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Research in Richmond

Science Explorer records 85 research institutions in Richmond, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Virginia Commonwealth University, National Clinical Research and University of Richmond.

Research institutions
85
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
81k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2M
26.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Richmond?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity 61,192 #513
2University of RichmondUniversity 10,531 #3,396
3National Clinical ResearchResearch facility 2,134 #1,312
4Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCUHospital / health system 1,091 #10,385
5Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondInstitution 958 #17,991
6Union Presbyterian SeminaryUniversity 730 #25,238 all time
7Virginia Department of HealthGovernment institution 557 #15,019
8Altria (United States)Company 553 #21,818 all time
9Virginia Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 422 #17,108
10St. Mary's HospitalHospital / health system 308 #21,906
11Virginia Department of EducationGovernment institution 265 #20,100 all time
12Society for Pediatric AnesthesiaInstitution 244 #19,839 all time
13Orthopaedic Research of VirginiaInstitution 221 #20,379 all time
14Library of VirginiaGovernment institution 214 #23,437 all time
15Supreme Court of VirginiaGovernment institution 205 #32,901 all time
16McGuireWoodsCompany 205 #24,588 all time
17Virginia BioTechnology Research ParkResearch facility 192 #26,939 all time
18Virginia Union UniversityUniversity 172 #30,925 all time
19Bon Secours Heart & Vascular InstituteHospital / health system 118 not ranked
20Henrico Doctors' HospitalHospital / health system 115 not ranked
21Reynolds Community CollegeUniversity 89 not ranked
22Virginia Department of Forensic ScienceGovernment institution 81 not ranked
23Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesGovernment institution 71 not ranked
24Virginia Community College SystemUniversity 68 not ranked
25Molecules for Health (United States)Company 64 not ranked
26Commonwealth of VirginiaGovernment institution 59 not ranked
27Department of General ServicesGovernment institution 45 not ranked
28Virginia Department of Environmental QualityGovernment institution 42 not ranked
29State Council of Higher Education for VirginiaGovernment institution 40 not ranked
30Richmond Behavioral Health AuthorityGovernment institution 31 not ranked
31Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingUniversity 30 not ranked
32Sheltering Arms InstituteHospital / health system 30 not ranked
33Virginia Spine Research InstituteResearch facility 30 not ranked
34Smiths Power (United States)Company 26 not ranked
35Virginia Academy of ScienceUniversity 22 not ranked
36Kaléo (United States)Company 20 not ranked
37Virginia Department of Social ServicesGovernment institution 19 not ranked
38Preservation VirginiaNonprofit 18 not ranked
39Virginia Museum of History & CultureNonprofit 18 not ranked
40Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsArchive 16 not ranked
41Virginia Commission for the ArtsGovernment institution 15 not ranked
42Point Richmond Tech CenterInstitution 14 not ranked
43Tredegar (United States)Company 12 not ranked
44Department of Medical Assistance ServicesGovernment institution 12 not ranked
45Venebio (United States)Company 11 not ranked
46WestRock (United States)Company 11 not ranked
47The ValentineArchive 11 not ranked
48Virginia Department of Historic ResourcesGovernment institution 11 not ranked
49Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesGovernment institution 11 not ranked
50Science Museum of VirginiaArchive 10 not ranked
51Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative ServicesGovernment institution 10 not ranked
52Arcady Group (United States)Company 10 not ranked
53Bon Secours Liver Institute of RichmondHospital / health system 10 not ranked
54GPB Scientific (United States)Company 9 not ranked
55Virginia Department of Conservation and RecreationGovernment institution 9 not ranked
56Cupron (United States)Company 9 not ranked
57Greensea Systems (United States)Company 6 not ranked
58Richmond Public LibraryArchive 6 not ranked
59Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical CareNonprofit 6 not ranked
60Commonwealth Health Research BoardNonprofit 5 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.

