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Research in Murfreesboro

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Murfreesboro, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Middle Tennessee State University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.1k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
93k
15.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Murfreesboro

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 Murfreesboro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Middle Tennessee State UniversityUniversity 5,774 #5,550
2BioVentures (United States)Company 121 #24,938 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Murfreesboro work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Murfreesboro is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (9%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 534 fractional works · 50.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 243 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 75 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 62 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 76 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 66 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMusic: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 66 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 62 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 41 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 282 fractional works · 26.5% of its workComputer Science: 85 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 72 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 41 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 138 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMedicine: 97 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 111 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMurfreesboro1,064fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences50%

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 Sciences24322.8%
    2. Psychology767.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities666.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting666.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance625.8%
    6. Decision Sciences212.0%
    1. Computer Science858.0%
    2. Engineering726.8%
    3. Environmental Science413.9%
    4. Mathematics242.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy161.5%
    6. Chemistry151.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.2%
    8. Materials Science121.2%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine979.1%
    2. Health Professions343.2%
    3. Veterinary40.3%
    4. Nursing30.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology413.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences393.6%
    3. Neuroscience222.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Murfreesboro?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Innovation, Social Media, Gender, Higher Education, Mental Health and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Globalization50▲ 2.4×67 topics
  2. Deep Learning38◆ 1.04×56 topics
  3. Machine Learning36◆ 1.02×53 topics
  4. Climate Change32◆ 1.12×54 topics
  5. Social Media29▲ 1.95×21 topics
  6. Innovation28▲ 2.5×32 topics
  7. Education28▲ 1.51×36 topics
  8. Mental Health27▲ 1.78×30 topics
  9. Identity25▲ 3.2×30 topics
  10. Sustainability24◆ 0.94×54 topics
  11. Educational Technology22▲ 1.76×16 topics
  12. Gender20▲ 3.5×28 topics
  13. Neural Networks20▲ 1.21×23 topics
  14. Corporate Governance20▲ 2.5×15 topics
  15. Economic Growth20▲ 2.3×20 topics
  16. Higher Education19▲ 3.4×17 topics
  17. History18▲ 2.4×19 topics
  18. Culture18▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Technology16▲ 2.9×13 topics
  20. Student Engagement16▲ 3.8×12 topics
  21. Regulation14▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Colonialism14▲ 2.7×21 topics
  23. Religion14▲ 2.7×17 topics
  24. Risk Management13▲ 2.6×11 topics
  25. Neoliberalism13▲ 3.3×15 topics
  26. Technology Integration13▲ 3.8×10 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction12▲ 2.7×10 topics
  28. Health12▲ 2.9×15 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development12▲ 7.1×4 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 3.5×11 topics
  31. Labor Market11▲ 3.7×8 topics
  32. Monetary Policy11▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Student Perceptions10▲ 5.4×7 topics
  34. Language Development10▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Self-Regulation9▲ 4.9×6 topics
  36. Market Efficiency9▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Career Development9▲ 7.0×6 topics
  38. Engineering Education8▲ 9.3×4 topics
  39. Reading Comprehension8▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Law Enforcement7▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Murfreesboro?

Reading and Literacy Dev…6Reading and Literacy Development: 6 fractional worksOccupational Health and …5Occupational Health and Safety Research: 5 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…5Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…5Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 5 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksEngineering Education an…4Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyEducationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 5 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 5 works
  6. 6 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 5 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 4 works

Research output over time

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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%Murfreesboro16.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.5% in 2009.

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