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Research in Denver

Science Explorer records 166 research institutions in Denver, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver and National Jewish Health.

Research institutions
166
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
100k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.7%
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 Denver?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Colorado DenverUniversity 47,918 #524
2University of DenverUniversity 15,907 #2,090
3National Jewish HealthHospital / health system 4,302 #4,198
4Denver Health Medical CenterHospital / health system 3,427 #8,224
5Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,760 #5,264 all time
6Denver Federal CenterGovernment institution 2,619 #12,607
7Metropolitan State University of DenverUniversity 2,237 #13,497
8Denver School of NursingUniversity 2,215 #22,236
9Regis UniversityUniversity 1,751 #18,844
10Center For Policy ResearchNonprofit 1,401 #9,574
11Colorado Permanente Medical GroupHospital / health system 1,147 #10,822
12Advanced Energy (United States)Company 1,051 #6,408
13Denver VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 865 #8,176 all time
14Empowerment ProgramNonprofit 799 #12,216
15Colorado Parks and WildlifeInstitution 743 #21,004
16VA Eastern Colorado Health Care SystemHospital / health system 664 #11,275
17Association of Perioperative Registered NursesNonprofit 607 #21,183
18Colorado Center for Reproductive MedicineHospital / health system 598 #20,093
19Gates (United States)Company 480 #17,886
20Infectious Disease ConsultantsHospital / health system 467 #21,460
21Colorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentGovernment institution 408 #17,837
22Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceArchive 399 #17,293
23Westwood CollegeUniversity 363 #28,806 all time
24National Conference of State LegislaturesGovernment institution 352 #40,748 all time
25Iliff School of TheologyUniversity 352 #30,842 all time
26Colorado Department of EducationGovernment institution 319 #19,402 all time
27Newmont Mining (United States)Company 308 #34,554 all time
28American Water Works AssociationNonprofit 301 #25,063 all time
29Colorado Kidney CareHospital / health system 262 #22,924
30Denver Public HealthGovernment institution 258 #23,210 all time
31Rocky Mountain Cancer CentersHospital / health system 208 #30,585 all time
32VitalantNonprofit 206 #18,761
33Downtown Women's Health CareHospital / health system 195 #26,451 all time
34Exempla Saint Joseph HospitalHospital / health system 172 #34,334 all time
35Rose Medical CenterHospital / health system 166 #29,672 all time
36Rocky Mountain Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system 166 #37,766 all time
37Porter Adventist HospitalHospital / health system 165 #34,384 all time
38Cytoskeleton (United States)Company 156 #25,758 all time
39Mental Health Center of DenverHospital / health system 154 #37,209 all time
40Denver Public SchoolsUniversity 152 #39,101 all time
41Colorado Joint ReplacementHospital / health system 147 #39,899 all time
42Denver Center for the Performing ArtsNonprofit 146 #39,900 all time
43Electro Magnetic Applications (United States)Company 144 #39,152 all time
44HealthONEHospital / health system 140 #33,654 all time
45Denver ZooArchive 126 #40,984 all time
46Water Research FoundationNonprofit 126 #41,674 all time
47The Urology Center of ColoradoHospital / health system 103 not ranked
489to5Nonprofit 98 not ranked
49Obesity Medicine AssociationInstitution 97 not ranked
50American Orthopsychiatric AssociationInstitution 87 not ranked
51International Development EnterprisesInstitution 85 not ranked
52OMNI InstituteNonprofit 85 not ranked
53Colorado Education InitiativeNonprofit 84 not ranked
54Denver Botanic GardensArchive 81 not ranked
55Colorado Department of Human ServicesGovernment institution 77 not ranked
56Denver Art MuseumArchive 75 not ranked
57Colorado Blood Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 74 not ranked
58Nurse-Family PartnershipNonprofit 73 not ranked
59Community College of DenverUniversity 67 not ranked
60Colorado Health FoundationNonprofit 64 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.

University of Colorado Denver: 48.4%University of Denver: 16.1%National Jewish Health: 4.3%Denver Health Medical Center: 3.5%56 others listed: 27.7%48%largest
University of Colorado Denver48k · 48.4%University of Denver16k · 16.1%National Jewish Health4,302 · 4.3%Denver Health Medical Center3,427 · 3.5%56 others listed27k · 27.7%

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

What is Denver strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Denver is most concentrated in Immunology and Allergy, Family Practice and Emergency Medicine (4.8× the world share in Immunology and Allergy).

  1. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 49.9 works4.8×
  2. Family PracticeSubfield · 26.1 works4.1×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 130.2 works4.0×
  4. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 76.9 works3.9×
  5. TransplantationSubfield · 20.3 works3.4×
  6. Public AdministrationSubfield · 24.0 works3.4×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Denver?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Mental Health, Public Health, Management and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,210▲ 2.3×138 topics
  2. Inflammation457▲ 1.65×83 topics
  3. Treatment409▲ 2.5×52 topics
  4. Mental Health392▲ 2.0×47 topics
  5. Diagnosis362▲ 2.9×41 topics
  6. Public Health360▲ 1.86×66 topics
  7. Quality of Life350▲ 1.83×56 topics
  8. Risk Factors295▲ 2.0×37 topics
  9. Management280▲ 2.7×35 topics
  10. Globalization260◆ 1.00×131 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress251▲ 1.16×61 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease246▲ 1.67×38 topics
  13. Genetics233▲ 2.5×27 topics
  14. Depression226▲ 1.94×26 topics
  15. Mortality213▲ 2.8×13 topics
  16. Immunotherapy192▲ 2.0×19 topics
  17. Complications185▲ 2.8×17 topics
  18. Global Burden163▲ 2.3×12 topics
  19. Clinical Trials162▲ 1.82×19 topics
  20. Guidelines159▲ 2.6×13 topics
  21. Primary Care156▲ 3.1×15 topics
  22. Social Support154▲ 2.1×19 topics
  23. Adolescents149▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Prevalence141▲ 2.6×15 topics
  25. Rehabilitation140▲ 2.7×13 topics
  26. Heart Failure137▲ 2.4×14 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction123▲ 3.0×10 topics
  28. Echocardiography120▲ 3.3×8 topics
  29. Mortality Risk120▲ 3.8×6 topics
  30. Children116▲ 3.7×7 topics
  31. Pulmonary Hypertension113▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Health Disparities112▲ 3.2×9 topics
  33. Quality Improvement112▲ 4.4×8 topics
  34. Asthma101▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Resuscitation89▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Health Care Utilization87▲ 5.7×3 topics
  37. Immunology85▲ 6.1×3 topics
  38. Allergic Diseases80▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Eosinophils80▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Cystic Fibrosis74▲ 8.0×3 topics

What research is done in Denver?

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 80 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 64 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…55Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 55 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…52Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 52 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 49 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 39 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…38Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 38 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 38 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 37 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…37Innovations in Medical Education: 37 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseasesPhysiology 80 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 64 works
  3. 3 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 55 works
  4. 4 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 52 works
  5. 5 Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 49 works
  6. 6 Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 39 works
  7. 7 Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 38 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 38 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchEpidemiology 37 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 37 works

Research output over time

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