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Research in Fayetteville

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Fayetteville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Fayetteville State University, Methodist University and Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.6k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Fayetteville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Fayetteville State UniversityUniversity 2,164 #8,867
2Methodist UniversityUniversity 803 #15,164
3Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterHospital / health system 271 #27,540
4Fayetteville VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 67 not ranked
5Cape Fear Valley Health SystemHospital / health system 67 not ranked
6Southern Regional Area Health Education CentersHospital / health system 51 not ranked
7AC Diagnostics (United States)Company 50 not ranked
8Ozark Integrated Circuits (United States)Company 50 not ranked
9Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeUniversity 34 not ranked
10Cumberland County SchoolsUniversity 15 not ranked
11Cumberland County Public Library and Information CenterInstitution 7 not ranked
12Cumberland Research Associates (United States)Company 5 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.

Fayetteville State University: 60.4%Methodist University: 22.4%Cape Fear Valley Medical Center: 7.6%Fayetteville VA Medical Center: 1.9%8 others listed: 7.8%60%largest
Fayetteville State University2,164 · 60.4%Methodist University803 · 22.4%Cape Fear Valley Medical Center271 · 7.6%Fayetteville VA Medical Center67 · 1.9%8 others listed279 · 7.8%

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

What is Fayetteville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fayetteville is most concentrated in Complementary and alternative medicine, Sociology and Political Science and Strategy and Management (7.9× the world share in Complementary and alternative medicine).

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 20.2 works7.9×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 127.6 works4.1×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 24.2 works3.2×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 43.8 works3.2×
  5. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 28.4 works3.1×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Fayetteville?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corruption, Regulation, Economic Growth, Democracy, Governance, Political Economy, Public Sector and Institutions.

▲ 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. Corruption104▲ 75×4 topics
  2. Regulation88▲ 19×13 topics
  3. Economic Growth88▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Democracy77▲ 25×10 topics
  5. Governance74▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Political Economy74▲ 33×6 topics
  7. Public Sector73▲ 202×2 topics
  8. Institutions73▲ 105×2 topics
  9. Bribery73▲ 385×1 topic
  10. Cross-National Study73▲ 385×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology36◆ 1.03×79 topics
  12. Globalization32▲ 1.86×37 topics
  13. Machine Learning28◆ 0.98×50 topics
  14. Enforcement27▲ 111×2 topics
  15. Fiscal Policy22▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Law Enforcement19▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Violence19▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Drug Trafficking19▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Healthcare18▲ 1.83×20 topics
  20. Self-Regulation18▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Criminal Networks18▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Organized Crime18▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Environmental Compliance16▲ 180×1 topic
  24. Regulatory Capitalism16▲ 180×1 topic
  25. Labor Market16▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. Institutional Quality15▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Precision Medicine14▲ 3.3×8 topics
  28. Informal Economy13▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Tax Evasion13▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Property Rights13▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Norms12▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Echocardiography11▲ 4.8×8 topics
  33. Contracts11▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Litigation11▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Integrative Medicine9▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Traditional Chinese Medicine9▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Biofield8▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Biophoton8▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Financial Reporting8▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Ayurveda8▲ 37×1 topic

What research is done in Fayetteville?

Corruption and Economic …73Corruption and Economic Development: 73 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 18 fractional worksRegulation and Compliance Studies: 16 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 13 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…11Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 11 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 8 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 8 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 6 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsPhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 73 works
  2. 2 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  3. 3 Regulation and Compliance Studies Strategy and Management 16 works
  4. 4 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  5. 5 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  6. 6 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 8 works
  7. 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works

Research output over time

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