Research in Grand Rapids
Science Explorer records 41 research institutions in Grand Rapids, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Van Andel Institute, Fusion Academy and Cornerstone University.
- Research institutions
- 41 9 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 13k ▲ 15% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 14.1% 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 Grand Rapids?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin UniversityUniversity | 2,383 | #13,195 | |
| 2 | Fusion AcademyUniversity | 1,976 | #6,844 | |
| 3 | Van Andel InstituteNonprofit | 1,239 | #4,557 | |
| 4 | Spectrum HealthHospital / health system | 1,129 | #18,716 | |
| 5 | Grand Rapids Community CollegeUniversity | 874 | #12,621 | |
| 6 | Acton InstituteNonprofit | 811 | #14,662 all time | |
| 7 | Amway (United States)Company | 504 | #24,244 | |
| 8 | Helen DeVos Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 429 | #21,145 | |
| 9 | Davenport UniversityNonprofit | 359 | #15,356 all time | |
| 10 | Aquinas College - MichiganUniversity | 351 | #24,111 | |
| 11 | Corewell Health Blodgett HospitalHospital / health system | 333 | #25,464 all time | |
| 12 | Cornerstone UniversityUniversity | 293 | #12,025 | |
| 13 | Orthopaedic Associates of MichiganInstitution | 285 | #33,433 all time | |
| 14 | Corewell Health Butterworth HospitalHospital / health system | 256 | #32,013 all time | |
| 15 | Trinity Health Grand RapidsHospital / health system | 255 | #23,451 all time | |
| 16 | Young Men's Christian Association Of Greater Grand RapidsNonprofit | 233 | #36,731 all time | |
| 17 | Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system | 214 | #38,639 all time | |
| 18 | Calvin Theological SeminaryUniversity | 187 | #28,424 all time | |
| 19 | Bissell (United States)Company | 163 | #23,215 all time | |
| 20 | Tiburon Associates (United States)Company | 143 | #31,541 all time | |
| 21 | Steelcase (United States)Company | 125 | #37,205 all time | |
| 22 | Pine Rest Christian Mental Health ServicesHospital / health system | 84 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Grand Rapids Women's HealthHospital / health system | 72 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Cascade Engineering (United States)Company | 66 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Retina Specialists of MichiganHospital / health system | 63 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Kuyper CollegeUniversity | 58 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Grace Bible CollegeUniversity | 44 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Grand Rapids Public MuseumArchive | 27 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Lakeland Library CooperativeArchive | 25 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Grand Rapids Public LibraryArchive | 24 | not ranked | |
| 31 | DornerWorks (United States)Company | 18 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Tetra Therapeutics (United States)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Phoenix Society for Burn SurvivorsNonprofit | 14 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Infusion AssociatesHospital / health system | 11 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Kent County Health DepartmentGovernment institution | 10 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and MuseumArchive | 6 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Scott Group Studio (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Biologos FoundationNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 39 | BFKW (United States)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Gerald R. Ford Presidential FoundationNonprofit | 0 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Colossian ForumInstitution | 0 | 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.
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What is Grand Rapids strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Grand Rapids is most concentrated in Religious studies, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and History (10.0× the world share in Religious studies).
- Religious studiesSubfield · 32.3 works10.0×
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 37.8 works6.2×
- HistorySubfield · 26.0 works4.2×
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 Grand Rapids?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Theology, Turbulence, Diagnostics, Tokamak, Transport, Oxidative Stress and Cancer.
- Electron Acceleration
- Jewish Society
- Solar Wind
- Transcriptional Regulation
- Histone Modification
- Epigenetic Reprogramming
- Calvinism
- Reformation
- Religion
- Church History
- Parkinson's Disease
- Transport
- Social Support
- Genetic Mutations
- Complications
- Theology
- Risk Factors
- Mental Health
- Cancer
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Oxidative Stress
- Quality of Life
- Treatment
- Depression
- Diagnosis
- Turbulence
- Diagnostics
- Tokamak
- Heart Failure
- Aging
- Neurodegeneration
- DNA Methylation
- Social History
- Religious Controversy
- Cancer Epigenetics
- African Christianity
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Biblical Monotheism
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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
- Epidemiology123▲ 1.60×117 topics
- Inflammation56▲ 1.38×76 topics
- Oxidative Stress55▲ 1.74×50 topics
- Cancer49▲ 1.90×50 topics
- Quality of Life48▲ 1.73×47 topics
- Mental Health48▲ 1.69×34 topics
- Treatment41▲ 1.76×44 topics
- Risk Factors36▲ 1.68×34 topics
- Depression36▲ 2.1×21 topics
- Theology32▲ 17×4 topics
- Diagnosis31▲ 1.70×36 topics
- Complications29▲ 3.0×16 topics
- Turbulence28▲ 17×3 topics
- Genetic Mutations28▲ 3.4×21 topics
- Diagnostics27▲ 17×2 topics
- Social Support27▲ 2.5×14 topics
- Tokamak27▲ 65×1 topic
- Transport27▲ 44×1 topic
- Heart Failure26▲ 3.0×14 topics
- Parkinson's Disease23▲ 5.0×8 topics
- Aging23▲ 2.2×16 topics
- Church History23▲ 27×2 topics
- Neurodegeneration23▲ 3.9×9 topics
- Religion22▲ 2.5×15 topics
- DNA Methylation20▲ 9.0×3 topics
- Reformation19▲ 33×2 topics
- Social History18▲ 11×2 topics
- Calvinism18▲ 38×1 topic
- Religious Controversy18▲ 38×1 topic
- Epigenetic Reprogramming18▲ 10×2 topics
- Cancer Epigenetics18▲ 13×1 topic
- Histone Modification18▲ 13×1 topic
- African Christianity17▲ 39×2 topics
- Transcriptional Regulation16▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention16▲ 6.0×4 topics
- Solar Wind15▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Biblical Monotheism14▲ 27×1 topic
- Jewish Society14▲ 27×1 topic
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation13▲ 8.9×2 topics
- Electron Acceleration12▲ 9.5×2 topics
What research is done in Grand Rapids?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 27 works
- 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 18 works
- 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 18 works
- 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 14 works
- 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
- 6 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 12 works
- 7 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 10 works
- 8 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
- 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
- 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 9 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.