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Research in Chapel Hill

Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Chapel Hill, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Communities In Schools of Orange County.

Research institutions
38
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
193k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1M
31.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Chapel Hill

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 Chapel Hill?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity 199,989 #389
2Communities In Schools of Orange CountyUniversity 1,181 #18,326
3Rho (United States)Company 317 #7,658 all time
4Chapel Hill Carrboro City SchoolsUniversity 306 #19,045 all time
5Horizon Research (United States)Company 143 #24,431 all time
6IntraHealth InternationalNonprofit 118 not ranked
7Bruce Technologies (United States)Company 91 not ranked
8Clinical Tools, Inc.Company 73 not ranked
9International Mammalian Genome SocietyInstitution 60 not ranked
10Chapel Hill Training Outreach ProjectUniversity 52 not ranked
11Telesage (United States)Company 49 not ranked
12American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial AssociationNonprofit 40 not ranked
13Cempra Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 36 not ranked
14GrassRoots Biotechnology (United States)Company 34 not ranked
15Path BioAnalytics (United States)Company 32 not ranked
16AskBio (United States)Company 24 not ranked
17Profile Associates (United States)Company 21 not ranked
18Oak FoundationInstitution 13 not ranked
19Cleft Palate FoundationNonprofit 9 not ranked
20Northern Microdesign (United States)Company 6 not ranked
21Tecan (United States)Company 5 not ranked
22JB Life Sciences (United States)Company 4 not ranked
23Rheomics (United States)Company 4 not ranked
24Vascular Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 4 not ranked
25Medical Foundation of North CarolinaNonprofit 3 not ranked
26Cell Microsystems (United States)Company 3 not ranked
27Theralogix (United States)Company 3 not ranked
28Redbud Labs (United States)Company 3 not ranked
29Synecor (United States)Company 3 not ranked
30NanoCor Therapeutics (United States)Company 2 not ranked
31Ocutech (United States)Company 2 not ranked
32Eppin Pharma (United States)Company 2 not ranked
33Brady Education FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
34Qualiber (United States)Company 1 not ranked
35Chapel Hill Breast Cancer FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
36Gravity Bio (United States)Company 1 not ranked
37AsystBio (United States)Company 1 not ranked
38BioKier (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.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 98.7%Communities In Schools of Orange County: 0.6%Rho (United States): 0.2%Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools: 0.2%33 others listed: 0.4%99%largest
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill200k · 98.7%Communities In Schools of Orange County1,181 · 0.6%Rho (United States)317 · 0.2%Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools306 · 0.2%33 others listed844 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Chapel Hill work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Chapel Hill is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 18k fractional works · 41.9% of its workMedicine: 15k fractional works · 35.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,568 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1,357 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 1,235 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 1,147 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,071 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,043 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 776 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 751 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 731 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 586 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 441 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 367 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 305 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 295 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 293 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 288 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 263 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 257 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 208 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 186 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 153 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 146 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 133 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 121 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 121 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 428 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2,355 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,626 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 207 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 133 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 101 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 288 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 315 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 261 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 206 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9,298 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,248 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,591 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 552 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 463 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 367 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 316 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 209 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 101 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 99 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 336 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 2,557 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,201 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 646 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 309 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 186 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 186 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 946 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 817 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 714 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 158 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 318 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 482 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 276 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 350 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 166 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8,340 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,579 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 445 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 272 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 243 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1,540 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 574 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 344 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 442 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 1,380 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 578 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 240 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 250 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,372 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 346 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 324 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 298 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 142 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 162 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 619 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 326 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 554 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 190 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 147 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 553 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 295 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 157 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 527 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 273 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 254 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 147 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 139 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7,213 fractional works · 16.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4,225 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,362 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 876 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 351 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 226 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 409 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1,314 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 641 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 251 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 288 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 863 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 525 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 629 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 243 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 181 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChapel Hill43kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences22%

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. Medicine15k35.1%
    2. Health Professions2,3555.5%
    3. Nursing3150.7%
    4. Dentistry2060.5%
    5. Veterinary350.1%
  2. Social Sciences9,29821.7%
    1. Social Sciences4,2489.9%
    2. Psychology2,5576.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9462.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities7141.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting4821.1%
    6. Decision Sciences3500.8%
    1. Environmental Science1,5793.7%
    2. Engineering1,5403.6%
    3. Computer Science1,3803.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1,3723.2%
    5. Mathematics6191.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences5541.3%
    7. Chemistry5531.3%
    8. Materials Science5271.2%
    9. Energy1470.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering690.2%
  4. Life Sciences7,21316.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4,2259.9%
    2. Neuroscience1,3143.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology8632.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6291.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1810.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Chapel Hill strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chapel Hill is most concentrated in Virology, Instrumentation and Infectious Diseases (6.2× the world share in Virology).

