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Research in Kalamazoo

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Kalamazoo, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Michigan United, Western Michigan University and Stryker (United States).

Research institutions
24
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
35k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.2%
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 Kalamazoo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Western Michigan UniversityUniversity 18,209 #3,427
2Michigan UnitedNonprofit 6,896 #2,961
3W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchNonprofit 5,773 #1,933 all time
4Kalamazoo CollegeUniversity 1,302 #16,719
5Stryker (United States)Company 1,064 #9,976
6Borgess Medical CenterHospital / health system 370 #29,690 all time
7Bronson Methodist HospitalHospital / health system 307 #25,308 all time
8Metabolic Solutions Development Company (United States)Company 141 #25,759 all time
9Kalamazoo Public LibraryArchive 127 #33,163 all time
10Borgess HealthHospital / health system 101 not ranked
11Kalamazoo Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system 97 not ranked
12West Michigan Cancer CenterHospital / health system 88 not ranked
13AureoGen Biosciences (United States)Company 47 not ranked
14Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeUniversity 42 not ranked
15Cyprotex (United States)Company 31 not ranked
16Fetzer InstituteNonprofit 20 not ranked
17Proteos (United States)Company 18 not ranked
18Bronson Health FoundationHospital / health system 10 not ranked
19Hunting Retriever ClubNonprofit 7 not ranked
20Recovery Institute of Southwest MichiganNonprofit 7 not ranked
21Vestaron (United States)Company 7 not ranked
22NanoVir (United States)Company 5 not ranked
23Michigan Pharmacists AssociationInstitution 3 not ranked
24KNI Southwest Michigan Imaging CenterHospital / health system 2 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.

Western Michigan University: 52.5%Michigan United: 19.9%W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: 16.6%Kalamazoo College: 3.8%20 others listed: 7.2%53%largest
Western Michigan University18k · 52.5%Michigan United6,896 · 19.9%W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research5,773 · 16.6%Kalamazoo College1,302 · 3.8%20 others listed2,494 · 7.2%

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

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 predictsmore →

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 Kalamazoo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Social Support, Public Health, Inflammation, Risk Factors, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology228▲ 1.41×127 topics
  2. Inflammation113▲ 1.32×76 topics
  3. Machine Learning112▼ 0.83×77 topics
  4. Mental Health111▲ 1.85×40 topics
  5. Public Health99▲ 1.65×56 topics
  6. Deep Learning93▼ 0.66×73 topics
  7. Quality of Life91▲ 1.54×51 topics
  8. Risk Factors86▲ 1.92×37 topics
  9. Climate Change78▼ 0.71×83 topics
  10. Globalization78◆ 0.96×80 topics
  11. Social Support76▲ 3.3×17 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease68▲ 1.49×37 topics
  13. Treatment66▲ 1.32×51 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress62◆ 0.92×56 topics
  15. Depression61▲ 1.69×22 topics
  16. Health Disparities46▲ 4.2×8 topics
  17. Genetics44▲ 1.52×27 topics
  18. Aging42▲ 1.91×17 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis42▲ 1.73×20 topics
  20. Mortality Risk40▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Evidence-Based Practice40▲ 7.5×7 topics
  22. Well-being39▲ 2.5×14 topics
  23. Student Engagement38▲ 2.3×13 topics
  24. Anxiety38▲ 1.94×11 topics
  25. Health Equity38▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Medical Education33▲ 3.1×12 topics
  27. Neighborhood Effects32▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis32▲ 2.7×12 topics
  29. Reflective Practice32▲ 4.2×7 topics
  30. Social Relationships31▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. Behavioral Interventions25▲ 7.7×3 topics
  32. Long-Term Care25▲ 7.9×2 topics
  33. Special Education24▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Loneliness23▲ 8.5×1 topic
  35. Socioeconomic Inequalities23▲ 8.5×1 topic
  36. Faculty Development20▲ 6.2×2 topics
  37. Complexity Theory19▲ 9.2×5 topics
  38. Functional Analysis19▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Positive Behavior Support19▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Labor Force Participation18▲ 9.6×2 topics

What research is done in Kalamazoo?

  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

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