Research in Roanoke
Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Roanoke, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Carilion Clinic, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and University of Fairfax.
- Research institutions
- 13 3 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 4.2k ▲ 38% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 10.2% 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 Roanoke?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carilion ClinicFunder | 1,922 | #7,678 | |
| 2 | Hollins UniversityUniversity | 641 | #21,774 all time | |
| 3 | Luna Innovations (United States)Company | 422 | #18,048 all time | |
| 4 | University of FairfaxUniversity | 414 | #20,444 | |
| 5 | Carilion Roanoke Memorial HospitalHospital / health system | 296 | #18,847 | |
| 6 | Jefferson College of Health SciencesUniversity | 248 | #24,265 all time | |
| 7 | Aerospace Testing (United States)Company | 128 | #40,381 all time | |
| 8 | Professional Education and Research InstituteResearch facility | 79 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Carilion Roanoke Community HospitalHospital / health system | 38 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Virginia Western Community CollegeUniversity | 34 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Blue Ridge Independent Living CenterNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Science Museum of Western VirginiaArchive | 1 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment and EndowmentNonprofit | 1 | 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.
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What is Roanoke strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Roanoke is most concentrated in Psychiatry and Mental health (4.4× the world share in Psychiatry and Mental health).
- Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 22.6 works4.4×
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 Roanoke?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Inflammation, Management, Risk Factors and Surgery.
- Arthroplasty
- Continuing Medical Education
- Patient Safety
- Prophylaxis
- Assessment Methods
- Reflective Practice
- Patient Satisfaction
- Neuroprotection
- Medical Education
- Guidelines
- Meta-Analysis
- Neurological Disorders
- Surgical Management
- Surgery
- Genetics
- Depression
- Complications
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Quality of Life
- Management
- Public Health
- Immunotherapy
- Rehabilitation
- Clinical Trials
- Genetic Mutations
- Mortality
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Anxiety
- Heart Failure
- Biomechanics
- Prognosis
- Neurobiology
- Distributed Systems
- Faculty Development
- Competency-Based Education
- Professional Identity Formation
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
- Epidemiology100▲ 2.5×114 topics
- Treatment35▲ 2.8×43 topics
- Inflammation34▲ 1.60×60 topics
- Diagnosis34▲ 3.5×38 topics
- Quality of Life26▲ 1.75×43 topics
- Risk Factors24▲ 2.1×31 topics
- Management23▲ 2.9×28 topics
- Complications23▲ 4.5×16 topics
- Public Health20▲ 1.35×34 topics
- Depression18▲ 1.98×19 topics
- Immunotherapy17▲ 2.3×19 topics
- Genetics16▲ 2.2×18 topics
- Rehabilitation16▲ 3.9×12 topics
- Surgery16▲ 4.4×11 topics
- Clinical Trials16▲ 2.3×17 topics
- Surgical Management15▲ 3.6×17 topics
- Genetic Mutations15▲ 3.3×21 topics
- Neurological Disorders15▲ 2.5×18 topics
- Mortality14▲ 2.4×13 topics
- Meta-Analysis13▲ 2.2×16 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Guidelines13▲ 2.7×12 topics
- Anxiety12▲ 2.5×11 topics
- Medical Education12▲ 4.6×11 topics
- Heart Failure12▲ 2.7×13 topics
- Neuroprotection12▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Biomechanics12▲ 3.7×11 topics
- Patient Satisfaction11▲ 3.4×9 topics
- Prognosis11▲ 3.2×9 topics
- Reflective Practice10▲ 5.3×5 topics
- Neurobiology10▲ 3.8×9 topics
- Assessment Methods10▲ 8.5×3 topics
- Distributed Systems10▲ 5.6×4 topics
- Prophylaxis10▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Faculty Development9▲ 11×2 topics
- Patient Safety8▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Competency-Based Education8▲ 8.5×2 topics
- Continuing Medical Education8▲ 12×1 topic
- Professional Identity Formation8▲ 12×1 topic
- Arthroplasty7▲ 7.3×2 topics
What research is done in Roanoke?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
- 2 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
- 3 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 5 works
- 4 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
- 5 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
- 6 Connexins and lens biology Molecular Biology 4 works
- 7 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
- 8 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 4 works
- 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
- 10 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.