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Research in Columbia

Science Explorer records 52 research institutions in Columbia, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of South Carolina, Columbia College - South Carolina and SleepMed.

Research institutions
52
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
60k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.8%
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 Columbia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of South CarolinaUniversity 53,592 #753
2Columbia College - South CarolinaUniversity 871 #15,578
3Palmetto Health RichlandHospital / health system 606 #16,585 all time
4South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 582 #25,374
5SleepMedHospital / health system 575 #21,154
6South Carolina Department of EducationGovernment institution 448 #24,520 all time
7Benedict CollegeUniversity 426 #22,853
8Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 382 #18,540 all time
9South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlGovernment institution 361 #21,573 all time
10Dorn Research InstituteNonprofit 196 #30,000 all time
11Columbia International UniversityUniversity 160 #34,165 all time
12Sensor Electronic Technology (United States)Company 146 #11,409 all time
13Midlands Technical CollegeUniversity 141 #41,182 all time
14William S. Hall Psychiatric InstituteHospital / health system 122 #30,705 all time
15South Carolina State Department of Mental HealthGovernment institution 116 not ranked
16University of South Carolina SystemUniversity 105 not ranked
17EdVentureNonprofit 93 not ranked
18Allen UniversityUniversity 83 not ranked
19Connecting Health Innovations (United States)Company 81 not ranked
20Columbia VA Health Care SystemHospital / health system 74 not ranked
21Ark Therapeutic (United States)Company 71 not ranked
22Richland School District TwoUniversity 67 not ranked
23South Carolina Oncology AssociatesHospital / health system 66 not ranked
24Riverbanks Zoo and GardenArchive 50 not ranked
25BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina FoundationNonprofit 43 not ranked
26Doty Scientific (United States)Company 31 not ranked
27South Carolina State Governor's OfficeGovernment institution 25 not ranked
28South Carolina Department of CorrectionsGovernment institution 24 not ranked
29Senex Biotechnology (United States)Company 22 not ranked
30Nitek (United States)Company 20 not ranked
31South Carolina State MuseumArchive 19 not ranked
32Carolina Retina CenterHospital / health system 16 not ranked
33DESANonprofit 15 not ranked
34South Carolina Cancer AllianceNonprofit 12 not ranked
35South Carolina Department of Employment and WorkforceGovernment institution 10 not ranked
36Richland LibraryArchive 9 not ranked
37American Comparative Literature AssociationInstitution 9 not ranked
38South Carolina Technical College SystemUniversity 8 not ranked
39South Carolina Research AuthorityInstitution 7 not ranked
40Federation of Families of South CarolinaNonprofit 4 not ranked
41Institute for Christian WorksNonprofit 4 not ranked
42Emerald Sky TechnologiesCompany 4 not ranked
43South Carolina State LibraryArchive 3 not ranked
44South Carolina Association of Public Library AdministrationArchive 2 not ranked
45South Carolina HIV/AIDS CouncilNonprofit 2 not ranked
46University Industry Demonstration PartnershipInstitution 2 not ranked
47State Treasurer of South CarolinaInstitution 2 not ranked
48South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse ServicesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
49Humanities Council of South CarolinaNonprofit 1 not ranked
50Carolina Clinical Research ServicesInstitution 1 not ranked
51Lexington Richland Alcohol And Drug Abuse CouncilNonprofit 1 not ranked
52Interstate Shellfish Sanitation ConferenceInstitution 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.

University of South Carolina: 89.8%Columbia College - South Carolina: 1.5%Palmetto Health Richland: 1.0%South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: 1.0%47 others listed: 6.8%90%largest
University of South Carolina54k · 89.8%Columbia College - South Carolina871 · 1.5%Palmetto Health Richland606 · 1.0%South Carolina Department of Natural Resources582 · 1.0%47 others listed4,060 · 6.8%

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

What is Columbia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Columbia is most concentrated in Library and Information Sciences, Behavioral Neuroscience and Music (14.6× the world share in Library and Information Sciences).

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 22.0 works15×
  2. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 21.1 works6.8×
  3. MusicSubfield · 23.5 works3.6×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 63.9 works2.9×
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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 Columbia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Depression, Physical Activity, Adolescents, Inflammation 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology428▲ 1.37×130 topics
  2. Mental Health299▲ 2.6×40 topics
  3. Public Health226▲ 1.97×59 topics
  4. Inflammation202▲ 1.23×77 topics
  5. Machine Learning198▼ 0.77×84 topics
  6. Deep Learning194▼ 0.72×76 topics
  7. Depression168▲ 2.4×23 topics
  8. Climate Change166▼ 0.78×86 topics
  9. Globalization161◆ 1.04×95 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease150▲ 1.72×39 topics
  11. Social Media140▲ 1.24×34 topics
  12. Quality of Life137▲ 1.21×55 topics
  13. Risk Factors132▲ 1.53×37 topics
  14. Physical Activity120▲ 3.1×10 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome118▲ 1.85×23 topics
  16. Obesity116▲ 1.94×25 topics
  17. Adolescents107▲ 3.6×9 topics
  18. Social Support94▲ 2.1×18 topics
  19. Prevalence92▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Gender86▲ 2.0×43 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis85▲ 1.82×21 topics
  22. Health Effects83▲ 1.75×22 topics
  23. Child Development80▲ 2.4×8 topics
  24. Resilience79▲ 2.1×15 topics
  25. Anxiety79▲ 2.1×12 topics
  26. Stress68▲ 2.3×10 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation67▲ 2.7×9 topics
  28. Health Disparities66▲ 3.2×8 topics
  29. Developmental Trajectories60▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Health Outcomes60▲ 2.8×8 topics
  31. Digital Divide59▲ 2.9×8 topics
  32. Chronic Disease58▲ 4.2×4 topics
  33. Academic Achievement56▲ 4.2×10 topics
  34. Self-Regulation56▲ 4.0×6 topics
  35. Antiretroviral Therapy49▲ 3.9×6 topics
  36. Circadian Rhythms48▲ 5.9×2 topics
  37. Neighborhood Effects44▲ 5.1×3 topics
  38. Childhood41▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Dietary Risks41▲ 7.9×1 topic
  40. Overweight41▲ 7.9×1 topic

What research is done in Columbia?

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 41 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 34 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 34 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 30 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 27 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 27 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 24 works
  9. 9 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  10. 10 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 22 works

Research output over time

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