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Research in Richmond

Science Explorer records 87 research institutions in Richmond, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Virginia Commonwealth University, National Clinical Research and University of Richmond.

Research institutions
87
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
81k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.7%
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 Richmond?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity 42,237 #695
2Virginia Commonwealth University Medical CenterHospital / health system 17,361 #11,714
3University of RichmondUniversity 10,531 #6,065
4National Clinical ResearchResearch facility 2,134 #1,247
5Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,259 #17,758
6Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCUHospital / health system 1,091 #10,677
7Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondInstitution 958 #23,229
8Union Presbyterian SeminaryUniversity 730 #21,268 all time
9Virginia Department of HealthGovernment institution 557 #17,444
10Altria (United States)Company 553 #17,971 all time
11Virginia Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 422 #16,956
12St. Mary's HospitalHospital / health system 308 #22,988
13Virginia Department of EducationGovernment institution 265 #20,650 all time
14Society for Pediatric AnesthesiaInstitution 244 #8,474 all time
15Orthopaedic Research of VirginiaInstitution 221 #25,953 all time
16Library of VirginiaGovernment institution 214 #16,639 all time
17Supreme Court of VirginiaGovernment institution 205 #42,591 all time
18McGuireWoodsCompany 205 #39,260 all time
19Virginia BioTechnology Research ParkResearch facility 192 #19,580 all time
20Virginia Union UniversityUniversity 172 #37,027 all time
21Bon Secours Heart & Vascular InstituteHospital / health system 118 not ranked
22Henrico Doctors' HospitalHospital / health system 115 not ranked
23Reynolds Community CollegeUniversity 89 not ranked
24Virginia Department of Forensic ScienceGovernment institution 81 not ranked
25Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesGovernment institution 71 not ranked
26Virginia Community College SystemUniversity 68 not ranked
27Molecules for Health (United States)Company 64 not ranked
28Commonwealth of VirginiaGovernment institution 59 not ranked
29Department of General ServicesGovernment institution 45 not ranked
30Virginia Department of Environmental QualityGovernment institution 42 not ranked
31State Council of Higher Education for VirginiaGovernment institution 40 not ranked
32Richmond Behavioral Health AuthorityGovernment institution 31 not ranked
33Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingUniversity 30 not ranked
34Sheltering Arms InstituteHospital / health system 30 not ranked
35Virginia Spine Research InstituteResearch facility 30 not ranked
36Smiths Power (United States)Company 26 not ranked
37Virginia Academy of ScienceUniversity 22 not ranked
38Kaléo (United States)Company 20 not ranked
39Virginia Department of Social ServicesGovernment institution 19 not ranked
40Preservation VirginiaNonprofit 18 not ranked
41Virginia Museum of History & CultureNonprofit 18 not ranked
42Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsArchive 16 not ranked
43Virginia Commission for the ArtsGovernment institution 15 not ranked
44Point Richmond Tech CenterInstitution 14 not ranked
45Tredegar (United States)Company 12 not ranked
46Department of Medical Assistance ServicesGovernment institution 12 not ranked
47Venebio (United States)Company 11 not ranked
48WestRock (United States)Company 11 not ranked
49The ValentineArchive 11 not ranked
50Virginia Department of Historic ResourcesGovernment institution 11 not ranked
51Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesGovernment institution 11 not ranked
52Science Museum of VirginiaArchive 10 not ranked
53Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative ServicesGovernment institution 10 not ranked
54Arcady Group (United States)Company 10 not ranked
55Bon Secours Liver Institute of RichmondHospital / health system 10 not ranked
56GPB Scientific (United States)Company 9 not ranked
57Virginia Department of Conservation and RecreationGovernment institution 9 not ranked
58Cupron (United States)Company 9 not ranked
59Greensea Systems (United States)Company 6 not ranked
60Richmond Public LibraryArchive 6 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.

Virginia Commonwealth University: 52.1%Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center: 21.4%University of Richmond: 13.0%National Clinical Research: 2.6%56 others listed: 10.9%52%largest
Virginia Commonwealth University42k · 52.1%Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center17k · 21.4%University of Richmond11k · 13.0%National Clinical Research2,134 · 2.6%56 others listed8,835 · 10.9%

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

What is Richmond strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Richmond is most concentrated in Transplantation, Applied Psychology and Oral Surgery (6.8× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 33.6 works6.8×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 79.0 works5.0×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 103.1 works4.8×
  4. Social PsychologySubfield · 461.0 works4.7×
  5. DentistryField · 217.3 works4.0×
  6. OrthodonticsSubfield · 45.9 works3.7×
  7. HepatologySubfield · 77.3 works3.6×
  8. PeriodonticsSubfield · 54.8 works3.6×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Richmond?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Positive Psychology, Altruism, Psychological Capital, Leadership, Courage, Heroism 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. Epidemiology799▲ 1.83×133 topics
  2. Inflammation434▲ 1.88×83 topics
  3. Mental Health356▲ 2.2×41 topics
  4. Positive Psychology351▲ 39×3 topics
  5. Leadership328▲ 6.2×20 topics
  6. Quality of Life321▲ 2.0×52 topics
  7. Altruism299▲ 32×5 topics
  8. Psychological Capital297▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Courage287▲ 228×1 topic
  10. Heroism287▲ 228×1 topic
  11. Cancer270▲ 1.82×56 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress259▲ 1.43×59 topics
  13. Treatment240▲ 1.79×51 topics
  14. Public Health238▲ 1.48×58 topics
  15. Risk Factors228▲ 1.87×37 topics
  16. Depression217▲ 2.2×24 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease195▲ 1.59×37 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome189▲ 2.1×23 topics
  19. Chemotherapy170▲ 2.2×25 topics
  20. Clinical Trials169▲ 2.3×19 topics
  21. Social Support161▲ 2.6×18 topics
  22. Diagnosis152▲ 1.48×41 topics
  23. Biomarkers139▲ 1.84×18 topics
  24. Resilience138▲ 2.6×17 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance134▲ 2.6×10 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis132▲ 2.0×19 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders121▲ 1.93×20 topics
  28. Adolescents118▲ 2.9×9 topics
  29. Anxiety118▲ 2.2×12 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors115▲ 2.4×14 topics
  31. Heart Failure110▲ 2.3×13 topics
  32. Stress106▲ 2.6×11 topics
  33. Health Disparities105▲ 3.6×8 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment103▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders98▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Mortality Risk93▲ 3.5×6 topics
  37. Cancer Risk90▲ 3.7×10 topics
  38. Coping69▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Substance Use Disorders65▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Life Satisfaction64▲ 8.2×2 topics

What research is done in Richmond?

Leadership, Courage, and…287Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 287 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 62 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 55 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 40 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 39 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 38 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 36 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 36 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 30 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 30 fractional works
Social PsychologyEpidemiologyApplied PsychologyHepatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 287 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 62 works
  3. 3 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 55 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 40 works
  5. 5 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 39 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 38 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 36 works
  8. 8 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 36 works
  9. 9 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 30 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 30 works

Research output over time

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