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Research in La Plata

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in La Plata, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Center for Children.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.7k
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in La Plata?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Center for ChildrenNonprofit 2,649 #10,844
2College of Southern MarylandUniversity 74 not ranked
3Charles County Public SchoolsUniversity 13 not ranked
4University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 8 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.

Center for Children: 96.5%College of Southern Maryland: 2.7%Charles County Public Schools: 0.5%University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center: 0.3%97%largest
Center for Children2,649 · 96.5%College of Southern Maryland74 · 2.7%Charles County Public Schools13 · 0.5%University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center8 · 0.3%

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What is La Plata strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Plata is most concentrated in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology (8.2× the world share in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health).

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 37.6 works8.2×
  2. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 22.8 works7.4×
  3. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 35.0 works5.4×
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Which keywords describe research in La Plata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetics, Prevalence, Adolescents, Treatment, Children, Mental Health and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology90▲ 3.7×107 topics
  2. Genetics31▲ 7.2×16 topics
  3. Treatment31▲ 4.2×36 topics
  4. Mental Health30▲ 3.3×28 topics
  5. Public Health30▲ 3.3×39 topics
  6. Inflammation28▲ 2.2×56 topics
  7. Prevalence25▲ 10×14 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress25▲ 2.5×37 topics
  9. Adolescents25▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Management21▲ 4.4×22 topics
  11. Diagnosis21▲ 3.6×28 topics
  12. Children20▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Quality of Life18▲ 2.0×40 topics
  14. Depression17▲ 3.1×17 topics
  15. Risk Factors16▲ 2.4×30 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation15▲ 8.0×7 topics
  17. Obesity14▲ 3.1×22 topics
  18. Nutrition13▲ 4.7×9 topics
  19. Resilience13▲ 4.3×7 topics
  20. Neurobiology13▲ 8.0×9 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis13▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders12▲ 3.5×16 topics
  23. Pathogenesis12▲ 3.9×19 topics
  24. Adolescent Health12▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Primary Care12▲ 5.0×12 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations11▲ 4.3×21 topics
  27. Executive Functioning10▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Developmental Trajectories10▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Child Health10▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Environmental Factors10▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Educational Technologies10▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Hygienic Assessment10▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Anxiety Disorders10▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Parenting Stress10▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Function10▲ 8.7×4 topics
  36. Coping Strategies10▲ 6.2×6 topics
  37. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes9▲ 8.2×6 topics
  38. Psychopathology9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Disorders8▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Preterm Infants8▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in La Plata?

  1. 1 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  6. 6 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 5 works
  10. 10 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works

Research output over time

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