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Research in Herndon

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Herndon, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are International Institute of Islamic Thought and Volkswagen Group (United States).

Research institutions
25
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.8%
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 Herndon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Volkswagen Group (United States)Company 973 #24,637
2Fibertek (United States)Company 470 #18,478 all time
3National Student Clearinghouse Research CenterNonprofit 453 #14,533 all time
4International Institute of Islamic ThoughtNonprofit 434 #21,908
5Sotera Defense Solutions (United States)Company 182 #15,391 all time
6Virginia Innovation Partnership CorporationNonprofit 161 #24,575 all time
7D-Tech (United States)Company 107 not ranked
8Model Driven Solutions (United States)Company 83 not ranked
9Applied Engineering Management (United States)Company 77 not ranked
10Electronic Warfare Associates (United States)Company 72 not ranked
11NEWhubInstitution 60 not ranked
12Applied Coherent Technology (United States)Company 59 not ranked
13National Student ClearinghouseNonprofit 53 not ranked
14Lattice Government Services (United States)Company 45 not ranked
15Innovative Biologics (United States)Company 41 not ranked
16EDJ AssociatesCompany 28 not ranked
17iDirect Government (United States)Company 27 not ranked
18International Society of Exposure ScienceNonprofit 24 not ranked
19HRI AssociatesCompany 23 not ranked
20Airbus (United States)Company 16 not ranked
21Ashton Security Laboratories (United States)Company 11 not ranked
22Epilepsy Study ConsortiumInstitution 5 not ranked
23American Tai Chi and Qigong AssociationNonprofit 5 not ranked
24Centripetal (United States)Company 3 not ranked
25International Interfaith Peace CorpsNonprofit 1 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.

Volkswagen Group (United States): 28.5%Fibertek (United States): 13.8%National Student Clearinghouse Research Center: 13.3%International Institute of Islamic Thought: 12.7%21 others listed: 31.7%29%largest
Volkswagen Group (United States)973 · 28.5%Fibertek (United States)470 · 13.8%National Student Clearinghouse Research Center453 · 13.3%International Institute of Islamic Thought434 · 12.7%21 others listed1,083 · 31.7%

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What is Herndon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Herndon is most concentrated in Political Science and International Relations and Education (4.5× the world share in Political Science and International Relations).

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 40.8 works4.5×
  2. EducationSubfield · 65.4 works3.5×
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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 Herndon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Globalization, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Pedagogy, Madrasa and Muslim Students.

▲ 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. Globalization45▲ 3.8×46 topics
  2. Islamic Education42▲ 20×3 topics
  3. Curriculum Development33▲ 7.8×9 topics
  4. Teacher Training31▲ 8.2×6 topics
  5. Religious Education29▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Pedagogy28▲ 9.6×5 topics
  7. Madrasa27▲ 61×1 topic
  8. Muslim Students27▲ 61×1 topic
  9. Social Media25▲ 2.9×23 topics
  10. Gender Equality24▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Education23▲ 2.2×31 topics
  12. Human Rights23▲ 3.7×25 topics
  13. Feminism23▲ 13×9 topics
  14. Culture22▲ 7.0×10 topics
  15. Secularism22▲ 35×4 topics
  16. Middle East22▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Empire21▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Ottoman Empire21▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Iran21▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Islamic reform21▲ 78×1 topic
  21. History20▲ 4.7×13 topics
  22. Philosophy20▲ 7.5×8 topics
  23. Ethnicity18▲ 7.8×8 topics
  24. Islam18▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Literature17▲ 5.3×9 topics
  26. Science17▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Social Influence16▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Malay Language16▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Sharia Law16▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Islamic Banking15▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Spirituality14▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Indonesia14▲ 4.7×5 topics
  33. Cultural Capital13▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Islamic Law13▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Qur'anic Exegesis13▲ 97×1 topic
  36. Tafsir Al-Mishbah13▲ 97×1 topic
  37. Tolerance10▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Radicalism10▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Religious Moderation10▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Finance10▲ 8.1×2 topics

What research is done in Herndon?

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 27 works
  2. 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 13 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 9 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 7 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  10. 10 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 5 works

Research output over time

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