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What research is done in Philadelphia?

Papers authored at Philadelphia's institutions — University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — with the Prism stance layer.

Summary

Philadelphia’s institutions form a formidable research engine: 26386 papers in the available research data, led by the University of Pennsylvania with 12367. Children’s health, women’s health, healthcare, mental health, machine learning and neuroscience stand out as opportunity areas.

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Research outlook for Philadelphia

What the papers — written in the city and about it — point to, split by the Prism stance layer: work that reads promising versus work that flags problems or urges caution.

Opportunities the research points to
Children's Health · 315Women's Health · 183Healthcare · 183Mental Health · 154Machine Learning · 153Neuroscience · 144Breast Cancer · 109COVID-19 · 109Cancer · 99Artificial Intelligence · 96Genetics · 84Men's Health · 80
Concerns the research raises
Healthcare · 356Children's Health · 332Women's Health · 234COVID-19 · 187Mental Health · 124Patient Care · 102Patients' Health · 100Research · 98Artificial Intelligence · 91Education · 83Clinical Trials · 68Public Health · 59

counts = papers carrying the theme · concerns merge cautionary, critical and problem-identifying work

Institutions
Orientation
Output by year (sample)
2026: 68320172026683
Opportunities (promising + breakthrough)
Children's Health · 307Women's Health · 183Healthcare · 183Mental Health · 154Machine Learning · 153Neuroscience · 144Breast Cancer · 109COVID-19 · 109Cancer · 99Artificial Intelligence · 96Genetics · 84Men's Health · 80
Cautions (cautionary + critical)
Children's Health · 97Women's Health · 95Healthcare · 94COVID-19 · 52Patients' Health · 36Mental Health · 34Patient Health · 31Education · 30Patient Care · 26Clinical Trials · 26Artificial Intelligence · 26Men's Health · 23
Problems flagged
Healthcare · 258Children's Health · 227Women's Health · 136COVID-19 · 128Research · 98Mental Health · 90Patient Care · 76Patients' Health · 64Artificial Intelligence · 61Public Health · 54Education · 53Clinical Trials · 42
Top research topics
CAR-T cell therapy research · 354Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · 286Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers · 242Immune Cell Function and Interaction · 241Epigenetics and DNA Methylation · 240Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · 232Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · 221Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics · 220RNA modifications and cancer · 219Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · 216Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · 214Neonatal Respiratory Health Research · 208
Most-cited work
PaperYearCitedOrientation
Guidelines for Synthesis and Processing of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide…20174708Promising
Tisagenlecleucel in Adult Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma20183936Promising
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 201720173373Problem Identifying
Pembrolizumab as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma20173353Promising
Periodontitis: Consensus report of workgroup 2 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of…20183072Breakthrough
The Origins and Consequences of Affective Polarization in the United States20182998Descriptive
The world of two-dimensional carbides and nitrides (MXenes)20212836Problem Identifying
Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy20182178Descriptive
Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain20181991Descriptive
Event-Based Vision: A Survey20201888Promising
Medical Student Education in the Time of COVID-1920201766Problem Identifying
Metallic Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub><i>x</i></sub> MXene Gas Sensors with Ultrahigh Signal-to-Noise…20181610Breakthrough
LaSOT: A High-Quality Benchmark for Large-Scale Single Object Tracking20191587Breakthrough
Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective20171450Problem Identifying
Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and…20181315Descriptive

figures marked ≈ are scaled estimates from a partial sample · Prism stance layer over 2017+ papers

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