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Research in Arlington

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Arlington, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Health Resources Foundation.

Research institutions
19
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
594k
22.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Arlington

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 Arlington?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The University of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity 26,234 #758
2Texas Health Resources FoundationHospital / health system 515 #18,909
3Washington Center for Weight Management and ResearchResearch facility 213 #22,618 all time
4Lucid Technologies (United States)Company 82 not ranked
5Arlington Center for DermatologyResearch facility 65 not ranked
6Urology Associates of North TexasHospital / health system 44 not ranked
7North Central Texas Council of GovernmentsGovernment institution 33 not ranked
8Resonant Sensors (United States)Company 22 not ranked
9Arlington Baptist CollegeUniversity 20 not ranked
10Small Enterprise Education and Promotion NetworkNonprofit 15 not ranked
11Progenitec (United States)Company 8 not ranked
12Semerane (United States)Company 6 not ranked
13Luraco Technologies (United States)Company 3 not ranked
14Azyp (United States)Company 2 not ranked
15Alexander Foundation for Orthodontic Research and EducationNonprofit 2 not ranked
16Arlington Public LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
17Vcrsoft (United States)Company 1 not ranked
18SMD (United States)Company 1 not ranked
19Center for Regional Economic CompetitivenessNonprofit 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.

The University of Texas at Arlington: 96.2%Texas Health Resources Foundation: 1.9%Washington Center for Weight Management and Research: 0.8%Lucid Technologies (United States): 0.3%15 others listed: 0.8%96%largest
The University of Texas at Arlington26k · 96.2%Texas Health Resources Foundation515 · 1.9%Washington Center for Weight Management and Research213 · 0.8%Lucid Technologies (United States)82 · 0.3%15 others listed224 · 0.8%

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

Which fields of science does Arlington work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Arlington is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,436 fractional works · 50.7% of its workEngineering: 1,131 fractional works · 23.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 185 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 176 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 140 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 97 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 86 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 77 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 68 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 521 fractional works · 10.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 165 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 90 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 89 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 236 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 164 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 134 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 81 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,299 fractional works · 27.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 612 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 197 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 107 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 279 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 110 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 79 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 147 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 110 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 86 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 726 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMedicine: 537 fractional works · 11.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 164 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 96 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 341 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 179 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 86 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKArlington4,802fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering1,13123.6%
    2. Computer Science52110.9%
    3. Environmental Science2364.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1643.4%
    5. Materials Science1342.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences811.7%
    7. Chemistry681.4%
    8. Mathematics651.4%
    9. Energy270.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,29927.0%
    1. Social Sciences61212.7%
    2. Psychology2795.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1473.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities1102.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance861.8%
    6. Decision Sciences651.3%
    1. Medicine53711.2%
    2. Health Professions1643.4%
    3. Nursing200.4%
    4. Dentistry40.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1793.7%
    2. Neuroscience861.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences440.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology250.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Arlington?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Neural Networks, Sustainability, Climate Change and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Deep Learning234▲ 1.42×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning196▲ 1.23×81 topics
  3. Mental Health149▲ 2.2×36 topics
  4. Climate Change124◆ 0.95×78 topics
  5. Sustainability121◆ 1.03×68 topics
  6. Epidemiology118▼ 0.62×105 topics
  7. Neural Networks106▲ 1.43×35 topics
  8. Public Health90▲ 1.29×45 topics
  9. Globalization85◆ 0.90×83 topics
  10. Environmental Impact82◆ 1.01×46 topics
  11. Heat Transfer82▲ 3.5×18 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties69▲ 1.46×35 topics
  13. Social Support62▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Depression60▲ 1.42×22 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks55▲ 1.57×14 topics
  16. Resilience54▲ 2.3×15 topics
  17. Thermal Management53▲ 3.4×7 topics
  18. Physical Activity48▲ 2.1×9 topics
  19. Risk Management46▲ 2.0×14 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing45▲ 3.1×8 topics
  21. Finite Element Analysis45▲ 4.1×9 topics
  22. Health Disparities42▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation41▲ 2.7×7 topics
  24. Risk Perception36▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. Multi-Agent Systems36▲ 3.9×6 topics
  26. 3D Printing35▲ 3.3×5 topics
  27. Autonomous Vehicles35▲ 3.5×4 topics
  28. Geopolymer33▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. CO2 Sequestration32▲ 3.4×4 topics
  30. Heat Exchangers28▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Damage Detection25▲ 8.4×2 topics
  32. Cementitious Materials25▲ 5.7×1 topic
  33. Liquefaction24▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Tunnel24▲ 6.0×2 topics
  35. Acculturation24▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Ridesharing22▲ 8.8×1 topic
  37. Shared Autonomous Vehicles22▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Fluid Flow22▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Earthquake21▲ 8.0×1 topic
  40. Seismic21▲ 8.0×1 topic

What research is done in Arlington?

Concrete and Cement Mate…23Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 23 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…20Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 20 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 20 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…18Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 18 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…18Urban Transport and Accessibility: 18 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 18 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 16 fractional worksOccupational Health and …16Occupational Health and Safety Research: 16 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 15 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 14 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringTransportation3 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  4. 4 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 18 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 18 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 16 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 15 works
  10. 10 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 14 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%Arlington16.1% 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 27.7% in 2015.

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