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Research in Louisville

Science Explorer records 62 research institutions in Louisville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Louisville, Norton Healthcare and Advanced Energy Materials (United States).

Research institutions
62
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
57k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4M
24.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Louisville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LouisvilleUniversity 45,955 #851
2Jewish HospitalHospital / health system 1,941 #12,863
3Norton HealthcareHospital / health system 1,704 #6,619
4Bellarmine UniversityUniversity 1,041 #12,152
5James Graham Brown FoundationInstitution 718 #10,164 all time
6Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryUniversity 500 #31,025 all time
7Community LivingNonprofit 477 #18,266
8Sullivan UniversityUniversity 471 #17,702
9Kentucky Science CenterArchive 456 #11,834 all time
10Advanced Energy Materials (United States)Company 380 #11,472
11Humana (United States)Company 359 #20,032
12Christine M. Kleinert InstituteInstitution 353 #25,748 all time
13Spalding UniversityUniversity 322 #19,146 all time
14Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research CenterResearch facility 249 #19,025 all time
15Kentuckiana Pulmonary AssociatesHospital / health system 243 #20,061 all time
16University of Louisville PhysiciansUniversity 190 #20,947
17Advanced Cancer TherapeuticsHospital / health system 116 not ranked
18Baptist Health LouisvilleHospital / health system 115 not ranked
19Kentucky imaging Technologies (United States)Company 106 not ranked
20Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeUniversity 84 not ranked
21American Printing House for the BlindNonprofit 64 not ranked
22KentuckyOne HealthHospital / health system 60 not ranked
23International Spine and Pain InstituteUniversity 59 not ranked
24Advanced Genomic Technology (United States)Company 53 not ranked
25Advanced ENT and AllergyHospital / health system 51 not ranked
26Kosair CharitiesNonprofit 51 not ranked
27Peptides International (United States)Company 41 not ranked
28Forefront of DermatologyNonprofit 39 not ranked
29Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCareHospital / health system 38 not ranked
30The Eye Care InstituteHospital / health system 36 not ranked
31Louisville InstituteInstitution 30 not ranked
32Seven Counties ServicesHospital / health system 23 not ranked
33Gen-9 (United States)Company 22 not ranked
34Sts. Mary & Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system 20 not ranked
35Talaris Therapeutics (United States)Company 20 not ranked
36Crain Communications (United States)Company 18 not ranked
37InfoBeyond Technology (United States)Company 17 not ranked
38Family Allergy and Asthma Research InstituteResearch facility 12 not ranked
39Council on Prevention and Education: SubstancesInstitution 10 not ranked
40Filson Historical SocietyArchive 9 not ranked
41Sullivan College of Technology and DesignUniversity 9 not ranked
42ApoVax (United States)Company 8 not ranked
43Taustine Eye CenterHospital / health system 8 not ranked
44HosparusNonprofit 6 not ranked
45Tova Industries (United States)Company 6 not ranked
46Noveratech (United States)Company 6 not ranked
47Portland MuseumArchive 5 not ranked
48Kentucky Commission on Human RightsGovernment institution 5 not ranked
49Humana FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
50Advocado PressInstitution 5 not ranked
51Fons VitaeNonprofit 4 not ranked
52Louisville Free Public LibraryArchive 3 not ranked
53Kentucky Assistive Technology Services NetworkInstitution 3 not ranked
54NX PharmaGen (United States)Company 2 not ranked
55Community Foundation of LouisvilleNonprofit 2 not ranked
56Foundation for a Healthy KentuckyNonprofit 2 not ranked
57EndoProtech (United States)Company 2 not ranked
58Signature Research InstituteNonprofit 2 not ranked
59The Morton CenterNonprofit 1 not ranked
60Gheens FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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 Louisville: 81.3%Jewish Hospital: 3.4%Norton Healthcare: 3.0%Bellarmine University: 1.8%56 others listed: 10.4%81%largest
University of Louisville46k · 81.3%Jewish Hospital1,941 · 3.4%Norton Healthcare1,704 · 3.0%Bellarmine University1,041 · 1.8%56 others listed5,897 · 10.4%

