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Research in Rockford

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Rockford, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Saint Anthony College of Nursing, Applications Research (United States) and University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus.

Research institutions
13
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.4%
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 Rockford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Saint Anthony College of NursingUniversity 920 #12,426
2University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campusUniversity 590 #18,211
3Rockford UniversityUniversity 551 #19,267 all time
4Applications Research (United States)Company 432 #13,965
5Rock Valley CollegeUniversity 314 #23,308
6Swedish American HospitalHospital / health system 219 #39,649 all time
7Javon Bea Hospital-RocktonHospital / health system 105 not ranked
8OSF Saint Anthony Medical CenterHospital / health system 35 not ranked
9Illinois Area Health Education CenterHospital / health system 12 not ranked
10Discovery Center MuseumArchive 7 not ranked
11Rockford Public LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
12Kiwanis Club of RockfordInstitution 1 not ranked
13Community Foundation of Northern IllinoisInstitution 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.

Saint Anthony College of Nursing: 28.9%University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus: 18.5%Rockford University: 17.3%Applications Research (United States): 13.6%9 others listed: 21.8%29%largest
Saint Anthony College of Nursing920 · 28.9%University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus590 · 18.5%Rockford University551 · 17.3%Applications Research (United States)432 · 13.6%9 others listed695 · 21.8%

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Which keywords describe research in Rockford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Healthcare, Sediment Transport, Wireless Sensor Networks and Convolutional Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning48▲ 2.1×59 topics
  2. Machine Learning39▲ 1.82×53 topics
  3. Epidemiology32▲ 1.21×77 topics
  4. Climate Change25▲ 1.41×43 topics
  5. Healthcare17▲ 2.4×12 topics
  6. Neural Networks15▲ 1.52×27 topics
  7. Remote Sensing14▲ 1.67×19 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency13▲ 2.1×15 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks12▲ 2.6×12 topics
  10. Treatment12▲ 1.55×31 topics
  11. Internet of Things12▲ 2.1×14 topics
  12. Security12▲ 2.7×15 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 1.22×18 topics
  14. Diagnosis11▲ 1.75×25 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  16. Big Data10▲ 1.60×12 topics
  17. Chemotherapy8▲ 1.85×18 topics
  18. IoT Security8▲ 3.8×3 topics
  19. Image Processing8▲ 2.7×10 topics
  20. Sediment Transport8▲ 7.4×4 topics
  21. Precision Medicine8▲ 2.5×6 topics
  22. IoT7▲ 3.0×9 topics
  23. Cloud Computing7▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Cybersecurity7▲ 4.2×4 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring7▲ 2.7×7 topics
  26. Computer Vision7▲ 3.7×4 topics
  27. Big Data Analytics6▲ 4.5×3 topics
  28. Surgery6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  29. Smart Cities6▲ 3.6×4 topics
  30. 5G Networks6▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Security and Privacy6▲ 4.5×3 topics
  32. Data Assimilation6▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Fault Tolerance5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  34. CMOS Technology5▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Distributed Systems5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  36. Resource Management5▲ 4.6×4 topics
  37. Virtualization4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Geomorphological Effects4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. FPGA4▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Embedded Systems4▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Rockford?

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  2. 2 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 4 works
  5. 5 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 3 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works

Research output over time

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