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Research in Alexandria

Science Explorer records 115 research institutions in Alexandria, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are U.S. National Science Foundation, Samueli Institute and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Research institutions
115
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
33k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.7%
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 Alexandria?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1U.S. National Science FoundationGovernment institution 7,226 #5,904
2Job Performance Systems (United States)Company 2,370 #27,276
3Public Risk Management AssociationInstitution 2,191 #12,523
4National Society of Professional EngineersNonprofit 1,917 #19,950
5American Physical Therapy AssociationInstitution 1,847 #16,084
6American Association of Colleges of PharmacyInstitution 1,730 #9,821
7Food and Nutrition ServiceGovernment institution 1,677 #23,256
8Samueli InstituteNonprofit 1,378 #7,495
9Institute For Defense AnalysesNonprofit 1,368 #5,701 all time
10American Rock Mechanics AssociationNonprofit 1,183 #19,992
11ArcadiaNonprofit 887 #19,758
12International Association for Dental ResearchNonprofit 769 #20,430
13Inova Alexandria HospitalHospital / health system 596 #17,489 all time
14Inspire InstituteNonprofit 534 #12,684
15United States Patent and Trademark OfficeGovernment institution 465 #22,373
16American Society of Clinical OncologyHospital / health system 445 #15,205
17Human Resources Research OrganizationNonprofit 408 #26,354
18Praxis (United States)Company 392 #21,177
19Research!America (United States)Company 366 #23,529
20Virginia Theological SeminaryUniversity 345 #29,576 all time
21Anderson Orthopaedic Research InstituteNonprofit 344 #29,937 all time
22Institute for Law and JusticeNonprofit 326 #27,235
23Neighborhood HealthHospital / health system 287 #27,824 all time
24ASIS FoundationInstitution 281 #19,869 all time
25DCS Corporation (United States)Company 182 #36,260 all time
26Council on Social Work EducationNonprofit 180 #38,800 all time
27American Geosciences InstituteNonprofit 176 #41,645 all time
28Prevent Cancer FoundationNonprofit 170 #27,902 all time
29Center for Nutrition Policy and PromotionGovernment institution 168 #30,330 all time
30Mental Health AmericaNonprofit 165 #33,048 all time
31American Statistical AssociationInstitution 145 #38,791 all time
32American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck SurgeryNonprofit 127 #21,798 all time
33Systems Planning and Analysis (United States)Company 120 #33,396 all time
34ISA AssociateCompany 119 not ranked
35Society of General Internal MedicineNonprofit 116 not ranked
36American Foundation for Pharmaceutical EducationNonprofit 114 not ranked
37Association for Women in ScienceInstitution 110 not ranked
38Space Systems Research Corporation (United States)Company 110 not ranked
39Aerospace Medical AssociationInstitution 105 not ranked
40National Association of State Mental Health Program DirectorsNonprofit 103 not ranked
41American Medical Group AssociationInstitution 98 not ranked
42National Hospice and Palliative Care OrganizationNonprofit 98 not ranked
43Alternative Futures AssociatesCompany 93 not ranked
44Council on Library and Information ResourcesNonprofit 88 not ranked
45United WayNonprofit 86 not ranked
46American Orthotic and Prosthetic AssociationInstitution 85 not ranked
47American Society of Consultant PharmacistsNonprofit 73 not ranked
48American Association of Poison Control CentersInstitution 71 not ranked
49National Technical Information ServiceGovernment institution 62 not ranked
50Modern Technology Solutions (United States)Company 60 not ranked
51American Association for Dental ResearchNonprofit 58 not ranked
52National School Boards AssociationUniversity 54 not ranked
53Childrens Hospice InternationalHospital / health system 53 not ranked
54Foundation To Eradicate DuchenneNonprofit 52 not ranked
55American Association of Family and Consumer SciencesInstitution 49 not ranked
56American Association of School AdministratorsUniversity 47 not ranked
57Tauri Group (United States)Company 44 not ranked
58National Rehabilitation AssociationNonprofit 40 not ranked
59National Organizations for Youth SafetyNonprofit 35 not ranked
60Society of Naval Architects and Marine EngineersInstitution 34 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.

U.S. National Science Foundation: 22.0%Job Performance Systems (United States): 7.2%Public Risk Management Association: 6.7%National Society of Professional Engineers: 5.8%56 others listed: 58.2%22%largest
U.S. National Science Foundation7,226 · 22.0%Job Performance Systems (United States)2,370 · 7.2%Public Risk Management Association2,191 · 6.7%National Society of Professional Engineers1,917 · 5.8%56 others listed19k · 58.2%

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What is Alexandria strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Alexandria is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (16.6× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 84.4 works17×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 105.9 works12×
  3. DentistryField · 258.9 works12×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 49.6 works8.0×
  5. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 25.6 works5.3×
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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 Alexandria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Machine Learning, Clinical Trials, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Public Health and Big Data.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology244▲ 1.36×127 topics
  2. Machine Learning184▲ 1.24×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life165▲ 2.5×58 topics
  4. Education129▲ 1.66×112 topics
  5. Sustainability124◆ 1.13×101 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence118▲ 1.90×42 topics
  7. Public Health110▲ 1.67×67 topics
  8. Climate Change106◆ 0.87×104 topics
  9. Deep Learning105▼ 0.68×77 topics
  10. Inflammation98◆ 1.04×79 topics
  11. Clinical Trials97▲ 3.2×19 topics
  12. Mental Health97▲ 1.46×46 topics
  13. COVID-1996▲ 1.55×32 topics
  14. Big Data86▲ 2.1×24 topics
  15. Healthcare84▲ 1.63×34 topics
  16. E-Learning76▲ 1.68×22 topics
  17. Educational Technology72▲ 1.33×37 topics
  18. Risk Factors70▲ 1.40×34 topics
  19. Data Mining65▲ 1.93×18 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management60▲ 1.43×20 topics
  21. Primary Care49▲ 2.9×14 topics
  22. Elderly44▲ 3.9×7 topics
  23. Social Determinants44▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Dental Materials42▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Restorative Dentistry42▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Fuzzy Logic38▲ 3.3×7 topics
  27. Dental Caries38▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Bone Regeneration38▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Decision Support System35▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. Revascularization34▲ 4.8×4 topics
  31. Orthognathic Surgery33▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate31▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Root Canal Irrigants31▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Dental Implants29▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Peri-implant Diseases29▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Periodontal Disease27▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Osteoporosis26▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Cone-Beam CT25▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Dental Imaging25▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Oral Health25▲ 9.7×3 topics

What research is done in Alexandria?

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 42 works
  2. 2 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 31 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 29 works
  4. 4 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 26 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 25 works
  6. 6 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 24 works
  7. 7 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 22 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 22 works
  9. 9 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 20 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 20 works

Research output over time

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