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Research in Las Vegas

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Las Vegas, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are New Mexico Highlands University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
779
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.8%
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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1New Mexico Highlands UniversityUniversity 778 #23,644
2Citizens Committee for Historic PreservationArchive 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.

Which keywords describe research in Las Vegas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Literature, Culture, Invasive Species, Remote Sensing, Adaptation, Gender and Society.

▲ 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. Climate Change13▲ 3.8×23 topics
  2. Literature7▲ 10.0×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning7▲ 1.63×22 topics
  4. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  5. Culture6▲ 8.4×4 topics
  6. Globalization6▲ 2.3×10 topics
  7. Education5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  8. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  9. Invasive Species4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  10. Biodiversity4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  12. Identity4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  13. Adaptation4▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 3.3×5 topics
  15. History3▲ 3.6×3 topics
  16. Resilience3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  17. Society3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Well-being3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  20. Anxiety3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem3▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Art3▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Politics3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  25. Psychological Impact3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  26. Cinema3▲ 76×2 topics
  27. Media3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Soil Properties3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Feminism2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  31. Forest Fires2▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Wildfire Activity2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Crystal Engineering2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Film2▲ 135×1 topic
  35. Holocene2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Sea Level2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Social Movements2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Theory2▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Sagebrush2▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 117×1 topic

What research is done in Las Vegas?

Giambattista Vico and Jo…2Giambattista Vico and Joyce: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation,…2Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 2 fractional worksMarine and environmental…1Marine and environmental studies: 1 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeLiterature and Literary TheoryEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Giambattista Vico and Joyce History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works

Research output over time

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