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Research in Kingston

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Kingston, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Rhode Island.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
671k
30.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kingston

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Which research institutions are in Kingston?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Rhode IslandUniversity 22,020 #888
2Pro Change Behavior Systems (United States)Company 74 not ranked
3Gordon Research ConferencesNonprofit 16 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.

Which fields of science does Kingston work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Kingston is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (14%), Medicine (13%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,063 fractional works · 40.9% of its workEngineering: 334 fractional works · 12.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 74 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 277 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEcology: 87 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 143 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOceanography: 73 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 132 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 68 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 805 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 355 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 115 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 71 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 157 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 67 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 98 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 89 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 83 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 61 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 448 fractional works · 17.2% of its workMedicine: 350 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 44 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 77 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 54 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 281 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 119 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 71 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 56 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKKingston2,598fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering33412.8%
    2. Environmental Science27710.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1435.5%
    4. Computer Science1325.1%
    5. Materials Science682.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy401.5%
    7. Chemistry301.2%
    8. Mathematics240.9%
    9. Energy100.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.2%
    1. Social Sciences35513.7%
    2. Psychology1576.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities983.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting893.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance833.2%
    6. Decision Sciences240.9%
    1. Medicine35013.5%
    2. Health Professions773.0%
    3. Nursing160.6%
    4. Veterinary30.1%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1194.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences712.7%
    3. Neuroscience562.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology251.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kingston strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kingston is most concentrated in Oceanography and Ecology (10.0× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 63.8 works10×
  2. EcologySubfield · 76.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 302 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 244 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 301 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 138 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 310 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.52×125 works
  2. Environmental Science2.18×244 works
  3. Psychology1.99×138 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×75 works
  5. Nursing1.27×14 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×10 works
  7. Neuroscience1.20×44 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.19×78 works
  9. Health Professions1.17×70 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.08×78 works
  11. Social Sciences1.08×310 works
  12. Veterinary0.94×3 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.94×21 works
  14. Engineering0.89×302 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×19 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×99 works
  17. Materials Science0.79×62 works
  18. Chemistry0.77×27 works
  19. Mathematics0.76×20 works
  20. Medicine0.69×301 works
  21. Computer Science0.66×116 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.66×33 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.61×5 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×60 works
  25. Energy0.42×9 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Kingston?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Ocean Acidification, Population Dynamics, Psychiatric Disorders, Global Warming, Prevalence and Substance Use Disorders.

▲ 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. Climate Change178▲ 2.5×86 topics
  2. Epidemiology91◆ 0.88×87 topics
  3. Mental Health85▲ 2.3×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning73▼ 0.84×61 topics
  5. Sustainability67◆ 1.06×62 topics
  6. Public Health60▲ 1.59×44 topics
  7. Globalization59◆ 1.15×65 topics
  8. Environmental Impact56▲ 1.27×46 topics
  9. Global Warming40▲ 3.6×14 topics
  10. Prevalence40▲ 3.8×12 topics
  11. Social Support36▲ 2.6×14 topics
  12. Conservation36▲ 3.2×18 topics
  13. Population Dynamics35▲ 5.3×12 topics
  14. Resilience35▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Health Effects35▲ 2.2×21 topics
  16. Adolescents34▲ 3.6×9 topics
  17. Ocean Acidification32▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Psychiatric Disorders29▲ 8.1×4 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries28▲ 2.6×3 topics
  20. Global Burden of Disease26▲ 4.1×4 topics
  21. Substance Use Disorders26▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Fisheries Sustainability22▲ 9.6×2 topics
  23. Trophic Cascades22▲ 9.0×2 topics
  24. Marine Ecosystems21▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Sea-Level Rise21▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Impulsivity21▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Eutrophication21▲ 7.2×4 topics
  28. Climate Change Impacts21▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Marine Environment21▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Harmful Algal Blooms20▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Behavioral Interventions19▲ 8.9×2 topics
  32. Alcohol Dependence18▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Motivational Interviewing18▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Predator-Prey Interactions18▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Marine Sediments17▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Dissolved Organic Matter17▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Oceanic Carbon Cycle17▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Benthic Communities17▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity17▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Ecosystem Management17▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Kingston?

Substance Abuse Treatmen…16Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 16 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…15Marine and coastal ecosystems: 15 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 15 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…15Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 15 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…14Underwater Acoustics Research: 14 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 11 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…10Marine animal studies overview: 10 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 10 fractional works
EpidemiologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 16 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 15 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 15 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 14 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 10 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 10 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 counting20%40%Kingston19.1% 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 31.3% in 2016.

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