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Research in Columbia

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Columbia, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Missouri, Cancer Research Center and Stephens College.

Research institutions
24
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
86k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8M
32.1 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
Columbia

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 Columbia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MissouriUniversity 75,576 #549
2Cancer Research CenterNonprofit 5,299 #5,722
3Neurology, IncHospital / health system 2,691 #17,232
4Columbia College - MissouriUniversity 741 #7,869 all time
5Stephens CollegeUniversity 583 #15,182
6Columbia Orthopaedic GroupHospital / health system 187 #32,754 all time
7Missouri Heart CenterHospital / health system 180 #20,481 all time
8University of Missouri SystemUniversity 145 #26,286 all time
9University of Missouri Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system 67 not ranked
10Investigative Reporters and EditorsNonprofit 50 not ranked
11Association of Health Care JournalistsNonprofit 41 not ranked
12Nanoparticle BioChem (United States)Company 16 not ranked
13Saving SightNonprofit 14 not ranked
14State Historical Society of MissouriNonprofit 13 not ranked
15Nanova Biomaterials (United States)Company 11 not ranked
16Paternity Testing Corporation LaboratoriesResearch facility 9 not ranked
17TCI Peptide Therapeutics (United States)Company 9 not ranked
18Microcirculatory SocietyNonprofit 5 not ranked
19Phoenix ProgramsHospital / health system 4 not ranked
20Daniel Boone Regional LibraryArchive 4 not ranked
21American Society of News EditorsNonprofit 2 not ranked
22Thermavant (United States)Company 2 not ranked
23IMBIC (United States)Company 1 not ranked
24Services for Independent LivingNonprofit 1 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 Missouri: 88.2%Cancer Research Center: 6.2%Neurology, Inc: 3.1%Columbia College - Missouri: 0.9%20 others listed: 1.6%88%largest
University of Missouri76k · 88.2%Cancer Research Center5,299 · 6.2%Neurology, Inc2,691 · 3.1%Columbia College - Missouri741 · 0.9%20 others listed1,344 · 1.6%

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

Which fields of science does Columbia work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Columbia is in Health Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,522 fractional works · 33.4% of its workMedicine: 3,098 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSurgery: 468 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 244 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 231 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 190 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 183 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 180 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 177 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 177 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 126 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 174 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 282 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 157 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,525 fractional works · 23.9% of its workEngineering: 698 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 120 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 474 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 186 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 420 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 213 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 202 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 185 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 148 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 131 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,317 fractional works · 22.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,038 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 330 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 228 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 545 fractional works · 5.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 184 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 138 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 256 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 236 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 162 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2,186 fractional works · 20.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,009 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 593 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 183 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 624 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 264 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 355 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 147 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 174 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 124 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKColumbia11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences22%

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 Sciences3,52233.4%
    1. Medicine3,09829.4%
    2. Health Professions2822.7%
    3. Veterinary670.6%
    4. Nursing560.5%
    5. Dentistry190.2%
    1. Engineering6986.6%
    2. Computer Science4744.5%
    3. Environmental Science4204.0%
    4. Materials Science2132.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2021.9%
    6. Mathematics1851.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1481.4%
    8. Chemistry1311.2%
    9. Energy270.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering270.3%
  3. Social Sciences2,31722.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,0389.8%
    2. Psychology5455.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities2562.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2362.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1621.5%
    6. Decision Sciences800.8%
  4. Life Sciences2,18620.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0099.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6245.9%
    3. Neuroscience3553.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1741.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics240.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Columbia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Columbia is most concentrated in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Veterinary and Small Animals (5.3× the world share in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems).

  1. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 42.5 works5.3×
  2. VeterinaryField · 57.5 works4.5×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 51.6 works4.5×
  4. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 77.8 works3.8×
← 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: 1.23× its world share, 549 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 874 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 147 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 302 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 116 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 419 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 187 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 634 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 375 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 188 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 168 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 136 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 253 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 2,728 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 48 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.52× its world share, 58 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 233 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 224 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 150 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 484 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 936 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.52×58 works
  2. Neuroscience1.99×302 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×874 works
  4. Psychology1.70×484 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.56×147 works
  6. Mathematics1.52×168 works
  7. Medicine1.52×2,728 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.27×187 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.23×549 works
  10. Nursing1.05×48 works
  11. Health Professions1.03×253 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.86×233 works
  13. Environmental Science0.81×375 works
  14. Chemistry0.79×116 works
  15. Social Sciences0.79×936 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.78×70 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×150 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×224 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.73×24 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×22 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.65×136 works
  22. Computer Science0.58×419 works
  23. Materials Science0.57×188 works
  24. Engineering0.45×634 works
  25. Dentistry0.34×15 works
  26. Energy0.28×24 works

Which keywords describe research in Columbia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Mental Health, Cancer, Risk Factors, Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology630▲ 1.50×134 topics
  2. Inflammation333▲ 1.48×82 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress278▲ 1.60×61 topics
  4. Machine Learning258▼ 0.73×82 topics
  5. Climate Change231▼ 0.81×98 topics
  6. Deep Learning220▼ 0.60×78 topics
  7. Mental Health212▲ 1.40×42 topics
  8. Cancer202▲ 1.43×58 topics
  9. Risk Factors186▲ 1.60×37 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease172▲ 1.43×38 topics
  11. Quality of Life169◆ 1.11×50 topics
  12. Treatment166▲ 1.29×51 topics
  13. Public Health154◆ 1.00×55 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders142▲ 2.4×20 topics
  15. Depression139▲ 1.50×24 topics
  16. Immunotherapy137▲ 1.80×19 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome133▲ 1.55×23 topics
  18. Genetics126▲ 1.68×27 topics
  19. Diagnosis125▲ 1.27×41 topics
  20. Gene Expression116▲ 1.76×20 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis112▲ 1.81×19 topics
  22. Complications112▲ 2.1×17 topics
  23. Obesity111▲ 1.37×26 topics
  24. Microbial Communities105▲ 2.3×9 topics
  25. Neuroprotection100▲ 2.7×16 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance99▲ 2.1×10 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation97▲ 2.9×9 topics
  28. Social Support95▲ 1.67×17 topics
  29. Hypertension86▲ 2.8×16 topics
  30. Mitochondrial Dysfunction83▲ 2.7×12 topics
  31. Tomography72▲ 3.9×5 topics
  32. Seismic Noise58▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Surface Wave58▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Methane Oxidation58▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Anaerobic57▲ 8.5×1 topic
  36. Gas Hydrates57▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Oxygen Sensing56▲ 4.7×3 topics
  38. Circadian Rhythms56▲ 4.9×2 topics
  39. Animal Welfare52▲ 5.5×4 topics
  40. Dairy Cattle51▲ 9.2×2 topics

What research is done in Columbia?

Seismic Waves and Analysis: 57 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 57 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 35 fractional worksNeuroscience of respiration and sleep: 33 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 32 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 32 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…31Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 31 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 30 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 28 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…26Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 26 fractional works
GeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistrySurgeryEndocrine and Autonomic Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 57 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 57 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 35 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 33 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 32 works
  6. 6 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 32 works
  7. 7 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 31 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 30 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 28 works
  10. 10 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 26 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 counting20%40%Columbia16.9% 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 30.0% in 2016.

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