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Research in Norfolk

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Norfolk, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Old Dominion University, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Norfolk State University.

Research institutions
26
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.3%
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 Norfolk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Old Dominion UniversityUniversity 21,326 #1,560
2Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolUniversity 7,668 #4,745
3Norfolk State UniversityUniversity 2,779 #17,025
4Children's Hospital of The King's DaughtersHospital / health system 738 #22,367
5Sentara Norfolk General HospitalHospital / health system 354 #29,492 all time
6Tidewater Community CollegeUniversity 206 #30,852 all time
7Children's Specialty GroupHospital / health system 183 #34,059 all time
8Sentara Heart HospitalHospital / health system 170 #35,074 all time
9Virginia Clinical ResearchResearch facility 162 #31,478 all time
10Norfolk AcademyUniversity 122 #42,533 all time
11Reliant Technologies (United States)Company 119 not ranked
12Virginia Eye ConsultantsHospital / health system 87 not ranked
13Norfolk Southern (United States)Company 63 not ranked
14Norfolk Public SchoolsUniversity 42 not ranked
15Insight TherapeuticsHospital / health system 24 not ranked
16Digestive & Liver Disease SpecialistsHospital / health system 23 not ranked
17Bon Secours DePaul Medical CenterHospital / health system 20 not ranked
18People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsNonprofit 17 not ranked
19Angioma AllianceNonprofit 8 not ranked
20Lake Taylor Transitional Care HospitalHospital / health system 5 not ranked
21Chrysler Museum of ArtArchive 4 not ranked
22United States Fleet Forces CommandGovernment institution 2 not ranked
23Clinical Research Associates of TidewaterInstitution 2 not ranked
24EyeRx Research (United States)Company 1 not ranked
25Hampton Roads Community FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
26Submarine Force, AtlanticGovernment institution 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.

Old Dominion University: 62.5%Eastern Virginia Medical School: 22.5%Norfolk State University: 8.1%Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters: 2.2%22 others listed: 4.7%62%largest
Old Dominion University21k · 62.5%Eastern Virginia Medical School7,668 · 22.5%Norfolk State University2,779 · 8.1%Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters738 · 2.2%22 others listed1,616 · 4.7%

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

What is Norfolk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Norfolk is most concentrated in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dermatology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.8× the world share in Obstetrics and Gynecology).

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 47.1 works3.8×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 40.6 works3.5×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 44.4 works3.2×
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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 Norfolk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Reflective Practice and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology261▲ 1.51×120 topics
  2. Deep Learning185▲ 1.24×78 topics
  3. Machine Learning172▲ 1.20×82 topics
  4. Mental Health118▲ 1.84×37 topics
  5. Climate Change105◆ 0.89×79 topics
  6. Quality of Life104▲ 1.64×47 topics
  7. Inflammation95◆ 1.05×75 topics
  8. Risk Factors89▲ 1.85×36 topics
  9. Public Health81▲ 1.27×49 topics
  10. Treatment70▲ 1.31×45 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress68◆ 0.96×50 topics
  12. Social Media68◆ 1.09×26 topics
  13. Neural Networks68◆ 1.01×31 topics
  14. Healthcare67▲ 1.36×28 topics
  15. Depression62▲ 1.60×21 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease58▲ 1.19×34 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome53▲ 1.48×22 topics
  18. Diagnosis51▲ 1.25×37 topics
  19. Big Data50▲ 1.25×25 topics
  20. Internet of Things50▲ 1.31×20 topics
  21. Security49▲ 1.72×23 topics
  22. Primary Care41▲ 2.5×15 topics
  23. Reflective Practice41▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Complications41▲ 1.86×17 topics
  25. Student Engagement37▲ 2.1×14 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality36▲ 3.7×5 topics
  27. Adolescents35▲ 2.1×7 topics
  28. Intersectionality33▲ 4.1×12 topics
  29. IoT Security32▲ 2.3×3 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation31▲ 2.3×9 topics
  31. Health Disparities31▲ 2.7×8 topics
  32. Endothelial Dysfunction30▲ 3.0×8 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Health26▲ 3.1×5 topics
  34. Cultural Competence25▲ 4.5×7 topics
  35. Assessment Methods25▲ 5.2×3 topics
  36. Developmental Trajectories24▲ 4.4×3 topics
  37. Stigma24▲ 4.0×5 topics
  38. Academic Performance20▲ 5.4×5 topics
  39. Faculty Development19▲ 5.7×2 topics
  40. Lattice QCD18▲ 7.1×2 topics

What research is done in Norfolk?

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 16 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 15 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 15 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 13 works
  7. 7 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 13 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  9. 9 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 11 works

Research output over time

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