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Research in Norfolk

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Norfolk, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Old Dominion University, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Norfolk State University.

Research institutions
24
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
695k
20.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Norfolk

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 Norfolk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Old Dominion UniversityUniversity 21,330 #1,659
2Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolUniversity 7,668 #6,971
3Norfolk State UniversityUniversity 2,779 #11,489
4Children's Hospital of The King's DaughtersHospital / health system 738 #18,717
5Sentara Norfolk General HospitalHospital / health system 354 #23,323 all time
6Tidewater Community CollegeUniversity 206 #23,411 all time
7Children's Specialty GroupHospital / health system 183 #31,142 all time
8Sentara Heart HospitalHospital / health system 170 #29,952 all time
9Virginia Clinical ResearchResearch facility 162 #27,924 all time
10Norfolk AcademyUniversity 122 #33,149 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
22Clinical Research Associates of TidewaterInstitution 2 not ranked
23EyeRx Research (United States)Company 1 not ranked
24Hampton Roads Community FoundationNonprofit 1 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.

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%20 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%20 others listed1,613 · 4.7%

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

Which fields of science does Norfolk work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Norfolk is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,649 fractional works · 32.9% of its workEngineering: 554 fractional works · 11.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 109 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 104 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 484 fractional works · 9.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 180 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 102 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 63 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 165 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 161 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 105 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,572 fractional works · 31.4% of its workMedicine: 1,359 fractional works · 27.1% of its workSurgery: 182 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 114 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 102 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 100 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 92 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 80 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 177 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 94 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,320 fractional works · 26.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 640 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 202 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 140 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 306 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 111 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 95 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 133 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 86 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 80 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 471 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 232 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 126 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 104 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 63 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 63 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorfolk5,012fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering55411.0%
    2. Computer Science4849.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1653.3%
    4. Environmental Science1613.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1052.1%
    6. Materials Science771.5%
    7. Mathematics450.9%
    8. Chemistry410.8%
    9. Energy130.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,57231.4%
    1. Medicine1,35927.1%
    2. Health Professions1773.5%
    3. Nursing170.3%
    4. Dentistry160.3%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,32026.3%
    1. Social Sciences64012.8%
    2. Psychology3066.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1332.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance861.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities801.6%
    6. Decision Sciences741.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2324.6%
    2. Neuroscience1042.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences631.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology631.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 202 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 93 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 421 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 500 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 137 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.57× its world share, 153 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 156 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 1,171 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 68 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 119 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 264 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 553 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.98×264 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.57×153 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.54×65 works
  4. Medicine1.39×1,171 works
  5. Health Professions1.36×156 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×93 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×89 works
  8. Computer Science1.24×421 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.17×52 works
  10. Social Sciences1.00×553 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×202 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×119 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×80 works
  14. Engineering0.76×500 works
  15. Mathematics0.75×38 works
  16. Dentistry0.66×14 works
  17. Nursing0.65×14 works
  18. Environmental Science0.63×137 works
  19. Chemistry0.55×38 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.54×68 works
  21. Materials Science0.45×69 works
  22. Veterinary0.45×3 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×6 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.28×4 works
  25. Energy0.28×11 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×53 works

Which keywords describe research in Norfolk?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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 Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology298▲ 1.49×124 topics
  2. Deep Learning215▲ 1.24×79 topics
  3. Machine Learning204▲ 1.23×83 topics
  4. Mental Health134▲ 1.86×38 topics
  5. Climate Change123◆ 0.90×84 topics
  6. Quality of Life115▲ 1.59×48 topics
  7. Inflammation108◆ 1.02×76 topics
  8. Risk Factors100▲ 1.82×36 topics
  9. Public Health92▲ 1.26×51 topics
  10. Neural Networks82◆ 1.06×33 topics
  11. Healthcare82▲ 1.43×29 topics
  12. Treatment80▲ 1.31×47 topics
  13. Social Media79◆ 1.14×27 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress76◆ 0.92×52 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease69▲ 1.21×35 topics
  16. Depression67▲ 1.51×22 topics
  17. Big Data62▲ 1.29×25 topics
  18. Diagnosis60▲ 1.28×39 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome58▲ 1.43×22 topics
  20. Security56▲ 1.68×24 topics
  21. Internet of Things54▲ 1.25×23 topics
  22. Reflective Practice47▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Complications45▲ 1.80×17 topics
  24. Primary Care45▲ 2.4×15 topics
  25. Student Engagement41▲ 2.1×14 topics
  26. Resilience41▲ 1.66×13 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality40▲ 3.5×5 topics
  28. Adolescents38▲ 2.1×8 topics
  29. Intersectionality38▲ 4.0×12 topics
  30. IoT Security35▲ 2.3×3 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation34▲ 2.2×9 topics
  32. Health Disparities34▲ 2.6×8 topics
  33. Endothelial Dysfunction34▲ 2.9×8 topics
  34. Cybersecurity32▲ 2.5×5 topics
  35. Cultural Competence29▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Health29▲ 3.0×5 topics
  37. Assessment Methods28▲ 5.2×3 topics
  38. Developmental Trajectories26▲ 4.3×3 topics
  39. Academic Medicine23▲ 5.9×3 topics
  40. Faculty Development22▲ 5.7×3 topics

What research is done in Norfolk?

Pregnancy and preeclamps…16Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 16 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…16Innovations in Medical Education: 16 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 15 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …15LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 15 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…14Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 14 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 13 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 13 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…12Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 12 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 11 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 11 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation SystemsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  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.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Norfolk16.3% 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 27.0% in 2013.

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