Research in Kansas City
Science Explorer records 68 research institutions in Kansas City, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Missouri–Kansas City, Children's Mercy Hospital and Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
- Research institutions
- 68 14 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 38k ▲ 21% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 12.9% 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 Kansas City?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Missouri–Kansas CityUniversity | 20,269 | #2,001 | |
| 2 | Children's Mercy HospitalHospital / health system | 4,817 | #6,226 | |
| 3 | Saint Luke's HospitalHospital / health system | 1,631 | #11,769 | |
| 4 | MRIGlobalNonprofit | 1,214 | #8,264 all time | |
| 5 | Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchNonprofit | 1,147 | #6,388 | |
| 6 | Kansas City UniversityUniversity | 1,141 | #13,751 | |
| 7 | The University of Kansas Cancer CenterResearch facility | 925 | #8,533 | |
| 8 | Truman Medical CenterHospital / health system | 675 | #24,488 | |
| 9 | Clinical Research Consultants (United States)Company | 631 | #22,982 | |
| 10 | Research Medical CenterHospital / health system | 596 | #19,897 | |
| 11 | Saint Luke's Health SystemHospital / health system | 595 | #18,150 | |
| 12 | Rockhurst UniversityUniversity | 554 | #20,864 | |
| 13 | Kansas City VA Medical CenterHospital / health system | 526 | #21,001 | |
| 14 | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityInstitution | 500 | #24,356 | |
| 15 | Avila UniversityUniversity | 431 | #27,748 all time | |
| 16 | Center for Practical BioethicsNonprofit | 402 | #21,397 | |
| 17 | Kansas City Public SchoolsUniversity | 268 | #40,806 all time | |
| 18 | Shawnee Mission Medical CenterHospital / health system | 242 | #35,925 all time | |
| 19 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas CityNonprofit | 237 | #28,528 all time | |
| 20 | Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity | 234 | #33,256 all time | |
| 21 | Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationNonprofit | 233 | #20,606 all time | |
| 22 | Veterans of Foreign WarsNonprofit | 158 | #28,630 all time | |
| 23 | Carondelet HealthHospital / health system | 109 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas CityInstitution | 83 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Kansas City CARE ClinicHospital / health system | 81 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Shook, Hardy & Bacon (United States)Company | 67 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Metropolitan Community College - Kansas CityUniversity | 60 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Kansas City Public LibraryArchive | 55 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas CityHospital / health system | 54 | not ranked | |
| 30 | City Vision UniversityUniversity | 53 | not ranked | |
| 31 | HCA Midwest DivisionHospital / health system | 53 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Kansas City Art InstituteUniversity | 40 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Linda Hall LibraryArchive | 37 | not ranked | |
| 34 | St. Luke's Hospital FoundationNonprofit | 36 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Tauber Eye CenterHospital / health system | 33 | not ranked | |
| 36 | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtArchive | 27 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Discover Vision CentersHospital / health system | 22 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Liberty MemorialInstitution | 22 | not ranked | |
| 39 | VA Heartland NetworkHospital / health system | 20 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Kansas City Research InstituteInstitution | 20 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Nazarene Theological SeminaryInstitution | 16 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Mid America Regional CouncilNonprofit | 15 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Kansas City Hospice and Palliative CareNonprofit | 13 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Sizewise (United States)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Calvary Bible CollegeUniversity | 12 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Hallmark Cards (United States)Company | 11 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Saint Luke's College of Health SciencesHospital / health system | 11 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Children’s Mercy Research InstituteInstitution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Vasculitis FoundationInstitution | 5 | not ranked | |
| 50 | H&R Block (United States)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Greater Western Library AllianceArchive | 3 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Swope Health ServicesHospital / health system | 3 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Francis Family FoundationInstitution | 3 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Kansas City Area Life Sciences InstituteNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Greater Kansas City Community FoundationNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 56 | Polycystic Kidney Disease FoundationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 57 | International Society for Autism ResearchNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 58 | American Public Works AssociationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 59 | Kansas City MuseumArchive | 1 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Sosland FoundationNonprofit | 1 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Kansas City strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Kansas City is most concentrated in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Surgery (5.0× the world share in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine).
- Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 33.2 works5.0×
- Emergency MedicineSubfield · 66.2 works4.5×
- SurgerySubfield · 610.8 works4.3×
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 250.6 works4.0×
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 Kansas City?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Pain Management, Diagnosis, Heart Failure, Chronic Pain, Rehabilitation and Risk Factors.
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration
- Spinal Surgery
- Regional Anesthesia
- Analgesia
- Perioperative Care
- Postoperative Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Primary Care
- Clinical Outcomes
- Shoulder Function
- Complications
- Chronic Pain
- Guidelines
- Rehabilitation
- Heart Failure
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Risk Factors
- Quality of Life
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Diagnosis
- Public Health
- Mental Health
- Pain Management
- Clinical Trials
- Management
- Surgical Treatment
- Surgical Management
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Low Back Pain
- Echocardiography
- Shoulder Pathology
- Medical Education
- Spinal Fusion
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Surgical Outcome
- Intervertebral Disc
- Distal Radius Fractures
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
- Epidemiology602▲ 2.5×130 topics
- Treatment233▲ 3.2×48 topics
- Inflammation204▲ 1.62×81 topics
- Quality of Life193▲ 2.2×55 topics
- Diagnosis183▲ 3.3×40 topics
- Risk Factors179▲ 2.7×34 topics
- Public Health142▲ 1.62×51 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease141▲ 2.1×37 topics
- Mental Health135▲ 1.52×43 topics
- Heart Failure134▲ 5.1×14 topics
- Pain Management132▲ 9.6×9 topics
- Rehabilitation128▲ 5.4×12 topics
- Clinical Trials123▲ 3.0×19 topics
- Guidelines116▲ 4.1×13 topics
- Management115▲ 2.4×31 topics
- Chronic Pain108▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Surgical Treatment102▲ 8.6×6 topics
- Complications99▲ 3.3×17 topics
- Surgical Management89▲ 3.6×20 topics
- Shoulder Function88▲ 17×2 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines87▲ 2.6×14 topics
- Clinical Outcomes87▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Low Back Pain84▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Primary Care82▲ 3.6×14 topics
- Echocardiography78▲ 4.7×8 topics
- Rotator Cuff Tears73▲ 19×1 topic
- Shoulder Pathology73▲ 19×1 topic
- Postoperative Pain70▲ 13×3 topics
- Medical Education69▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Perioperative Care68▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Spinal Fusion65▲ 11×2 topics
- Analgesia62▲ 16×2 topics
- Degenerative Disc Disease61▲ 11×2 topics
- Regional Anesthesia61▲ 19×1 topic
- Surgical Outcome61▲ 19×1 topic
- Spinal Surgery57▲ 12×2 topics
- Intervertebral Disc56▲ 14×1 topic
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration56▲ 14×1 topic
- Distal Radius Fractures52▲ 16×1 topic
- Flexor Tendon Repair52▲ 16×1 topic
What research is done in Kansas City?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 73 works
- 2 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 61 works
- 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 56 works
- 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 52 works
- 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28 works
- 6 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28 works
- 7 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 28 works
- 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
- 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 26 works
- 10 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 26 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.