Research in Virginia Beach
Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Virginia Beach, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Regent University, Atlantic University and George Washington University Virginia Campus.
- Research institutions
- 20 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 5.5k ▲ 5% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 12.2% 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 Virginia Beach?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Virginia Beach strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Virginia Beach is most concentrated in Religious studies, Environmental Chemistry and Geophysics (17.2× the world share in Religious studies).
- Religious studiesSubfield · 28.3 works17×
- Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 31.6 works15×
- GeophysicsSubfield · 49.5 works14×
- HealthSubfield · 22.7 works7.8×
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 35.8 works7.0×
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 Virginia Beach?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Seismic Noise, Surface Wave, Religion, Leadership, Organizational Performance, Employee Engagement and Mental Health.
- Theology
- Social Services
- International Aid
- Humanitarianism
- Community Development
- Psychological Capital
- Social Justice
- Psychological Adjustment
- Nationalism
- Spiritual Leadership
- Career Development
- Social Support
- Methane Oxidation
- Ionosphere
- Electron Acceleration
- Quality of Life
- Globalization
- Leadership
- Mental Health
- Seismic Noise
- Tomography
- Surface Wave
- Religion
- Organizational Performance
- Employee Engagement
- Microbial Communities
- Anaerobic
- Magnetosphere
- Well-being
- Ethical Behavior
- Spirituality
- Workplace Spirituality
- Health
- Coping
- End-of-Life Care
- African Christianity
- NGOs
- Civil Society
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Public Opinion
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
- Tomography49▲ 28×4 topics
- Seismic Noise49▲ 104×1 topic
- Surface Wave49▲ 104×1 topic
- Mental Health47▲ 3.3×31 topics
- Religion44▲ 9.4×15 topics
- Leadership40▲ 8.5×22 topics
- Organizational Performance38▲ 15×9 topics
- Globalization34▲ 1.74×45 topics
- Employee Engagement33▲ 19×4 topics
- Quality of Life33▲ 2.3×35 topics
- Microbial Communities32▲ 7.6×6 topics
- Electron Acceleration31▲ 47×2 topics
- Anaerobic30▲ 44×1 topic
- Ionosphere30▲ 55×1 topic
- Magnetosphere30▲ 55×1 topic
- Methane Oxidation30▲ 38×1 topic
- Well-being29▲ 7.6×13 topics
- Social Support28▲ 5.2×11 topics
- Ethical Behavior28▲ 78×2 topics
- Career Development28▲ 24×4 topics
- Spirituality27▲ 28×2 topics
- Spiritual Leadership26▲ 188×1 topic
- Workplace Spirituality26▲ 188×1 topic
- Nationalism25▲ 5.4×12 topics
- Health25▲ 6.2×7 topics
- Psychological Adjustment24▲ 17×4 topics
- Coping22▲ 45×2 topics
- Social Justice20▲ 3.5×18 topics
- End-of-Life Care20▲ 17×2 topics
- Psychological Capital16▲ 12×3 topics
- African Christianity16▲ 72×2 topics
- Community Development15▲ 8.2×3 topics
- NGOs15▲ 15×4 topics
- Humanitarianism14▲ 23×3 topics
- Civil Society14▲ 13×4 topics
- International Aid14▲ 29×2 topics
- Faith-Based Organizations13▲ 42×1 topic
- Social Services13▲ 30×1 topic
- Public Opinion12▲ 10×3 topics
- Theology12▲ 13×3 topics
What research is done in Virginia Beach?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 49 works
- 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 30 works
- 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
- 4 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 26 works
- 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 20 works
- 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 13 works
- 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 12 works
- 8 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 10 works
- 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
- 10 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 8 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.