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Research in Virginia Beach

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Virginia Beach, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Regent University, Atlantic University and George Washington University Virginia Campus.

Research institutions
20
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
66k
11.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Virginia Beach

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 Virginia Beach?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Regent UniversityUniversity 2,667 #8,395
2Atlantic UniversityUniversity 692 #10,465
3George Washington University Virginia CampusUniversity 640 #14,715
4Virginia Wesleyan UniversityUniversity 428 #19,958 all time
5Urology of VirginiaHospital / health system 259 #20,212
6Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science CenterArchive 216 #22,369
7Hampton Roads Sanitation DistrictInstitution 163 #20,997 all time
8Virginia Department of Game and Inland FisheriesGovernment institution 100 not ranked
9Lifenet HealthNonprofit 92 not ranked
10Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalHospital / health system 71 not ranked
11Virginia Beach Public LibraryArchive 57 not ranked
12Jordan-Young InstituteHospital / health system 43 not ranked
13Ecpi UniversityUniversity 40 not ranked
14Ocean Lakes High SchoolUniversity 34 not ranked
15Dynamic Systems Integration (United States)Company 18 not ranked
16Morphix Technologies (United States)Company 6 not ranked
17Tidewater Kidney SpecialistsResearch facility 6 not ranked
18Howard and Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive MedicineNonprofit 4 not ranked
19Oceana Sensor (United States)Company 4 not ranked
20Fermion Government Services (United States)Company 2 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.

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.

Regent University: 48.1%Atlantic University: 12.5%George Washington University Virginia Campus: 11.5%Virginia Wesleyan University: 7.7%16 others listed: 20.1%48%largest
Regent University2,667 · 48.1%Atlantic University692 · 12.5%George Washington University Virginia Campus640 · 11.5%Virginia Wesleyan University428 · 7.7%16 others listed1,115 · 20.1%

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

Which fields of science does Virginia Beach work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Virginia Beach is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (15%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 523 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 269 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 78 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 39 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 74 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 74 fractional works · 6.4% of its workReligious studies: 30 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 73 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 29 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 352 fractional works · 30.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 91 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 74 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 63 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeophysics: 50 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 37 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 208 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMedicine: 172 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginia Beach1,143fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences46%

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 Sciences26923.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting746.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities746.4%
    4. Psychology736.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance232.0%
    6. Decision Sciences111.0%
    1. Environmental Science918.0%
    2. Computer Science746.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences635.5%
    4. Engineering585.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy474.1%
    6. Mathematics100.8%
    7. Materials Science50.4%
    8. Chemistry20.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    10. Energy10.1%
    1. Medicine17215.0%
    2. Health Professions322.8%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology211.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences181.5%
    3. Neuroscience121.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 28.3 works17×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 31.6 works15×
  3. GeophysicsSubfield · 49.5 works14×
  4. HealthSubfield · 22.7 works7.8×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 35.8 works7.0×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.87× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 145 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 244 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.87×60 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.37×67 works
  3. Psychology2.09×63 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.08×46 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.96×62 works
  6. Social Sciences1.96×244 works
  7. Environmental Science1.57×77 works
  8. Health Professions1.01×26 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.90×9 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×18 works
  11. Medicine0.77×145 works
  12. Mathematics0.74×9 works
  13. Computer Science0.73×56 works
  14. Neuroscience0.67×11 works
  15. Veterinary0.59×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×5 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×2 works
  18. Nursing0.45×2 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.39×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×16 works
  21. Engineering0.31×46 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×11 works
  23. Chemistry0.12×2 works
  24. Energy0.12×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.11×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Virginia Beach?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Seismic Noise, Surface Wave, Religion, Leadership, Organizational Performance, Employee Engagement 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-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. Mental Health52▲ 3.2×33 topics
  2. Tomography49▲ 24×4 topics
  3. Seismic Noise49▲ 90×1 topic
  4. Surface Wave49▲ 90×1 topic
  5. Religion48▲ 9.0×18 topics
  6. Leadership44▲ 8.0×23 topics
  7. Organizational Performance43▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Globalization38▲ 1.69×55 topics
  9. Employee Engagement36▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Quality of Life35▲ 2.1×37 topics
  11. Microbial Communities32▲ 6.5×6 topics
  12. Electron Acceleration31▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Ethical Behavior31▲ 71×2 topics
  14. Career Development31▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Anaerobic30▲ 42×1 topic
  16. Ionosphere30▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Magnetosphere30▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Methane Oxidation30▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Well-being30▲ 6.7×13 topics
  20. Social Support30▲ 4.8×12 topics
  21. Spirituality29▲ 25×4 topics
  22. Spiritual Leadership28▲ 158×1 topic
  23. Workplace Spirituality28▲ 158×1 topic
  24. Nationalism26▲ 5.0×14 topics
  25. Health26▲ 5.6×8 topics
  26. Psychological Adjustment26▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Social Justice24▲ 3.5×23 topics
  28. Coping23▲ 41×2 topics
  29. End-of-Life Care20▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Psychological Capital17▲ 11×3 topics
  31. African Christianity17▲ 63×2 topics
  32. NGOs16▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Community Development16▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Humanitarianism15▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Civil Society15▲ 12×4 topics
  36. International Aid15▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Faith-Based Organizations14▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Social Services14▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Public Opinion13▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Theology13▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Virginia Beach?

Seismic Waves and Analysis49Seismic Waves and Analysis: 49 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 30 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 30 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 26 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 20 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…13Religion, Society, and Development: 13 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 12 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 10 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 10 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 8 fractional works
GeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 49 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 30 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  4. 4 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 26 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 20 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  8. 8 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 10 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  10. 10 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 8 works

Research output over time

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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%Virginia Beach11.6% 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 29.8% in 1994.

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