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Research in Hampton

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Hampton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Langley Research Center, Hampton University and Analytical Mechanics Associates (United States).

Research institutions
21
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
40k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.2%
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 Hampton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Langley Research CenterResearch facility 32,475 #4,002
2Hampton UniversityUniversity 2,272 #10,930
3National Institute of AerospaceNonprofit 1,009 #14,243
4Science and Technology Corporation (United States)Company 862 #4,049 all time
5Analytical Mechanics Associates (United States)Company 856 #11,023
6Craft Engineering Associates (United States)Company 743 #19,914
7Analytical Services & Materials (United States)Company 629 #7,590 all time
8ViGYAN (United States)Company 417 #13,475 all time
9Patient Advocate FoundationNonprofit 245 #17,896
10Zel Technologies (United States)Company 154 #36,425 all time
11Hampton VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 135 #37,466 all time
12Tao Systems (United States)Company 104 not ranked
13Thomas Nelson Community CollegeUniversity 68 not ranked
14Bihrle Applied Research (United States)Company 64 not ranked
15Sentara CarePlex HospitalHospital / health system 20 not ranked
16Virginia Air and Space CenterUniversity 19 not ranked
17Laser & Plasma Technologies (United States)Company 11 not ranked
18Acent LaboratoriesResearch facility 8 not ranked
19Applied EM (United States)Company 8 not ranked
20Virginia Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 4 not ranked
21KME (United States)Company 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.

Langley Research Center: 81.0%Hampton University: 5.7%National Institute of Aerospace: 2.5%Science and Technology Corporation (United States): 2.1%16 others listed: 8.7%81%largest
Langley Research Center32k · 81.0%Hampton University2,272 · 5.7%National Institute of Aerospace1,009 · 2.5%Science and Technology Corporation (United States)862 · 2.1%16 others listed3,485 · 8.7%

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

What is Hampton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hampton is most concentrated in Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science (16.4× the world share in Computational Mechanics).

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 181.3 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 297.5 works13×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 91.8 works11×
  4. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 58.3 works11×
  5. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 26.2 works8.1×
  6. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 79.6 works8.0×
  7. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 94.1 works6.5×
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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 Hampton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Air Quality, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flow, Radial Basis Functions and Shock-Wave Interactions.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Large-Eddy Simulation146▲ 40×5 topics
  2. Air Quality105▲ 30×6 topics
  3. Adaptive Mesh Refinement91▲ 77×2 topics
  4. High-Order Schemes91▲ 77×2 topics
  5. Heat Transfer87▲ 9.2×15 topics
  6. Turbulent Flow84▲ 37×4 topics
  7. Radial Basis Functions83▲ 62×2 topics
  8. Shock-Wave Interactions81▲ 109×1 topic
  9. Turbulence Modeling81▲ 109×1 topic
  10. Satellite Observations61▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Vortex Dynamics60▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Fluid Mechanics60▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Kinetic Theory60▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Turbulent Flows60▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Remote Sensing59▲ 2.5×28 topics
  16. Boundary Layer Transition59▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Particle Image Velocimetry59▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Flow Control59▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Numerical Methods57▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Boltzmann Equation56▲ 143×1 topic
  21. Rarefied Flows56▲ 143×1 topic
  22. Risk Assessment55▲ 4.3×17 topics
  23. Spectral Analysis53▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Acoustic Sources52▲ 137×1 topic
  25. Jet Noise52▲ 137×1 topic
  26. Boundary Layer50▲ 21×4 topics
  27. Collision Avoidance45▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Hydrological Cycle43▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Emissions42▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Vibration Control40▲ 35×4 topics
  31. Parameter Estimation38▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Flight Control37▲ 68×2 topics
  33. Climate36▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Ice Nucleation35▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Aerosols35▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Atmospheric Dust35▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles33▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Mars32▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Martian Surface32▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Dynamic Soaring31▲ 114×1 topic

What research is done in Hampton?

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsComputational Mechanics 81 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Mechanics 59 works
  3. 3 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryApplied Mathematics 56 works
  4. 4 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsAerospace Engineering 52 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsGlobal and Planetary Change 35 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and ExplorationAstronomy and Astrophysics 32 works
  7. 7 Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyAerospace Engineering 31 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Science 31 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric Science 29 works
  10. 10 Air Traffic Management and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 28 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.