Research in Tuscaloosa
Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Tuscaloosa, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama and University of Alabama System.
- Research institutions
- 13 3 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 39k ▲ 27% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.8% 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 Tuscaloosa?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of AlabamaUniversity | 37,816 | #690 | |
| 2 | Geological Survey of AlabamaGovernment institution | 429 | #15,201 | |
| 3 | University of Alabama SystemUniversity | 178 | #25,255 | |
| 4 | P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates (United States)Company | 157 | #40,157 all time | |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa VA Medical CenterHospital / health system | 126 | #30,704 all time | |
| 6 | Stillman CollegeUniversity | 115 | not ranked | |
| 7 | University Transportation Center for AlabamaUniversity | 102 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Tuscaloosa City SchoolsUniversity | 97 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Bryce HospitalHospital / health system | 55 | not ranked | |
| 10 | 525 Solutions (United States)Company | 48 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Shelton State Community CollegeUniversity | 15 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Tuscaloosa Public LibraryArchive | 8 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Child Abuse Prevention Services of TuscaloosaNonprofit | 4 | 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 Tuscaloosa strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Tuscaloosa is most concentrated in Communication (4.2× the world share in Communication).
- CommunicationSubfield · 65.1 works4.2×
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 Tuscaloosa?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Social Media, Gender, Epidemiology, Social Support, Resilience and Hydrological Modeling.
- Criminal Behavior
- Psychopathy
- Personality Traits
- Psychopathology
- Digital Divide
- Emotion
- Disaster Management
- Well-being
- Adolescents
- Microstructure
- Risk Perception
- Meta-Analysis
- Resilience
- Risk Factors
- Depression
- Remote Sensing
- Sustainability
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Social Media
- Globalization
- Public Health
- Mechanical Properties
- Gender
- Social Support
- Identity
- Religion
- Hydrological Modeling
- Emotion Regulation
- Nationalism
- Student Engagement
- Gender Differences
- Feminism
- Developmental Trajectories
- Self-Regulation
- Neighborhood Effects
- Driver Behavior
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
- Climate Change224▲ 1.48×86 topics
- Mental Health220▲ 2.7×41 topics
- Epidemiology178▼ 0.80×118 topics
- Machine Learning146▼ 0.79×76 topics
- Social Media135▲ 1.68×30 topics
- Deep Learning119▼ 0.62×74 topics
- Globalization117◆ 1.06×83 topics
- Sustainability109▼ 0.80×73 topics
- Public Health94◆ 1.15×44 topics
- Remote Sensing92▲ 1.31×32 topics
- Mechanical Properties88▲ 1.61×33 topics
- Depression86▲ 1.73×23 topics
- Gender86▲ 2.8×43 topics
- Risk Factors85▲ 1.36×34 topics
- Social Support81▲ 2.6×16 topics
- Resilience76▲ 2.8×15 topics
- Identity75▲ 1.82×46 topics
- Meta-Analysis60▲ 1.80×18 topics
- Religion57▲ 2.1×29 topics
- Risk Perception57▲ 3.7×7 topics
- Hydrological Modeling57▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Microstructure57▲ 1.94×19 topics
- Emotion Regulation56▲ 3.2×9 topics
- Adolescents54▲ 2.6×9 topics
- Nationalism54▲ 2.1×24 topics
- Well-being53▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Student Engagement52▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Disaster Management49▲ 5.8×4 topics
- Gender Differences48▲ 2.3×16 topics
- Emotion47▲ 4.0×11 topics
- Feminism46▲ 2.9×15 topics
- Digital Divide43▲ 3.0×9 topics
- Developmental Trajectories41▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Psychopathology41▲ 4.0×4 topics
- Self-Regulation40▲ 4.0×6 topics
- Personality Traits35▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Neighborhood Effects32▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Psychopathy28▲ 15×2 topics
- Driver Behavior28▲ 6.3×2 topics
- Criminal Behavior27▲ 11×2 topics
What research is done in Tuscaloosa?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 27 works
- 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 23 works
- 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 22 works
- 4 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 21 works
- 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 18 works
- 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 18 works
- 7 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 18 works
- 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 17 works
- 9 Media Studies and Communication Communication 17 works
- 10 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 17 works
Research output over time
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