Research in Las Vegas
Science Explorer records 52 research institutions in Las Vegas, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Lou Ruvo Brain Institute and Clinical Research Consortium.
- Research institutions
- 52 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 28k ▲ 32% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 17.3% 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 Las Vegas?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity | 23,518 | #1,417 | |
| 2 | Touro University NevadaUniversity | 627 | #15,675 | |
| 3 | Clinical Research ConsortiumInstitution | 414 | #14,955 | |
| 4 | National Security Technologies (United States)Company | 357 | #23,867 all time | |
| 5 | Valley Hospital Medical CenterHospital / health system | 343 | #23,129 | |
| 6 | Las Vegas InstituteUniversity | 305 | #31,544 all time | |
| 7 | Lou Ruvo Brain InstituteResearch facility | 305 | #12,625 | |
| 8 | Comprehensive Cancer Centers of NevadaHospital / health system | 248 | #22,685 all time | |
| 9 | University Medical Center of Southern NevadaHospital / health system | 234 | #35,960 all time | |
| 10 | Southern Nevada Water AuthorityGovernment institution | 194 | #20,079 all time | |
| 11 | College of Southern NevadaUniversity | 191 | #37,056 all time | |
| 12 | Clark County School DistrictUniversity | 148 | #31,238 all time | |
| 13 | Fertility Center of Las VegasHospital / health system | 126 | #38,310 all time | |
| 14 | Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral MedicineHospital / health system | 115 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Children's Heart Center NevadaHospital / health system | 111 | not ranked | |
| 16 | Longenecker and Associates (United States)Company | 101 | not ranked | |
| 17 | HealthCare Partners Medical GroupHospital / health system | 87 | not ranked | |
| 18 | International Game Technology (United States)Company | 80 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Manufacturing Laboratories (United States)Company | 71 | not ranked | |
| 20 | VA Southern Nevada Healthcare SystemHospital / health system | 69 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Southern Nevada Health DistrictGovernment institution | 68 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Sher FertilityHospital / health system | 63 | not ranked | |
| 23 | St. Rose Dominican HospitalHospital / health system | 52 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Women's Cancer Center of NevadaHospital / health system | 49 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Clinical Research Center of NevadaHospital / health system | 45 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Southeast Career Technical AcademyUniversity | 29 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Las Vegas Academy of the ArtsUniversity | 25 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterHospital / health system | 18 | not ranked | |
| 29 | S&B Christ Consulting (United States)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Bonanza High SchoolUniversity | 15 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Konami (United States)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Marathon (United States)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Cure 4 The Kids FoundationNonprofit | 10 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Telesecurity Sciences (United States)Company | 8 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Carbon Block Technology (United States)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Nathan Adelson HospiceNonprofit | 6 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Donald W. Reynolds FoundationInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Radiation Oncology Centers of NevadaHospital / health system | 5 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Harris foundationNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Abrams Eye InstituteHospital / health system | 5 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Centennial Hills HospitalHospital / health system | 5 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Samaritan Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Rawson-Neal HospitalHospital / health system | 4 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Nevada PEPNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Nevada Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Nevada Cancer Research FoundationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Rebuilding All Goals EfficientlyNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Wellish Vision InstituteHospital / health system | 2 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Jubilee Clinical ResearchInstitution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of NevadaNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Las Vegas Convention and Visitors AuthorityInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Cyrus Tang 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 Las Vegas strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Las Vegas is most concentrated in Psychiatry and Mental health, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Clinical Psychology (3.8× the world share in Psychiatry and Mental health).
- Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 90.0 works3.8×
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 89.2 works3.6×
- Clinical PsychologySubfield · 164.8 works3.3×
- PeriodonticsSubfield · 20.7 works3.2×
- Applied PsychologySubfield · 21.1 works3.1×
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 Las Vegas?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Treatment, Prevalence, Public Health, Risk Factors, Quality of Life and Social Support.
- Impulsivity
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Stigma
- Cognitive Decline
- Comorbidity
- Intersectionality
- Health Disparities
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Gender
- Well-being
- Genetics
- Biomarkers
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Social Support
- Oxidative Stress
- Social Media
- Risk Factors
- Climate Change
- Public Health
- Mental Health
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Quality of Life
- Inflammation
- Globalization
- Depression
- Prevalence
- Meta-Analysis
- Diagnosis
- Aging
- Resilience
- Neurobiology
- Neurological Disorders
- Neuroimaging
- Psychological Impact
- Adolescents
- Cognitive Training
- Caregiver Burden
- Dementia
- Vascular Risk Factors
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
- Epidemiology307▲ 1.63×126 topics
- Mental Health177▲ 2.5×39 topics
- Treatment121▲ 2.1×51 topics
- Public Health109▲ 1.58×53 topics
- Quality of Life108▲ 1.57×54 topics
- Climate Change100▼ 0.78×75 topics
- Inflammation98◆ 0.99×74 topics
- Risk Factors97▲ 1.86×36 topics
- Globalization90◆ 0.97×77 topics
- Social Media84▲ 1.24×30 topics
- Depression83▲ 1.98×22 topics
- Oxidative Stress80◆ 1.03×51 topics
- Prevalence75▲ 3.9×14 topics
- Social Support72▲ 2.7×18 topics
- Meta-Analysis68▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease68▲ 1.28×35 topics
- Diagnosis67▲ 1.52×39 topics
- Biomarkers65▲ 2.0×17 topics
- Aging64▲ 2.5×17 topics
- Genetics64▲ 1.92×23 topics
- Resilience57▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Well-being55▲ 3.0×14 topics
- Neurobiology54▲ 4.4×10 topics
- Gender53▲ 2.0×36 topics
- Neurological Disorders53▲ 1.95×20 topics
- Alzheimer's Disease50▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Neuroimaging50▲ 3.9×11 topics
- Health Disparities50▲ 4.0×8 topics
- Psychological Impact47▲ 3.0×9 topics
- Intersectionality46▲ 5.3×11 topics
- Adolescents44▲ 2.5×7 topics
- Comorbidity42▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Cognitive Training35▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Cognitive Decline35▲ 6.1×2 topics
- Caregiver Burden34▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Stigma34▲ 5.2×5 topics
- Dementia33▲ 7.5×2 topics
- Mild Cognitive Impairment33▲ 8.3×1 topic
- Vascular Risk Factors33▲ 8.3×1 topic
- Impulsivity32▲ 13×2 topics
What research is done in Las Vegas?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 33 works
- 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 19 works
- 3 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 18 works
- 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 18 works
- 5 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 18 works
- 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 17 works
- 7 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 16 works
- 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 15 works
- 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
- 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 14 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.