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Research in Harrisonburg

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Harrisonburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Harrisonburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1James Madison UniversityUniversity 8,496 #4,367
2Eastern Mennonite UniversityUniversity 408 #25,409
3Massanutten Regional LibraryArchive 180 #23,641 all time
4Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital Medical CenterHospital / health system 50 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.

James Madison University: 93.0%Eastern Mennonite University: 4.5%Massanutten Regional Library: 2.0%Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital Medical Center: 0.5%93%largest
James Madison University8,496 · 93.0%Eastern Mennonite University408 · 4.5%Massanutten Regional Library180 · 2.0%Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital Medical Center50 · 0.5%

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Which keywords describe research in Harrisonburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Globalization, Gender, History, Mental Health, Higher Education, Social Justice 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization54▲ 2.0×57 topics
  2. Climate Change44▲ 1.19×65 topics
  3. Mental Health44▲ 2.2×32 topics
  4. Machine Learning42◆ 0.94×42 topics
  5. Education42▲ 1.78×49 topics
  6. History34▲ 3.6×31 topics
  7. Student Engagement34▲ 6.2×13 topics
  8. Gender34▲ 4.6×35 topics
  9. Social Justice32▲ 3.9×23 topics
  10. Identity31▲ 3.1×39 topics
  11. Higher Education31▲ 4.2×17 topics
  12. Social Media28▲ 1.41×22 topics
  13. Ethics25▲ 3.7×22 topics
  14. Innovation24▲ 1.70×21 topics
  15. Religion24▲ 3.7×21 topics
  16. Colonialism23▲ 3.6×25 topics
  17. Feminism21▲ 5.5×13 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis21▲ 2.6×13 topics
  19. Corporate Governance21▲ 2.0×13 topics
  20. Literature20▲ 2.8×25 topics
  21. Reflective Practice20▲ 7.9×7 topics
  22. Culture20▲ 2.7×21 topics
  23. Neoliberalism20▲ 4.0×19 topics
  24. Nationalism19▲ 3.0×21 topics
  25. Well-being18▲ 3.5×13 topics
  26. Technology Integration18▲ 4.2×9 topics
  27. Community Engagement17▲ 3.7×11 topics
  28. Democracy16▲ 3.3×18 topics
  29. Professional Development16▲ 5.7×10 topics
  30. Society15▲ 5.8×13 topics
  31. Diversity15▲ 6.2×8 topics
  32. Academic Achievement14▲ 6.0×9 topics
  33. Student Perceptions14▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Psychology14▲ 7.7×8 topics
  35. Race13▲ 8.7×14 topics
  36. Experiential Learning13▲ 19×6 topics
  37. Informal Learning12▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Teaching Methods12▲ 6.1×7 topics
  39. Teacher Preparation11▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Engineering Education10▲ 8.6×4 topics

What research is done in Harrisonburg?

  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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