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Research in Greensboro

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Greensboro, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Cone Health.

Research institutions
24
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
614k
22.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Greensboro

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 Greensboro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity 14,613 #1,371
2North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityUniversity 7,774 #2,699
3Guilford CollegeUniversity 738 #16,351
4Cone HealthHospital / health system 709 #13,253
5Greensboro CollegeUniversity 590 #15,578
6Syngenta (United States)Company 449 #21,247
7Center for Creative LeadershipNonprofit 416 #18,845 all time
8Medication Management (United States)Company 386 #16,393
9Moses H Cone Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 303 #26,492 all time
10Qorvo (United States)Company 273 #22,189
11Bennett CollegeUniversity 130 #15,510 all time
12Tanglewood ResearchInstitution 99 not ranked
13Greensboro Science CenterArchive 50 not ranked
14Guilford County SchoolsUniversity 48 not ranked
15Headache Wellness CenterHospital / health system 47 not ranked
16Wesley Long HospitalHospital / health system 24 not ranked
17Kepley BioSystems (United States)Company 18 not ranked
18National Board for Certified CounselorsNonprofit 17 not ranked
19Quimba Software (United States)Company 4 not ranked
20North Carolina Families UnitedNonprofit 2 not ranked
21Creative Aging Network-NCNonprofit 2 not ranked
22North Carolina Center of Innovation NetworkNonprofit 1 not ranked
23Beloved Community CenterNonprofit 1 not ranked
24Triad Clinical TrialsInstitution 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.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro: 54.7%North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University: 29.1%Guilford College: 2.8%Cone Health: 2.7%19 others listed: 10.7%55%largest
University of North Carolina at Greensboro15k · 54.7%North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University7,774 · 29.1%Guilford College738 · 2.8%Cone Health709 · 2.7%19 others listed2,860 · 10.7%

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

Which fields of science does Greensboro work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Greensboro is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,868 fractional works · 36.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 842 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 285 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 204 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 407 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 144 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 125 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 256 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMarketing: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 171 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 116 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 89 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,757 fractional works · 34.0% of its workEngineering: 565 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 132 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 477 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 168 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 90 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 262 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 154 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 70 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 859 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 604 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 191 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 114 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 682 fractional works · 13.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 277 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 91 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 249 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 151 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 101 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGreensboro5,165fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences1,86836.2%
    1. Social Sciences84216.3%
    2. Psychology4077.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2565.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities1713.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1162.3%
    6. Decision Sciences751.4%
    1. Engineering56510.9%
    2. Computer Science4779.2%
    3. Environmental Science2625.1%
    4. Materials Science1543.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy751.4%
    6. Mathematics701.4%
    7. Chemistry621.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences450.9%
    9. Energy320.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.3%
    1. Medicine60411.7%
    2. Health Professions1913.7%
    3. Nursing531.0%
    4. Veterinary80.1%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2775.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2494.8%
    3. Neuroscience1012.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology300.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics250.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Greensboro strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Greensboro is most concentrated in Safety Research and Social Psychology (3.2× the world share in Safety Research).

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 40.4 works3.2×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 126.6 works3.2×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 250 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 217 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 91 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 418 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 491 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 228 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 133 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 66 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 175 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 514 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 150 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 230 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 105 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 354 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 741 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.57×354 works
  2. Nursing2.19×49 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×230 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.48×64 works
  5. Health Professions1.47×175 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×22 works
  7. Social Sciences1.29×741 works
  8. Neuroscience1.25×91 works
  9. Computer Science1.19×418 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×250 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.15×150 works
  12. Mathematics1.11×59 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×105 works
  14. Veterinary1.05×6 works
  15. Environmental Science1.02×228 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×217 works
  17. Materials Science0.84×133 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.78×12 works
  19. Chemistry0.75×53 works
  20. Engineering0.72×491 works
  21. Energy0.67×28 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.66×66 works
  23. Medicine0.59×514 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×26 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×37 works
  26. Dentistry0.13×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Greensboro?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Globalization, Diversity, Student Engagement, Sustainability and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Machine Learning240▲ 1.39×83 topics
  2. Deep Learning238▲ 1.33×77 topics
  3. Mental Health194▲ 2.6×42 topics
  4. Epidemiology153▼ 0.74×127 topics
  5. Globalization139▲ 1.37×93 topics
  6. Sustainability128◆ 1.01×79 topics
  7. Climate Change124◆ 0.88×92 topics
  8. Public Health99▲ 1.32×56 topics
  9. Social Media93▲ 1.30×32 topics
  10. Education91◆ 1.02×73 topics
  11. Neural Networks86◆ 1.08×37 topics
  12. Depression78▲ 1.72×25 topics
  13. Healthcare76▲ 1.28×30 topics
  14. Health Effects72▲ 2.3×23 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior68▲ 2.1×16 topics
  16. Social Justice67▲ 2.2×33 topics
  17. Student Engagement65▲ 3.2×14 topics
  18. Identity65▲ 1.74×49 topics
  19. Security62▲ 1.80×20 topics
  20. Social Capital61▲ 2.3×16 topics
  21. Social Support61▲ 2.2×14 topics
  22. Gender60▲ 2.1×37 topics
  23. Data Mining59▲ 1.56×16 topics
  24. Adolescents58▲ 3.1×9 topics
  25. Diversity54▲ 6.0×12 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis54▲ 1.77×20 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation53▲ 3.2×9 topics
  28. Higher Education52▲ 1.91×25 topics
  29. Child Development52▲ 2.5×8 topics
  30. Well-being50▲ 2.5×14 topics
  31. IoT Security47▲ 3.0×3 topics
  32. Health Promotion44▲ 2.7×14 topics
  33. Health Outcomes41▲ 2.9×8 topics
  34. Self-Regulation37▲ 4.0×6 topics
  35. Academic Achievement36▲ 4.0×10 topics
  36. Academic Performance34▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Developmental Trajectories33▲ 5.2×3 topics
  38. Cultural Competence32▲ 4.8×6 topics
  39. Career Development32▲ 5.1×6 topics
  40. Educational Inequality30▲ 9.9×3 topics

What research is done in Greensboro?

Higher Education Researc…22Higher Education Research Studies: 22 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…22Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 22 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 22 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…21Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 21 fractional worksFood Security and Health…20Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 19 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 16 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…15Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 15 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 15 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 15 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Research Studies Education 22 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 22 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 22 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 21 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 20 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 19 works
  7. 7 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 16 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  9. 9 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 15 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%Greensboro18.8% 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 29.8% in 2014.

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