Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · United States

Research in South Orange

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in South Orange, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Seton Hall University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.7k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
80k
11.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
South Orange

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 South Orange?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Seton Hall UniversityUniversity 7,513 #6,983
2Nephros (United States)Company 4 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 South Orange work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research in South Orange is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 559 fractional works · 61.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 301 fractional works · 33.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 98 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 67 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLaw: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 110 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 52 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 47 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 162 fractional works · 17.9% of its workComputer Science: 79 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 126 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMedicine: 85 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 37 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 59 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSouth Orange906fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences62%

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 Sciences30133.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities11012.1%
    3. Psychology525.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting475.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance333.6%
    6. Decision Sciences161.8%
    1. Computer Science798.7%
    2. Engineering252.8%
    3. Chemistry212.3%
    4. Environmental Science91.0%
    5. Materials Science91.0%
    6. Mathematics70.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy60.7%
    8. Energy30.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    1. Medicine859.3%
    2. Health Professions374.1%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.8%
    2. Neuroscience161.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences91.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is South Orange strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in South Orange is most concentrated in Philosophy and History (8.6× the world share in Philosophy).

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 29.8 works8.6×
  2. HistorySubfield · 20.4 works7.8×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.18× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 274 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.18×98 works
  2. Social Sciences2.67×274 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.92×15 works
  4. Psychology1.82×45 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.75×30 works
  6. Health Professions1.60×34 works
  7. Chemistry1.59×20 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.55×41 works
  9. Computer Science1.10×69 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.03×3 works
  11. Neuroscience0.98×13 works
  12. Nursing0.84×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.69×7 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.63×2 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×5 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×22 works
  17. Medicine0.47×74 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.31×6 works
  19. Materials Science0.29×8 works
  20. Energy0.27×2 works
  21. Environmental Science0.21×8 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×7 works
  23. Engineering0.19×23 works
  24. Dentistry0.15×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×1 works
  26. Veterinary0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in South Orange?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Religion, Nationalism, History, Identity, Social Justice and Democracy.

▲ 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. Globalization56▲ 3.1×67 topics
  2. Human Rights42▲ 4.5×34 topics
  3. History32▲ 5.0×25 topics
  4. Identity30▲ 4.6×32 topics
  5. Religion30▲ 7.0×24 topics
  6. Nationalism29▲ 7.2×20 topics
  7. Social Justice24▲ 4.4×21 topics
  8. Social Media23▲ 1.84×22 topics
  9. Gender23▲ 4.6×25 topics
  10. Ethics22▲ 4.7×24 topics
  11. Culture21▲ 4.4×18 topics
  12. Democracy20▲ 6.3×14 topics
  13. Literature20▲ 3.9×26 topics
  14. Colonialism19▲ 4.3×26 topics
  15. Philosophy17▲ 4.2×18 topics
  16. Public Opinion17▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Corporate Governance16▲ 2.5×11 topics
  18. Cultural Competence15▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Global Governance14▲ 6.7×15 topics
  20. Higher Education14▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Society14▲ 8.3×9 topics
  22. Feminism14▲ 5.2×15 topics
  23. Neoliberalism14▲ 4.2×15 topics
  24. International Law13▲ 4.7×13 topics
  25. Diversity13▲ 8.2×6 topics
  26. Politics13▲ 5.4×9 topics
  27. Political Philosophy13▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Federalism12▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Reflective Practice12▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice12▲ 10×6 topics
  31. American founding11▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Constitutional government11▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Constitutional Law11▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. Liquid Chromatography11▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Discrimination11▲ 5.8×6 topics
  36. Intellectual Property11▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Chirality10▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Chiral Separation10▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Gas Chromatography10▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Sovereignty10▲ 12×9 topics

What research is done in South Orange?

American Constitutional Law and Politics: 11 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 10 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI…8Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 8 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judici…7Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 7 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 6 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 5 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…5Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 5 fractional workssemigroups and automata theory: 5 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 5 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…4History of Science and Medicine: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSpectroscopyComputational Theory and MathematicsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 10 works
  3. 3 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 8 works
  4. 4 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 5 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 semigroups and automata theory Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 5 works
  10. 10 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%South Orange12.1% 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 23.2% in 2007.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about South Orange. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.