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Research in Fort Lauderdale

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Fort Lauderdale, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nova Southeastern University, City College and Keiser University.

Research institutions
30
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
293k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nova Southeastern UniversityUniversity 11,317 #4,060
2City CollegeUniversity 1,623 #10,537
3Broward HealthHospital / health system 681 #18,910
4Kaplan (United States)Company 580 #10,541 all time
5Holy Cross HospitalHospital / health system 359 #21,826
6Keiser UniversityUniversity 340 #13,795
7Broward CollegeUniversity 222 #24,315 all time
8Life Extension FoundationNonprofit 186 #25,951 all time
9Broward Health Medical CenterHospital / health system 180 #22,058
10Multiple Sclerosis FoundationNonprofit 163 #23,884 all time
11Atlantic Institute of Oriental MedicineUniversity 39 not ranked
12LRC Products (United States)Company 30 not ranked
13Campbell FoundationNonprofit 29 not ranked
14Children's Diagnostic & Treatment CenterNonprofit 29 not ranked
15Henderson Behavioral HealthHospital / health system 26 not ranked
16Knox Theological SeminaryUniversity 24 not ranked
17Broward County LibraryArchive 18 not ranked
18Broward County BoardGovernment institution 12 not ranked
19Florida Neuroscience CenterHospital / health system 10 not ranked
20The Salah FoundationUniversity 9 not ranked
21AutoNation (United States)Company 8 not ranked
22Cantor Spine InstituteHospital / health system 8 not ranked
23Chiquita Brands International (United States)Company 7 not ranked
24Therafirst Medical CenterHospital / health system 4 not ranked
25Trividia Health (United States)Company 2 not ranked
26SunServeNonprofit 2 not ranked
27ACR Electronics (United States)Company 2 not ranked
28Livvon (United States)Company 1 not ranked
29Center for Independent Living of BrowardNonprofit 0 not ranked
30The Ageless Aesthetic InstituteInstitution 0 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.

Nova Southeastern University: 71.1%City College: 10.2%Broward Health: 4.3%Kaplan (United States): 3.6%24 others listed: 10.7%71%largest
Nova Southeastern University11k · 71.1%City College1,623 · 10.2%Broward Health681 · 4.3%Kaplan (United States)580 · 3.6%24 others listed1,710 · 10.7%

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

Which fields of science does Fort Lauderdale work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Fort Lauderdale is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,703 fractional works · 47.5% of its workMedicine: 1,495 fractional works · 41.7% of its workSurgery: 202 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 108 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 94 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 94 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 86 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 80 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 52 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 49 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 152 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 81 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 876 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 361 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 104 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 87 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 230 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 117 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 117 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 78 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 65 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 506 fractional works · 14.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 231 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 119 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 111 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 82 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 498 fractional works · 13.9% of its workComputer Science: 137 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 131 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 113 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFort Lauderdale3,583fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences24%

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. Health Sciences1,70347.5%
    1. Medicine1,49541.7%
    2. Health Professions1524.3%
    3. Dentistry371.0%
    4. Nursing160.4%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Social Sciences36110.1%
    2. Psychology2306.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1173.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance782.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities651.8%
    6. Decision Sciences250.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2316.4%
    2. Neuroscience1113.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences822.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology541.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics280.8%
    1. Computer Science1373.8%
    2. Environmental Science1313.6%
    3. Engineering1133.2%
    4. Materials Science341.0%
    5. Mathematics260.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences250.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy170.5%
    8. Chemistry100.3%
    9. Energy20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Fort Lauderdale strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fort Lauderdale is most concentrated in Dermatology and Emergency Medicine (6.0× the world share in Dermatology).

  1. DermatologySubfield · 47.2 works6.0×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 32.1 works4.4×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 184 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 88 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 99 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.92× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 137 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 1,261 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 194 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 314 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.32×25 works
  2. Medicine2.17×1,261 works
  3. Psychology2.11×194 works
  4. Dentistry1.92×28 works
  5. Neuroscience1.79×88 works
  6. Health Professions1.72×137 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×44 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×184 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×72 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×102 works
  11. Nursing0.93×14 works
  12. Veterinary0.83×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.82×314 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.72×21 works
  15. Environmental Science0.66×99 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.64×56 works
  17. Mathematics0.59×21 works
  18. Computer Science0.50×116 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×69 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×18 works
  21. Materials Science0.27×28 works
  22. Engineering0.21×96 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.21×14 works
  24. Chemistry0.16×8 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.07×1 works
  26. Energy0.07×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Fort Lauderdale?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Risk Factors and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology366▲ 2.6×129 topics
  2. Inflammation137▲ 1.79×77 topics
  3. Treatment129▲ 3.0×49 topics
  4. Quality of Life110▲ 2.1×53 topics
  5. Mental Health109▲ 2.1×41 topics
  6. Diagnosis96▲ 2.9×40 topics
  7. Risk Factors89▲ 2.2×34 topics
  8. Climate Change89◆ 0.91×70 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress81▲ 1.37×58 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease79▲ 1.92×39 topics
  11. Depression74▲ 2.3×23 topics
  12. Management66▲ 2.3×34 topics
  13. Education66◆ 1.08×79 topics
  14. Public Health66▲ 1.26×50 topics
  15. COVID-1958▲ 1.24×28 topics
  16. Complications55▲ 3.1×17 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis53▲ 2.5×17 topics
  18. Genetics51▲ 2.0×25 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome50▲ 1.73×23 topics
  20. Obesity50▲ 1.80×24 topics
  21. Anxiety47▲ 2.8×11 topics
  22. Clinical Trials47▲ 1.96×19 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders46▲ 2.3×20 topics
  24. Surgical Management43▲ 2.9×20 topics
  25. Guidelines42▲ 2.5×13 topics
  26. Aging41▲ 2.1×17 topics
  27. Prevalence40▲ 2.7×14 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines40▲ 2.0×14 topics
  29. Heart Failure40▲ 2.5×14 topics
  30. Pathogenesis40▲ 2.2×22 topics
  31. Neuroinflammation37▲ 3.6×6 topics
  32. Rehabilitation36▲ 2.5×12 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration36▲ 3.2×9 topics
  34. Neurobiology34▲ 3.6×10 topics
  35. Autoantibodies32▲ 3.8×8 topics
  36. Cognitive Impairment31▲ 3.5×10 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria31▲ 3.7×10 topics
  38. Psychological Factors30▲ 4.0×6 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems28▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Ocean Acidification25▲ 9.1×3 topics

What research is done in Fort Lauderdale?

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…13Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health13COVID-19 and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 11 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 10 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 10 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…9Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 9 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 9 fractional works
EcologyClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases6 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 13 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 11 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 10 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 10 works
  7. 7 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 10 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 9 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 9 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 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 counting10%20%30%Fort Lauderdale12.7% 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 22.9% in 2007.

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