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Research in Chattanooga

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Chattanooga, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Baylor School and Erlanger Health System.

Research institutions
20
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.5k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
134k
14.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Chattanooga

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 Chattanooga?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaUniversity 7,541 #4,754
2Baylor SchoolUniversity 728 #11,843
3University Surgical AssociatesHospital / health system 442 #13,695 all time
4Erlanger Health SystemHospital / health system 338 #21,436
5Accurate Automation (United States)Company 131 #29,978 all time
6Chattanooga State Community CollegeUniversity 116 not ranked
7Tennessee Temple UniversityUniversity 53 not ranked
8Richmont Graduate UniversityUniversity 43 not ranked
9Regional Obstetrical ConsultantsHospital / health system 37 not ranked
10CHI Memorial Medical GroupHospital / health system 29 not ranked
11Hamilton County Department of EducationUniversity 20 not ranked
12Chattanooga Eye InstituteHospital / health system 19 not ranked
13Psi ChiInstitution 16 not ranked
14Unum Group (United States)Company 9 not ranked
15Volunteer Behavioral Health Care SystemHospital / health system 7 not ranked
16Coulometrics (United States)Company 7 not ranked
17Grid Protection AllianceNonprofit 5 not ranked
18Southeast Renal Research InstituteResearch facility 4 not ranked
19University Diabetes and Endocrine ConsultantsInstitution 4 not ranked
20eSpin Technologies (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 Tennessee at Chattanooga: 79.0%Baylor School: 7.6%University Surgical Associates: 4.6%Erlanger Health System: 3.5%15 others listed: 5.2%79%largest
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga7,541 · 79.0%Baylor School728 · 7.6%University Surgical Associates442 · 4.6%Erlanger Health System338 · 3.5%15 others listed500 · 5.2%

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

Which fields of science does Chattanooga work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Chattanooga is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (17%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,204 fractional works · 41.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 485 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEcology: 223 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 117 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 201 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 193 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPaleontology: 165 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOceanography: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 154 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 50 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 80 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 57 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 47 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 711 fractional works · 24.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 543 fractional works · 18.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 418 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 124 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 512 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMedicine: 442 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSurgery: 81 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 52 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 501 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 237 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 87 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 80 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 73 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 65 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKChattanooga2,928fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences17%

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. Environmental Science48516.6%
    2. Engineering2016.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1936.6%
    4. Computer Science1545.3%
    5. Materials Science802.7%
    6. Mathematics471.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy180.6%
    8. Chemistry100.3%
    9. Energy80.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54318.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1244.3%
    3. Neuroscience281.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology110.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
    1. Medicine44215.1%
    2. Health Professions521.8%
    3. Nursing80.3%
    4. Veterinary60.2%
    5. Dentistry40.1%
    1. Social Sciences2378.1%
    2. Psychology802.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities732.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting652.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance291.0%
    6. Decision Sciences170.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Chattanooga?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Evolution, Biogeography, Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Coleoptera and Morphology.

▲ 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. Biodiversity416▲ 19×24 topics
  2. Taxonomy372▲ 88×13 topics
  3. Evolution353▲ 45×17 topics
  4. Biogeography348▲ 43×17 topics
  5. Phylogeny339▲ 69×16 topics
  6. Invasive Species336▲ 27×20 topics
  7. Coleoptera261▲ 342×2 topics
  8. Climate Change252▲ 3.2×58 topics
  9. Morphology220▲ 42×8 topics
  10. DNA Barcoding212▲ 42×9 topics
  11. Conservation200▲ 16×18 topics
  12. Speciation189▲ 145×2 topics
  13. Ecology187▲ 37×8 topics
  14. Diversification171▲ 132×1 topic
  15. beetles171▲ 350×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity Loss166▲ 100×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Engineering126▲ 145×2 topics
  18. Adaptation124▲ 14×12 topics
  19. Environmental Impacts124▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Conservation Genetics122▲ 104×2 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis120▲ 13×12 topics
  22. Genetic Analysis120▲ 80×2 topics
  23. Aquatic Invasions120▲ 198×1 topic
  24. Freshwater Mussels120▲ 198×1 topic
  25. Groundwater119▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Cavefish119▲ 208×1 topic
  27. Subterranean119▲ 208×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Functioning113▲ 19×6 topics
  29. Neotropical Region100▲ 190×2 topics
  30. Population Dynamics98▲ 13×12 topics
  31. Host Plants91▲ 219×2 topics
  32. Distribution90▲ 120×2 topics
  33. Cerambycidae89▲ 326×1 topic
  34. New Species89▲ 326×1 topic
  35. Habitat Fragmentation79▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny74▲ 16×8 topics
  37. Conservation Biology65▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Biological Invasions65▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Toxins63▲ 21×5 topics
  40. Marine Invasions62▲ 132×1 topic

What research is done in Chattanooga?

Ethics and Social Impact…8Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 8 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …8American Constitutional Law and Politics: 8 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 7 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…7Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 7 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…7Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 7 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksWireless Signal Modulation Classification: 6 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…5Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 5 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 5 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional works
Safety ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsComputer Networks and CommunicationsApplied Mathematics6 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 8 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 7 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 7 works
  6. 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  7. 7 Wireless Signal Modulation Classification Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  9. 9 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 5 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 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 counting10%20%30%Chattanooga14.4% 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 23.0% in 2006.

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