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Research in Aurora

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Aurora, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado School of Public Health and Children's Hospital Colorado.

Research institutions
27
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
43k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6M
36.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Aurora

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 Aurora?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Colorado HealthHospital / health system 16,038 #8,632
2University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity 15,114 #452
3Children's Hospital ColoradoHospital / health system 4,515 #1,544
4Colorado School of Public HealthUniversity 2,102 #1,302
5The Medical Center of AuroraHospital / health system 963 #10,228
6University PhysiciansNonprofit 459 #21,431
7Tissue Genetics (United States)Company 439 #15,190 all time
8Aurora Periodontics and Implant DentistryHospital / health system 265 #23,620 all time
9American Sentinel UniversityUniversity 200 #18,777 all time
10Community College of AuroraUniversity 97 not ranked
11International Association for the Study of Lung CancerInstitution 24 not ranked
12HealthONE Spalding Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system 22 not ranked
13Advanced Health Care of AuroraHospital / health system 17 not ranked
14Platt College AuroraUniversity 13 not ranked
15MBC Pharma (United States)Company 12 not ranked
16Sharklet Technologies (United States)Company 12 not ranked
17Avidity (United States)Company 12 not ranked
18Just Associates (United States)Company 11 not ranked
19Touch of Life Technologies (United States)Company 11 not ranked
20MycologicsCompany 9 not ranked
21Lohocla Research Corporation (United States)Company 4 not ranked
22Asian Pacific Development CenterNonprofit 3 not ranked
23DARTNet InstituteNonprofit 1 not ranked
24Taiga Biotechnologies (United States)Company 1 not ranked
25Apoplogic Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 1 not ranked
26Brent's PlaceNonprofit 1 not ranked
27VisuGen Global (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.

University of Colorado Health: 39.8%University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: 37.5%Children's Hospital Colorado: 11.2%Colorado School of Public Health: 5.2%22 others listed: 6.4%40%largest
University of Colorado Health16k · 39.8%University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus15k · 37.5%Children's Hospital Colorado4,515 · 11.2%Colorado School of Public Health2,102 · 5.2%22 others listed2,577 · 6.4%

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

Which fields of science does Aurora work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research in Aurora is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,272 fractional works · 65.5% of its workMedicine: 5,556 fractional works · 58.1% of its workSurgery: 718 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 524 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 450 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 431 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOncology: 342 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 322 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 267 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 236 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 233 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 156 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 140 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 139 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 131 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 116 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 115 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 110 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 574 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 345 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,892 fractional works · 19.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,170 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 620 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGenetics: 270 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCancer Research: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 338 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 93 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 275 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 225 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 912 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPsychology: 404 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 228 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 331 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 492 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEngineering: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 110 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 139 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAurora9,569fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences10%

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. Health Sciences6,27265.5%
    1. Medicine5,55658.1%
    2. Health Professions5746.0%
    3. Nursing810.8%
    4. Dentistry510.5%
    5. Veterinary110.1%
  2. Life Sciences1,89219.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,17012.2%
    2. Neuroscience3383.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2752.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences660.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics440.5%
    1. Psychology4044.2%
    2. Social Sciences3313.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance750.8%
    4. Decision Sciences380.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting320.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities320.3%
    1. Engineering1501.6%
    2. Environmental Science1391.5%
    3. Computer Science890.9%
    4. Mathematics380.4%
    5. Chemistry270.3%
    6. Materials Science220.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy170.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.0%
    10. Energy10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Aurora strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Aurora is most concentrated in Transplantation, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (8.8× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 32.7 works8.8×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 102.8 works5.1×
  3. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 61.9 works5.0×
  4. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 29.6 works4.5×
  5. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 199.3 works4.4×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.27× its world share, 1,005 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.88× its world share, 241 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 294 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 133 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 44 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 510 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.02× its world share, 4,824 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 71 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 356 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 286 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.02×4,824 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.88×241 works
  3. Health Professions2.33×510 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.27×1,005 works
  5. Neuroscience2.18×294 works
  6. Nursing1.75×71 works
  7. Psychology1.40×356 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×37 works
  9. Dentistry1.10×44 works
  10. Veterinary0.80×9 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.41×33 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×69 works
  13. Environmental Science0.30×126 works
  14. Mathematics0.29×29 works
  15. Social Sciences0.27×286 works
  16. Chemistry0.19×24 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×54 works
  18. Computer Science0.11×70 works
  19. Engineering0.11×133 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.11×27 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×28 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.09×3 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.08×14 works
  24. Materials Science0.07×19 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×5 works
  26. Energy0.02×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Aurora?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Immunotherapy, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Metabolic Syndrome and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,077▲ 2.8×132 topics
  2. Inflammation563▲ 2.8×83 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease377▲ 3.5×38 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress354▲ 2.2×61 topics
  5. Quality of Life315▲ 2.3×54 topics
  6. Public Health310▲ 2.2×59 topics
  7. Treatment292▲ 2.5×52 topics
  8. Risk Factors280▲ 2.7×37 topics
  9. Immunotherapy271▲ 3.9×19 topics
  10. Mental Health270▲ 1.97×43 topics
  11. Diagnosis265▲ 3.0×40 topics
  12. Cancer254▲ 1.98×51 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome253▲ 3.3×23 topics
  14. Genetics238▲ 3.5×26 topics
  15. Management232▲ 3.0×34 topics
  16. Obesity214▲ 2.9×25 topics
  17. Depression211▲ 2.5×22 topics
  18. Complications196▲ 4.1×17 topics
  19. Chemotherapy190▲ 2.8×25 topics
  20. Diabetes189▲ 3.9×21 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders184▲ 3.4×20 topics
  22. Mortality182▲ 3.4×13 topics
  23. Clinical Trials181▲ 2.8×19 topics
  24. Heart Failure175▲ 4.1×13 topics
  25. Biomarkers169▲ 2.5×18 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations154▲ 3.7×23 topics
  27. Glycemic Control146▲ 9.6×4 topics
  28. Guidelines146▲ 3.2×13 topics
  29. Primary Care145▲ 4.1×15 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors142▲ 3.4×14 topics
  31. Type 1 Diabetes136▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Adolescents132▲ 3.8×8 topics
  33. Echocardiography125▲ 4.7×8 topics
  34. Insulin Therapy124▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Endothelial Dysfunction116▲ 5.2×8 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease116▲ 4.8×9 topics
  37. Mortality Risk110▲ 4.8×6 topics
  38. Treatment Guidelines105▲ 5.1×7 topics
  39. Autoimmunity103▲ 7.6×6 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension98▲ 7.4×3 topics

What research is done in Aurora?

Diabetes Management and …66Diabetes Management and Research: 66 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …50Diabetes and associated disorders: 50 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 47 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 45 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 39 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 38 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 36 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…35Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 35 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 33 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 33 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 66 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 50 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 47 works
  4. 4 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 45 works
  5. 5 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 39 works
  6. 6 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 38 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 36 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 35 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 33 works
  10. 10 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 33 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%Aurora17.7% 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 30.5% in 2008.

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