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Research in Florence

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Florence, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Francis Marion University.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.0%
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 Florence?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Francis Marion UniversityUniversity 727 #24,590
2ScienceSouthNonprofit 462 #20,453 all time
3Circle ParkHospital / health system 139 #27,189 all time
4Florence–Darlington Technical CollegeUniversity 92 not ranked
5HopeHealthHospital / health system 15 not ranked
6Carolinas Hospital SystemHospital / health system 10 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.

Francis Marion University: 50.3%ScienceSouth: 32.0%Circle Park: 9.6%Florence–Darlington Technical College: 6.4%2 others listed: 1.7%50%largest
Francis Marion University727 · 50.3%ScienceSouth462 · 32.0%Circle Park139 · 9.6%Florence–Darlington Technical College92 · 6.4%2 others listed25 · 1.7%

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

What is Florence strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Florence is most concentrated in Arts and Humanities (4.2× the world share in Arts and Humanities).

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 23.5 works4.2×
← 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 Florence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Literature, History, Identity, Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Race and Society.

▲ 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. Gender11▲ 10×15 topics
  2. Literature10▲ 9.8×10 topics
  3. History10▲ 7.4×10 topics
  4. Identity10▲ 6.8×11 topics
  5. Globalization9▲ 2.3×18 topics
  6. Colonialism8▲ 8.7×9 topics
  7. Mental Health7▲ 2.4×18 topics
  8. Postcolonialism6▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Innovation5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  10. Race5▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Society5▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Education5▲ 1.42×20 topics
  13. Power4▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Academic Achievement4▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Culture4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  16. Social Capital4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  17. Economic Growth4▲ 2.4×9 topics
  18. Public Sphere4▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Economic Development4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  20. Resilience4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  21. Curriculum Development3▲ 2.4×6 topics
  22. Biodiversity3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  23. Diversity3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  24. Social Justice3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  25. Student Engagement3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Engineering Education3▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Invasive Species3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  28. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  29. Imperialism2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Cultural Politics2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  32. Inequality2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Criminal Behavior2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Youth Violence2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Community2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  36. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Academic Performance2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Exploration2▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Social Identity2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Travel Writing2▲ 126×1 topic

What research is done in Florence?

Literature: history, the…4Literature: history, themes, analysis: 4 fractional worksTravel Writing and Literature: 2 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 2 fractional worksAmerican Sports and Literature: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistorical Art and Cultu…1Historical Art and Culture Studies: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryHistorySociology and Political ScienceEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Travel Writing and Literature History 2 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 American Sports and Literature History 2 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 1 works

Research output over time

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