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Research in Lexington

Science Explorer records 55 research institutions in Lexington, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky HealthCare and MEP Equine Solutions (United States).

Research institutions
55
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
95k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.7%
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 Lexington?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KentuckyUniversity 87,559 #570
2Albert B. Chandler HospitalHospital / health system 1,667 #7,428 all time
3Lexington VA Health Care SystemHospital / health system 1,185 #16,799
4University of Kentucky HealthCareHospital / health system 739 #12,871
5Transylvania UniversityUniversity 690 #21,480
6Lexington ClinicHospital / health system 452 #23,365 all time
7MEP Equine Solutions (United States)Company 426 #16,450
8Lexmark (United States)Company 425 #28,610 all time
9Associates in NeurologyResearch facility 393 #26,175 all time
10Central Baptist HospitalHospital / health system 296 #24,426 all time
11Kentucky Educational TelevisionInstitution 277 #23,805 all time
12Rood and Riddle Equine HospitalHospital / health system 201 #15,114 all time
13Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - LexingtonHospital / health system 183 #38,454 all time
14Appalachian Regional HealthcareHospital / health system 155 #27,789
15Council of State GovernmentsGovernment institution 118 not ranked
16United States Equestrian FederationInstitution 83 not ranked
17Bluegrass Care NavigatorsHospital / health system 80 not ranked
18Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeUniversity 54 not ranked
19New VistaHospital / health system 50 not ranked
20Fayette County Public SchoolsUniversity 50 not ranked
21Saint Joseph Hospital EastHospital / health system 41 not ranked
22Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system 36 not ranked
23Bluegrass Advanced Materials (United States)Company 35 not ranked
24Retina Associates of KentuckyInstitution 28 not ranked
25Engi-Mat (United States)Company 27 not ranked
26Linguistic Society of AmericaInstitution 24 not ranked
27Murty Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 22 not ranked
28University Press of KentuckyInstitution 22 not ranked
29Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (United States)Company 17 not ranked
30Central Kentucky Research AssociatesInstitution 13 not ranked
31ParaTechs (United States)Company 10 not ranked
32Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals (United States)Company 9 not ranked
33Lexington Public LibraryArchive 8 not ranked
34Piramal (United States)Company 8 not ranked
35Naprogenix (United States)Company 7 not ranked
36Kentucky Humanities CouncilFunder 5 not ranked
37Central Kentucky Educational CooperativeInstitution 4 not ranked
38Adaptive Intelligent Systems (United States)Company 3 not ranked
39American Association of Equine PractitionersNonprofit 3 not ranked
40Kentucky Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 3 not ranked
41Chrysalis HouseHospital / health system 3 not ranked
42American Hand Therapy FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
43Tribo Flow Separations (United States)Company 2 not ranked
44Phi Gamma DeltaInstitution 2 not ranked
45Topasol (United States)Company 2 not ranked
46American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsNonprofit 2 not ranked
47Xenetic Biosciences (United States)Company 2 not ranked
48GlobalAgRisk (United States)Company 2 not ranked
49Keeneland AssociationCompany 2 not ranked
50Vindico Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 2 not ranked
51Grayson-Jockey Club Research FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
52Gismo Therapeutics (United States)Company 1 not ranked
53CytoInformatics (United States)Company 1 not ranked
54Odorcept (United States)Company 0 not ranked
55Care Team Solutions (United States)Company 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.

University of Kentucky: 91.7%Albert B. Chandler Hospital: 1.7%Lexington VA Health Care System: 1.2%University of Kentucky HealthCare: 0.8%49 others listed: 4.5%92%largest
University of Kentucky88k · 91.7%Albert B. Chandler Hospital1,667 · 1.7%Lexington VA Health Care System1,185 · 1.2%University of Kentucky HealthCare739 · 0.8%49 others listed4,283 · 4.5%

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

What is Lexington strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lexington is most concentrated in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (25.3× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 33.0 works25×
  2. VeterinaryField · 82.4 works6.0×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 49.4 works4.0×
  4. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 31.3 works3.7×
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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 Lexington?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Mental Health, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Public Health, Substance Use Disorders and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology748▲ 1.88×134 topics
  2. Inflammation299▲ 1.43×81 topics
  3. Mental Health283▲ 1.92×40 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress273▲ 1.66×61 topics
  5. Risk Factors264▲ 2.4×36 topics
  6. Public Health243▲ 1.66×56 topics
  7. Treatment207▲ 1.70×50 topics
  8. Climate Change196▼ 0.72×94 topics
  9. Quality of Life191▲ 1.32×54 topics
  10. Depression174▲ 1.97×25 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease172▲ 1.54×39 topics
  12. Diagnosis166▲ 1.78×41 topics
  13. Cancer164▲ 1.22×52 topics
  14. Biomarkers149▲ 2.2×18 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome131▲ 1.60×22 topics
  16. Aging119▲ 2.2×18 topics
  17. Genetics114▲ 1.63×27 topics
  18. Management113▲ 1.44×35 topics
  19. Neuroprotection109▲ 3.1×16 topics
  20. Clinical Trials108▲ 1.61×19 topics
  21. Heart Failure106▲ 2.4×14 topics
  22. Neuroinflammation104▲ 3.6×6 topics
  23. Complications103▲ 2.0×16 topics
  24. Substance Use Disorders102▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Mortality Risk102▲ 4.2×6 topics
  26. Global Burden101▲ 1.88×12 topics
  27. Neurodegeneration99▲ 3.3×11 topics
  28. Anxiety95▲ 1.99×12 topics
  29. Resilience94▲ 1.96×15 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders91▲ 6.9×4 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease78▲ 3.2×4 topics
  32. Alzheimer's Disease78▲ 2.8×9 topics
  33. Brain Development72▲ 4.1×6 topics
  34. Behavioral Interventions70▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Ischemic Stroke70▲ 4.6×4 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice64▲ 5.0×7 topics
  37. Chronic Pain Management57▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Opioid Prescribing57▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Impulsivity49▲ 9.5×2 topics
  40. Alcohol Dependence46▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Lexington?

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 57 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 46 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 41 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 38 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 34 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 33 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 28 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 28 works
  9. 9 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 28 works
  10. 10 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 27 works

Research output over time

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