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Research in Burlington

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Burlington, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Vermont, University of Vermont Medical Center and Champlain College.

Research institutions
19
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.0%
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 Burlington?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of VermontUniversity 32,499 #1,186
2University of Vermont Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,537 #9,309
3Burlington CollegeUniversity 606 #19,615 all time
4Champlain CollegeUniversity 441 #21,242
5Vermont Department of HealthGovernment institution 315 #28,861 all time
6Vermont Oxford NetworkNonprofit 95 not ranked
7Burlington School DistrictUniversity 85 not ranked
8University of Vermont Children’s HospitalHospital / health system 66 not ranked
9Shelburne MuseumArchive 50 not ranked
10inTACT (United States)Company 33 not ranked
11Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalHospital / health system 15 not ranked
12Lake Champlain Sea GrantInstitution 14 not ranked
13Dynapower (United States)Company 14 not ranked
14Vermont Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 7 not ranked
15Versatilis (United States)Company 4 not ranked
16Association of Africans Living in VermontNonprofit 2 not ranked
17Stromatec (United States)Company 2 not ranked
18QuantaSpec (United States)Company 1 not ranked
19Society for the Preservation of American ModernistsNonprofit 1 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.

University of Vermont: 88.3%University of Vermont Medical Center: 6.9%Burlington College: 1.6%Champlain College: 1.2%15 others listed: 1.9%88%largest
University of Vermont32k · 88.3%University of Vermont Medical Center2,537 · 6.9%Burlington College606 · 1.6%Champlain College441 · 1.2%15 others listed704 · 1.9%

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

What is Burlington strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Burlington is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Physiology (2.9× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 28.9 works2.9×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 98.4 works2.7×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Burlington?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Mental Health, Public Health, Treatment, Diagnosis and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology274▲ 1.67×125 topics
  2. Climate Change178▲ 1.59×88 topics
  3. Inflammation151▲ 1.75×78 topics
  4. Mental Health128▲ 2.1×39 topics
  5. Public Health119▲ 1.98×50 topics
  6. Treatment96▲ 1.91×46 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress96▲ 1.41×55 topics
  8. Quality of Life90▲ 1.51×50 topics
  9. Sustainability88◆ 0.88×67 topics
  10. Diagnosis86▲ 2.2×40 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease84▲ 1.82×35 topics
  12. Depression82▲ 2.3×23 topics
  13. Risk Factors76▲ 1.67×35 topics
  14. Cancer60◆ 1.08×49 topics
  15. Biodiversity60▲ 1.93×26 topics
  16. Genetics56▲ 1.95×26 topics
  17. Obesity54▲ 1.72×26 topics
  18. Management51▲ 1.57×29 topics
  19. Gender48▲ 2.1×36 topics
  20. Invasive Species48▲ 2.7×20 topics
  21. Anxiety46▲ 2.4×11 topics
  22. Resilience46▲ 2.3×13 topics
  23. Mortality46▲ 1.91×13 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders46▲ 1.94×18 topics
  25. Adolescents45▲ 2.9×7 topics
  26. Global Burden45▲ 2.0×12 topics
  27. Psychiatric Disorders44▲ 8.0×4 topics
  28. Primary Care42▲ 2.7×14 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation39▲ 2.6×13 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services39▲ 2.4×11 topics
  31. Mortality Risk38▲ 3.9×6 topics
  32. Health Disparities37▲ 3.4×8 topics
  33. Cancer Risk36▲ 4.0×9 topics
  34. Neurobiology36▲ 3.4×10 topics
  35. Emotion Regulation35▲ 2.7×9 topics
  36. Health Consequences33▲ 2.8×5 topics
  37. Health Outcomes33▲ 2.9×8 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders28▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Smoking Cessation25▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Tobacco Use25▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Burlington?

Smoking Behavior and Ces…25Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 25 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…17Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 17 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 17 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…16Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 16 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…16Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 16 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 13 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 13 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…13Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 12 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 11 fractional works
PhysiologyClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 25 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 17 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 17 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  6. 6 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 13 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 12 works
  10. 10 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 11 works

Research output over time

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