Research in Memphis
Science Explorer records 58 research institutions in Memphis, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and University of Memphis.
- Research institutions
- 58 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 82k ▲ 14% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 16.5% 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 Memphis?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUniversity | 23,347 | #1,490 | |
| 2 | University of MemphisUniversity | 20,537 | #2,486 | |
| 3 | St. Jude Children's Research HospitalHospital / health system | 14,790 | #497 | |
| 4 | GTx (United States)Company | 9,359 | #6,215 | |
| 5 | Rhodes CollegeUniversity | 1,941 | #10,485 | |
| 6 | International Paper (United States)Company | 1,420 | #16,606 | |
| 7 | Le Bonheur Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 1,155 | #14,159 | |
| 8 | Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system | 1,137 | #17,316 | |
| 9 | Baptist Memorial HospitalHospital / health system | 896 | #27,204 | |
| 10 | Memphis VA Medical CenterHospital / health system | 849 | #19,403 | |
| 11 | Campbell ClinicHospital / health system | 661 | #22,736 | |
| 12 | Memphis Health CenterHospital / health system | 583 | #14,870 all time | |
| 13 | Christian Brothers UniversityUniversity | 580 | #24,553 | |
| 14 | Ducks UnlimitedNonprofit | 550 | #20,789 | |
| 15 | US Biologic (United States)Company | 502 | #17,773 | |
| 16 | Southern College of OptometryUniversity | 437 | #35,839 all time | |
| 17 | Vector Oncology (United States)Company | 368 | #14,512 all time | |
| 18 | Methodist University HospitalHospital / health system | 353 | #24,331 all time | |
| 19 | FedEx (United States)Company | 313 | #24,894 all time | |
| 20 | Baptist College of Health SciencesUniversity | 298 | #29,714 all time | |
| 21 | Semmes Murphey FoundationNonprofit | 275 | #25,397 | |
| 22 | First Congregational ChurchInstitution | 264 | #39,536 all time | |
| 23 | Smith & Nephew (United States)Company | 231 | #32,594 all time | |
| 24 | Active Implants (United States)Company | 154 | #37,160 all time | |
| 25 | Memphis Theological SeminaryUniversity | 143 | #36,509 all time | |
| 26 | Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareHospital / health system | 127 | #36,716 all time | |
| 27 | Shelby County SchoolsUniversity | 125 | #41,375 all time | |
| 28 | The Stern Cardiovascular FoundationHospital / health system | 124 | #36,788 all time | |
| 29 | Memphis Fire ServicesGovernment institution | 106 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeUniversity | 88 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Plough FoundationNonprofit | 85 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Baptist Memorial Health CareHospital / health system | 84 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Buckman Laboratories (United States)Company | 81 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Memphis ZooArchive | 66 | not ranked | |
| 35 | LeMoyne–Owen CollegeUniversity | 60 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Shea Ear ClinicHospital / health system | 60 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Wright Medical Technology (United States)Company | 50 | not ranked | |
| 38 | CrossRoads Extremity Systems (United States)Company | 50 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Mid-America Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity | 41 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Assisi Foundation of MemphisNonprofit | 21 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Molecular Design International (United States)Company | 19 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Achievement School DistrictUniversity | 18 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Memphis College of ArtUniversity | 16 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Hartwell FoundationNonprofit | 15 | not ranked | |
| 45 | American Association for Laboratory Animal ScienceNonprofit | 14 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Baptist Memorial Hospital for WomenHospital / health system | 13 | not ranked | |
| 47 | HyperMed (United States)Company | 12 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Memphis Library FoundationNonprofit | 8 | not ranked | |
| 49 | A Step Ahead FoundationNonprofit | 7 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Memphis Center For Reproductive HealthNonprofit | 7 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Translational Sciences (United States)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Immuno Technologies (United States)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 53 | LifeDoc HealthHospital / health system | 5 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Visible Music CollegeUniversity | 3 | not ranked | |
| 55 | National Civil Rights MuseumArchive | 3 | not ranked | |
| 56 | Pediatric Brain Tumor ConsortiumResearch facility | 3 | not ranked | |
| 57 | Central United States Earthquake ConsortiumNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 58 | Memphis Urban LeagueUniversity | 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.
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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).
- GeneticsSubfield · 165.1 works6.0×
- HematologySubfield · 158.9 works5.2×
- Sensory SystemsSubfield · 27.1 works3.5×
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 241.1 works3.2×
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 Memphis?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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.
- Childhood Cancer
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Molecular Classification
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor
- Genetic Alterations
- Leukemia
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
- Psychosocial Outcomes
- Prognosis
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Biomarkers
- Radiotherapy
- Genetic Mutations
- Diagnosis
- Chemotherapy
- Risk Factors
- Treatment
- Oxidative Stress
- Cancer
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Immunotherapy
- Machine Learning
- Prognostic Factors
- Quality of Life
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Health-related Quality of Life
- Management
- Cancer Therapy
- Immunity
- Lymphoma
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
- Tumor Regression
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells
- CAR T Cells
- Minimal Residual Disease
- Pediatric Oncology
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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
- Epidemiology806▲ 2.0×134 topics
- Inflammation455▲ 2.2×83 topics
- Immunotherapy287▲ 4.0×19 topics
- Cancer284▲ 2.1×56 topics
- Machine Learning253▼ 0.77×84 topics
- Oxidative Stress241▲ 1.47×62 topics
- Prognostic Factors237▲ 5.4×14 topics
- Treatment228▲ 1.87×52 topics
- Quality of Life221▲ 1.53×55 topics
- Risk Factors213▲ 1.93×37 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease211▲ 1.89×38 topics
- Chemotherapy185▲ 2.6×24 topics
- Mental Health180▲ 1.22×43 topics
- Diagnosis175▲ 1.87×41 topics
- Public Health174▲ 1.19×64 topics
- Genetic Mutations167▲ 3.9×23 topics
- Health-related Quality of Life152▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Radiotherapy138▲ 3.6×13 topics
- Management137▲ 1.74×33 topics
- Biomarkers130▲ 1.90×17 topics
- Cancer Therapy125▲ 2.2×20 topics
- Cancer Immunotherapy116▲ 7.5×3 topics
- Immunity104▲ 2.6×11 topics
- Prognosis104▲ 3.2×9 topics
- Lymphoma104▲ 6.4×4 topics
- Psychosocial Outcomes103▲ 16×2 topics
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study102▲ 23×1 topic
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory102▲ 23×1 topic
- Tumor Regression91▲ 8.3×2 topics
- Leukemia84▲ 10.0×2 topics
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells83▲ 9.5×3 topics
- Genetic Alterations83▲ 11×2 topics
- CAR T Cells81▲ 11×1 topic
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor81▲ 11×1 topic
- Minimal Residual Disease78▲ 11×2 topics
- Molecular Classification77▲ 5.1×4 topics
- Pediatric Oncology76▲ 14×3 topics
- Pulmonary Hypertension75▲ 5.3×3 topics
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia73▲ 22×1 topic
- Childhood Cancer73▲ 22×1 topic
What research is done in Memphis?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 102 works
- 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 81 works
- 3 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 73 works
- 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 60 works
- 5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 54 works
- 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 53 works
- 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 38 works
- 8 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 38 works
- 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 36 works
- 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 35 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.