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Research in Memphis

Science Explorer records 56 research institutions in Memphis, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and University of Memphis.

Research institutions
56
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
82k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8M
33.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.5%
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 Memphis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUniversity 24,502 #1,374
2University of MemphisUniversity 20,537 #1,651
3St. Jude Children's Research HospitalHospital / health system 14,790 #439
4GTx (United States)Company 9,359 #10,780
5Rhodes CollegeUniversity 1,941 #5,197
6International Paper (United States)Company 1,420 #12,637
7Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,137 #14,202
8Baptist Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 896 #22,160
9Campbell ClinicHospital / health system 661 #19,546
10Memphis Health CenterHospital / health system 583 #9,881 all time
11Christian Brothers UniversityUniversity 580 #18,087
12Ducks UnlimitedNonprofit 550 #17,878
13US Biologic (United States)Company 502 #18,376
14Southern College of OptometryUniversity 437 #32,443 all time
15Vector Oncology (United States)Company 368 #7,356 all time
16Methodist University HospitalHospital / health system 353 #25,228 all time
17FedEx (United States)Company 313 #24,056 all time
18Baptist College of Health SciencesUniversity 298 #21,860 all time
19Semmes Murphey FoundationNonprofit 275 #21,917
20First Congregational ChurchInstitution 264 #31,036 all time
21Smith & Nephew (United States)Company 231 #26,824 all time
22Active Implants (United States)Company 154 #28,635 all time
23Memphis Theological SeminaryUniversity 143 #34,793 all time
24Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareHospital / health system 127 #33,498 all time
25Shelby County SchoolsUniversity 125 #31,409 all time
26The Stern Cardiovascular FoundationHospital / health system 124 #29,792 all time
27Memphis Fire ServicesGovernment institution 106 not ranked
28Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeUniversity 88 not ranked
29Plough FoundationNonprofit 85 not ranked
30Baptist Memorial Health CareHospital / health system 84 not ranked
31Buckman Laboratories (United States)Company 81 not ranked
32Memphis ZooArchive 66 not ranked
33LeMoyne–Owen CollegeUniversity 60 not ranked
34Shea Ear ClinicHospital / health system 60 not ranked
35Wright Medical Technology (United States)Company 50 not ranked
36CrossRoads Extremity Systems (United States)Company 50 not ranked
37Mid-America Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity 41 not ranked
38Assisi Foundation of MemphisNonprofit 21 not ranked
39Molecular Design International (United States)Company 19 not ranked
40Achievement School DistrictUniversity 18 not ranked
41Memphis College of ArtUniversity 16 not ranked
42Hartwell FoundationNonprofit 15 not ranked
43American Association for Laboratory Animal ScienceNonprofit 14 not ranked
44Baptist Memorial Hospital for WomenHospital / health system 13 not ranked
45HyperMed (United States)Company 12 not ranked
46Memphis Library FoundationNonprofit 8 not ranked
47A Step Ahead FoundationNonprofit 7 not ranked
48Memphis Center For Reproductive HealthNonprofit 7 not ranked
49Translational Sciences (United States)Company 6 not ranked
50Immuno Technologies (United States)Company 6 not ranked
51LifeDoc HealthHospital / health system 5 not ranked
52Visible Music CollegeUniversity 3 not ranked
53National Civil Rights MuseumArchive 3 not ranked
54Pediatric Brain Tumor ConsortiumResearch facility 3 not ranked
55Central United States Earthquake ConsortiumNonprofit 1 not ranked
56Memphis Urban LeagueUniversity 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 Tennessee Health Science Center: 30.0%University of Memphis: 25.2%St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: 18.1%GTx (United States): 11.5%52 others listed: 15.2%30%largest
University of Tennessee Health Science Center25k · 30.0%University of Memphis21k · 25.2%St. Jude Children's Research Hospital15k · 18.1%GTx (United States)9,359 · 11.5%52 others listed12k · 15.2%

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

Which fields of science does Memphis work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Memphis is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5,415 fractional works · 47.2% of its workMedicine: 4,891 fractional works · 42.6% of its workSurgery: 582 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 418 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 374 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 352 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 323 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 274 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 241 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 201 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 197 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 190 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 177 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 176 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 168 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 135 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 373 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 204 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,199 fractional works · 19.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,374 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 854 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGenetics: 196 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 328 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 115 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 299 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 238 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 155 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,990 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 921 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 299 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 200 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 131 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 423 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 169 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 107 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 257 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 156 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 127 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,865 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEngineering: 576 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 487 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 226 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 230 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 114 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 104 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 94 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMemphis11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences17%

