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Research in Lubbock

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Lubbock, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and University Medical Center.

Research institutions
16
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
69k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.0%
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 Lubbock?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Texas Tech UniversityUniversity 47,273 #580
2University Medical CenterHospital / health system 10,928 #3,612
3Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterUniversity 8,878 #2,073
4Lubbock Christian UniversityUniversity 661 #23,001
5III-N Technology (United States)Company 466 #24,362
6Cropping Systems Research LaboratoryResearch facility 437 #15,544 all time
7HEM Technologies (United States)Company 217 #21,860 all time
8Covenant Medical CenterHospital / health system 111 not ranked
9Texas Tech University SystemUniversity 52 not ranked
10Covenant Health SystemHospital / health system 51 not ranked
11Southwest Regional Wound Care CenterHospital / health system 51 not ranked
12Covenant Children's HospitalHospital / health system 16 not ranked
13X-Fab (United States)Company 3 not ranked
14The Parenting CottageNonprofit 2 not ranked
15CH FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
16LIFE/RUN Center for Independent LivingNonprofit 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.

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.

Texas Tech University: 68.4%University Medical Center: 15.8%Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: 12.8%Lubbock Christian University: 1.0%12 others listed: 2.0%68%largest
Texas Tech University47k · 68.4%University Medical Center11k · 15.8%Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center8,878 · 12.8%Lubbock Christian University661 · 1.0%12 others listed1,408 · 2.0%

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

What is Lubbock strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lubbock is most concentrated in Internal Medicine, Music and Small Animals (3.6× the world share in Internal Medicine).

  1. Internal MedicineSubfield · 26.5 works3.6×
  2. MusicSubfield · 30.9 works3.2×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 45.8 works3.1×
  4. VeterinaryField · 49.8 works3.1×
  5. GastroenterologySubfield · 39.4 works2.8×
  6. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 76.9 works2.6×
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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 Lubbock?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology811▲ 1.73×136 topics
  2. Inflammation386▲ 1.56×83 topics
  3. Mental Health328▲ 1.89×43 topics
  4. Machine Learning296▼ 0.76×83 topics
  5. Treatment295▲ 2.0×51 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress286▲ 1.47×61 topics
  7. Risk Factors286▲ 2.2×37 topics
  8. Climate Change267▼ 0.84×99 topics
  9. Public Health237▲ 1.37×61 topics
  10. Quality of Life236▲ 1.38×55 topics
  11. Diagnosis235▲ 2.1×41 topics
  12. Depression225▲ 2.2×25 topics
  13. Globalization208◆ 0.89×108 topics
  14. Cancer206▲ 1.29×56 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease201▲ 1.53×39 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome182▲ 1.89×23 topics
  17. Obesity166▲ 1.85×27 topics
  18. Management147▲ 1.58×32 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders142▲ 2.1×20 topics
  20. Immunotherapy139▲ 1.64×19 topics
  21. Genetics134▲ 1.62×27 topics
  22. Clinical Trials133▲ 1.68×19 topics
  23. Social Support133▲ 2.0×18 topics
  24. Guidelines126▲ 2.3×13 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis125▲ 1.78×19 topics
  26. Complications121▲ 2.0×17 topics
  27. Chemotherapy119▲ 1.44×25 topics
  28. Biomarkers118▲ 1.46×18 topics
  29. Clinical Practice Guidelines116▲ 1.79×14 topics
  30. Mortality112▲ 1.63×13 topics
  31. Prevalence107▲ 2.2×15 topics
  32. Diabetes106▲ 1.81×22 topics
  33. Heart Failure102▲ 2.0×14 topics
  34. Resilience102▲ 1.79×14 topics
  35. Adolescents99▲ 2.2×11 topics
  36. Neuroinflammation91▲ 2.7×6 topics
  37. Neuroscience90▲ 2.6×18 topics
  38. Neuroprotection90▲ 2.1×17 topics
  39. Cognitive Therapy69▲ 5.5×4 topics
  40. Emotions47▲ 8.6×7 topics

What research is done in Lubbock?

  1. 1 Psychological Treatments and DisordersClinical Psychology 38 works
  2. 2 Diet and metabolism studiesPhysiology 37 works
  3. 3 Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPhysiology 28 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationHealth Informatics 28 works
  5. 5 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementInternal Medicine 26 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 26 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 26 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentEpidemiology 25 works
  9. 9 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 25 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 24 works

Research output over time

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