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Research in Walla Walla

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Walla Walla, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Whitman College.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.2k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
16.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Walla Walla

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Which research institutions are in Walla Walla?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Whitman CollegeUniversity 1,726 #15,631
2Health CenterHospital / health system 415 #19,984 all time
3Walla Walla Community CollegeUniversity 40 not ranked
4Walla Walla General HospitalHospital / health system 13 not ranked
5Conservation through Poverty Alleviation InternationalNonprofit 3 not ranked
6Organix (United States)Company 1 not ranked
7Blue Mountain Community FoundationNonprofit 0 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.

Whitman College: 78.5%Health Center: 18.9%Walla Walla Community College: 1.8%Walla Walla General Hospital: 0.6%2 others listed: 0.2%79%largest
Whitman College1,726 · 78.5%Health Center415 · 18.9%Walla Walla Community College40 · 1.8%Walla Walla General Hospital13 · 0.6%2 others listed4 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Walla Walla work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Walla Walla is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (15%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 117 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 11.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 95 fractional works · 31.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 52 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 33 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWalla Walla297fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences39%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5819.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities3311.2%
    3. Psychology144.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Environmental Science237.8%
    2. Computer Science186.0%
    3. Mathematics175.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences144.8%
    5. Engineering103.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy82.5%
    7. Materials Science20.8%
    8. Chemistry20.8%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine4314.6%
    2. Health Professions72.5%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology134.4%
    2. Neuroscience93.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences93.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Walla Walla?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Colonialism, Gender, Religion, History, Literature, Feminism and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change19▲ 2.4×37 topics
  2. Epidemiology11◆ 0.91×54 topics
  3. Colonialism10▲ 7.2×17 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 1.74×24 topics
  5. History10▲ 4.9×14 topics
  6. Gender10▲ 6.2×16 topics
  7. Literature9▲ 5.6×14 topics
  8. Religion9▲ 6.7×13 topics
  9. Education9▲ 1.75×18 topics
  10. Identity8▲ 3.9×17 topics
  11. Culture8▲ 5.1×11 topics
  12. Nationalism8▲ 5.8×12 topics
  13. Feminism7▲ 8.0×14 topics
  14. Ethics7▲ 4.6×15 topics
  15. Remote Sensing7▲ 1.81×10 topics
  16. Philosophy6▲ 4.9×9 topics
  17. Society6▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Holocene5▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Paleoclimatology5▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Solar Influence5▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Glacial Cycles5▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Neoliberalism4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Discrimination4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Democracy4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  26. Politics4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Art4▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 5.0×3 topics
  29. Armendariz Rings4▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Zero-Divisor Graphs4▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Cultural History3▲ 9.3×8 topics
  32. Stigma3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Empathy3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  34. Race3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  35. Sediment Transport3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Theology3▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Model Theory3▲ 98×1 topic
  38. Synchronization3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Topological Dynamics3▲ 98×1 topic
  40. Modernism3▲ 42×2 topics

What research is done in Walla Walla?

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Algebras: 3 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Topology and Set Theory: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…2Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAlgebra and Number TheorySociology and Political ScienceGeometry and Topology6 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  2. 2 Rings, Modules, and Algebras Algebra and Number Theory 3 works
  3. 3 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Topology and Set Theory Geometry and Topology 2 works
  5. 5 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Walla Walla11.0% 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 31.3% in 2006.

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