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Research in Fort Myers

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Fort Myers, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Florida Gulf Coast University.

Research institutions
20
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.5k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
53k
11.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Fort Myers

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 Myers?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Florida Gulf Coast UniversityUniversity 3,219 #3,671
221st Century Oncology (United States)Company 295 #21,911 all time
3Clinical Physiology AssociatesResearch facility 281 #16,424 all time
4Lee Memorial Health SystemHospital / health system 170 #33,223 all time
5Florida SouthWestern State CollegeUniversity 127 #29,516 all time
6Johnson Engineering (United States)Company 111 not ranked
7School District of Lee CountyUniversity 88 not ranked
8Lee Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 50 not ranked
9Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports MedicineHospital / health system 32 not ranked
10Eye Centers Of FloridaHospital / health system 24 not ranked
11Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest FloridaHospital / health system 23 not ranked
12Hope HealthCare ServicesHospital / health system 21 not ranked
13Retina Health CenterHospital / health system 20 not ranked
14Association for the Advancement of Educational ResearchNonprofit 10 not ranked
15Lee County Library SystemArchive 6 not ranked
16EyeTalk Systems (United States)Company 4 not ranked
17Lee Countys Department of Public SafetyGovernment institution 2 not ranked
18Lee County Board of CommissionersGovernment institution 2 not ranked
19Disabled Veterans Insurance CareersNonprofit 1 not ranked
20Gulfcoast Clinical Research CenterResearch facility 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.

Florida Gulf Coast University: 71.8%21st Century Oncology (United States): 6.6%Clinical Physiology Associates: 6.3%Lee Memorial Health System: 3.8%15 others listed: 11.6%72%largest
Florida Gulf Coast University3,219 · 71.8%21st Century Oncology (United States)295 · 6.6%Clinical Physiology Associates281 · 6.3%Lee Memorial Health System170 · 3.8%15 others listed521 · 11.6%

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

Which fields of science does Fort Myers work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Fort Myers is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 437 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 216 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEducation: 67 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 56 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 67 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 56 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 320 fractional works · 28.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 96 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 71 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 64 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOceanography: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 235 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 194 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 119 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 61 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 36 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKFort Myers1,110fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences21619.5%
    2. Psychology676.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting565.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities464.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance333.0%
    6. Decision Sciences191.7%
    1. Environmental Science968.7%
    2. Computer Science716.4%
    3. Engineering645.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences363.3%
    5. Chemistry181.6%
    6. Materials Science111.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy100.9%
    8. Mathematics70.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.3%
    10. Energy20.2%
    1. Medicine19417.5%
    2. Health Professions343.0%
    3. Dentistry30.3%
    4. Nursing30.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences615.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology353.1%
    3. Neuroscience131.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology50.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Fort Myers?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Higher Education, Epidemiology, Language Policy, Bilingual Education, Student Engagement and Risk Management.

▲ 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 Change65▲ 2.2×71 topics
  2. Epidemiology46◆ 1.04×92 topics
  3. Globalization38▲ 1.73×43 topics
  4. Machine Learning35◆ 0.94×52 topics
  5. Deep Learning31▼ 0.80×53 topics
  6. Sustainability27◆ 1.01×51 topics
  7. Mental Health26▲ 1.62×29 topics
  8. Higher Education23▲ 3.9×12 topics
  9. Remote Sensing22▲ 1.59×23 topics
  10. Education20◆ 1.05×38 topics
  11. Social Media20▲ 1.28×21 topics
  12. Public Health20▲ 1.20×34 topics
  13. Risk Management19▲ 3.7×13 topics
  14. Student Engagement18▲ 4.2×11 topics
  15. Educational Technology17▲ 1.33×18 topics
  16. Water Quality16▲ 3.5×13 topics
  17. Online Learning16▲ 1.69×8 topics
  18. Social Justice15▲ 2.2×20 topics
  19. Gender14▲ 2.4×20 topics
  20. Language Policy14▲ 9.1×3 topics
  21. Bilingual Education14▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Multilingualism14▲ 7.7×2 topics
  23. Student Perceptions13▲ 6.7×7 topics
  24. Harmful Algal Blooms13▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Global Warming13▲ 2.7×10 topics
  26. Technology Integration13▲ 3.7×10 topics
  27. Social Capital13▲ 2.2×14 topics
  28. Neoliberalism12▲ 3.0×12 topics
  29. Motivation12▲ 2.5×9 topics
  30. Diversity11▲ 5.9×7 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services11▲ 2.6×7 topics
  32. Eutrophication11▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 3.2×12 topics
  34. Sea-Level Rise11▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Academic Achievement10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  36. Sediment Transport10▲ 5.7×6 topics
  37. Reflective Practice10▲ 4.6×6 topics
  38. Cultural Competence8▲ 5.7×5 topics
  39. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy8▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Translanguaging8▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Fort Myers?

Multilingual Education a…7Multilingual Education and Policy: 7 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…6Second Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…5Housing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 5 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 4 fractional works
Linguistics and LanguageLiterature and Literary TheoryInformation Systems and ManagementSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 7 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 4 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%Fort Myers15.1% 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 22.2% in 2016.

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