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Research in Louisville

Science Explorer records 68 research institutions in Louisville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Louisville, Advanced Energy Materials (United States) and University of Louisville Hospital.

Research institutions
68
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
57k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.0%
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 Louisville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LouisvilleUniversity 39,414 #1,248
2University of Louisville HospitalHospital / health system 6,068 #9,469
3Jewish HospitalHospital / health system 1,941 #12,044
4Bellarmine UniversityUniversity 1,041 #22,440
5Norton HealthcareHospital / health system 948 #15,085
6James Graham Brown FoundationInstitution 718 #8,695 all time
7Kosair Children's HospitalHospital / health system 582 #21,992
8Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryUniversity 500 #22,682 all time
9Community LivingNonprofit 477 #26,726
10Sullivan UniversityUniversity 471 #17,119
11Kentucky Science CenterArchive 456 #23,577 all time
12Advanced Energy Materials (United States)Company 380 #3,880
13Humana (United States)Company 359 #21,428
14Christine M. Kleinert InstituteInstitution 353 #25,977 all time
15Louisville VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 344 #18,219 all time
16Spalding UniversityUniversity 322 #34,114 all time
17Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research CenterResearch facility 249 #13,197 all time
18Kentuckiana Pulmonary AssociatesHospital / health system 243 #28,879 all time
19University of Louisville PhysiciansUniversity 190 #25,999
20Norton HospitalHospital / health system 158 #30,571 all time
21Cardiovascular Innovation InstituteResearch facility 129 #34,167 all time
22Advanced Cancer TherapeuticsHospital / health system 116 not ranked
23Baptist Health LouisvilleHospital / health system 115 not ranked
24Kentucky imaging Technologies (United States)Company 106 not ranked
25Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeUniversity 84 not ranked
26American Printing House for the BlindNonprofit 64 not ranked
27KentuckyOne HealthHospital / health system 60 not ranked
28International Spine and Pain InstituteUniversity 59 not ranked
29Advanced Genomic Technology (United States)Company 53 not ranked
30Advanced ENT and AllergyHospital / health system 51 not ranked
31Kosair CharitiesNonprofit 51 not ranked
32Peptides International (United States)Company 41 not ranked
33Forefront of DermatologyNonprofit 39 not ranked
34Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCareHospital / health system 38 not ranked
35The Eye Care InstituteHospital / health system 36 not ranked
36Louisville InstituteInstitution 30 not ranked
37Seven Counties ServicesHospital / health system 23 not ranked
38Gen-9 (United States)Company 22 not ranked
39Sts. Mary & Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system 20 not ranked
40Talaris Therapeutics (United States)Company 20 not ranked
41Crain Communications (United States)Company 18 not ranked
42InfoBeyond Technology (United States)Company 17 not ranked
43Norton Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system 16 not ranked
44Family Allergy and Asthma Research InstituteResearch facility 12 not ranked
45Council on Prevention and Education: SubstancesInstitution 10 not ranked
46Filson Historical SocietyArchive 9 not ranked
47Sullivan College of Technology and DesignUniversity 9 not ranked
48ApoVax (United States)Company 8 not ranked
49Taustine Eye CenterHospital / health system 8 not ranked
50HosparusNonprofit 6 not ranked
51Tova Industries (United States)Company 6 not ranked
52Noveratech (United States)Company 6 not ranked
53Portland MuseumArchive 5 not ranked
54Kentucky Commission on Human RightsGovernment institution 5 not ranked
55Humana FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
56Advocado PressInstitution 5 not ranked
57Fons VitaeNonprofit 4 not ranked
58Louisville Free Public LibraryArchive 3 not ranked
59Kentucky Assistive Technology Services NetworkInstitution 3 not ranked
60NX PharmaGen (United States)Company 2 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 Louisville: 69.7%University of Louisville Hospital: 10.7%Jewish Hospital: 3.4%Bellarmine University: 1.8%56 others listed: 14.3%70%largest
University of Louisville39k · 69.7%University of Louisville Hospital6,068 · 10.7%Jewish Hospital1,941 · 3.4%Bellarmine University1,041 · 1.8%56 others listed8,064 · 14.3%

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

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 predictsmore →

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 Louisville?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Positive Psychology, Altruism, Leadership, Psychological Capital, Courage, Heroism 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology508▲ 1.77×130 topics
  2. Inflammation278▲ 1.85×81 topics
  3. Mental Health212▲ 2.0×41 topics
  4. Leadership211▲ 6.1×20 topics
  5. Positive Psychology201▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Altruism191▲ 31×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life190▲ 1.81×53 topics
  8. Psychological Capital187▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress183▲ 1.54×60 topics
  10. Courage182▲ 221×1 topic
  11. Heroism182▲ 221×1 topic
  12. Risk Factors173▲ 2.2×36 topics
  13. Public Health166▲ 1.58×55 topics
  14. Treatment154▲ 1.75×50 topics
  15. Cancer135▲ 1.39×52 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease126▲ 1.56×38 topics
  17. Diagnosis112▲ 1.67×40 topics
  18. Depression112▲ 1.75×24 topics
  19. Clinical Trials105▲ 2.2×19 topics
  20. Obesity102▲ 1.86×25 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome96▲ 1.63×23 topics
  22. Genetics94▲ 1.86×23 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders92▲ 2.2×19 topics
  24. Management90▲ 1.59×35 topics
  25. Heart Failure89▲ 2.9×13 topics
  26. Religion86▲ 2.5×33 topics
  27. Complications86▲ 2.4×17 topics
  28. Social Support85▲ 2.1×17 topics
  29. Biomarkers85▲ 1.71×18 topics
  30. Immunotherapy84▲ 1.63×19 topics
  31. Chemotherapy83▲ 1.64×24 topics
  32. Mortality80▲ 1.92×13 topics
  33. Gender78▲ 2.0×42 topics
  34. Adolescents76▲ 2.8×8 topics
  35. Prevalence69▲ 2.4×14 topics
  36. Mortality Risk68▲ 4.0×6 topics
  37. Neuroprotection67▲ 2.6×16 topics
  38. Rehabilitation65▲ 2.3×13 topics
  39. Thrombosis58▲ 2.9×7 topics
  40. Myocardial Infarction53▲ 3.2×7 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

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