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Research in Davidson

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Davidson, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Davidson College.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
47k
13.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Davidson

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Which research institutions are in Davidson?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Davidson CollegeUniversity 2,800 #4,230
2Ingersoll Rand (United States)Company 605 #14,388 all time
3SoyMeds (United States)Company 4 not ranked
4Enformia (United States)Company 1 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.

Davidson College: 82.1%Ingersoll Rand (United States): 17.7%SoyMeds (United States): 0.1%Enformia (United States): 0.0%82%largest
Davidson College2,800 · 82.1%Ingersoll Rand (United States)605 · 17.7%SoyMeds (United States)4 · 0.1%Enformia (United States)1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Davidson work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Davidson is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Arts and Humanities (10%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 221 fractional works · 48.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 114 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 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 · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 60 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 59 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDavidson459fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences48%

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 Sciences11424.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities4610.0%
    3. Psychology378.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance132.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting61.4%
    6. Decision Sciences51.1%
    1. Engineering296.3%
    2. Computer Science275.8%
    3. Environmental Science224.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy102.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences92.0%
    6. Materials Science71.6%
    7. Mathematics71.4%
    8. Chemistry51.0%
    9. Energy20.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    1. Medicine418.9%
    2. Health Professions173.7%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences214.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology173.6%
    3. Neuroscience153.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Davidson?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Nationalism, Identity, Colonialism, Religion, Feminism, Globalization and Culture.

▲ 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. Climate Change20▲ 1.60×53 topics
  2. Globalization20▲ 2.2×38 topics
  3. Gender19▲ 7.7×26 topics
  4. Identity19▲ 5.7×27 topics
  5. Nationalism18▲ 8.9×17 topics
  6. Colonialism17▲ 7.7×18 topics
  7. Religion16▲ 7.5×17 topics
  8. Mental Health13▲ 2.0×23 topics
  9. Culture11▲ 4.7×16 topics
  10. Feminism11▲ 8.3×11 topics
  11. Depression11▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. History11▲ 3.4×20 topics
  13. Social Media10▲ 1.64×18 topics
  14. Literature10▲ 3.9×21 topics
  15. Anxiety9▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Democracy9▲ 5.6×14 topics
  17. Human Rights8▲ 1.76×18 topics
  18. Neuroscience8▲ 5.6×13 topics
  19. Politics8▲ 6.6×8 topics
  20. Social Justice8▲ 2.8×21 topics
  21. Stress8▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Biodiversity7▲ 2.1×13 topics
  23. Well-being7▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. Race6▲ 11×9 topics
  25. Secularism6▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Public Opinion6▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Social Interaction6▲ 3.2×5 topics
  28. Neoliberalism6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  29. Neurobiology5▲ 4.3×5 topics
  30. Society5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  31. Federalism5▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Empathy5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  33. American founding5▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Constitutional government5▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Gender Dynamics4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Stigma4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  37. Empire4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Serotonin4▲ 22×2 topics
  39. NGOs4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Civil Society4▲ 7.7×4 topics

What research is done in Davidson?

American Constitutional …5American Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…3Classical Philosophy and Thought: 3 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 3 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 3 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 3 works
  3. 3 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  7. 7 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 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%Davidson18.0% 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 28.4% in 2018.

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