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Research in Chester

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Chester, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Widener University and Neumann University.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.6k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Chester

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 Chester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Widener UniversityUniversity 3,148 #7,477
2Neumann UniversityUniversity 403 #19,294
3Social Science Research Solutions (United States)Company 31 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.

Which fields of science does Chester work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Chester is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Engineering (11%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 241 fractional works · 50.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 139 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 45 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 5.8% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 48 fractional works · 10.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 113 fractional works · 23.6% of its workEngineering: 52 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 97 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 37 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChester480fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences50%

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. Social Sciences13929.0%
    2. Psychology4810.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting224.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance173.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities122.5%
    6. Decision Sciences30.6%
    1. Engineering5210.9%
    2. Environmental Science214.4%
    3. Computer Science183.7%
    4. Materials Science91.9%
    5. Chemistry30.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy30.7%
    7. Energy20.5%
    8. Mathematics20.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine5110.7%
    2. Health Professions377.6%
    3. Nursing81.7%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience102.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology91.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Chester strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chester is most concentrated in Law (8.2× the world share in Law).

  1. LawSubfield · 20.5 works8.2×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.93× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 3.56× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.37× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.56×8 works
  2. Psychology3.37×44 works
  3. Health Professions2.93×33 works
  4. Social Sciences2.34×128 works
  5. Veterinary1.80×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.77×16 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.48×21 works
  8. Neuroscience1.15×8 works
  9. Environmental Science0.87×19 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.84×10 works
  11. Engineering0.69×45 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.60×2 works
  13. Medicine0.54×45 works
  14. Materials Science0.53×8 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×1 works
  16. Energy0.51×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.49×3 works
  18. Computer Science0.41×14 works
  19. Mathematics0.37×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×8 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.35×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×7 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.27×3 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Chester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Mental Health, Environmental Law, Psychological Impact, Global Governance, Job Satisfaction, Indigenous Rights and Stigma.

▲ 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. Human Rights28▲ 5.8×28 topics
  2. Mental Health26▲ 3.8×28 topics
  3. Sustainability16▲ 1.36×29 topics
  4. Quality of Life14▲ 2.1×24 topics
  5. Job Satisfaction13▲ 6.0×13 topics
  6. Environmental Law12▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Psychological Impact12▲ 8.1×6 topics
  8. Global Governance12▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Depression11▲ 2.6×14 topics
  10. Qualitative Research11▲ 2.6×12 topics
  11. Indigenous Rights10▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Social Justice10▲ 3.5×16 topics
  13. Stigma10▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Transnational Corporations10▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Climate Change Litigation10▲ 148×1 topic
  16. Rights of Nature10▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Gender10▲ 3.8×17 topics
  18. Primary Care10▲ 5.4×9 topics
  19. Reflective Practice10▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Student Engagement9▲ 4.7×9 topics
  21. Social Support8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  22. Stress8▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Health Disparities8▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Well-being8▲ 4.3×10 topics
  26. Cultural Competence8▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Professional Identity8▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Intersectionality7▲ 8.1×5 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing7▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Discrimination7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Professional Development6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. 3D Printing6▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Clinical Practice6▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Patient Outcomes6▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Gender Identity6▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Environment6▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Nursing Staffing6▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Patient Care6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Phenomenology6▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Collaborative Practice5▲ 27×2 topics

What research is done in Chester?

Environmental law and po…10Environmental law and policy: 10 fractional worksNursing education and management: 5 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…3Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksInternational Environmental Law and Policies: 3 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 3 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and…3Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 3 fractional works
LawResearch and TheorySocial PsychologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental law and policy Law 10 works
  2. 2 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 5 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  8. 8 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Chester13.1% 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 27.8% in 2016.

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