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Research in Federal Way

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Federal Way, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are World Vision.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.6k
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
16.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Federal Way

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Which research institutions are in Federal Way?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Weyerhaeuser (United States)Company 741 #11,600 all time
2World VisionNonprofit 539 #11,629
3EduInnovationNonprofit 257 #17,815 all time
4Virginia Mason Federal Way Medical CenterHospital / health system 87 not ranked
5Institute for Family DevelopmentNonprofit 7 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.

Weyerhaeuser (United States): 45.4%World Vision: 33.0%EduInnovation: 15.8%Virginia Mason Federal Way Medical Center: 5.3%1 other listed: 0.4%45%largest
Weyerhaeuser (United States)741 · 45.4%World Vision539 · 33.0%EduInnovation257 · 15.8%Virginia Mason Federal Way Medical Center87 · 5.3%1 other listed7 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Federal Way work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Federal Way is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 98 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 87 fractional works · 28.7% of its workMedicine: 65 fractional works · 21.3% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 79 fractional works · 25.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFederal Way304fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences26%

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. Environmental Science3010.0%
    2. Engineering289.3%
    3. Computer Science268.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.4%
    5. Chemistry31.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    7. Materials Science20.6%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine6521.3%
    2. Health Professions165.3%
    3. Nursing51.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Social Sciences4715.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities103.3%
    3. Psychology82.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences196.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology144.7%
    3. Neuroscience41.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Federal Way?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Ethical Challenges, Precision Medicine, Health Equity, International Law and Clinical Decision Support.

▲ 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 Change18▲ 2.2×44 topics
  2. Epidemiology15▲ 1.21×45 topics
  3. Machine Learning14▲ 1.34×25 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 3.0×18 topics
  5. Globalization11▲ 1.83×25 topics
  6. Big Data11▲ 3.7×9 topics
  7. Deep Learning11◆ 1.02×30 topics
  8. Healthcare10▲ 2.8×8 topics
  9. Sustainability9▲ 1.23×34 topics
  10. Precision Medicine8▲ 5.6×5 topics
  11. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.49×28 topics
  12. Public Health8▲ 1.69×21 topics
  13. Ethical Challenges7▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Innovation7▲ 2.3×17 topics
  15. Medical Imaging7▲ 4.5×6 topics
  16. Health Equity7▲ 7.9×5 topics
  17. International Law7▲ 7.0×8 topics
  18. Clinical Decision Support6▲ 13×1 topic
  19. Human Rights6▲ 2.0×13 topics
  20. Radiology6▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Electronic Health Records6▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  23. Invasive Species5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Civil Society5▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Wound Healing5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Intraocular Pressure5▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Clinical Decision Support Systems5▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Health Information Exchange5▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Medication Errors5▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Community Health Workers4▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Glaucoma4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  32. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Food Insecurity4▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Soil Properties4▲ 6.9×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Health Inequalities4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Child Mortality3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Health Systems3▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Federal Way?

Artificial Intelligence …4Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksEvolving Legal Systems and Governance: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…2Electronic Health Records Systems: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 2 fractional works
Health InformaticsNutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Evolving Legal Systems and Governance Law 2 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 2 works
  9. 9 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 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 counting20%40%Federal Way10.0% 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 31.7% in 2002.

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