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Research in Jackson

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Jackson, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Jackson State University, Building Bridges and Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center.

Research institutions
29
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
503k
24.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Jackson

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 Jackson?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Jackson State UniversityUniversity 4,169 #5,157
2Millsaps CollegeUniversity 543 #16,387 all time
3Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic CenterHospital / health system 393 #22,329
4Building BridgesInstitution 317 #17,090
5Mississippi State Department of HealthGovernment institution 280 #24,859 all time
6Methodist RehabilitationHospital / health system 217 #28,099 all time
7Belhaven UniversityUniversity 108 not ranked
8Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and ParksGovernment institution 104 not ranked
9Mississippi Department of Archives and HistoryArchive 82 not ranked
10Mississippi Museum of Natural ScienceArchive 81 not ranked
11Wesley Biblical SeminaryUniversity 30 not ranked
12Mississippi Institutions of Higher LearningUniversity 22 not ranked
13Mississippi Division of MedicaidGovernment institution 15 not ranked
14University Press of MississippiInstitution 13 not ranked
15Metro Area Community EmpowermentNonprofit 13 not ranked
16Mississippi Department of EducationGovernment institution 11 not ranked
17Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityGovernment institution 8 not ranked
18Community Health Center Association of MississippiHospital / health system 7 not ranked
19Mississippi Board of PharmacyGovernment institution 5 not ranked
20Mississippi Department of Mental HealthGovernment institution 4 not ranked
21Mississippi Library CommissionArchive 3 not ranked
22Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran CenterInstitution 2 not ranked
23Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation ServicesGovernment institution 2 not ranked
24Foundation for the Mid SouthInstitution 2 not ranked
25Mississippi Academy of SciencesInstitution 1 not ranked
26Office of the Mississippi Secretary of StateGovernment institution 1 not ranked
27Mississippi Department of Human ServicesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
28Phi Theta Kappa Honor SocietyNonprofit 1 not ranked
29Mississippi Public BroadcastingInstitution 1 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.

Jackson State University: 64.8%Millsaps College: 8.4%Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center: 6.1%Building Bridges: 4.9%25 others listed: 15.8%65%largest
Jackson State University4,169 · 64.8%Millsaps College543 · 8.4%Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center393 · 6.1%Building Bridges317 · 4.9%25 others listed1,014 · 15.8%

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

Which fields of science does Jackson work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Jackson is in Health Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,540 fractional works · 52.8% of its workMedicine: 1,365 fractional works · 46.8% of its workSurgery: 198 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 132 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 112 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 80 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 79 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 74 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 64 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 63 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 54 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 54 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 115 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 507 fractional works · 17.4% of its workEngineering: 181 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 89 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 83 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 54 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 440 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 201 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 59 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 112 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 44 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 428 fractional works · 14.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 209 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 106 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 114 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 61 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 44 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJackson2,915fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences15%

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. Health Sciences1,54052.8%
    1. Medicine1,36546.8%
    2. Health Professions1153.9%
    3. Dentistry291.0%
    4. Nursing280.9%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Engineering1816.2%
    2. Environmental Science893.1%
    3. Computer Science832.8%
    4. Materials Science541.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences260.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy260.9%
    7. Chemistry230.8%
    8. Mathematics170.6%
    9. Energy80.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Social Sciences2016.9%
    2. Psychology1123.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities451.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting411.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance301.0%
    6. Decision Sciences120.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2097.2%
    2. Neuroscience1143.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology612.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences341.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Jackson strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jackson is most concentrated in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology (6.6× the world share in Obstetrics and Gynecology).

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 48.1 works6.6×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 113.7 works4.2×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 23.4 works4.2×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 180 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.43× its world share, 100 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 158 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.10× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 101 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 1,199 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 99 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.45×1,199 works
  2. Neuroscience2.43×100 works
  3. Dentistry2.10×26 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.98×51 works
  5. Nursing1.85×23 works
  6. Health Professions1.50×101 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×180 works
  8. Psychology1.27×99 works
  9. Veterinary1.15×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×9 works
  11. Environmental Science0.59×74 works
  12. Chemistry0.56×22 works
  13. Materials Science0.56×50 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×22 works
  15. Social Sciences0.55×176 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.54×40 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×28 works
  18. Mathematics0.49×15 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.46×11 works
  20. Engineering0.41×158 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.40×23 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×33 works
  23. Computer Science0.35×69 works
  24. Energy0.29×7 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×29 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.08×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Jackson?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Heart Failure, Obesity, Oxidative Stress and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology269▲ 2.3×127 topics
  2. Inflammation146▲ 2.4×81 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease131▲ 3.9×37 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome122▲ 5.2×22 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress108▲ 2.3×59 topics
  6. Public Health92▲ 2.2×48 topics
  7. Risk Factors91▲ 2.8×35 topics
  8. Treatment87▲ 2.5×52 topics
  9. Obesity86▲ 3.9×25 topics
  10. Quality of Life76▲ 1.81×47 topics
  11. Heart Failure73▲ 5.6×13 topics
  12. Diagnosis72▲ 2.6×40 topics
  13. Mental Health67▲ 1.61×35 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance55▲ 4.2×10 topics
  15. Hypertension53▲ 6.3×15 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Health52▲ 9.1×7 topics
  17. Depression52▲ 2.0×23 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality50▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Complications49▲ 3.4×16 topics
  20. Endothelial Dysfunction49▲ 7.2×8 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines48▲ 3.0×14 topics
  22. Management45▲ 1.93×32 topics
  23. Guidelines44▲ 3.2×13 topics
  24. Chronic Disease43▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Global Burden43▲ 2.7×12 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders42▲ 2.5×18 topics
  27. Diabetes42▲ 2.8×20 topics
  28. Surgical Management41▲ 3.5×19 topics
  29. Pregnancy Complications38▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Preeclampsia37▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Hypertensive Disorders35▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Placental Development35▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Echocardiography34▲ 4.2×8 topics
  34. Neuroprotection33▲ 3.2×16 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Risk33▲ 3.6×9 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease30▲ 4.1×9 topics
  37. Early-Life Conditions30▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Fetal Programming30▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Fibrosis28▲ 4.8×8 topics
  40. Cardiovascular Events26▲ 7.6×4 topics

What research is done in Jackson?

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 32 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 27 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 15 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 14 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 13 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 12 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …12Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 12 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 12 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 11 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment …11Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 11 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 32 works
  2. 2 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 27 works
  3. 3 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 15 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  5. 5 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 13 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 12 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 11 works
  10. 10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 11 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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%Jackson11.6% 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 23.0% in 2016.

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