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Research in Emory

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Emory, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Emory and Henry College.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
22.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Emory

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Which research institutions are in Emory?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Emory and Henry CollegeUniversity 1,502 #4,440

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 Emory work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Emory is in Health Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Social Sciences (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 124 fractional works · 40.7% of its workMedicine: 107 fractional works · 35.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 34.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 20.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 15.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKEmory305fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences35%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10735.1%
    2. Health Professions155.1%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences6120.0%
    2. Psychology196.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities144.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.3%
    6. Decision Sciences30.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology216.8%
    2. Neuroscience134.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology82.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering93.0%
    2. Computer Science72.2%
    3. Environmental Science31.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy30.8%
    5. Materials Science20.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    7. Chemistry20.6%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Emory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Secularism, International Law, Risk Factors, Globalization, Religion and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.3×80 topics
  2. Human Rights17▲ 5.6×13 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 2.2×22 topics
  4. Risk Factors12▲ 3.4×22 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 1.73×40 topics
  6. Public Health11▲ 2.4×22 topics
  7. Mental Health10▲ 2.2×26 topics
  8. Secularism9▲ 30×4 topics
  9. Religion8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  10. International Law8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  11. Nationalism8▲ 5.6×4 topics
  12. Gender7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  13. Sovereignty7▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Constitutional Law6▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Global Governance6▲ 8.6×3 topics
  16. Aging6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  17. Church-State Relations6▲ 118×2 topics
  18. Freedom of Religion6▲ 118×2 topics
  19. Rule of Law6▲ 100×2 topics
  20. Civil Society6▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Judicial Procedures6▲ 1328×1 topic
  22. Legal Systems6▲ 1328×1 topic
  23. Public Opinion5▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Health Promotion5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  25. Multiculturalism5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  26. European Court5▲ 609×1 topic
  27. Religious Law5▲ 609×1 topic
  28. Politics5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  29. American founding5▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Cardiovascular Health5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Constitutional government5▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Community Health5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Preventive Medicine4▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Ideal Cardiovascular Health4▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Lifestyle Factors4▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Reformation4▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  39. Social Change4▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Immigration4▲ 11×4 topics

What research is done in Emory?

Evolving Legal Systems and Governance: 5 fractional worksReligious Freedom and Discrimination: 5 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …4American Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…4Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies and Society: 3 fractional worksMulticultural Socio-Legal Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 2 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Evolving Legal Systems and Governance Law 5 works
  2. 2 Religious Freedom and Discrimination Law 5 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Emory20.8% 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 26.7% in 2008.

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