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Research in Flint

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Flint, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kettering University, University of Michigan–Flint and Flint Institute Of Arts.

Research institutions
18
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.8%
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 Flint?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kettering UniversityUniversity 6,772 #3,423
2University of Michigan–FlintUniversity 2,509 #14,500
3Flint Institute Of ArtsArchive 832 #20,246
4Hurley Medical CenterHospital / health system 719 #23,296
5McLaren Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 431 #27,739
6McLaren Health CareHospital / health system 333 #24,057
7Baker CollegeUniversity 147 #41,686 all time
8Mott Community CollegeUniversity 77 not ranked
9Flint Community SchoolsUniversity 46 not ranked
10Institute of General & Endovascular NeurosurgeryHospital / health system 40 not ranked
11Mott Childrens Health CenterHospital / health system 20 not ranked
12Charles Stewart Mott FoundationNonprofit 7 not ranked
13Genesee Cancer & Blood DiseaseHospital / health system 5 not ranked
14Genesys Hurley Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 5 not ranked
15Ruth Mott FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
16Flint Public LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
17Hurley FoundationNonprofit 0 not ranked
18Flint and Saginaw Odyssey HouseNonprofit 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.

Kettering University: 56.7%University of Michigan–Flint: 21.0%Flint Institute Of Arts: 7.0%Hurley Medical Center: 6.0%12 others listed: 9.3%57%largest
Kettering University6,772 · 56.7%University of Michigan–Flint2,509 · 21.0%Flint Institute Of Arts832 · 7.0%Hurley Medical Center719 · 6.0%12 others listed1,115 · 9.3%

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

What is Flint strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Flint is most concentrated in Hematology, Cancer Research and Genetics (7.3× the world share in Hematology).

  1. HematologySubfield · 39.0 works7.3×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 50.4 works6.6×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 28.8 works6.0×
  4. OncologySubfield · 104.9 works5.3×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 33.8 works3.7×
  6. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 62.7 works3.4×
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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 Flint?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Lymphoma, Prognostic Factors, Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Cancer Immunotherapy and Genomic Instability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology95▲ 1.36×111 topics
  2. Immunotherapy72▲ 5.8×19 topics
  3. Machine Learning61◆ 1.06×50 topics
  4. Cancer53▲ 2.2×47 topics
  5. Sustainability51▲ 1.20×53 topics
  6. Chemotherapy50▲ 4.0×24 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors49▲ 6.4×14 topics
  8. Targeted Therapy46▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Lymphoma46▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Treatment43▲ 2.0×42 topics
  11. Risk Factors42▲ 2.2×33 topics
  12. Inflammation42◆ 1.15×74 topics
  13. Diagnosis38▲ 2.4×36 topics
  14. Tumor Microenvironment37▲ 4.8×8 topics
  15. Quality of Life37▲ 1.46×50 topics
  16. Cancer Immunotherapy34▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Genomic Instability34▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Tumor Regression31▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Cell-Free DNA31▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines31▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Somatic Mutations31▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Rituximab31▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Cancer Genomics30▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Mutational Signatures30▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Clinical Trials30▲ 2.5×18 topics
  26. Gene Expression29▲ 2.7×16 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations27▲ 3.6×20 topics
  28. Leukemia27▲ 18×2 topics
  29. CAR T Cells27▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Chimeric Antigen Receptor27▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Guidelines26▲ 3.2×12 topics
  32. PET Imaging26▲ 8.7×5 topics
  33. Classification25▲ 3.1×10 topics
  34. Molecular Profiling21▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Gene Expression Profiling20▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Breast Cancer20▲ 4.7×11 topics
  37. Genetic Pathogenesis18▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Hodgkin's Lymphoma18▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Transcriptional Regulation18▲ 6.3×9 topics
  40. Hematopoietic Stem Cells17▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Flint?

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 30 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 27 works
  3. 3 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 18 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 13 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 12 works
  7. 7 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 12 works
  8. 8 Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices Food Science 12 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 12 works
  10. 10 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 11 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.