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Research in Evanston

Science Explorer records 34 research institutions in Evanston, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Northwestern University, Endeavor Health and Evanston Hospital.

Research institutions
34
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
130k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.7%
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 Evanston?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Northwestern UniversityUniversity 121,705 #70
2Endeavor HealthHospital / health system 3,759 #6,151
3Evanston HospitalHospital / health system 2,529 #19,081
4Garrett–Evangelical Theological SeminaryUniversity 534 #25,991
5St. Francis HospitalHospital / health system 293 #33,378 all time
6UL Research InstitutesNonprofit 249 #27,931 all time
7Rotary InternationalInstitution 147 #40,369 all time
8Erie Family Health CenterHospital / health system 94 not ranked
9Rayonix (United States)Company 81 not ranked
10QuesTek (United States)Company 77 not ranked
11Mather LifeWaysNonprofit 76 not ranked
12Dermatology FoundationNonprofit 69 not ranked
13Benton FoundationNonprofit 69 not ranked
14The Econometric SocietyInstitution 53 not ranked
15National Merit Scholarship CorporationNonprofit 48 not ranked
16NuCrypt (United States)Company 36 not ranked
17OptoNet (United States)Company 21 not ranked
18Solar Fuels InstituteResearch facility 18 not ranked
19Aptinyx (United States)Company 17 not ranked
20Functional Coating Technology (United States)Company 9 not ranked
21Center for Light Energy Activated Redox ProcessesResearch facility 8 not ranked
22American Association of Physical AnthropologistsInstitution 8 not ranked
23Massage Therapy FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
242Blades FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
25Evanston Public LibraryArchive 4 not ranked
26Peer ServicesNonprofit 3 not ranked
27NanoCytomics (United States)Company 2 not ranked
28Youth & Opportunity UnitedNonprofit 2 not ranked
29VesselTek Biomedical (United States)Company 2 not ranked
30Alpha Phi FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
31Great Lakes Protection FundInstitution 1 not ranked
32Ziena Optimization (United States)Company 1 not ranked
33Ohmx (United States)Company 1 not ranked
34Teller MadsenArchive 0 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.

Northwestern University: 93.7%Endeavor Health: 2.9%Evanston Hospital: 1.9%Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary: 0.4%29 others listed: 1.1%94%largest
Northwestern University122k · 93.7%Endeavor Health3,759 · 2.9%Evanston Hospital2,529 · 1.9%Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary534 · 0.4%29 others listed1,400 · 1.1%

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

What is Evanston strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Evanston is most concentrated in Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy and Family Practice (6.4× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 42.0 works6.4×
  2. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 57.9 works5.0×
  3. Family PracticeSubfield · 22.8 works3.3×
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 493.2 works3.2×
  5. DermatologySubfield · 123.2 works3.2×
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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 Evanston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Immunotherapy, Risk Factors, Treatment, Oxidative Stress 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology1,096▲ 1.88×131 topics
  2. Inflammation504▲ 1.64×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life422▲ 1.99×55 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress347▲ 1.44×58 topics
  5. Machine Learning340▼ 0.71×79 topics
  6. Risk Factors334▲ 2.1×36 topics
  7. Treatment333▲ 1.87×50 topics
  8. Deep Learning324▼ 0.64×76 topics
  9. Mental Health310▲ 1.44×40 topics
  10. Public Health302▲ 1.41×53 topics
  11. Immunotherapy286▲ 2.7×19 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease284▲ 1.74×39 topics
  13. Diagnosis278▲ 2.0×40 topics
  14. Cancer261▲ 1.32×52 topics
  15. Depression231▲ 1.79×22 topics
  16. Management221▲ 1.92×34 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome216▲ 1.81×23 topics
  18. Biomarkers200▲ 2.0×18 topics
  19. Clinical Trials198▲ 2.0×19 topics
  20. Obesity194▲ 1.74×24 topics
  21. Chemotherapy193▲ 1.88×25 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders192▲ 2.3×20 topics
  23. Guidelines192▲ 2.8×13 topics
  24. Genetics188▲ 1.83×26 topics
  25. Heart Failure182▲ 2.9×14 topics
  26. Complications178▲ 2.4×17 topics
  27. Aging174▲ 2.2×17 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors166▲ 2.6×14 topics
  29. Clinical Practice Guidelines155▲ 1.93×14 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations155▲ 2.4×23 topics
  31. Radiotherapy145▲ 2.6×13 topics
  32. Echocardiography139▲ 3.5×8 topics
  33. Precision Medicine138▲ 2.0×8 topics
  34. Rehabilitation130▲ 2.2×13 topics
  35. Neurodegeneration126▲ 2.9×10 topics
  36. Health Disparities123▲ 3.2×9 topics
  37. Clinical Guidelines122▲ 2.9×9 topics
  38. Magnetic Resonance Imaging120▲ 3.2×8 topics
  39. Health-related Quality of Life110▲ 3.2×5 topics
  40. Immunosuppressive Therapy100▲ 3.6×8 topics

What research is done in Evanston?

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 57 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 53 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 52 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 50 works
  5. 5 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 46 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 43 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 42 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 41 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 41 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 40 works

Research output over time

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