Virginia Commonwealth University: 75.1%University of Richmond: 12.9%National Clinical Research: 2.6%Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU: 1.3%56 others listed: 8.0%75%largest
Virginia Commonwealth University61k · 75.1%University of Richmond11k · 12.9%National Clinical Research2,134 · 2.6%Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU1,091 · 1.3%56 others listed6,496 · 8.0%

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

Which fields of science does Richmond work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Richmond is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5,480 fractional works · 42.7% of its workMedicine: 4,659 fractional works · 36.3% of its workSurgery: 616 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 402 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 386 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 319 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 308 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 290 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 263 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 149 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 137 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 102 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 90 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 485 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 282 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 257 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOral Surgery: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,546 fractional works · 27.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,453 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 476 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 256 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 184 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1,116 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 490 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 356 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 405 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhilosophy: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 276 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 201 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 195 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,945 fractional works · 15.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,170 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 694 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 187 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 110 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 396 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 111 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 201 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 147 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,849 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEngineering: 577 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 207 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 421 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 154 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 198 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 197 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 142 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 100 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRichmond13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences28%

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. Health Sciences5,48042.7%
    1. Medicine4,65936.3%
    2. Health Professions4853.8%
    3. Dentistry2572.0%
    4. Nursing660.5%
    5. Veterinary130.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,54627.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,45311.3%
    2. Psychology1,1168.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities4053.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2762.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1951.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1010.8%
  3. Life Sciences1,94515.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,1709.1%
    2. Neuroscience3963.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2011.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1160.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics630.5%
    1. Engineering5774.5%
    2. Computer Science4213.3%
    3. Materials Science1981.5%
    4. Environmental Science1971.5%
    5. Chemistry1421.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1311.0%
    7. Mathematics1000.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences390.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering230.2%
    10. Energy210.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 0.17× its world share, 89 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 986 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 166 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 326 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 50 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 125 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 372 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 504 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 170 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 167 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 118 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.05× its world share, 217 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 430 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 3,979 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 343 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 179 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 88 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 250 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.99× its world share, 1,007 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1,272 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.05×217 works
  2. Psychology2.99×1,007 works
  3. Medicine1.87×3,979 works
  4. Neuroscience1.82×326 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.67×986 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.49×166 works
  7. Health Professions1.47×430 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.29×50 works
  9. Nursing1.07×58 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.07×343 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×250 works
  12. Social Sciences0.91×1,272 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.82×88 works
  14. Veterinary0.75×11 works
  15. Chemistry0.72×125 works
  16. Mathematics0.66×86 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.51×20 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×179 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.48×118 works
  20. Computer Science0.43×372 works
  21. Materials Science0.43×167 works
  22. Environmental Science0.31×170 works
  23. Engineering0.30×504 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×34 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×89 works
  26. Energy0.17×17 works

Which keywords describe research in Richmond?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Epidemiology926▲ 1.81×134 topics
  2. Inflammation519▲ 1.90×83 topics
  3. Mental Health404▲ 2.2×43 topics
  4. Quality of Life373▲ 2.0×53 topics
  5. Positive Psychology353▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Leadership340▲ 5.4×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress318▲ 1.51×60 topics
  8. Cancer316▲ 1.83×57 topics
  9. Altruism301▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Psychological Capital298▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Courage288▲ 212×1 topic
  12. Heroism288▲ 212×1 topic
  13. Treatment280▲ 1.79×52 topics
  14. Public Health269▲ 1.44×59 topics
  15. Risk Factors262▲ 1.86×37 topics
  16. Depression252▲ 2.2×24 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease228▲ 1.56×37 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome212▲ 2.0×24 topics
  19. Chemotherapy198▲ 2.2×25 topics
  20. Clinical Trials197▲ 2.3×19 topics
  21. Social Support173▲ 2.5×18 topics
  22. Diagnosis173▲ 1.45×41 topics
  23. Biomarkers167▲ 1.86×18 topics
  24. Management163▲ 1.60×34 topics
  25. Immunotherapy157▲ 1.70×19 topics
  26. Resilience154▲ 2.4×18 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance153▲ 2.6×10 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis146▲ 1.94×19 topics
  29. Anxiety140▲ 2.3×12 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors132▲ 2.4×14 topics
  31. Adolescents131▲ 2.8×9 topics
  32. Stress123▲ 2.6×11 topics
  33. Health Disparities121▲ 3.6×8 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders115▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Psychological Adjustment110▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Mortality Risk107▲ 3.5×6 topics
  37. Cancer Risk103▲ 3.6×10 topics
  38. Graft Survival80▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Substance Use Disorders77▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Coping70▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Richmond?

  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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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%Richmond15.6% 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 27.1% in 2016.

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