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Research in Harrisonburg

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Harrisonburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.1k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
144k
15.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Harrisonburg

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Which research institutions are in Harrisonburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1James Madison UniversityUniversity 8,546 #8,250
2Eastern Mennonite UniversityUniversity 408 #20,874
3Massanutten Regional LibraryArchive 180 #22,111 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Harrisonburg work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Harrisonburg is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Psychology (10%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 856 fractional works · 55.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 441 fractional works · 28.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 135 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEducation: 118 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 43 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 148 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 54 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 127 fractional works · 8.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 75 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 37 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 365 fractional works · 23.7% of its workComputer Science: 96 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 86 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 55 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 41 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 26 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 186 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 128 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 53 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 134 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHarrisonburg1,542fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences56%

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 Sciences44128.6%
    2. Psychology1489.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities1278.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting754.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance372.4%
    6. Decision Sciences301.9%
    1. Computer Science966.2%
    2. Engineering865.6%
    3. Environmental Science553.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences412.7%
    5. Mathematics261.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy231.5%
    7. Materials Science151.0%
    8. Chemistry140.9%
    9. Energy40.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Medicine1288.3%
    2. Health Professions533.4%
    3. Nursing50.3%
    4. Veterinary10.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology573.7%
    2. Neuroscience392.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences352.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Harrisonburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Globalization, Higher Education, Gender, Social Justice, Mental Health, History and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization60▲ 1.97×63 topics
  2. Climate Change48◆ 1.15×68 topics
  3. Mental Health48▲ 2.2×34 topics
  4. Machine Learning48◆ 0.93×45 topics
  5. Education46▲ 1.72×52 topics
  6. Student Engagement40▲ 6.6×13 topics
  7. Higher Education37▲ 4.5×19 topics
  8. Gender36▲ 4.4×36 topics
  9. History36▲ 3.4×32 topics
  10. Social Justice36▲ 3.9×23 topics
  11. Identity33▲ 3.0×40 topics
  12. Social Media32▲ 1.50×23 topics
  13. Ethics29▲ 3.8×24 topics
  14. Educational Technology28▲ 1.56×23 topics
  15. Innovation27▲ 1.68×22 topics
  16. Religion25▲ 3.5×22 topics
  17. Colonialism25▲ 3.4×28 topics
  18. Feminism23▲ 5.0×13 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis22▲ 2.5×14 topics
  20. Neoliberalism22▲ 4.0×21 topics
  21. Reflective Practice21▲ 7.3×7 topics
  22. Well-being21▲ 3.6×14 topics
  23. Literature21▲ 2.5×27 topics
  24. Nationalism21▲ 3.0×22 topics
  25. Community Engagement19▲ 3.8×11 topics
  26. Democracy19▲ 3.6×19 topics
  27. Technology Integration19▲ 3.9×10 topics
  28. Gender Differences18▲ 3.2×13 topics
  29. Diversity18▲ 6.6×9 topics
  30. Professional Development17▲ 5.5×11 topics
  31. Student Perceptions17▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Society17▲ 5.6×14 topics
  33. Academic Achievement16▲ 6.0×9 topics
  34. Teaching Methods15▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Experiential Learning15▲ 18×6 topics
  36. Race14▲ 7.6×14 topics
  37. Psychology14▲ 6.8×8 topics
  38. Critical Thinking13▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Evidence-Based Practice13▲ 6.3×7 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation12▲ 11×5 topics

What research is done in Harrisonburg?

Teacher Education and Le…7Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…7Online Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional works
EducationComputer Science ApplicationsAtmospheric ScienceSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 7 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Research Studies Education 6 works
  7. 7 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  9. 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 6 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 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 counting20%40%Harrisonburg13.8% 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 31.8% in 1993.

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