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Research in Charleston

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Charleston, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and College of Charleston.

Research institutions
33
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
51k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.0%
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 Charleston?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Medical University of South CarolinaUniversity 36,284 #955
2College of CharlestonUniversity 6,156 #7,003
3CitadelUniversity 2,266 #16,967
4Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,742 #6,248
5U.S. Vegetable LaboratoryResearch facility 1,648 #12,482
6MUSC Hollings Cancer CenterHospital / health system 787 #7,358
7Life Cycle Engineering (United States)Company 739 #9,432
8NCCOS Hollings Marine LaboratoryResearch facility 208 #21,993 all time
9Roper HospitalHospital / health system 164 #34,977 all time
10Organ Recovery Systems (United States)Company 141 #36,147 all time
11Trident Technical CollegeUniversity 126 #35,198 all time
12Charleston School of LawUniversity 107 not ranked
13Roper St. Francis HealthcareHospital / health system 63 not ranked
14Charleston Hematology Oncology AssociatesHospital / health system 56 not ranked
15Charleston MuseumArchive 38 not ranked
16South Carolina Historical SocietyArchive 26 not ranked
17Charleston County Public LibraryArchive 18 not ranked
18Critical Solutions International (United States)Company 17 not ranked
19South Carolina Sea Grant ConsortiumInstitution 16 not ranked
20AstenJohnson (United States)Company 9 not ranked
21Charleston Breast CenterHospital / health system 8 not ranked
22Palmetto Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 4 not ranked
23Charleston County's Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse ServicesInstitution 4 not ranked
24Coastal Community FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
25Historic Charleston FoundationArchive 3 not ranked
26MitoHealth (United States)Company 3 not ranked
27Clinical Trials of South CarolinaResearch facility 2 not ranked
28West Virginia Bureau of Senior ServicesGovernment institution 2 not ranked
29Gibbes Museum of ArtArchive 2 not ranked
30South Atlantic Fishery Management CouncilGovernment institution 1 not ranked
31Charleston Research InstituteNonprofit 1 not ranked
32Brickhouse Equestrian CenterNonprofit 1 not ranked
33South Carolina Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 0 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.

Medical University of South Carolina: 71.6%College of Charleston: 12.2%Citadel: 4.5%Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center: 3.4%28 others listed: 8.3%72%largest
Medical University of South Carolina36k · 71.6%College of Charleston6,156 · 12.2%Citadel2,266 · 4.5%Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center1,742 · 3.4%28 others listed4,198 · 8.3%

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

What is Charleston strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Charleston is most concentrated in Transplantation, Sensory Systems and Otorhinolaryngology (8.1× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 24.1 works8.1×
  2. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 35.8 works7.0×
  3. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 41.2 works6.2×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 91.5 works5.0×
  5. RehabilitationSubfield · 57.8 works4.2×
  6. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 30.3 works4.1×
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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 Charleston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Treatment, Neural Plasticity, Heart Failure and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology542▲ 2.0×132 topics
  2. Inflammation279▲ 2.0×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life213▲ 2.2×51 topics
  4. Treatment195▲ 2.4×51 topics
  5. Risk Factors194▲ 2.6×37 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress186▲ 1.70×60 topics
  7. Cancer163▲ 1.82×55 topics
  8. Mental Health162▲ 1.66×40 topics
  9. Diagnosis139▲ 2.2×40 topics
  10. Depression138▲ 2.4×24 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders135▲ 3.6×20 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease128▲ 1.72×38 topics
  13. Heart Failure124▲ 4.3×14 topics
  14. Neural Plasticity106▲ 8.9×5 topics
  15. Chemotherapy105▲ 2.2×25 topics
  16. Clinical Trials100▲ 2.2×19 topics
  17. Immunotherapy100▲ 2.1×18 topics
  18. Management100▲ 1.90×32 topics
  19. Genetics99▲ 2.1×27 topics
  20. Rehabilitation93▲ 3.5×13 topics
  21. Guidelines90▲ 2.9×13 topics
  22. Neuroprotection90▲ 3.8×15 topics
  23. Global Burden87▲ 2.4×12 topics
  24. Mortality86▲ 2.2×13 topics
  25. Complications82▲ 2.4×17 topics
  26. Echocardiography81▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Psychiatric Disorders80▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Cancer Risk74▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Medical Education71▲ 4.1×11 topics
  30. Neurobiology70▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Mortality Risk68▲ 4.3×6 topics
  32. Hearing Loss67▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Neuroimaging65▲ 3.6×11 topics
  34. Myocardial Infarction64▲ 4.1×7 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life62▲ 4.0×5 topics
  36. Functional Connectivity60▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy58▲ 4.7×7 topics
  38. Functional Recovery56▲ 5.7×4 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention54▲ 6.0×4 topics
  40. Substance Use Disorders53▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Charleston?

  1. 1 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 36 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 34 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 30 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 29 works
  5. 5 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 29 works
  6. 6 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 28 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 27 works
  8. 8 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 27 works
  9. 9 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 26 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 25 works

Research output over time

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