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Research in York

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in York, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are York College of Pennsylvania, Dentsply Sirona (United States) and Memorial Hospital.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.3k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
156k
21.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
York

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 York?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 4,153 #14,948
2York College of PennsylvaniaUniversity 1,579 #12,584
3Dentsply Sirona (United States)Company 505 #13,635
4York General HospitalHospital / health system 451 #21,372 all time
5WellSpan HealthHospital / health system 325 #15,751
6WellSpan York HospitalHospital / health system 306 #21,579
7Martin Foot and AnkleHospital / health system 15 not ranked
8Association of Food and Drug OfficialsNonprofit 3 not ranked
9York County LibrariesArchive 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.

Memorial Hospital: 56.6%York College of Pennsylvania: 21.5%Dentsply Sirona (United States): 6.9%York General Hospital: 6.1%5 others listed: 8.9%57%largest
Memorial Hospital4,153 · 56.6%York College of Pennsylvania1,579 · 21.5%Dentsply Sirona (United States)505 · 6.9%York General Hospital451 · 6.1%5 others listed650 · 8.9%

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

Which fields of science does York work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in York is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Social Sciences (10%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 497 fractional works · 62.6% of its workMedicine: 420 fractional works · 52.9% of its workSurgery: 67 fractional works · 8.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 46 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthodontics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 166 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 81 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 75 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 56 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKYork794fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences21%

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. Medicine42052.9%
    2. Health Professions465.8%
    3. Dentistry253.2%
    4. Nursing60.8%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences8110.2%
    2. Psychology313.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting232.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities141.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance101.2%
    6. Decision Sciences81.0%
    1. Engineering455.6%
    2. Computer Science111.4%
    3. Environmental Science60.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy50.6%
    5. Mathematics30.4%
    6. Materials Science20.3%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology313.9%
    2. Neuroscience101.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences70.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is York strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in York is most concentrated in Dentistry (6.2× the world share in Dentistry).

  1. DentistryField · 21.6 works6.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.25× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.69× its world share, 369 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.25×22 works
  2. Medicine2.69×369 works
  3. Health Professions2.20×41 works
  4. Nursing1.48×5 works
  5. Psychology1.30×28 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.15×8 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×22 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×6 works
  9. Social Sciences0.85×76 works
  10. Neuroscience0.79×9 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×28 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.60×12 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×9 works
  15. Veterinary0.47×0 works
  16. Engineering0.40×42 works
  17. Mathematics0.34×3 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.23×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×6 works
  20. Computer Science0.19×11 works
  21. Environmental Science0.15×5 works
  22. Chemistry0.12×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.06×2 works
  26. Energy0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in York?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Guidelines, Treatment, Risk Factors, Mortality, Complications and Medical 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. Epidemiology80▲ 2.5×113 topics
  2. Treatment27▲ 2.8×42 topics
  3. Diagnosis27▲ 3.6×35 topics
  4. Risk Factors26▲ 3.0×32 topics
  5. Quality of Life24▲ 2.1×42 topics
  6. Public Health21▲ 1.85×46 topics
  7. Mortality20▲ 4.5×12 topics
  8. Guidelines20▲ 5.4×13 topics
  9. Management18▲ 2.9×27 topics
  10. Complications18▲ 4.6×16 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 1.97×28 topics
  12. Heart Failure17▲ 4.8×12 topics
  13. Medical Education15▲ 7.0×13 topics
  14. Chemotherapy14▲ 2.6×23 topics
  15. Clinical Trials14▲ 2.7×16 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 3.2×14 topics
  17. Surgical Management14▲ 4.2×18 topics
  18. Depression13▲ 1.87×18 topics
  19. Prevention13▲ 3.8×15 topics
  20. Surgery13▲ 4.6×12 topics
  21. Rehabilitation12▲ 3.6×9 topics
  22. Echocardiography11▲ 5.2×8 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations11▲ 3.3×20 topics
  24. Radiotherapy11▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction11▲ 4.3×9 topics
  26. Engineering Education10▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction10▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Quality Improvement10▲ 6.2×8 topics
  29. Neuroscience10▲ 3.9×11 topics
  30. Assessment Methods9▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines9▲ 3.9×9 topics
  32. Biomechanics9▲ 3.7×8 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality8▲ 4.6×5 topics
  34. Cardiac Imaging8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Glycemic Control8▲ 5.9×4 topics
  36. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  38. Health Care Utilization7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Faculty Development6▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Infection Prevention6▲ 8.9×3 topics

What research is done in York?

Intelligence, Security, …4Intelligence, Security, War Strategy: 4 fractional worksEngineering Education an…4Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 4 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery4Foot and Ankle Surgery: 4 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 4 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 4 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…3Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 3 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMedia TechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrthodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 4 works
  5. 5 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 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 counting10%20%30%York10.0% 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 22.4% in 1995.

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