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Research in Richmond

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Richmond, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Eastern Kentucky University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.5k
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
13.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Richmond

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Which research institutions are in Richmond?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Eastern Kentucky UniversityUniversity 3,432 #9,520
2Madison County Health DepartmentHospital / health system 35 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.

Which fields of science does Richmond work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Richmond is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Psychology (10%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 177 fractional works · 49.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 27.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 10.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 24.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 62 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRichmond356fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences50%

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. Social Sciences9627.0%
    2. Psychology3610.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities174.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting143.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.4%
    6. Decision Sciences51.3%
    1. Environmental Science246.6%
    2. Computer Science195.3%
    3. Engineering133.5%
    4. Mathematics113.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences113.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy41.0%
    7. Chemistry20.6%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine359.9%
    2. Health Professions246.6%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Veterinary20.4%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences133.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology102.9%
    3. Neuroscience72.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Richmond?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Well-being, Quality of Life, Invasive Species, Mental Health, Evidence-Based Practice, Reflective Practice, Higher Education and Occupational Science.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 1.29×43 topics
  2. Quality of Life17▲ 3.3×18 topics
  3. Mental Health15▲ 3.0×30 topics
  4. Climate Change15▲ 1.56×27 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 1.95×32 topics
  6. Well-being12▲ 8.9×9 topics
  7. Invasive Species11▲ 7.0×9 topics
  8. Higher Education10▲ 5.0×11 topics
  9. Education9▲ 1.52×21 topics
  10. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Biodiversity8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Gender8▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Reflective Practice8▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Occupational Science7▲ 101×1 topic
  15. Therapy Practice7▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Identity7▲ 2.6×16 topics
  17. Ethics7▲ 3.7×12 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.1×8 topics
  19. Feminism6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  20. Resilience6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  21. Emotion6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  22. Technology Integration6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Student Perceptions6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  24. Academic Achievement6▲ 9.3×6 topics
  25. Conservation6▲ 3.6×9 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  27. Health5▲ 3.8×6 topics
  28. Language Development5▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Disability5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Professional Development5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Intersectionality4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Educational Leadership4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Affect4▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Anthropocene4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Qualitative Research Methods4▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Teacher Identity4▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Assessment4▲ 10.0×3 topics
  40. Teacher Education4▲ 8.3×4 topics

What research is done in Richmond?

Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 6 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 4 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…3Geographies of human-animal interactions: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…3Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksReflective Practices in Education: 3 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksCoding theory and crypto…3Coding theory and cryptography: 3 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 3 fractional worksFinite Group Theory Research: 2 fractional worksAssistive Technology in …2Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 2 fractional works
Occupational TherapyNature and Landscape ConservationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 6 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Reflective Practices in Education Education 3 works
  6. 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Coding theory and cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Finite Group Theory Research Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 works
  10. 10 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 2 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%Richmond10.7% 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 24.8% in 2008.

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