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Research in Hattiesburg

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Hattiesburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
272k
18.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Hattiesburg

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 Hattiesburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Southern MississippiUniversity 12,329 #2,783
2William Carey UniversityUniversity 1,958 #7,192
3Hattiesburg ClinicHospital / health system 204 #26,066 all time
4Hybrid Plastics (United States)Company 54 not ranked
5Pine Belt Mental Healthcare ResourcesHospital / health system 9 not ranked
6Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest CountyArchive 0 not ranked
7Dream of HattiesburgNonprofit 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 Southern Mississippi: 84.7%William Carey University: 13.5%Hattiesburg Clinic: 1.4%Hybrid Plastics (United States): 0.4%1 other listed: 0.1%85%largest
University of Southern Mississippi12k · 84.7%William Carey University1,958 · 13.5%Hattiesburg Clinic204 · 1.4%Hybrid Plastics (United States)54 · 0.4%1 other listed9 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Hattiesburg work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Hattiesburg is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (18%), Psychology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 806 fractional works · 40.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 374 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 115 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 75 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 56 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGender Studies: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 162 fractional works · 8.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 59 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 97 fractional works · 4.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 79 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 72 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 52 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 592 fractional works · 29.6% of its workEngineering: 149 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 122 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 111 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 33 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOceanography: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 441 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMedicine: 358 fractional works · 17.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 50 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 75 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 160 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHattiesburg2,000fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences37418.7%
    2. Psychology1628.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting974.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities793.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance723.6%
    6. Decision Sciences221.1%
    1. Engineering1497.5%
    2. Computer Science1226.1%
    3. Environmental Science1115.6%
    4. Materials Science773.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences623.1%
    6. Chemistry301.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy180.9%
    8. Mathematics140.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering50.3%
    10. Energy40.2%
    1. Medicine35817.9%
    2. Health Professions753.8%
    3. Nursing40.2%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology613.1%
    2. Neuroscience402.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences361.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology190.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hattiesburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hattiesburg is most concentrated in Oceanography (5.3× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 25.8 works5.3×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 95 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 65 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 296 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 331 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.68×142 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.93×53 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.81×67 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.64×92 works
  5. Social Sciences1.51×331 works
  6. Health Professions1.45×66 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.30×65 works
  8. Neuroscience1.26×35 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.23×21 works
  10. Environmental Science1.10×95 works
  11. Materials Science1.07×65 works
  12. Chemistry0.99×27 works
  13. Medicine0.89×296 works
  14. Computer Science0.79×107 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×5 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.76×5 works
  17. Mathematics0.64×13 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×11 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×52 works
  20. Engineering0.49×128 works
  21. Nursing0.47×4 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×34 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.39×15 works
  24. Veterinary0.39×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.31×3 works
  26. Energy0.24×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Hattiesburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Student Engagement, Public Health, Public Opinion, Machine Learning and Political Philosophy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology97▲ 1.22×108 topics
  2. Mental Health73▲ 2.6×36 topics
  3. Climate Change69▲ 1.27×59 topics
  4. Machine Learning63◆ 0.95×67 topics
  5. Deep Learning51▼ 0.74×62 topics
  6. Public Health48▲ 1.65×40 topics
  7. Globalization44◆ 1.12×60 topics
  8. Human Rights38▲ 1.84×40 topics
  9. Social Media37▲ 1.33×23 topics
  10. Quality of Life34▲ 1.19×43 topics
  11. Depression33▲ 1.89×19 topics
  12. Nanocomposites33▲ 2.1×17 topics
  13. Student Engagement32▲ 4.0×14 topics
  14. Risk Factors31▲ 1.40×33 topics
  15. Corporate Governance30▲ 2.0×20 topics
  16. Social Support29▲ 2.7×15 topics
  17. Identity28▲ 1.91×32 topics
  18. Nationalism26▲ 3.0×12 topics
  19. Gender26▲ 2.4×29 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation24▲ 3.8×8 topics
  21. Social Justice23▲ 1.94×25 topics
  22. Adolescents22▲ 3.0×7 topics
  23. Public Opinion21▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Well-being21▲ 2.6×14 topics
  25. Feminism20▲ 3.4×16 topics
  26. Diversity20▲ 5.6×8 topics
  27. Discrimination19▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Political Philosophy19▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Conducting Polymers18▲ 6.8×2 topics
  30. Fisheries Sustainability18▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Federalism18▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Intersectionality17▲ 4.5×12 topics
  33. American founding16▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Constitutional government16▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Developmental Trajectories16▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Injury Prevention15▲ 6.1×5 topics
  37. Academic Achievement15▲ 4.3×9 topics
  38. Academic Performance14▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Special Education14▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Polymer Blends14▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Hattiesburg?

American Constitutional Law and Politics: 16 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 11 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 9 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…9Higher Education Research Studies: 9 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 9 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…8Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 8 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 8 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPolymers and PlasticsGlobal and Planetary ChangeClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 11 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 9 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Research Studies Education 9 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 9 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 8 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 8 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%Hattiesburg14.9% 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 25.8% in 2009.

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