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Research in Lynchburg

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Lynchburg, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Liberty University, University of Lynchburg and Education & Research Foundation.

Research institutions
13
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.7k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.9%
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 Lynchburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Liberty UniversityUniversity 3,921 #9,820
2University of LynchburgUniversity 1,545 #22,831
3Education & Research FoundationNonprofit 417 #23,278
4Randolph CollegeUniversity 322 #33,532 all time
5Centra HealthHospital / health system 187 #31,229 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 2022–2025. 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.

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.

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 predictsmore →

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 Lynchburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Social Justice, Epidemiology, Social Support, Education, Quality of Life and Psychological Adjustment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology54▲ 1.25×82 topics
  2. Mental Health54▲ 3.4×35 topics
  3. Religion34▲ 6.6×20 topics
  4. Education32▲ 1.69×39 topics
  5. Globalization30▲ 1.39×46 topics
  6. Quality of Life30▲ 1.87×36 topics
  7. Social Justice27▲ 4.2×20 topics
  8. Social Support24▲ 3.9×14 topics
  9. Innovation22▲ 1.95×27 topics
  10. Depression21▲ 2.1×18 topics
  11. Gender20▲ 3.3×20 topics
  12. Qualitative Research19▲ 2.0×15 topics
  13. Resilience16▲ 3.1×11 topics
  14. Leadership16▲ 3.1×14 topics
  15. Well-being16▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. Organizational Performance14▲ 5.3×8 topics
  17. Health14▲ 3.2×12 topics
  18. Nationalism14▲ 2.8×12 topics
  19. Psychological Adjustment14▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Primary Care14▲ 3.3×11 topics
  21. Development13▲ 3.5×12 topics
  22. Spirituality13▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Theology13▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Community Development12▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Employee Engagement11▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Cultural Competence11▲ 8.1×5 topics
  27. NGOs11▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Humanitarianism11▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Civil Society10▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Coping10▲ 18×2 topics
  31. International Aid10▲ 19×2 topics
  32. End-of-Life Care10▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Faith-Based Organizations9▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Social Services9▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Athletic Training9▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. High-Intensity Interval Training9▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Professional Identity9▲ 9.7×3 topics
  38. Injury Prevention8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  39. Church History8▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Ethical Principles8▲ 24×2 topics

What research is done in Lynchburg?

  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

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