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Research in Provo

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Provo, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Brigham Young University, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and Provo College.

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
1M
22.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Provo

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 Provo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Brigham Young UniversityUniversity 42,771 #1,141
2Provo CollegeUniversity 412 #18,707
3Rocky Mountain University of Health ProfessionsUniversity 401 #15,680
4Utah State HospitalHospital / health system 83 not ranked
5Nu Skin (United States)Company 73 not ranked
6Clinicians Report FoundationNonprofit 51 not ranked
7Coreform (United States)Company 7 not ranked
8Sixteenth Century Society and ConferenceInstitution 0 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.

Brigham Young University: 97.7%Provo College: 0.9%Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions: 0.9%Utah State Hospital: 0.2%3 others listed: 0.3%98%largest
Brigham Young University43k · 97.7%Provo College412 · 0.9%Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions401 · 0.9%Utah State Hospital83 · 0.2%3 others listed131 · 0.3%

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

Which fields of science does Provo work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Provo is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,466 fractional works · 40.4% of its workEngineering: 955 fractional works · 15.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 185 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 148 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 116 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 116 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 415 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 132 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 313 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 81 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 204 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 188 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOceanography: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 138 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 116 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 95 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,148 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 955 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 287 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 234 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 81 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 555 fractional works · 9.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 194 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 154 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 90 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 341 fractional works · 5.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 154 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 855 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedicine: 647 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPhysiology: 72 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 178 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 91 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 642 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 293 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 174 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 173 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 134 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKProvo6,110fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences35%

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. Engineering95515.6%
    2. Computer Science4156.8%
    3. Environmental Science3135.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2043.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1883.1%
    6. Materials Science1382.3%
    7. Chemistry1161.9%
    8. Mathematics951.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering300.5%
    10. Energy130.2%
  2. Social Sciences2,14835.2%
    1. Social Sciences95515.6%
    2. Psychology5559.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities3415.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1542.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance831.4%
    6. Decision Sciences591.0%
    1. Medicine64710.6%
    2. Health Professions1782.9%
    3. Nursing230.4%
    4. Dentistry40.1%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2934.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1732.8%
    3. Neuroscience1342.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology340.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Provo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Provo is most concentrated in Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (4.9× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 71.8 works4.9×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 44.6 works3.9×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 46.3 works3.4×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 151 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 250 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 108 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 104 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 357 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 177 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 845 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 273 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 79 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 181 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 160 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 555 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 279 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.81× its world share, 451 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 820 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.81×451 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.14×177 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.84×279 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.55×181 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.29×24 works
  6. Mathematics1.28×79 works
  7. Neuroscience1.26×108 works
  8. Chemistry1.25×104 works
  9. Social Sciences1.23×820 works
  10. Health Professions1.15×160 works
  11. Engineering1.07×845 works
  12. Environmental Science1.04×273 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.95×48 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×250 works
  15. Computer Science0.87×357 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×138 works
  17. Nursing0.76×20 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×78 works
  19. Materials Science0.64×118 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×151 works
  21. Medicine0.55×555 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×27 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×6 works
  24. Veterinary0.30×2 works
  25. Energy0.23×11 works
  26. Dentistry0.12×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Provo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Emotion Regulation, Climate Change, Social Support, Well-being, Epidemiology, Parenting and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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. Mental Health229▲ 2.6×37 topics
  2. Epidemiology221◆ 0.91×111 topics
  3. Climate Change217▲ 1.31×82 topics
  4. Machine Learning174▼ 0.86×72 topics
  5. Globalization127◆ 1.06×89 topics
  6. Social Support117▲ 3.6×14 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation112▲ 5.8×9 topics
  8. Well-being93▲ 3.9×14 topics
  9. Depression83▲ 1.55×21 topics
  10. Gender82▲ 2.5×42 topics
  11. Religion81▲ 2.9×29 topics
  12. Resilience81▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis78▲ 2.2×16 topics
  14. Identity76▲ 1.72×57 topics
  15. Adolescents73▲ 3.3×10 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling68▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Parenting58▲ 7.7×2 topics
  18. Geodetic Measurements53▲ 8.2×2 topics
  19. Solar Wind52▲ 9.4×2 topics
  20. Sea Level Rise52▲ 6.8×3 topics
  21. Large-Eddy Simulation52▲ 4.6×5 topics
  22. Electron Acceleration50▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Ionosphere49▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Magnetosphere49▲ 15×1 topic
  25. GRACE48▲ 16×1 topic
  26. groundwater depletion48▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Attachment47▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Psychopathology47▲ 4.3×3 topics
  29. Academic Achievement44▲ 4.2×10 topics
  30. Gender Roles44▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Relationships44▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Developmental Trajectories42▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Wave Propagation42▲ 6.3×4 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment41▲ 4.7×4 topics
  35. Vibration Control41▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Turbulent Flow40▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Adult Attachment40▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Marital Quality40▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Anxiety Disorders38▲ 5.7×2 topics
  40. Behavioral Problems34▲ 7.0×1 topic

What research is done in Provo?

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 49 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 48 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…33Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 33 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …29Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 29 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 29 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 27 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acousti…24Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 24 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 24 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Relationships: 21 fractional worksTerahertz technology and…18Terahertz technology and applications: 18 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographySocial PsychologyBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 49 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 48 works
  3. 3 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 33 works
  4. 4 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 29 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 29 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 27 works
  7. 7 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  8. 8 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 24 works
  9. 9 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 21 works
  10. 10 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 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%Provo14.1% 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 27.5% in 2016.

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