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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-now are Francis Marion University.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
14.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Florence

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 #15,161
2ScienceSouthNonprofit 462 #13,437 all time
3Circle ParkHospital / health system 139 #25,296 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-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.

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.

Which fields of science does Florence work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Florence is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 117 fractional works · 52.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 22.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 11.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 7.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 22.6% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFlorence221fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences53%

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. Social Sciences5022.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities2611.7%
    3. Psychology177.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance115.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting93.9%
    6. Decision Sciences41.7%
    1. Engineering167.3%
    2. Environmental Science115.0%
    3. Computer Science83.6%
    4. Materials Science41.8%
    5. Mathematics31.2%
    6. Chemistry21.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    9. Energy10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine2310.6%
    2. Health Professions93.9%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73.4%
    3. Neuroscience31.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.18× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.18×24 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.64×11 works
  3. Psychology1.97×12 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.90×4 works
  5. Social Sciences1.90×47 works
  6. Veterinary1.47×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.38×7 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×8 works
  9. Mathematics1.07×2 works
  10. Environmental Science1.02×10 works
  11. Dentistry0.76×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.73×7 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×8 works
  14. Chemistry0.69×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×2 works
  16. Energy0.68×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.66×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.53×4 works
  20. Computer Science0.50×8 works
  21. Engineering0.50×14 works
  22. Medicine0.50×19 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.43×2 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.33×0 works
  26. Nursing0.14×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Florence?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Gender, Literature, 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-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. History13▲ 8.7×13 topics
  2. Gender12▲ 10×15 topics
  3. Literature12▲ 9.7×12 topics
  4. Identity11▲ 6.8×13 topics
  5. Globalization10▲ 2.3×19 topics
  6. Colonialism9▲ 8.6×10 topics
  7. Mental Health8▲ 2.5×21 topics
  8. Postcolonialism6▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Race5▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Society5▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Innovation5▲ 2.2×13 topics
  12. Power4▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Culture4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  14. Academic Achievement4▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Social Capital4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  16. Curriculum Development4▲ 2.6×6 topics
  17. Economic Development4▲ 2.2×10 topics
  18. Economic Growth4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  19. Engineering Education4▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  21. Public Sphere4▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Resilience4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Cultural Identity4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  24. Nationalism3▲ 3.4×5 topics
  25. Diversity3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Student Engagement3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  27. Invasive Species3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  28. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Psychology3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  30. Cultural Politics2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Imperialism2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Psychological Interventions2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Community2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  34. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Youth Violence2▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Assessment Methods2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Criminal Behavior2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 42×1 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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Florence11.2% 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 34.2% in 2008.

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