedcapNonprofit 1 not ranked
24Narco Freedom (United States)Company 1 not ranked
25Bronx Independent Living ServicesNonprofit 1 not ranked
26Sapna NYCNonprofit 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.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: 93.6%The Bronx Defenders: 3.1%Montefiore Health System: 1.0%St. Barnabas Hospital: 0.9%22 others listed: 1.4%94%largest
Albert Einstein College of Medicine61k · 93.6%The Bronx Defenders2,026 · 3.1%Montefiore Health System642 · 1.0%St. Barnabas Hospital591 · 0.9%22 others listed895 · 1.4%

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

Which fields of science does The Bronx work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research in The Bronx is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5,230 fractional works · 67.1% of its workMedicine: 4,860 fractional works · 62.4% of its workSurgery: 671 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 423 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 400 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 360 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOncology: 328 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 252 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 182 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 180 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 173 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 164 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 159 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 151 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 142 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 129 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 115 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 100 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 303 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 175 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,387 fractional works · 17.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 820 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 454 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 87 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 273 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 98 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 213 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 154 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVirology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 681 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 267 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 251 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 113 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 492 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEngineering: 164 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 112 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 87 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe Bronx7,789fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences9%

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. Health Sciences5,23067.1%
    1. Medicine4,86062.4%
    2. Health Professions3033.9%
    3. Nursing430.6%
    4. Dentistry170.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  2. Life Sciences1,38717.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82010.5%
    2. Neuroscience2733.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2132.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences530.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics280.4%
    1. Social Sciences2673.4%
    2. Psychology2513.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance570.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities560.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting270.3%
    6. Decision Sciences220.3%
    1. Engineering1642.1%
    2. Environmental Science871.1%
    3. Computer Science781.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy590.8%
    5. Chemistry320.4%
    6. Mathematics320.4%
    7. Materials Science260.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.1%
    9. Energy40.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is The Bronx strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in The Bronx is most concentrated in Transplantation, Hematology and Internal Medicine (7.5× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 22.8 works7.5×
  2. HematologySubfield · 129.7 works6.3×
  3. Internal MedicineSubfield · 24.4 works5.9×
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 361.9 works5.1×
  5. GeneticsSubfield · 90.2 works4.8×
  6. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 160.9 works4.7×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 712 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 189 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 241 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 143 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 273 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 4,247 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 224 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 236 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.24×4,247 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.76×189 works
  3. Neuroscience2.18×241 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.96×712 works
  5. Health Professions1.52×273 works
  6. Nursing1.14×38 works
  7. Psychology1.08×224 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×25 works
  9. Veterinary0.65×6 works
  10. Dentistry0.46×15 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×51 works
  12. Mathematics0.33×27 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.30×46 works
  14. Chemistry0.27×28 works
  15. Social Sciences0.27×236 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.26×50 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.26×17 works
  18. Environmental Science0.22×74 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.16×4 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×46 works
  21. Engineering0.14×143 works
  22. Computer Science0.12×62 works
  23. Materials Science0.10×24 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×22 works
  25. Energy0.06×4 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×5 works

Which keywords describe research in The Bronx?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology888▲ 2.9×133 topics
  2. Inflammation390▲ 2.4×83 topics
  3. Treatment309▲ 3.3×51 topics
  4. Diagnosis273▲ 3.8×41 topics
  5. Quality of Life252▲ 2.2×55 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress251▲ 1.96×60 topics
  7. Risk Factors248▲ 2.9×37 topics
  8. Cancer234▲ 2.2×57 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease233▲ 2.6×38 topics
  10. Chemotherapy210▲ 3.8×24 topics
  11. Heart Failure206▲ 5.9×14 topics
  12. Public Health205▲ 1.80×59 topics
  13. Immunotherapy194▲ 3.4×19 topics
  14. Management189▲ 3.0×30 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders185▲ 4.2×20 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors172▲ 5.1×14 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome167▲ 2.6×24 topics
  18. Complications158▲ 4.1×17 topics
  19. Biomarkers154▲ 2.8×18 topics
  20. Guidelines153▲ 4.2×13 topics
  21. Clinical Trials152▲ 2.9×19 topics
  22. Immune Response146▲ 3.3×23 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines146▲ 3.4×14 topics
  24. Depression142▲ 2.1×24 topics
  25. Obesity142▲ 2.4×26 topics
  26. Genetics133▲ 2.4×26 topics
  27. Aging132▲ 3.1×18 topics
  28. Radiotherapy129▲ 4.2×13 topics
  29. Mortality128▲ 2.9×13 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations121▲ 3.5×23 topics
  31. Myocardial Infarction121▲ 6.6×7 topics
  32. Echocardiography119▲ 5.5×8 topics
  33. Thrombosis119▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Diabetes112▲ 2.9×20 topics
  35. Surgical Management104▲ 3.3×20 topics
  36. Pathophysiology94▲ 4.1×11 topics
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy82▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention81▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Immunosuppressive Therapy81▲ 5.5×8 topics
  40. Hematopoietic Stem Cells68▲ 10.0×3 topics

What research is done in The Bronx?

  1. 1 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 46 works
  2. 2 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 42 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 40 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 39 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 38 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 38 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 34 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 30 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 29 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%The Bronx13.5% 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 27.0% in 2001.

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