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Research in Knoxville

Science Explorer records 46 research institutions in Knoxville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Johnson University and Knoxville College.

Research institutions
46
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
90k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.4%
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 Knoxville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUniversity 66,830 #409
2Johnson UniversityUniversity 10,511 #2,806
3Knoxville CollegeUniversity 4,863 #3,222
4Tennessee Valley AuthorityGovernment institution 1,358 #12,402 all time
5University of Tennessee Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,244 #14,581
6South CollegeUniversity 1,142 #9,490
7University RadiologyUniversity 1,132 #20,688
8National Transportation Research CenterGovernment institution 730 #14,003
9University of Tennessee SystemUniversity 359 #26,578
10490 BioTech (United States)Company 312 #18,991
11Joint Institute for Computational SciencesResearch facility 268 #8,300 all time
12Thompson Cancer Survival CenterHospital / health system 199 #21,611 all time
13Analysis and Measurement Services (United States)Company 187 #31,712 all time
14National Institute for Mathematical and Biological SynthesisResearch facility 159 #21,383 all time
15Tennessee Orthopaedic ClinicsHospital / health system 158 #29,451 all time
16Tennessee Cancer SpecialistsHospital / health system 116 not ranked
17East Tennessee Children's HospitalHospital / health system 111 not ranked
18Pellissippi State Community CollegeUniversity 109 not ranked
19Technology for Energy Corporation (United States)Company 67 not ranked
20Skin Wellness CenterHospital / health system 59 not ranked
21William C. Tallent Outpatient ClinicHospital / health system 58 not ranked
22Knox County SchoolsUniversity 58 not ranked
23Webb School of KnoxvilleUniversity 49 not ranked
24Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 47 not ranked
25Third Dimension Technologies (United States)Company 46 not ranked
26Control Technology Incorporation (United States)Company 40 not ranked
27Provision HealthcareHospital / health system 38 not ranked
28Southeastern Retina AssociatesHospital / health system 33 not ranked
29Imaging Technology Consulting (United States)Company 30 not ranked
30Microbial Insights (United States)Company 29 not ranked
31Alliance for Multispecialty Research (United States)Company 25 not ranked
32Provision Center for Proton TherapyHospital / health system 16 not ranked
33MillenniTek (United States)Company 13 not ranked
34University General SurgeonsHospital / health system 12 not ranked
35Tau Beta Pi AssociationInstitution 11 not ranked
36Volunteer Research Group and New Orleans Center for Clinical ResearchHospital / health system 9 not ranked
37PHDS (United States)Company 5 not ranked
38PTAC (United States)Company 5 not ranked
39Society for the Study of Social ProblemsInstitution 3 not ranked
40Florence Crittenton AgencyNonprofit 2 not ranked
41United Cancer Support FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
42Phelps2020 (United States)Company 2 not ranked
43Knox County Public LibraryArchive 2 not ranked
44Phenotype Screening Corporation (United States)Company 1 not ranked
45Metropolitan Drug CommissionGovernment institution 1 not ranked
46East Tennessee Historical SocietyNonprofit 1 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.

University of Tennessee at Knoxville: 73.9%Johnson University: 11.6%Knoxville College: 5.4%Tennessee Valley Authority: 1.5%42 others listed: 7.6%74%largest
University of Tennessee at Knoxville67k · 73.9%Johnson University11k · 11.6%Knoxville College4,863 · 5.4%Tennessee Valley Authority1,358 · 1.5%42 others listed6,890 · 7.6%

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

What is Knoxville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Knoxville is most concentrated in General Materials Science, Veterinary and Small Animals (6.5× the world share in General Materials Science).

  1. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 33.9 works6.5×
  2. VeterinaryField · 101.1 works6.2×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 87.5 works6.0×
  4. RadiationSubfield · 66.0 works4.0×
  5. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 58.7 works3.1×
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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 Knoxville?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Mental Health, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Public Health and Power Electronics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology536◆ 1.13×133 topics
  2. Climate Change373▲ 1.16×104 topics
  3. Machine Learning299▼ 0.77×87 topics
  4. Mental Health248▲ 1.42×41 topics
  5. Deep Learning244▼ 0.60×76 topics
  6. Sustainability212▼ 0.73×88 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties210▲ 1.81×37 topics
  8. Public Health200▲ 1.16×61 topics
  9. Environmental Impact191◆ 0.94×58 topics
  10. Inflammation181▼ 0.73×83 topics
  11. Risk Factors167▲ 1.27×37 topics
  12. Nanoparticles159◆ 1.06×43 topics
  13. Renewable Energy157◆ 0.91×47 topics
  14. Microstructure156▲ 2.5×19 topics
  15. Treatment137◆ 0.95×50 topics
  16. Diagnosis123◆ 1.10×41 topics
  17. Depression120◆ 1.15×24 topics
  18. Biodiversity118▲ 1.32×34 topics
  19. Power Electronics109▲ 2.7×8 topics
  20. Social Support101▲ 1.52×17 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing99▲ 2.7×8 topics
  22. Gender99▲ 1.53×42 topics
  23. Resilience96▲ 1.67×16 topics
  24. Health Disparities74▲ 2.4×9 topics
  25. Hydrological Modeling72▲ 2.6×5 topics
  26. Oxidation Resistance67▲ 5.2×3 topics
  27. Sea Level Rise64▲ 4.2×3 topics
  28. Electron Acceleration61▲ 7.6×2 topics
  29. Solar Wind61▲ 5.5×2 topics
  30. Ionosphere60▲ 9.0×1 topic
  31. Magnetosphere60▲ 9.0×1 topic
  32. Geodetic Measurements59▲ 4.6×2 topics
  33. GRACE57▲ 9.3×1 topic
  34. groundwater depletion57▲ 9.3×1 topic
  35. Phase Stability53▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. High Temperature Behavior48▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. High-Entropy Alloys43▲ 7.3×1 topic
  38. Multi-Component Alloys43▲ 7.3×1 topic
  39. Accident Tolerant Fuels43▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Fuel Cladding43▲ 9.7×1 topic

What research is done in Knoxville?

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 60 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 57 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 45 works
  4. 4 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 43 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 43 works
  6. 6 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 41 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 35 works
  8. 8 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 34 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 33 works
  10. 10 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 32 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.