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Research in Abilene

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Abilene, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Abilene Christian University.

Research institutions
8
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
14.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Abilene

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 Abilene?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Abilene Christian UniversityUniversity 1,477 #8,172
2Hardin–Simmons UniversityUniversity 236 #23,169 all time
3McMurry UniversityUniversity 187 #27,089 all time
4Hendrick Medical CenterHospital / health system 61 not ranked
5Cancer Services NetworkHospital / health system 8 not ranked
6West Texas Retina ConsultantsHospital / health system 7 not ranked
7Retina Research Institute of TexasResearch facility 7 not ranked
8Cross Plains Public LibraryArchive 2 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.

Abilene Christian University: 74.4%Hardin–Simmons University: 11.9%McMurry University: 9.4%Hendrick Medical Center: 3.1%4 others listed: 1.2%74%largest
Abilene Christian University1,477 · 74.4%Hardin–Simmons University236 · 11.9%McMurry University187 · 9.4%Hendrick Medical Center61 · 3.1%4 others listed24 · 1.2%

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

Which fields of science does Abilene work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research in Abilene is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 206 fractional works · 66.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 108 fractional works · 34.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 35 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEducation: 34 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 12.8% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 9.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 16.4% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 5.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAbilene312fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences66%

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. Social Sciences10834.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities4012.8%
    3. Psychology319.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting196.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Computer Science185.6%
    2. Engineering123.9%
    3. Environmental Science61.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.1%
    6. Chemistry31.1%
    7. Mathematics30.8%
    8. Materials Science20.6%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine299.2%
    2. Health Professions103.1%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.4%
    3. Neuroscience30.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Abilene strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Abilene is most concentrated in Arts and Humanities (5.1× the world share in Arts and Humanities).

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 36.3 works5.1×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.06× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.06×36 works
  2. Psychology2.86×22 works
  3. Social Sciences2.54×80 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×16 works
  5. Health Professions1.24×8 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×6 works
  7. Mathematics0.90×3 works
  8. Nursing0.78×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.75×14 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.70×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×3 works
  12. Neuroscience0.64×3 works
  13. Chemistry0.60×2 works
  14. Medicine0.53×25 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.52×3 works
  16. Veterinary0.49×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×6 works
  18. Environmental Science0.39×5 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×4 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×1 works
  21. Engineering0.24×9 works
  22. Materials Science0.17×2 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Abilene?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Mental Health, Student Engagement, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Diversity and Gender.

▲ 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. Mental Health17▲ 3.9×24 topics
  2. Religion13▲ 9.2×13 topics
  3. Theology12▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Globalization12▲ 1.98×24 topics
  5. Student Engagement11▲ 8.7×8 topics
  6. Biblical Monotheism11▲ 135×1 topic
  7. Jewish Society11▲ 135×1 topic
  8. Education10▲ 1.96×21 topics
  9. Diversity10▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Gender10▲ 5.9×13 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction9▲ 6.6×10 topics
  12. Social Support9▲ 5.1×7 topics
  13. Social Media8▲ 1.90×14 topics
  14. Leadership8▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Social Justice7▲ 3.8×12 topics
  16. Resilience7▲ 4.4×10 topics
  17. African Christianity6▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Ethics6▲ 3.8×16 topics
  19. Reflective Practice6▲ 9.9×5 topics
  20. Academic Performance6▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Feminism6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  22. Well-being6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Gender Differences5▲ 4.6×5 topics
  24. Civil Society5▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Community Development5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Educational Inequality5▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Intersectionality5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  28. Learning Analytics5▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Spirituality5▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Global Christianity5▲ 105×1 topic
  31. NGOs5▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Secularism5▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Short-Term Missions5▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Career Development5▲ 12×4 topics
  35. College Retention4▲ 73×1 topic
  36. First-Generation Students4▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Academic Achievement4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Human Resource Management4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  40. Organizational Behavior4▲ 8.2×2 topics

What research is done in Abilene?

Biblical Studies and Int…10Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 10 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…4Christian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…4Religion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceEducationComputer Science Applications2 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 10 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Research Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  10. 10 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Abilene12.9% 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 28.1% in 2009.

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