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Research in Kirksville

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Kirksville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are A.T. Still University and Truman State University.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
14.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kirksville

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 Kirksville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1A.T. Still UniversityUniversity 2,250 #10,035
2Truman State UniversityUniversity 1,709 #11,726
3Preferred Family HealthcareHospital / health system 51 not ranked
4Adair County Historical SocietyGovernment institution 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.

A.T. Still University: 56.1%Truman State University: 42.6%Preferred Family Healthcare: 1.3%Adair County Historical Society: 0.0%56%largest
A.T. Still University2,250 · 56.1%Truman State University1,709 · 42.6%Preferred Family Healthcare51 · 1.3%Adair County Historical Society1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Kirksville work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Kirksville is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Health Professions (10%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 474 fractional works · 55.9% of its workMedicine: 330 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSurgery: 44 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 35 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 85 fractional works · 10.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 39 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 53 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthodontics: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPeriodontics: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 184 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 41 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 106 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 84 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKirksville848fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences22%

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. Medicine33038.9%
    2. Health Professions8510.0%
    3. Dentistry536.2%
    4. Nursing40.5%
    5. Veterinary30.3%
    1. Social Sciences728.5%
    2. Psychology495.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities414.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting60.7%
    6. Decision Sciences60.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology546.3%
    2. Neuroscience252.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology111.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
    1. Engineering232.7%
    2. Computer Science212.5%
    3. Environmental Science161.9%
    4. Mathematics70.9%
    5. Chemistry50.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.5%
    7. Materials Science40.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kirksville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kirksville is most concentrated in Dentistry (13.1× the world share in Dentistry).

  1. DentistryField · 46.3 works13×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 13.11× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.81× its world share, 73 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 280 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry13.11×46 works
  2. Health Professions3.81×73 works
  3. Veterinary2.46×2 works
  4. Medicine2.00×280 works
  5. Psychology1.97×44 works
  6. Neuroscience1.86×22 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.59×34 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×10 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×3 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×44 works
  11. Nursing1.04×4 works
  12. Mathematics0.84×7 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.74×5 works
  14. Social Sciences0.69×64 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×8 works
  16. Chemistry0.44×5 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.37×13 works
  19. Computer Science0.34×19 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×11 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×6 works
  22. Engineering0.17×19 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.14×2 works
  24. Energy0.08×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Kirksville?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Risk Factors, Athletic Training, Reflective Practice, Medical Education and Orthognathic Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology94▲ 2.8×104 topics
  2. Quality of Life43▲ 3.5×45 topics
  3. Inflammation27▲ 1.50×64 topics
  4. Risk Factors27▲ 2.9×32 topics
  5. COVID-1920▲ 1.85×17 topics
  6. Mental Health20▲ 1.68×31 topics
  7. Treatment20▲ 1.91×42 topics
  8. Primary Care19▲ 6.2×12 topics
  9. Depression18▲ 2.4×20 topics
  10. Clinical Trials17▲ 3.0×17 topics
  11. Athletic Training15▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Prevention15▲ 4.2×13 topics
  13. Reflective Practice15▲ 9.4×6 topics
  14. Medical Education14▲ 6.3×12 topics
  15. Rehabilitation14▲ 4.2×10 topics
  16. Well-being14▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. Orthognathic Surgery13▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Assessment Methods12▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Consciousness12▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Dental Esthetics12▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Neuropathology12▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Orthodontic Tooth Movement12▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Recovery12▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Faculty Development12▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Psychological Factors12▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Encephalopathy12▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice12▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Competency-Based Education11▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Concussion11▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Neurological11▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Continuing Medical Education11▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Professional Identity Formation11▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Gender Bias11▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Mentorship11▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Collaborative Practice10▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Bone Regeneration9▲ 9.5×2 topics
  39. Dental Caries9▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Injury Prevention9▲ 8.5×5 topics

What research is done in Kirksville?

Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 11 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 10 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…9Innovations in Medical Education: 9 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…7Sports injuries and prevention: 7 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksAthletic Training and Education: 6 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…6Dental Research and COVID-19: 6 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 5 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 5 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…5Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 5 fractional works
EpidemiologyOrthodonticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 11 works
  2. 2 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 10 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 7 works
  6. 6 Athletic Training and Education Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 works
  7. 7 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 6 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 5 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kirksville9.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.3% in 1999.

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