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Research in Northampton

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Northampton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Smith College.

Research institutions
12
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.7k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.2%
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 Northampton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Smith CollegeUniversity 6,470 #7,132
2VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare SystemHospital / health system 72 not ranked
3Cooley Dickinson Health CareNonprofit 53 not ranked
4Tapestry HealthHospital / health system 50 not ranked
5Clarke Schools for Hearing and SpeechUniversity 27 not ranked
6Mass HumanitiesFunder 5 not ranked
7Coordinating Council for Women in HistoryNonprofit 3 not ranked
8Collaborative for Educational ServicesNonprofit 3 not ranked
9Forbes LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
10Pioneer Valley Books (United States)Company 1 not ranked
11Historic NorthamptonArchive 0 not ranked
12American Macular Degeneration FoundationNonprofit 0 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.

Smith College: 96.8%VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System: 1.1%Cooley Dickinson Health Care: 0.8%Tapestry Health: 0.7%6 others listed: 0.6%97%largest
Smith College6,470 · 96.8%VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System72 · 1.1%Cooley Dickinson Health Care53 · 0.8%Tapestry Health50 · 0.7%6 others listed40 · 0.6%

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

What is Northampton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Northampton is most concentrated in Anthropology (9.3× the world share in Anthropology).

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 20.1 works9.3×
← 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 Northampton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Identity, Globalization, Gender, History, Nationalism, Literature and Culture.

▲ 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. Globalization47▲ 3.1×69 topics
  2. Identity34▲ 6.2×41 topics
  3. Colonialism32▲ 8.9×31 topics
  4. History30▲ 5.6×29 topics
  5. Gender29▲ 6.9×30 topics
  6. Nationalism26▲ 7.5×21 topics
  7. Literature25▲ 6.0×31 topics
  8. Mental Health24▲ 2.2×25 topics
  9. Human Rights23▲ 3.0×24 topics
  10. Culture22▲ 5.5×19 topics
  11. Climate Change22◆ 1.07×45 topics
  12. Education20▲ 1.53×39 topics
  13. Feminism19▲ 8.6×18 topics
  14. Religion19▲ 5.1×21 topics
  15. Philosophy17▲ 5.1×20 topics
  16. Social Justice17▲ 3.7×26 topics
  17. Neoliberalism16▲ 5.9×20 topics
  18. Cultural Identity16▲ 4.0×24 topics
  19. Intersectionality15▲ 11×11 topics
  20. Race14▲ 16×14 topics
  21. Cultural Studies13▲ 4.6×17 topics
  22. Society13▲ 8.5×11 topics
  23. Resilience12▲ 3.2×12 topics
  24. Democracy12▲ 4.3×11 topics
  25. Migration11▲ 4.4×14 topics
  26. Politics11▲ 5.2×12 topics
  27. Social Movements10▲ 4.5×13 topics
  28. Discrimination9▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 9.3×5 topics
  30. Holocene9▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Cultural Competence9▲ 8.9×5 topics
  32. Public Opinion9▲ 9.0×6 topics
  33. Imperialism8▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Reflective Practice8▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. Ethnic Identity8▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Medicine8▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Cultural Exchange8▲ 7.7×10 topics
  38. Sea Level7▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Postmodernism7▲ 26×6 topics
  40. Occupation7▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Northampton?

  1. 1 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  5. 5 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  9. 9 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 works
  10. 10 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 4 works

Research output over time

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