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Research in West Chester

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in West Chester, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are West Chester University.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.4k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
79k
14.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
West Chester

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 West Chester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1West Chester UniversityUniversity 4,282 #3,622
2Weston Solutions (United States)Company 491 #15,307 all time
3Chester County Historical SocietyArchive 385 #19,257 all time
4Chester County HospitalHospital / health system 160 #32,456 all time
5Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaUniversity 63 not ranked
6Molecular Targeting Technologies (United States)Company 39 not ranked
7EverNu Technology (United States)Company 8 not ranked
8Jenrin Discovery (United States)Company 4 not ranked
9Centinel Spine (United States)Company 0 not ranked
10Diffinity Genomics (United States)Company 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.

West Chester University: 78.8%Weston Solutions (United States): 9.0%Chester County Historical Society: 7.1%Chester County Hospital: 2.9%4 others listed: 2.1%79%largest
West Chester University4,282 · 78.8%Weston Solutions (United States)491 · 9.0%Chester County Historical Society385 · 7.1%Chester County Hospital160 · 2.9%4 others listed114 · 2.1%

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

Which fields of science does West Chester work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in West Chester is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (14%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 441 fractional works · 51.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 225 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 69 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 90 fractional works · 10.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 37 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 65 fractional works · 7.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 178 fractional works · 20.9% of its workComputer Science: 47 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 37 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 171 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 121 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 44 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 65 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWest Chester854fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences52%

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 Sciences22526.4%
    2. Psychology9010.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities657.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting323.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance202.4%
    6. Decision Sciences81.0%
    1. Computer Science475.6%
    2. Engineering445.1%
    3. Environmental Science374.3%
    4. Mathematics141.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy81.0%
    7. Materials Science81.0%
    8. Chemistry40.5%
    9. Energy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Medicine12114.2%
    2. Health Professions445.1%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology283.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences192.2%
    3. Neuroscience121.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in West Chester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Colonialism, Identity, Reflective Practice, Depression, History and Cultural Competence.

▲ 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 Health45▲ 3.6×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology27▼ 0.80×66 topics
  3. Gender27▲ 5.9×31 topics
  4. Globalization25▲ 1.50×40 topics
  5. Identity24▲ 3.8×32 topics
  6. Climate Change23◆ 0.98×53 topics
  7. Education23▲ 1.54×35 topics
  8. Colonialism22▲ 5.4×25 topics
  9. Depression21▲ 2.8×19 topics
  10. Social Media19▲ 1.61×22 topics
  11. History18▲ 3.0×23 topics
  12. Social Justice16▲ 3.1×19 topics
  13. Literature16▲ 3.3×23 topics
  14. Culture15▲ 3.3×17 topics
  15. Reflective Practice15▲ 9.0×7 topics
  16. Anxiety14▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction13▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Higher Education13▲ 2.8×16 topics
  19. Student Engagement13▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Nationalism13▲ 3.3×17 topics
  21. Resilience12▲ 3.0×14 topics
  22. Cultural Studies12▲ 3.9×12 topics
  23. Social Support12▲ 2.5×13 topics
  24. Technology Integration12▲ 4.3×7 topics
  25. Well-being12▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. Intersectionality11▲ 6.9×8 topics
  27. Adolescents11▲ 3.4×8 topics
  28. Cultural Competence11▲ 9.7×7 topics
  29. Migration11▲ 3.6×12 topics
  30. Academic Achievement10▲ 7.0×7 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation10▲ 3.8×9 topics
  32. Professional Development10▲ 5.7×8 topics
  33. Diversity10▲ 6.6×8 topics
  34. Healthcare Workers9▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 7.9×6 topics
  36. Student Perceptions9▲ 5.9×7 topics
  37. Self-Regulation8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  38. Developmental Trajectories8▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Teacher Education7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Cultural Diplomacy7▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in West Chester?

COVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …4Critical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksVisual Culture and Art Theory: 4 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…4Higher Education Research Studies: 4 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 3 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  6. 6 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  7. 7 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Research Studies Education 4 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 3 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 counting10%20%30%West Chester12.3% 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 26.2% in 2008.

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