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Research in Little Rock

Science Explorer records 55 research institutions in Little Rock, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Research institutions
55
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
39k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.5%
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 Little Rock?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUniversity 20,611 #2,259
2University of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity 6,759 #5,053
3Arkansas Children's HospitalHospital / health system 2,679 #9,249
4University of Arkansas Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,688 #10,368
5Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare SystemHospital / health system 1,264 #17,776
6University of Arkansas SystemUniversity 1,199 #9,858
7Arkansas Department of AgricultureGovernment institution 1,025 #22,272
8John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans HospitalHospital / health system 492 #15,691 all time
9Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterGovernment institution 476 #18,115
10Arkana LaboratoriesResearch facility 377 #18,243
11Arkansas Department of HealthGovernment institution 342 #26,782
12Arkansas Department of EducationGovernment institution 308 #23,852
13Winthrop Rockefeller FoundationNonprofit 265 #14,451
14Biomedical Research FoundationInstitution 228 #19,741 all time
15Arkansas CardiologyHospital / health system 209 #25,461 all time
16Winrock International (United States)Company 196 #27,765 all time
17Heifer InternationalNonprofit 167 #32,565 all time
18Advanced Tissue (United States)Company 141 #22,146 all time
19Arkansas Foundation for Medical CareNonprofit 126 #41,471 all time
20Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy InstituteNonprofit 109 not ranked
21CHI St. VincentHospital / health system 98 not ranked
22Philander Smith CollegeUniversity 84 not ranked
23Baptist Health FoundationNonprofit 82 not ranked
24Little Rock School DistrictUniversity 54 not ranked
25Arkansas Heart HospitalHospital / health system 46 not ranked
26Acxiom (United States)Company 40 not ranked
27Little Rock Family Practice ClinicHospital / health system 38 not ranked
28Arkansas Baptist CollegeUniversity 33 not ranked
29The Department of Arkansas HeritageArchive 32 not ranked
30Arkansas State HospitalHospital / health system 25 not ranked
31Arkansas Department of Career EducationGovernment institution 25 not ranked
32Arkansas Science & TechnologyGovernment institution 15 not ranked
33Arkansas State Crime LaboratoryInstitution 15 not ranked
34Arkansas Public Service CommissionGovernment institution 13 not ranked
35Arkansas Museum of DiscoveryArchive 13 not ranked
36Arkansas State Highway and Transportation DepartmentGovernment institution 12 not ranked
37Central Arkansas Library SystemArchive 10 not ranked
38Arkansas Department of Higher EducationGovernment institution 7 not ranked
39Camp AldersgateNonprofit 7 not ranked
40Arkansas Spinal Cord CommissionInstitution 6 not ranked
41Arkansas Community FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
42Mesolight (United States)Company 6 not ranked
43HipKnee Arkansas FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
44InterveXion Therapeutics (United States)Company 4 not ranked
45Arkansas Academy of ScienceNonprofit 4 not ranked
46Arkansas Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 4 not ranked
47Arkansas State University SystemUniversity 2 not ranked
48Arkansas Arts CouncilGovernment institution 2 not ranked
49Arkansas Insurance DepartmentGovernment institution 1 not ranked
50Arkansas State LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
51Arkansas Community CollegesNonprofit 1 not ranked
52Benjamin Banneker AssociationNonprofit 1 not ranked
53Arkansas Economic Development CommissionGovernment institution 1 not ranked
54International Society for ChronobiologyInstitution 0 not ranked
55Arkansas Autism Resource & Outreach CenterNonprofit 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 Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 52.4%University of Arkansas at Little Rock: 17.2%Arkansas Children's Hospital: 6.8%University of Arkansas Medical Center: 4.3%49 others listed: 19.4%52%largest
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences21k · 52.4%University of Arkansas at Little Rock6,759 · 17.2%Arkansas Children's Hospital2,679 · 6.8%University of Arkansas Medical Center1,688 · 4.3%49 others listed7,617 · 19.4%

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

What is Little Rock strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Little Rock is most concentrated in Hematology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Nephrology (5.3× the world share in Hematology).

  1. HematologySubfield · 86.9 works5.3×
  2. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 28.3 works4.8×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 53.3 works4.6×
  4. OphthalmologySubfield · 60.3 works4.2×
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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 Little Rock?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Treatment, Diagnosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology501▲ 2.3×134 topics
  2. Inflammation272▲ 2.4×81 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress175▲ 1.98×58 topics
  4. Treatment153▲ 2.3×52 topics
  5. Public Health148▲ 1.88×54 topics
  6. Quality of Life141▲ 1.81×52 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease136▲ 2.3×36 topics
  8. Diagnosis131▲ 2.6×41 topics
  9. Risk Factors127▲ 2.1×37 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome123▲ 2.8×22 topics
  11. Cancer120▲ 1.65×54 topics
  12. Mental Health119▲ 1.50×37 topics
  13. Immunotherapy103▲ 2.7×18 topics
  14. Management92▲ 2.2×31 topics
  15. Chemotherapy89▲ 2.4×25 topics
  16. Complications89▲ 3.3×17 topics
  17. Depression85▲ 1.80×23 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders81▲ 2.6×20 topics
  19. Genetics81▲ 2.1×27 topics
  20. Obesity76▲ 1.86×27 topics
  21. Primary Care74▲ 3.6×13 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines74▲ 2.5×14 topics
  23. Biomarkers73▲ 1.97×17 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations70▲ 3.0×23 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors69▲ 3.0×14 topics
  26. Surgical Management69▲ 3.1×20 topics
  27. Mitochondrial Dysfunction65▲ 4.1×12 topics
  28. Heart Failure64▲ 2.7×12 topics
  29. Guidelines62▲ 2.5×13 topics
  30. Mortality Risk60▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Medical Education53▲ 3.8×12 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management52▲ 5.1×5 topics
  33. Chronic Disease50▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Proteasome Inhibitors48▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Minimal Residual Disease47▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Staging System46▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Behavior Change44▲ 5.5×4 topics
  38. Diagnosis Criteria40▲ 21×1 topic
  39. International Myeloma Working Group40▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Substance Use Disorders39▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Little Rock?

  1. 1 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 40 works
  2. 2 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 30 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 30 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 27 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 24 works
  6. 6 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 20 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 20 works
  8. 8 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 20 works
  9. 9 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 19 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 19 works

Research output over time

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