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Research in Kalamazoo

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Kalamazoo, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Western Michigan University, Michigan United and Stryker (United States).

Research institutions
20
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
35k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
745k
21.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kalamazoo

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 Kalamazoo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Western Michigan UniversityUniversity 18,298 #1,380
2Michigan UnitedNonprofit 6,896 #1,477
3W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchNonprofit 5,773 #27,345 all time
4Kalamazoo CollegeUniversity 1,302 #9,746
5Stryker (United States)Company 1,064 #8,015
6Metabolic Solutions Development Company (United States)Company 141 #29,715 all time
7Kalamazoo Public LibraryArchive 127 #20,569 all time
8Borgess HealthHospital / health system 101 not ranked
9AureoGen Biosciences (United States)Company 47 not ranked
10Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeUniversity 42 not ranked
11Cyprotex (United States)Company 31 not ranked
12Fetzer InstituteNonprofit 20 not ranked
13Proteos (United States)Company 18 not ranked
14Bronson Health FoundationHospital / health system 10 not ranked
15Hunting Retriever ClubNonprofit 7 not ranked
16Recovery Institute of Southwest MichiganNonprofit 7 not ranked
17Vestaron (United States)Company 7 not ranked
18NanoVir (United States)Company 5 not ranked
19Michigan Pharmacists AssociationInstitution 3 not ranked
20KNI Southwest Michigan Imaging CenterHospital / health system 2 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.

Western Michigan University: 54.0%Michigan United: 20.3%W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: 17.0%Kalamazoo College: 3.8%16 others listed: 4.8%54%largest
Western Michigan University18k · 54.0%Michigan United6,896 · 20.3%W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research5,773 · 17.0%Kalamazoo College1,302 · 3.8%16 others listed1,632 · 4.8%

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

Which fields of science does Kalamazoo work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Kalamazoo is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,468 fractional works · 32.2% of its workMedicine: 1,239 fractional works · 27.2% of its workSurgery: 177 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 117 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 101 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 96 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 82 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 192 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 111 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,387 fractional works · 30.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 648 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 196 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 135 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 284 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 94 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 78 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 158 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 121 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 108 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 79 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 67 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,221 fractional works · 26.8% of its workEngineering: 486 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 91 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 245 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 154 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 90 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 482 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 241 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 130 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 104 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 71 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKalamazoo4,558fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences30%

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 Sciences1,46832.2%
    1. Medicine1,23927.2%
    2. Health Professions1924.2%
    3. Nursing210.5%
    4. Dentistry100.2%
    5. Veterinary70.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,38730.4%
    1. Social Sciences64814.2%
    2. Psychology2846.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities1583.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1212.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1082.4%
    6. Decision Sciences671.5%
    1. Engineering48610.7%
    2. Computer Science2455.4%
    3. Environmental Science1543.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy902.0%
    5. Materials Science741.6%
    6. Mathematics571.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences551.2%
    8. Chemistry330.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering160.3%
    10. Energy100.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2415.3%
    2. Neuroscience1042.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences711.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology571.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kalamazoo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kalamazoo is most concentrated in Health and Emergency Medicine (3.2× the world share in Health).

  1. HealthSubfield · 38.9 works3.2×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 29.5 works3.0×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 218 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 92 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 224 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 447 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 142 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 173 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 1,108 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 136 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 111 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 62 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 100 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 252 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 574 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.02×252 works
  2. Health Professions1.60×173 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.55×62 works
  4. Medicine1.41×1,108 works
  5. Neuroscience1.38×92 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×52 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.15×136 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×100 works
  9. Veterinary1.13×6 works
  10. Social Sciences1.11×574 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×218 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.98×14 works
  13. Mathematics0.97×47 works
  14. Nursing0.95×19 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.92×84 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.84×111 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.82×52 works
  18. Engineering0.73×447 works
  19. Computer Science0.70×224 works
  20. Environmental Science0.70×142 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×8 works
  22. Materials Science0.48×69 works
  23. Chemistry0.46×29 works
  24. Dentistry0.45×9 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×63 works
  26. Energy0.24×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Kalamazoo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Social Support, Public Health, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Evidence-Based Practice and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology256▲ 1.41×128 topics
  2. Machine Learning126▼ 0.83×78 topics
  3. Inflammation125▲ 1.29×76 topics
  4. Mental Health122▲ 1.87×41 topics
  5. Public Health115▲ 1.73×59 topics
  6. Deep Learning101▼ 0.64×76 topics
  7. Risk Factors100▲ 2.0×37 topics
  8. Quality of Life100▲ 1.52×53 topics
  9. Globalization87◆ 0.97×87 topics
  10. Social Support80▲ 3.2×18 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease77▲ 1.48×37 topics
  12. Treatment71▲ 1.28×51 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress68◆ 0.90×57 topics
  14. Depression67▲ 1.68×23 topics
  15. Health Disparities49▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Identity48▲ 1.47×49 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis47▲ 1.74×20 topics
  18. Evidence-Based Practice45▲ 7.4×7 topics
  19. Aging44▲ 1.78×17 topics
  20. Global Burden44▲ 1.76×12 topics
  21. Well-being42▲ 2.4×14 topics
  22. Health Equity42▲ 3.2×6 topics
  23. Mortality Risk42▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Student Engagement41▲ 2.3×13 topics
  25. Anxiety41▲ 1.88×11 topics
  26. Medical Education40▲ 3.2×12 topics
  27. Reflective Practice37▲ 4.3×7 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis34▲ 2.6×12 topics
  29. Neighborhood Effects34▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Social Relationships32▲ 7.7×2 topics
  31. Behavioral Interventions26▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Special Education26▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Long-Term Care26▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Loneliness24▲ 8.1×1 topic
  35. Socioeconomic Inequalities24▲ 8.1×1 topic
  36. Faculty Development22▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. Complexity Theory21▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Labor Force Participation20▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Functional Analysis20▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Positive Behavior Support20▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Kalamazoo?

Health disparities and o…23Health disparities and outcomes: 23 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…19Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 19 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 16 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 15 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 14 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 13 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 12 fractional worksIntergenerational Family…12Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 12 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 12 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 11 fractional works
HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 23 works
  2. 2 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 19 works
  3. 3 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 16 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  5. 5 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 14 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 13 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 12 works
  8. 8 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 12 works
  10. 10 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 11 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Kalamazoo14.7% 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 22.5% in 2000.

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