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Research in Des Moines

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Des Moines, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Drake University, Des Moines University and Mercy Medical Center.

Research institutions
37
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.3k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
153k
18.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Des Moines

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 Des Moines?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Drake UniversityUniversity 3,362 #5,887
2Des Moines UniversityUniversity 900 #14,927
3Iowa Department of EducationGovernment institution 365 #14,616 all time
4Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical CenterHospital / health system 340 #26,836 all time
5Iowa Methodist Medical CenterHospital / health system 316 #28,874 all time
6State Library of IowaArchive 315 #15,547 all time
7Mercy Medical CenterHospital / health system 304 #22,294
8Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 280 #27,290 all time
9Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research CenterResearch facility 278 #21,292 all time
10UnityPoint HealthHospital / health system 253 #30,710 all time
11Grand View UniversityUniversity 203 #28,199 all time
12Iowa Department of Public HealthGovernment institution 197 #20,769 all time
13Iowa Orthopaedic CenterHospital / health system 189 #27,889 all time
14Science Center of IowaNonprofit 169 #27,886 all time
15Blank Children's HospitalHospital / health system 143 #32,175 all time
16Human Gene Therapy Research InstituteNonprofit 134 #33,834 all time
17Broadlawns Medical CenterHospital / health system 131 #34,367 all time
18Iowa Lutheran HospitalHospital / health system 112 not ranked
19Iowa Oncology Research AssociationNonprofit 80 not ranked
20National Pork BoardGovernment institution 71 not ranked
21Philanthropic Educational OrganizationUniversity 53 not ranked
22Mercy College of Health SciencesHospital / health system 32 not ranked
23Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land StewardshipGovernment institution 16 not ranked
24Des Moines Public LibraryArchive 12 not ranked
25Iowa Department of Human ServicesGovernment institution 8 not ranked
26Iowa Department on AgingGovernment institution 6 not ranked
27World Food Prize FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
28Iowa Department for the BlindGovernment institution 5 not ranked
29Iowa Department of Cultural AffairsGovernment institution 3 not ranked
30Iowa Finance AuthorityGovernment institution 3 not ranked
31Allied Insurance (United States)Company 3 not ranked
32Iowa Department of Inspections and AppealsGovernment institution 2 not ranked
33Junior League of Des MoinesNonprofit 2 not ranked
34Des Moines Art CenterArchive 1 not ranked
35ChrysalisNonprofit 1 not ranked
36University of Iowa Health AllianceInstitution 1 not ranked
37Children's Cancer ConnectionNonprofit 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.

Drake University: 40.5%Des Moines University: 10.8%Iowa Department of Education: 4.4%Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center: 4.1%32 others listed: 40.1%41%largest
Drake University3,362 · 40.5%Des Moines University900 · 10.8%Iowa Department of Education365 · 4.4%Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center340 · 4.1%32 others listed3,328 · 40.1%

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

Which fields of science does Des Moines work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Des Moines is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Social Sciences (15%), Psychology (5%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 522 fractional works · 44.9% of its workMedicine: 444 fractional works · 38.2% of its workSurgery: 65 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 36 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 61 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 334 fractional works · 28.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 169 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 43 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 34 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 62 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 31 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 172 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 36 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 134 fractional works · 11.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDes Moines1,161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences29%

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. Medicine44438.2%
    2. Health Professions615.2%
    3. Dentistry80.6%
    4. Nursing60.6%
    5. Veterinary30.2%
    1. Social Sciences16914.6%
    2. Psychology625.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities403.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting312.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance231.9%
    6. Decision Sciences90.8%
    1. Environmental Science524.5%
    2. Engineering373.2%
    3. Computer Science363.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy161.4%
    5. Mathematics131.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.6%
    7. Chemistry50.4%
    8. Materials Science40.4%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology595.1%
    2. Neuroscience272.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences272.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology181.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Des Moines?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cytoreductive Surgery, Risk Factors, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Clinical Trials and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology95▲ 2.1×113 topics
  2. Inflammation31▲ 1.27×67 topics
  3. Quality of Life31▲ 1.85×43 topics
  4. Risk Factors31▲ 2.4×33 topics
  5. Mental Health29▲ 1.76×37 topics
  6. Climate Change28◆ 0.90×50 topics
  7. Treatment27▲ 1.89×41 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 1.98×27 topics
  9. Chemotherapy25▲ 3.0×24 topics
  10. Diagnosis24▲ 2.3×32 topics
  11. Globalization24◆ 1.07×40 topics
  12. Clinical Trials22▲ 2.8×19 topics
  13. Management20▲ 2.1×23 topics
  14. Cytoreductive Surgery19▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Complications18▲ 3.1×16 topics
  16. Global Burden18▲ 2.8×12 topics
  17. Biomarkers17▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Guidelines17▲ 3.1×11 topics
  19. Mortality16▲ 2.5×11 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis16▲ 2.4×16 topics
  21. Student Engagement14▲ 3.0×11 topics
  22. Survival Analysis14▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Surgery13▲ 3.3×9 topics
  24. Metastasis12▲ 3.1×10 topics
  25. Reflective Practice12▲ 5.7×6 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 3.4×8 topics
  27. Digital Divide12▲ 4.0×7 topics
  28. Colorectal Cancer12▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 7.3×6 topics
  30. Gastric Cancer11▲ 8.7×3 topics
  31. Assessment Methods11▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy10▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Peritoneal Metastases10▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Cancer Incidence10▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Human Papillomavirus10▲ 6.7×3 topics
  36. Ovarian Cancer9▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Mutation Analysis8▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Faculty Development8▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Fallopian Tube Origin8▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Tumor Models8▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Des Moines?

Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies: 10 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…5Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 5 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 5 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…4Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 4 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …4Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 4 fractional works
SurgeryReproductive MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Surgery 10 works
  2. 2 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  4. 4 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 5 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  7. 7 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 4 works
  10. 10 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 4 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%Des Moines13.3% 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 22.9% in 2000.

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