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Research in Blacksburg

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Blacksburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Research institutions
23
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
99k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6M
26.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Blacksburg

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 Blacksburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Virginia TechUniversity 93,334 #252
2Virginia Cooperative ExtensionUniversity 1,609 #10,057
3Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity 978 #15,489
4Lambda Instruments (United States)Company 168 #30,356 all time
5Electrical Distribution Design (United States)Company 160 #28,184 all time
6TechLab (United States)Company 118 not ranked
7Graf Research (United States)Company 83 not ranked
8Molecular Sciences Software InstituteInstitution 66 not ranked
9Torc Robotics (United States)Company 57 not ranked
10Applied University Research (United States)Company 56 not ranked
11LewisGale Hospital MontgomeryHospital / health system 55 not ranked
12Biological Monitoring Incorporated (United States)Company 53 not ranked
13Phoenix Integration (United States)Company 27 not ranked
14AeroSoft (United States)Company 18 not ranked
15Harmonia (United States)Company 14 not ranked
16Gate Fuels (United States)Company 14 not ranked
17Precigen (United States)Company 12 not ranked
18Prime Photonics (United States)Company 11 not ranked
19MicroXact (United States)Company 10 not ranked
20NBE Tech (United States)Company 8 not ranked
21Phycological Society of AmericaInstitution 2 not ranked
22Techulon (United States)Company 2 not ranked
23Synthonics (United States)Company 0 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.

Virginia Tech: 96.4%Virginia Cooperative Extension: 1.7%Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine: 1.0%Lambda Instruments (United States): 0.2%18 others listed: 0.8%96%largest
Virginia Tech93k · 96.4%Virginia Cooperative Extension1,609 · 1.7%Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine978 · 1.0%Lambda Instruments (United States)168 · 0.2%18 others listed766 · 0.8%

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

Which fields of science does Blacksburg work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Blacksburg is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Medicine (12%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7,230 fractional works · 51.3% of its workEngineering: 3,252 fractional works · 23.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 771 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 346 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 320 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 317 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 248 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 227 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 198 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 149 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 132 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 132 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,514 fractional works · 10.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 565 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 217 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 188 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 177 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 933 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEcology: 182 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 413 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 202 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 404 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 126 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 270 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 180 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 159 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,715 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,273 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 411 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 284 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 127 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 532 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 233 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 124 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 287 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 231 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 224 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 185 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 167 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,112 fractional works · 15.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 867 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPlant Science: 293 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 834 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 437 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 172 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 248 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 129 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 146 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,029 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMedicine: 1,646 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 188 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 181 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 150 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 133 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 287 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 247 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBlacksburg14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering3,25223.1%
    2. Computer Science1,51410.7%
    3. Environmental Science9336.6%
    4. Materials Science4132.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4042.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2701.9%
    7. Mathematics1801.3%
    8. Chemistry1591.1%
    9. Energy630.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering430.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,71519.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,2739.0%
    2. Psychology5323.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2872.0%
    4. Decision Sciences2311.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities2241.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1671.2%
  3. Life Sciences2,11215.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8676.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8345.9%
    3. Neuroscience2481.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1461.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.1%
  4. Health Sciences2,02914.4%
    1. Medicine1,64611.7%
    2. Health Professions2471.8%
    3. Veterinary870.6%
    4. Nursing410.3%
    5. Dentistry80.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Blacksburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Blacksburg is most concentrated in Architecture, Veterinary and Small Animals (5.9× the world share in Architecture).

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 29.2 works5.9×
  2. VeterinaryField · 77.6 works4.5×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 65.1 works4.2×
  4. SoftwareSubfield · 27.4 works3.4×
  5. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 42.6 works3.0×
  6. Media TechnologySubfield · 118.4 works3.0×
  7. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 74.2 works2.8×
← 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: 1.27× its world share, 764 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 734 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 129 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 213 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 142 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 1,348 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 241 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 58 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.57× its world share, 2,983 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 830 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 372 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 159 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 361 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 225 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 1,450 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.51× its world share, 78 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 199 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 265 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 212 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 153 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 480 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1,156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.51×78 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.74×212 works
  3. Engineering1.57×2,983 works
  4. Computer Science1.37×1,348 works
  5. Environmental Science1.32×830 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.28×361 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×764 works
  8. Psychology1.25×480 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×241 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×734 works
  11. Mathematics1.07×159 works
  12. Neuroscience1.04×213 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×129 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.87×38 works
  15. Materials Science0.84×372 works
  16. Social Sciences0.72×1,156 works
  17. Chemistry0.71×142 works
  18. Health Professions0.67×225 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×265 works
  20. Medicine0.60×1,450 works
  21. Nursing0.59×36 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×153 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.54×199 works
  24. Energy0.50×58 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×16 works
  26. Dentistry0.12×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Blacksburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Epidemiology, Engineering Education, Neural Networks and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning622▲ 1.33×85 topics
  2. Climate Change565▲ 1.48×102 topics
  3. Deep Learning559◆ 1.15×78 topics
  4. Epidemiology499◆ 0.89×133 topics
  5. Sustainability340◆ 0.99×96 topics
  6. Neural Networks286▲ 1.32×38 topics
  7. Globalization227▼ 0.82×98 topics
  8. Environmental Impact218◆ 0.91×61 topics
  9. Power Electronics208▲ 4.6×8 topics
  10. Education200▼ 0.82×70 topics
  11. Mental Health187◆ 0.93×37 topics
  12. Public Health186◆ 0.90×56 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties184▲ 1.33×36 topics
  14. Big Data156▲ 1.16×25 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency155▲ 1.19×33 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration147▲ 3.2×6 topics
  17. Engineering Education129▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Heat Transfer122▲ 1.76×18 topics
  19. Invasive Species120▲ 2.0×21 topics
  20. Thermal Management114▲ 2.5×8 topics
  21. STEM Education113▲ 1.77×11 topics
  22. Large-Eddy Simulation109▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles108▲ 3.7×4 topics
  24. Lifelong Learning95▲ 3.3×7 topics
  25. Assessment Methods95▲ 6.3×3 topics
  26. Electric Vehicle Charging86▲ 7.4×2 topics
  27. Power Devices83▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Driver Behavior80▲ 7.2×2 topics
  29. High-Temperature Electronics78▲ 9.2×2 topics
  30. Reliability77▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Silicon Carbide75▲ 11×2 topics
  32. IGBT Modules75▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors75▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Professional Skills72▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Career Development72▲ 4.3×5 topics
  36. Accreditation71▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Outcome-Based Education71▲ 20×1 topic
  38. DC-DC Converters70▲ 9.1×1 topic
  39. High-Frequency Power Conversion70▲ 9.1×1 topic
  40. Animal Welfare68▲ 5.4×4 topics

What research is done in Blacksburg?

Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 72 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 70 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters68Advanced DC-DC Converters: 68 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…41Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 41 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 39 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 35 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…34Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 34 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 32 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 32 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…32Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 32 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMedia TechnologySocial PsychologySafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 72 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 70 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 68 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 41 works
  5. 5 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  6. 6 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 35 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 34 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 32 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 32 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 32 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Blacksburg18.6% 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 32.7% in 2014.

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