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Research in Troy

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Troy, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, InterScience (United States) and Samaritan Hospital.

Research institutions
16
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
38k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
29.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Troy

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 Troy?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity 36,207 #1,179
2InterScience (United States)Company 730 #7,845
3Russell Sage CollegeUniversity 392 #26,530 all time
4Samaritan HospitalHospital / health system 331 #16,837
5Applied BioPhysics (United States)Company 246 #8,184 all time
6Northeast HealthHospital / health system 179 #27,119 all time
7Hudson Valley Community CollegeUniversity 96 not ranked
8International Electronic Machines (United States)Company 61 not ranked
9Troy Public LibraryArchive 15 not ranked
10Meso (United States)Company 14 not ranked
11Step Tools (United States)Company 9 not ranked
12Applied Science Innovations (United States)Company 9 not ranked
13Rensselaer County Historical SocietyArchive 2 not ranked
14New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and InnovationGovernment institution 1 not ranked
15WMHT Educational TelecommunicationsInstitution 0 not ranked
16One River Grants (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.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: 94.6%InterScience (United States): 1.9%Russell Sage College: 1.0%Samaritan Hospital: 0.9%10 others listed: 1.7%95%largest
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute36k · 94.6%InterScience (United States)730 · 1.9%Russell Sage College392 · 1.0%Samaritan Hospital331 · 0.9%10 others listed632 · 1.7%

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

Which fields of science does Troy work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research in Troy is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,966 fractional works · 63.6% of its workEngineering: 828 fractional works · 26.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 217 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 120 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 93 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 72 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 61 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 466 fractional works · 15.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 223 fractional works · 7.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 68 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 199 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 123 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 179 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 58 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 111 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 536 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 211 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 62 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 54 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 81 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 59 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 70 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 57 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 52 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 303 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 184 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 109 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 55 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 287 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMedicine: 238 fractional works · 7.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 52 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTroy3,093fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering82826.8%
    2. Computer Science46615.1%
    3. Materials Science1996.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1795.8%
    5. Environmental Science1113.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences601.9%
    7. Chemistry491.6%
    8. Mathematics421.3%
    9. Energy220.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering110.3%
    1. Social Sciences2116.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance812.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting702.3%
    4. Decision Sciences652.1%
    5. Psychology571.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities521.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1845.9%
    2. Neuroscience551.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences451.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology140.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
    1. Medicine2387.7%
    2. Health Professions371.2%
    3. Dentistry50.2%
    4. Nursing50.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Troy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Critical Thinking, Formative Assessment, Educational Technologies, Artistic Education and Student Competencies.

▲ 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. Deep Learning210▲ 1.97×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning179▲ 1.74×78 topics
  3. Neural Networks120▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. Sustainability65▼ 0.86×65 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence54▲ 1.23×39 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications52▲ 1.41×34 topics
  7. Big Data49▲ 1.65×27 topics
  8. Renewable Energy49◆ 1.09×40 topics
  9. Heat Transfer41▲ 2.7×16 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks37▲ 1.66×13 topics
  11. Nanocomposites37▲ 1.51×21 topics
  12. Thermal Management33▲ 3.3×8 topics
  13. Power Electronics30▲ 3.0×8 topics
  14. Tomography29▲ 5.2×5 topics
  15. Molecular Dynamics29▲ 5.3×6 topics
  16. Large-Eddy Simulation28▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Teaching Methods27▲ 5.4×9 topics
  18. Critical Thinking27▲ 7.5×5 topics
  19. Language Teaching26▲ 3.1×3 topics
  20. Digital Education25▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. Formative Assessment25▲ 9.6×2 topics
  22. Educational Technologies25▲ 8.7×2 topics
  23. Tourism Development25▲ 5.8×2 topics
  24. Artistic Education24▲ 12×1 topic
  25. Student Competencies24▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Imaging24▲ 3.2×10 topics
  27. Control Systems23▲ 4.1×7 topics
  28. Monte Carlo Simulation23▲ 3.7×9 topics
  29. Convex Optimization22▲ 8.5×5 topics
  30. Thin Films22▲ 3.7×9 topics
  31. Turbulent Flow22▲ 5.9×4 topics
  32. Wave Propagation21▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Optical Modulators21▲ 4.8×3 topics
  34. Integrated Circuits20▲ 4.5×3 topics
  35. Knowledge Representation20▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Vibration Control19▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Nanoelectronics18▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Description Logics16▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Power Devices16▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Flow Control16▲ 9.1×2 topics

What research is done in Troy?

Education, Innovation an…22Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 22 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …14Semiconductor materials and devices: 14 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 14 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 13 fractional worksTopic Modeling13Topic Modeling: 13 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 12 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 12 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …12Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 12 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 11 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 11 fractional works
EducationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 22 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 11 works
  10. 10 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Troy17.0% 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 32.9% in 2007.

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