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Research in Lynchburg

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Lynchburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Liberty University, University of Lynchburg and Education & Research Foundation.

Research institutions
13
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.7k
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
6.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lynchburg

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 Lynchburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Liberty UniversityUniversity 3,921 #10,677
2University of LynchburgUniversity 1,545 #10,824
3Education & Research FoundationNonprofit 417 #16,595
4Randolph CollegeUniversity 322 #24,544 all time
5Centra HealthHospital / health system 187 #28,705 all time
6Virginia University of LynchburgUniversity 106 not ranked
7Lynchburg Family MedicineHospital / health system 73 not ranked
8Innovative Wireless Technologies (United States)Company 70 not ranked
9Central Virginia Community CollegeUniversity 26 not ranked
10Horizon Behavioral HealthHospital / health system 10 not ranked
11NovaTech (United States)Company 9 not ranked
12Allergy Partners of LynchburgHospital / health system 6 not ranked
13Cognitive Radio TechnologiesCompany 2 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.

Liberty University: 58.6%University of Lynchburg: 23.1%Education & Research Foundation: 6.2%Randolph College: 4.8%9 others listed: 7.3%59%largest
Liberty University3,921 · 58.6%University of Lynchburg1,545 · 23.1%Education & Research Foundation417 · 6.2%Randolph College322 · 4.8%9 others listed489 · 7.3%

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

Which fields of science does Lynchburg work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Lynchburg is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (20%), Psychology (13%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,446 fractional works · 53.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 649 fractional works · 24.2% of its workEducation: 187 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 177 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 66 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth: 46 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 340 fractional works · 12.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 150 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 115 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 257 fractional works · 9.6% of its workReligious studies: 67 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 46 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 131 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 662 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 527 fractional works · 19.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 55 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 112 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 65 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 399 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEngineering: 137 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 93 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 179 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 69 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLynchburg2,686fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences54%

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. Social Sciences1,44653.8%
    1. Social Sciences64924.2%
    2. Psychology34012.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities2579.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1314.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance431.6%
    6. Decision Sciences261.0%
    1. Medicine52719.6%
    2. Health Professions1124.2%
    3. Nursing190.7%
    4. Veterinary30.1%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Engineering1375.1%
    2. Computer Science933.4%
    3. Environmental Science522.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy441.6%
    5. Materials Science301.1%
    6. Mathematics140.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.4%
    8. Chemistry100.4%
    9. Energy50.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology692.6%
    2. Neuroscience421.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences411.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology200.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lynchburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lynchburg is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology (3.9× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 44.9 works3.9×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 236 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 79 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.84× its world share, 95 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 216 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.84×95 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.50×79 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.86×66 works
  4. Health Professions1.76×51 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.55×16 works
  6. Social Sciences1.55×216 works
  7. Medicine1.12×236 works
  8. Veterinary1.01×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×22 works
  10. Neuroscience0.94×17 works
  11. Nursing0.91×5 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.86×21 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×8 works
  14. Computer Science0.67×57 works
  15. Mathematics0.65×8 works
  16. Materials Science0.57×22 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×10 works
  18. Engineering0.53×87 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×31 works
  20. Environmental Science0.44×24 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.37×1 works
  22. Energy0.31×3 works
  23. Chemistry0.30×5 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×1 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×13 works
  26. Dentistry0.06×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Lynchburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Social Justice, Gender, Well-being, Social Support, Spirituality and Leadership.

▲ 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. Mental Health173▲ 4.5×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology137▲ 1.28×98 topics
  3. Religion98▲ 7.9×31 topics
  4. Education93▲ 2.0×69 topics
  5. Social Justice87▲ 5.4×27 topics
  6. Globalization87▲ 1.64×76 topics
  7. Gender80▲ 5.6×37 topics
  8. Social Support75▲ 5.2×17 topics
  9. Quality of Life74▲ 1.92×42 topics
  10. Well-being70▲ 6.7×13 topics
  11. Leadership65▲ 4.9×24 topics
  12. Resilience61▲ 4.6×13 topics
  13. Depression55▲ 2.3×20 topics
  14. Spirituality53▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Qualitative Research52▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction52▲ 4.4×13 topics
  17. Identity52▲ 2.7×34 topics
  18. Health51▲ 4.8×16 topics
  19. Organizational Performance51▲ 7.3×9 topics
  20. Psychological Adjustment46▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Race40▲ 12×14 topics
  22. Feminism38▲ 4.8×17 topics
  23. Trauma38▲ 6.8×10 topics
  24. Stress36▲ 3.7×10 topics
  25. Intersectionality36▲ 7.1×10 topics
  26. Career Development35▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Reflective Practice35▲ 6.9×7 topics
  28. Coping35▲ 27×2 topics
  29. African Christianity34▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation34▲ 4.0×9 topics
  31. End-of-Life Care32▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Academic Achievement32▲ 6.9×10 topics
  33. Employee Engagement32▲ 6.7×6 topics
  34. Theology32▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Diversity28▲ 6.0×10 topics
  36. Cognitive Therapy26▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Academic Performance24▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Biblical Monotheism24▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Jewish Society24▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity24▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Lynchburg?

Religion, Society, and D…9Religion, Society, and Development: 9 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …9Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 9 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 7 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 7 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 6 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…6Sports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHealthReligious studiesSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 9 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 works
  4. 4 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 6 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 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 2025Lynchburg8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.7% in 2001.

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