Research in Wilkes-Barre
Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Wilkes-Barre, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Wilkes University and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
- Research institutions
- 9 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.4k ▲ 26% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 12.6% 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 Wilkes-Barre?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkes UniversityUniversity | 1,504 | #15,036 | |
| 2 | Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterHospital / health system | 374 | #22,894 | |
| 3 | King's College - PennsylvaniaUniversity | 371 | #21,525 all time | |
| 4 | Community Health Systems - Wilkes-Barre General HospitalHospital / health system | 59 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Wilkes-Barre VA Medical CenterHospital / health system | 52 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Bucci Laser Vision InstituteHospital / health system | 35 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Angeline Elizabeth Kirby Memorial Health CenterHospital / health system | 3 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Luzerne County LibrariesArchive | 2 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug ServicesNonprofit | 1 | 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.
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What is Wilkes-Barre strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Wilkes-Barre is most concentrated in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (6.3× the world share in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 26.3 works6.3×
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 Wilkes-Barre?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Echocardiography, Heart Failure, Sudden Cardiac Death, Epidemiology, Catheter Ablation, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Arrhythmias.
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Polypharmacy
- Thrombosis
- Engineering Education
- Responsibility
- Complications
- Ethics
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Myocardial Infarction
- Religion
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Social Support
- Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catheter Ablation
- Treatment
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Globalization
- Diagnosis
- Heart Failure
- Epidemiology
- Echocardiography
- Mental Health
- Risk Factors
- Quality of Life
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Guidelines
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Social Justice
- Gender
- Identity
- Cardiomyopathy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Elderly
- Mortality Risk
- Diversity
- Memory
- Cultural Competence
- Inappropriate Medication Use
- Clinical Outcomes
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
- Epidemiology21▲ 1.35×64 topics
- Heart Failure12▲ 6.8×9 topics
- Echocardiography11▲ 10×7 topics
- Diagnosis10▲ 2.8×23 topics
- Mental Health10▲ 1.74×25 topics
- Globalization10▲ 1.29×21 topics
- Risk Factors9▲ 2.0×21 topics
- Sudden Cardiac Death9▲ 26×2 topics
- Quality of Life8▲ 1.40×23 topics
- Treatment8▲ 1.67×20 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 1.75×22 topics
- Catheter Ablation7▲ 15×2 topics
- Guidelines7▲ 3.9×10 topics
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy7▲ 44×1 topic
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator7▲ 44×1 topic
- Arrhythmias7▲ 19×2 topics
- Social Justice7▲ 2.9×9 topics
- Social Support7▲ 3.0×13 topics
- Gender6▲ 2.9×10 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 2.7×8 topics
- Identity6▲ 1.97×12 topics
- Religion6▲ 2.9×10 topics
- Cardiomyopathy5▲ 15×2 topics
- Myocardial Infarction5▲ 5.7×7 topics
- Radiofrequency Ablation5▲ 12×1 topic
- Ventricular Tachycardia5▲ 26×1 topic
- Elderly5▲ 5.1×3 topics
- Ethics5▲ 2.7×6 topics
- Mortality Risk5▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Complications5▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Diversity5▲ 7.1×6 topics
- Responsibility5▲ 27×3 topics
- Memory5▲ 4.7×8 topics
- Engineering Education4▲ 12×3 topics
- Cultural Competence4▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Thrombosis4▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 22×1 topic
- Polypharmacy4▲ 22×1 topic
- Clinical Outcomes4▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Deep Vein Thrombosis3▲ 9.3×2 topics
What research is done in Wilkes-Barre?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
- 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
- 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
- 4 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
- 5 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
- 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
- 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
- 8 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 2 works
- 9 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 2 works
- 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
Research output over time
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