  1. VirologySubfield · 129.4 works6.2×
  2. InstrumentationSubfield · 79.7 works4.4×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 951.6 works3.9×
  4. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 54.0 works3.8×
  5. HealthSubfield · 407.2 works3.8×
  6. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 101.2 works3.5×
  7. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 268.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 528 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 3,500 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 701 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 1,027 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 135 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 57 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 463 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1,152 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 459 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 130 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 1,328 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 1,278 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 437 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 528 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.60× its world share, 1,289 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 170 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 2,081 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 13k worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 266 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 559 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 416 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 290 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 848 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 2,137 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 3,634 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.18×2,081 works
  2. Psychology1.94×2,137 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.93×701 works
  4. Medicine1.83×13k works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.82×3,500 works
  6. Neuroscience1.75×1,027 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.60×1,289 works
  8. Nursing1.50×266 works
  9. Mathematics1.24×528 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×848 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×135 works
  12. Dentistry0.97×170 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.83×290 works
  14. Chemistry0.82×463 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×459 works
  16. Social Sciences0.79×3,634 works
  17. Environmental Science0.71×1,278 works
  18. Veterinary0.55×27 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.54×559 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.45×57 works
  21. Computer Science0.41×1,152 works
  22. Energy0.39×130 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×416 works
  24. Materials Science0.35×437 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×528 works
  26. Engineering0.24×1,328 works

Which keywords describe research in Chapel Hill?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Antiretroviral Therapy, Depression and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3,659▲ 2.1×135 topics
  2. Mental Health1,752▲ 2.9×42 topics
  3. Inflammation1,649▲ 1.81×83 topics
  4. Public Health1,501▲ 2.4×69 topics
  5. Risk Factors1,269▲ 2.7×36 topics
  6. Depression1,126▲ 3.0×24 topics
  7. Quality of Life1,100▲ 1.78×54 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease1,039▲ 2.1×39 topics
  9. Cancer931▲ 1.62×56 topics
  10. COVID-19877▲ 1.58×32 topics
  11. Treatment862▲ 1.66×50 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress832▲ 1.18×62 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome796▲ 2.3×24 topics
  14. Pandemic770▲ 1.81×12 topics
  15. Antiretroviral Therapy712▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Genetics711▲ 2.4×26 topics
  17. Obesity695▲ 2.1×27 topics
  18. Diagnosis674▲ 1.69×40 topics
  19. Anxiety636▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Immune Response620▲ 2.5×22 topics
  21. Adolescents608▲ 3.9×9 topics
  22. Global Burden596▲ 2.5×12 topics
  23. Health Disparities587▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Prevalence586▲ 3.4×14 topics
  25. Primary Care551▲ 3.5×15 topics
  26. Vaccine550▲ 3.2×11 topics
  27. Mortality533▲ 2.2×13 topics
  28. Mortality Rates484▲ 12×2 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-2472▲ 3.6×6 topics
  30. Health Outcomes448▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease427▲ 4.0×4 topics
  32. HIV Transmission426▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Chronic Disease413▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Viral Load407▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Children389▲ 4.0×7 topics
  36. Genetic Variation379▲ 4.0×9 topics
  37. Preexposure Prophylaxis363▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Stigma and Discrimination363▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Stigma326▲ 5.6×5 topics
  40. HIV306▲ 8.6×4 topics

What research is done in Chapel Hill?

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 334 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 199 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 169 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 166 fractional worksNuclear physics research…162Nuclear physics research studies: 162 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 157 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 154 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…145Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 145 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 139 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 129 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyNuclear and High Energy Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 334 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 199 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 169 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 166 works
  5. 5 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 162 works
  6. 6 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 157 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 154 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 145 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 139 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 129 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Chapel Hill6.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.1% in 2016.

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