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Research in Springfield

Science Explorer records 39 research institutions in Springfield, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Individual Differences and Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Research institutions
39
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Springfield?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Southern Illinois University School of MedicineUniversity 6,633 #6,046
2St. John's College of NursingUniversity 3,825 #14,636
3University of Illinois at SpringfieldUniversity 2,215 #16,443
4Memorial Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,025 #23,793
5Illinois Department of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 1,269 #14,087
6Individual DifferencesNonprofit 911 #12,544
7Illinois Department of Public HealthGovernment institution 641 #20,137
8Illinois State MuseumArchive 253 #16,532 all time
9St. John's HospitalHospital / health system 245 #26,475 all time
10Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyGovernment institution 206 #26,746 all time
11Illinois Department of TransportationNonprofit 205 #38,343 all time
12Springfield ClinicHospital / health system 192 #32,898 all time
13Illinois Department of AgricultureGovernment institution 192 #23,289 all time
14Prairie Vascular InstituteResearch facility 168 #39,058 all time
15Futures in Rehabilitation Management (United States)Company 146 #40,086 all time
16Illinois State Board of EducationUniversity 132 #39,144 all time
17Illinois Department of Children and Family ServicesGovernment institution 108 not ranked
18Lincoln Land Community CollegeUniversity 66 not ranked
19Prairie Education and Research CooperativeNonprofit 35 not ranked
20North American Association of Central Cancer RegistriesInstitution 24 not ranked
21Illinois State LibraryArchive 23 not ranked
22Academy of Spinal Cord Injury ProfessionalsNonprofit 18 not ranked
23Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and MuseumArchive 16 not ranked
24Association of Lunar and Planetary ObserversNonprofit 15 not ranked
25Lincoln LibraryArchive 13 not ranked
26Illinois State ArchivesArchive 13 not ranked
27Illinois Historic Preservation AgencyArchive 11 not ranked
28Illinois Coalition Against Sexual AssaultNonprofit 10 not ranked
29Illinois Community College BoardInstitution 6 not ranked
30Illinois Supreme Court LibraryArchive 4 not ranked
31Illinois Office of the GovernorGovernment institution 3 not ranked
32Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityGovernment institution 3 not ranked
33Illinois State Historical SocietyNonprofit 1 not ranked
34Association for Surgical EducationInstitution 1 not ranked
35Illinois Assistive Technology ProgramNonprofit 1 not ranked
36Illinois General AssemblyGovernment institution 1 not ranked
37Marucco Stoddard Ferenbach and Walsh (United States)Company 1 not ranked
38Illinois State Academy of ScienceResearch facility 0 not ranked
39Girls on the Run of Central IllinoisNonprofit 0 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.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine: 33.8%St. John's College of Nursing: 19.5%University of Illinois at Springfield: 11.3%Memorial Medical Center: 10.3%33 others listed: 25.1%34%largest
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine6,633 · 33.8%St. John's College of Nursing3,825 · 19.5%University of Illinois at Springfield2,215 · 11.3%Memorial Medical Center2,025 · 10.3%33 others listed4,933 · 25.1%

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

What is Springfield strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Springfield is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.5× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 23.2 works4.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Springfield?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Treatment, Invasive Species, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Habitat Fragmentation and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology133▲ 1.55×123 topics
  2. Climate Change86▲ 1.47×85 topics
  3. Machine Learning63◆ 0.89×67 topics
  4. Treatment59▲ 2.2×43 topics
  5. Inflammation53▲ 1.17×71 topics
  6. Mental Health52▲ 1.65×39 topics
  7. Risk Factors51▲ 2.1×36 topics
  8. Deep Learning51▼ 0.68×61 topics
  9. Diagnosis49▲ 2.4×36 topics
  10. Public Health47▲ 1.50×50 topics
  11. Globalization44◆ 1.04×80 topics
  12. Quality of Life41▲ 1.32×54 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress40◆ 1.14×52 topics
  14. Healthcare39▲ 1.60×24 topics
  15. COVID-1939▲ 1.31×29 topics
  16. Depression38▲ 2.0×23 topics
  17. Invasive Species38▲ 4.1×17 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease37▲ 1.53×37 topics
  19. Biodiversity36▲ 2.2×26 topics
  20. Human Rights35▲ 1.56×41 topics
  21. Management30▲ 1.74×31 topics
  22. Habitat Fragmentation29▲ 6.0×5 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 1.63×23 topics
  24. Complications29▲ 2.6×17 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders26▲ 2.1×20 topics
  26. Mortality26▲ 2.1×13 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines25▲ 2.1×14 topics
  28. Guidelines25▲ 2.5×12 topics
  29. Conservation24▲ 2.6×18 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations23▲ 2.4×20 topics
  31. Health22▲ 2.5×19 topics
  32. Hypertension19▲ 3.1×14 topics
  33. Reflective Practice18▲ 4.5×7 topics
  34. Global Change18▲ 3.2×6 topics
  35. Assessment Methods14▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Faculty Development13▲ 8.0×3 topics
  37. Competency-Based Education13▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability13▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Continuing Medical Education12▲ 8.9×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity Formation12▲ 8.9×1 topic

What research is done in Springfield?

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 8 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 7 works

Research output over time

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