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Research in Waco

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Waco, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Baylor University.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.1%
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 Waco?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Baylor UniversityUniversity 19,815 #1,275
2Center for Occupational Research and DevelopmentNonprofit 286 #27,508 all time
3Association for the Sciences of Limnology and OceanographyNonprofit 168 #42,182 all time
4McLennan Community CollegeUniversity 129 #35,449 all time
5Allergy Asthma Research InstituteResearch facility 59 not ranked
6Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical CenterHospital / health system 18 not ranked
7Hillcrest ClinicsHospital / health system 10 not ranked
8Texas State Technical College WacoUniversity 9 not ranked
9Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterHospital / health system 7 not ranked
10Council of Scientific Society PresidentsInstitution 5 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.

Baylor University: 96.6%Center for Occupational Research and Development: 1.4%Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography: 0.8%McLennan Community College: 0.6%6 others listed: 0.5%97%largest
Baylor University20k · 96.6%Center for Occupational Research and Development286 · 1.4%Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography168 · 0.8%McLennan Community College129 · 0.6%6 others listed108 · 0.5%

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What is Waco strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Waco is most concentrated in Religious studies, Health and Philosophy (12.4× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 77.7 works12×
  2. HealthSubfield · 72.1 works6.5×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 85.9 works5.3×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Waco?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Mental Health, Well-being, Social Support, Psychological Adjustment, Spirituality, Theology and 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. Mental Health199▲ 3.6×39 topics
  2. Religion163▲ 9.2×29 topics
  3. Epidemiology148◆ 1.00×100 topics
  4. Globalization127▲ 1.73×72 topics
  5. Social Support116▲ 5.6×16 topics
  6. Well-being106▲ 7.4×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life105▲ 1.95×43 topics
  8. Resilience79▲ 4.4×15 topics
  9. Nationalism77▲ 4.5×18 topics
  10. Health74▲ 5.0×17 topics
  11. Depression72▲ 2.2×21 topics
  12. Psychological Adjustment67▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Spirituality65▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Gender65▲ 3.2×35 topics
  15. Theology63▲ 18×5 topics
  16. Identity60▲ 2.2×42 topics
  17. Coping59▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Social Justice57▲ 2.6×25 topics
  19. Ethics56▲ 3.1×32 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation52▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Democracy51▲ 3.8×15 topics
  22. End-of-Life Care50▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Secularism48▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Politics47▲ 4.7×12 topics
  25. Community Development38▲ 5.4×4 topics
  26. Public Sphere37▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Public Opinion37▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Church History36▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Pluralism35▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Biblical Monotheism35▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Jewish Society35▲ 35×1 topic
  32. NGOs34▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Atheism34▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Civil Religion34▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Positive Psychology34▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice33▲ 6.8×7 topics
  37. Humanitarianism33▲ 14×3 topics
  38. International Aid32▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Political Philosophy32▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Civil Society31▲ 7.5×4 topics

What research is done in Waco?

Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 49 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 35 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…34Religion and Society Interactions: 34 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…30Religion, Society, and Development: 30 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 29 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 23 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…19Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 19 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 19 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 18 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 18 fractional works
HealthReligious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyHealth 49 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and InterpretationReligious studies 35 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society InteractionsSociology and Political Science 34 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science 30 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Science and International Relations 29 works
  6. 6 Behavioral and Psychological StudiesDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 23 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchCognitive Neuroscience 19 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistory 19 works
  9. 9 Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionSocial Psychology 18 works
  10. 10 Sleep and related disordersExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 18 works

Research output over time

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