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

Which fields of science does Louisville work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Louisville is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (12%), Psychology (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,390 fractional works · 41.6% of its workMedicine: 2,945 fractional works · 36.2% of its workSurgery: 457 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 252 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 222 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 191 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 174 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 150 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 141 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 118 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 116 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 100 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 319 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 177 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,273 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 968 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 328 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 164 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 111 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 674 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 298 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 214 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 267 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 177 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 129 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,504 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEngineering: 580 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 162 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 143 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 290 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 172 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 156 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 976 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 534 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 288 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 205 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 122 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLouisville8,143fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences3,39041.6%
    1. Medicine2,94536.2%
    2. Health Professions3193.9%
    3. Dentistry630.8%
    4. Nursing550.7%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,27327.9%
    1. Social Sciences96811.9%
    2. Psychology6748.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities2673.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1772.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1291.6%
    6. Decision Sciences580.7%
    1. Engineering5807.1%
    2. Computer Science2903.6%
    3. Environmental Science1722.1%
    4. Materials Science1561.9%
    5. Chemistry801.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy660.8%
    7. Energy560.7%
    8. Mathematics520.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences290.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5346.6%
    2. Neuroscience2052.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1221.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences851.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics300.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Louisville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Louisville is most concentrated in Social Psychology and Pharmacy (4.5× the world share in Social Psychology).

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 286.6 works4.5×
  2. PharmacySubfield · 20.3 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 472 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 107 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 183 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 246 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 515 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 147 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 124 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 58 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 296 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 2,597 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 50 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 244 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 160 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 122 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.81× its world share, 620 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 890 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.81×620 works
  2. Medicine1.86×2,597 works
  3. Dentistry1.65×58 works
  4. Neuroscience1.56×183 works
  5. Health Professions1.55×296 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.46×107 works
  7. Nursing1.41×50 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×472 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.16×244 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×27 works
  11. Social Sciences0.97×890 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×122 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.77×20 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.73×51 works
  15. Veterinary0.69×7 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×160 works
  17. Energy0.67×45 works
  18. Chemistry0.59×67 works
  19. Mathematics0.54×46 works
  20. Materials Science0.49×124 works
  21. Engineering0.47×515 works
  22. Computer Science0.44×246 works
  23. Environmental Science0.41×147 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.34×55 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×75 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×25 works

Which keywords describe research in Louisville?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Positive Psychology, Altruism, Psychological Capital, Courage, Heroism, Leadership and Inflammation.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology582▲ 1.79×133 topics
  2. Inflammation314▲ 1.81×82 topics
  3. Mental Health237▲ 2.0×42 topics
  4. Leadership214▲ 5.4×23 topics
  5. Quality of Life209▲ 1.77×53 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress206▲ 1.53×60 topics
  7. Positive Psychology201▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Risk Factors193▲ 2.1×36 topics
  9. Altruism192▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Psychological Capital188▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Public Health184▲ 1.55×57 topics
  12. Courage182▲ 211×1 topic
  13. Heroism182▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Treatment176▲ 1.78×50 topics
  15. Cancer150▲ 1.37×53 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease142▲ 1.53×38 topics
  17. Depression127▲ 1.77×24 topics
  18. Diagnosis126▲ 1.66×40 topics
  19. Clinical Trials116▲ 2.1×19 topics
  20. Obesity115▲ 1.83×25 topics
  21. Genetics109▲ 1.89×23 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome108▲ 1.64×23 topics
  23. Heart Failure104▲ 2.9×13 topics
  24. Management103▲ 1.59×35 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders102▲ 2.2×19 topics
  26. Chemotherapy97▲ 1.68×24 topics
  27. Immunotherapy96▲ 1.63×19 topics
  28. Biomarkers95▲ 1.68×18 topics
  29. Complications95▲ 2.4×17 topics
  30. Mortality91▲ 1.96×13 topics
  31. Religion89▲ 2.4×34 topics
  32. Social Support89▲ 2.0×17 topics
  33. Gender85▲ 1.94×42 topics
  34. Adolescents84▲ 2.8×8 topics
  35. Prevalence81▲ 2.4×14 topics
  36. Neuroprotection75▲ 2.6×16 topics
  37. Mortality Risk75▲ 3.9×6 topics
  38. Radiotherapy72▲ 2.2×13 topics
  39. Thrombosis64▲ 2.9×7 topics
  40. Myocardial Infarction61▲ 3.1×7 topics

What research is done in Louisville?

  1. 1 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 182 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 26 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 26 works
  4. 4 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 21 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 21 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  8. 8 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 20 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 20 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Louisville14.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.5% in 2016.

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