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 Sciences5,41547.2%
    1. Medicine4,89142.6%
    2. Health Professions3733.2%
    3. Dentistry750.7%
    4. Nursing630.6%
    5. Veterinary130.1%
  2. Life Sciences2,19919.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,37412.0%
    2. Neuroscience3282.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2992.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1551.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics440.4%
  3. Social Sciences1,99017.4%
    1. Social Sciences9218.0%
    2. Psychology4233.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities2572.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1591.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1561.4%
    6. Decision Sciences740.6%
    1. Engineering5765.0%
    2. Computer Science4874.2%
    3. Environmental Science2302.0%
    4. Mathematics1591.4%
    5. Materials Science1141.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1040.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy940.8%
    8. Chemistry780.7%
    9. Energy170.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Memphis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Memphis is most concentrated in Genetics, Hematology and Sensory Systems (6.0× the world share in Genetics).

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 165.1 works6.0×
  2. HematologySubfield · 158.9 works5.2×
  3. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 27.1 works3.5×
  4. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 241.1 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: 0.28× its world share, 133 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.22× its world share, 1,189 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 264 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 278 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 416 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 85 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 504 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 202 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 100 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 127 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 82 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.38× its world share, 67 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 330 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.26× its world share, 4,356 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 56 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 236 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 140 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 371 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 779 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology2.62×264 works
  2. Medicine2.26×4,356 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.22×1,189 works
  4. Neuroscience1.71×278 works
  5. Dentistry1.38×67 works
  6. Health Professions1.25×330 works
  7. Psychology1.21×371 works
  8. Nursing1.14×56 works
  9. Mathematics1.08×127 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×36 works
  11. Veterinary0.83×11 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.81×236 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.62×60 works
  14. Social Sciences0.61×779 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×129 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×85 works
  17. Computer Science0.53×416 works
  18. Chemistry0.43×67 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×140 works
  20. Environmental Science0.40×202 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.37×82 works
  22. Engineering0.33×504 works
  23. Materials Science0.29×100 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×133 works
  25. Energy0.16×14 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.13×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Memphis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Cancer, Health-related Quality of Life, Genetic Mutations and Cancer Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology896▲ 1.96×136 topics
  2. Inflammation512▲ 2.1×83 topics
  3. Immunotherapy333▲ 4.0×19 topics
  4. Cancer319▲ 2.1×56 topics
  5. Machine Learning291▼ 0.76×85 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress274▲ 1.45×62 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors270▲ 5.4×14 topics
  8. Treatment254▲ 1.82×52 topics
  9. Quality of Life246▲ 1.49×55 topics
  10. Risk Factors238▲ 1.89×37 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease234▲ 1.79×38 topics
  12. Chemotherapy210▲ 2.6×25 topics
  13. Public Health199▲ 1.19×68 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations196▲ 3.9×23 topics
  15. Mental Health195▲ 1.19×44 topics
  16. Diagnosis191▲ 1.79×41 topics
  17. Health-related Quality of Life172▲ 6.3×6 topics
  18. Radiotherapy162▲ 3.6×13 topics
  19. Biomarkers145▲ 1.82×17 topics
  20. Cancer Therapy141▲ 2.2×20 topics
  21. Cancer Immunotherapy129▲ 7.4×3 topics
  22. Prognosis120▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Lymphoma118▲ 6.4×4 topics
  24. Psychosocial Outcomes117▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study115▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory115▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Tumor Regression104▲ 8.1×2 topics
  28. Genetic Alterations96▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Leukemia95▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Hematopoietic Stem Cells93▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. CAR T Cells92▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Chimeric Antigen Receptor92▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Minimal Residual Disease91▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Molecular Classification90▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Pediatric Oncology89▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia85▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Childhood Cancer85▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension83▲ 5.2×3 topics
  39. Glioblastoma73▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Temozolomide73▲ 9.3×1 topic

What research is done in Memphis?

  1. 1 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 102 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 81 works
  3. 3 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 73 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 60 works
  5. 5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 54 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 53 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 38 works
  8. 8 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 38 works
  9. 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 36 works
  10. 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 35 works

Research output over time

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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%Memphis16.1% 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 29.5% in 2009.

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