Research in Blacksburg
Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Blacksburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Virginia Tech, Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Research institutions
- 25 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 99k ▲ 8% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Blacksburg?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
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).
- ArchitectureSubfield · 29.2 works5.9×
- VeterinaryField · 77.6 works4.5×
- Small AnimalsSubfield · 65.1 works4.2×
- SoftwareSubfield · 27.4 works3.4×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 42.6 works3.0×
- Media TechnologySubfield · 118.4 works3.0×
- Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 74.2 works2.8×
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 Blacksburg?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Epidemiology, Engineering Education, Neural Networks and Renewable Energy Integration.
- Dairy Cattle
- High-Frequency Power Conversion
- Career Development
- Accreditation
- Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
- Silicon Carbide
- Reliability
- Power Devices
- Assessment Methods
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Thermal Management
- Engineering Education
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Remote Sensing
- Public Health
- Education
- Power Electronics
- Neural Networks
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Environmental Impact
- Mental Health
- Mechanical Properties
- Energy Efficiency
- Big Data
- Invasive Species
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Lifelong Learning
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- High-Temperature Electronics
- Driver Behavior
- IGBT Modules
- Professional Skills
- Outcome-Based Education
- DC-DC Converters
- Animal Welfare
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
- Machine Learning549▲ 1.33×84 topics
- Climate Change503▲ 1.48×97 topics
- Deep Learning502▲ 1.16×78 topics
- Epidemiology443◆ 0.88×131 topics
- Sustainability303◆ 0.98×92 topics
- Neural Networks253▲ 1.30×37 topics
- Globalization209▼ 0.84×91 topics
- Power Electronics200▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Environmental Impact194◆ 0.90×59 topics
- Education186▼ 0.85×68 topics
- Mental Health173◆ 0.93×37 topics
- Public Health170◆ 0.93×55 topics
- Mechanical Properties165▲ 1.34×36 topics
- Remote Sensing152◆ 0.98×34 topics
- Energy Efficiency144▲ 1.21×33 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration142▲ 3.3×6 topics
- Big Data136▲ 1.18×25 topics
- Engineering Education127▲ 11×6 topics
- Invasive Species107▲ 1.99×21 topics
- Thermal Management107▲ 2.5×8 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles99▲ 3.7×4 topics
- Large-Eddy Simulation94▲ 3.9×5 topics
- Lifelong Learning93▲ 3.6×7 topics
- Assessment Methods91▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Electric Vehicle Charging83▲ 7.6×2 topics
- Power Devices81▲ 9.3×2 topics
- High-Temperature Electronics76▲ 9.9×2 topics
- Reliability75▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Driver Behavior73▲ 7.4×2 topics
- Silicon Carbide73▲ 12×2 topics
- IGBT Modules72▲ 14×1 topic
- Wide Bandgap Semiconductors72▲ 14×1 topic
- Professional Skills71▲ 17×2 topics
- Accreditation70▲ 21×1 topic
- Outcome-Based Education70▲ 21×1 topic
- Career Development68▲ 4.7×5 topics
- DC-DC Converters68▲ 9.3×1 topic
- High-Frequency Power Conversion68▲ 9.3×1 topic
- Animal Welfare63▲ 5.7×4 topics
- Dairy Cattle51▲ 7.7×2 topics
What research is done in Blacksburg?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 72 works
- 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 70 works
- 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 68 works
- 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 41 works
- 5 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
- 6 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 35 works
- 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 34 works
- 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 32 works
- 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 32 works
- 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 32 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.