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Research in Missoula

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Missoula, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Montana.

Research institutions
16
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
471k
23.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Missoula

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 Missoula?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MontanaUniversity 19,722 #552
2Missoula County Public SchoolsUniversity 200 #17,666 all time
3St. Patrick HospitalHospital / health system 101 not ranked
4Community Medical CenterHospital / health system 59 not ranked
5The International Heart Institute of MontanaHospital / health system 49 not ranked
6Institutes for Journalism and Natural ResourcesInstitution 39 not ranked
7Institute of the RockiesNonprofit 9 not ranked
8Humanities MontanaFunder 6 not ranked
9Community Food and Agriculture CoalitionNonprofit 6 not ranked
10Missoula Public LibraryArchive 2 not ranked
11Bee Alert Technology (United States)Company 2 not ranked
12International Association of Wildland FireNonprofit 2 not ranked
13Rivertop Renewables (United States)Company 2 not ranked
14Providence Montana Health FoundationHospital / health system 2 not ranked
15Good Nutrition Ideas (United States)Company 1 not ranked
16Mountain Home MontanaNonprofit 0 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 Montana: 97.6%Missoula County Public Schools: 1.0%St. Patrick Hospital: 0.5%Community Medical Center: 0.3%11 others listed: 0.6%98%largest
University of Montana20k · 97.6%Missoula County Public Schools200 · 1.0%St. Patrick Hospital101 · 0.5%Community Medical Center59 · 0.3%11 others listed120 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Missoula work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Missoula is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Environmental Science (16%), Social Sciences (15%).

Physical Sciences: 811 fractional works · 31.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 406 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEcology: 138 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 86 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 106 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 85 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 68 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 50 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 764 fractional works · 30.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 376 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 117 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 63 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 144 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 56 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 139 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 55 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 550 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMedicine: 448 fractional works · 17.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 55 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 88 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 416 fractional works · 16.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 202 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 119 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 111 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 45 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMissoula2,540fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences30%

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. Environmental Science40616.0%
    2. Engineering1064.2%
    3. Computer Science853.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences682.7%
    5. Mathematics502.0%
    6. Materials Science341.3%
    7. Chemistry331.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy230.9%
    9. Energy30.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Social Sciences37614.8%
    2. Psychology1445.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities1395.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance602.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting271.1%
    6. Decision Sciences170.7%
    1. Medicine44817.6%
    2. Health Professions883.5%
    3. Nursing90.3%
    4. Veterinary40.2%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2028.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1114.4%
    3. Neuroscience451.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology371.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics200.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Missoula strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Missoula is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology (8.1× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 38.1 works8.1×
  2. EcologySubfield · 117.3 works7.5×
← 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: 1.00× its world share, 94 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 165 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.04× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.56× its world share, 350 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 378 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 105 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 270 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.56×350 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.04×14 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.94×60 works
  4. Psychology1.74×105 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.56×165 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.55×31 works
  7. Health Professions1.37×72 works
  8. Mathematics1.36×32 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.25×72 works
  10. Veterinary1.12×3 works
  11. Social Sciences1.07×270 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.04×44 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.00×94 works
  14. Medicine0.99×378 works
  15. Neuroscience0.97×31 works
  16. Chemistry0.89×28 works
  17. Nursing0.72×7 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.48×9 works
  19. Computer Science0.41×63 works
  20. Materials Science0.39×27 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.34×15 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×20 works
  23. Engineering0.29×87 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.17×1 works
  25. Energy0.15×3 works
  26. Dentistry0.09×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Missoula?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ 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. Climate Change246▲ 3.6×86 topics
  2. Epidemiology104◆ 1.03×98 topics
  3. Biodiversity97▲ 5.0×31 topics
  4. Invasive Species91▲ 8.5×19 topics
  5. Sustainability73▲ 1.18×61 topics
  6. Remote Sensing70▲ 2.3×28 topics
  7. Conservation70▲ 6.4×20 topics
  8. Public Health56▲ 1.51×42 topics
  9. Globalization53◆ 1.07×67 topics
  10. Population Dynamics52▲ 7.9×10 topics
  11. Mental Health50▲ 1.37×32 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation48▲ 8.7×5 topics
  13. Ecosystem42▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience42▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation42▲ 4.3×13 topics
  16. Habitat Selection41▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Resilience40▲ 3.2×15 topics
  18. Global Change40▲ 5.9×6 topics
  19. Conservation Biology39▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Social Justice38▲ 2.5×25 topics
  21. Soil Properties36▲ 8.2×5 topics
  22. Global Warming35▲ 3.2×14 topics
  23. Forest Fires31▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Wildfire Activity31▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Trophic Cascades30▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Animal Movement29▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Occupancy Rates29▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Species Richness27▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Model Evaluation26▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Biological Invasions25▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Economic Evaluation23▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Community Ecology21▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Sagebrush21▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Wildlife Habitat21▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Teaching Methods21▲ 5.0×6 topics
  36. Functional Diversity20▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Citizen Science20▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Ecological Niche18▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Species Distribution Modeling18▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Adaptive Evolution18▲ 13×2 topics

What research is done in Missoula?

Fire effects on ecosystems: 28 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 25 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…19Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 19 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…18Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 18 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 16 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 13 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…11Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 11 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 11 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 10 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 10 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological Modeling3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 28 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 25 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 19 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 16 works
  6. 6 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 11 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 11 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 10 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 counting20%40%Missoula13.7% 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 31.1% in 2017.

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