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Research in Fort Worth

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Fort Worth, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Texas Christian University, University of North Texas Health Science Center and Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

Research institutions
33
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
404k
18.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Fort Worth

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 Worth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Texas Christian UniversityUniversity 9,505 #2,739
2University of North Texas Health Science CenterUniversity 3,332 #7,288
3Alcon (United States)Company 1,158 #17,887
4Center for Cancer and Blood DisordersResearch facility 843 #10,592
5Cook Children's Health Care SystemHospital / health system 659 #13,300
6Fort Worth LibraryUniversity 575 #14,348 all time
7John Peter Smith HospitalHospital / health system 511 #22,086
8American Airlines (United States)Company 475 #13,617 all time
9Tarrant County CollegeUniversity 356 #16,184
10Texas Wesleyan UniversityUniversity 333 #21,622 all time
11Botanical Research Institute of TexasNonprofit 274 #20,881
12Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity 267 #33,744 all time
13Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant CountyHospital / health system 221 #25,421 all time
14Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical CenterHospital / health system 206 #20,349
15JPS Health NetworkHospital / health system 189 #30,637 all time
16American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & GynecologistsHospital / health system 138 #33,719 all time
17Galderma (United States)Company 111 not ranked
18Cancer Care ServicesNonprofit 77 not ranked
19PharmChem (United States)Company 70 not ranked
20Organizational Wellness and Learning SystemsCompany 42 not ranked
21Pointwise (United States)Company 36 not ranked
22Southwest Scoliosis InstituteHospital / health system 34 not ranked
23Elbit Systems (United States)Company 19 not ranked
24WilliamsRDM (United States)Company 17 not ranked
25Fort Worth Museum of Science and HistoryArchive 13 not ranked
26Stop Calling It AutismHospital / health system 11 not ranked
27Sid W Richardson FoundationNonprofit 7 not ranked
28Rainwater Charitable FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
29Amon Carter Museum of American ArtArchive 3 not ranked
30Klabzuba (United States)Company 3 not ranked
31International Society on Aging and DiseaseNonprofit 1 not ranked
32Niadyne Pharma (United States)Company 1 not ranked
33Tarrant County ChallengeNonprofit 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.

Texas Christian University: 48.8%University of North Texas Health Science Center: 17.1%Alcon (United States): 5.9%Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders: 4.3%28 others listed: 23.9%49%largest
Texas Christian University9,505 · 48.8%University of North Texas Health Science Center3,332 · 17.1%Alcon (United States)1,158 · 5.9%Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders843 · 4.3%28 others listed4,653 · 23.9%

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

Which fields of science does Fort Worth work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Fort Worth is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,630 fractional works · 41.3% of its workMedicine: 1,411 fractional works · 35.8% of its workSurgery: 167 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 112 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 108 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 83 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 82 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 79 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 64 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 62 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 58 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 184 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 104 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,322 fractional works · 33.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 625 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 213 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 84 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 225 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 80 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 165 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 164 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 117 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 91 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 498 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEngineering: 126 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 99 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 89 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 497 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 227 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 117 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 107 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 97 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKFort Worth3,946fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences1,63041.3%
    1. Medicine1,41135.8%
    2. Health Professions1844.7%
    3. Nursing240.6%
    4. Dentistry70.2%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,32233.5%
    1. Social Sciences62515.8%
    2. Psychology2255.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1654.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities1644.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1173.0%
    6. Decision Sciences250.6%
    1. Engineering1263.2%
    2. Computer Science992.5%
    3. Environmental Science892.3%
    4. Chemistry481.2%
    5. Materials Science431.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy300.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences260.7%
    8. Mathematics220.6%
    9. Energy100.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2275.8%
    2. Neuroscience1072.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences972.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology481.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Fort Worth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fort Worth is most concentrated in Religious studies, Ophthalmology and Dermatology (4.1× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 23.0 works4.1×
  2. OphthalmologySubfield · 36.8 works4.0×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 35.2 works4.0×
  4. HematologySubfield · 40.0 works3.9×
  5. GeneticsSubfield · 33.7 works3.6×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 191 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 92 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 162 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 1,197 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 150 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 149 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 196 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 561 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.89×196 works
  2. Medicine1.83×1,197 works
  3. Health Professions1.81×162 works
  4. Neuroscience1.66×92 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.53×150 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×110 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.36×149 works
  8. Social Sciences1.31×561 works
  9. Nursing1.22×20 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×14 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×39 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×191 works
  13. Veterinary0.63×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.61×32 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.59×19 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×86 works
  17. Mathematics0.51×20 works
  18. Environmental Science0.46×78 works
  19. Dentistry0.35×6 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×17 works
  21. Computer Science0.30×79 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.28×3 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.28×22 works
  24. Energy0.27×8 works
  25. Materials Science0.26×31 works
  26. Engineering0.21×108 works

Which keywords describe research in Fort Worth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Mental Health, Gender, Quality of Life, Public Health, Oxidative Stress and Public Opinion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology276▲ 1.75×128 topics
  2. Inflammation121▲ 1.44×79 topics
  3. Mental Health102▲ 1.82×34 topics
  4. Quality of Life91▲ 1.60×50 topics
  5. Globalization89◆ 1.15×84 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress89▲ 1.37×56 topics
  7. Public Health85▲ 1.48×53 topics
  8. Treatment73▲ 1.52×48 topics
  9. Risk Factors72▲ 1.67×36 topics
  10. Gender64▲ 3.0×39 topics
  11. Human Rights62▲ 1.55×43 topics
  12. Depression59▲ 1.71×23 topics
  13. Identity59▲ 2.1×44 topics
  14. Corporate Governance57▲ 1.97×19 topics
  15. Immunotherapy56▲ 1.95×18 topics
  16. Chemotherapy51▲ 1.84×24 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors49▲ 2.8×14 topics
  18. Biomarkers49▲ 1.77×17 topics
  19. Social Support48▲ 2.3×15 topics
  20. Primary Care47▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Genetics46▲ 1.65×24 topics
  22. Aging45▲ 2.1×18 topics
  23. Literature44▲ 2.0×38 topics
  24. Colonialism40▲ 2.2×27 topics
  25. Culture40▲ 1.96×23 topics
  26. Complications40▲ 2.0×17 topics
  27. Nationalism40▲ 2.2×21 topics
  28. Religion39▲ 2.1×29 topics
  29. Feminism38▲ 3.3×17 topics
  30. Medical Education36▲ 3.4×12 topics
  31. Public Opinion34▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Neurodegeneration34▲ 2.8×11 topics
  33. Race32▲ 6.9×17 topics
  34. Health-related Quality of Life32▲ 3.5×5 topics
  35. Reflective Practice29▲ 3.9×7 topics
  36. Glaucoma29▲ 4.9×4 topics
  37. Health Care Utilization24▲ 5.7×3 topics
  38. Property Rights23▲ 9.1×6 topics
  39. Cold War21▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Myopia20▲ 7.6×2 topics

What research is done in Fort Worth?

Race, History, and Ameri…18Race, History, and American Society: 18 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …18American Constitutional Law and Politics: 18 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 16 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…15Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 15 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…14Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 12 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 12 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…12CAR-T cell therapy research: 12 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 12 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 12 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 15 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 14 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 12 works
  9. 9 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  10. 10 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 12 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 Worth13.9% 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 23.4% in 2011.

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