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Research in New Orleans

Science Explorer records 61 research institutions in New Orleans, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Tulane University, University of New Orleans and Loyola University New Orleans.

Research institutions
61
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
93k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7M
29.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.2%
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 New Orleans?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tulane UniversityUniversity 43,880 #526
2University of New OrleansUniversity 12,182 #3,160
3University Medical Center New OrleansHospital / health system 5,326 #19,213
4Loyola University New OrleansUniversity 3,111 #4,108
5Xavier University of LouisianaUniversity 1,421 #10,187
6Ochsner Health SystemHospital / health system 1,173 #9,192
7Children's Hospital of New OrleansHospital / health system 739 #20,900
8NationsUniversityUniversity 482 #20,059
9Southern University at New OrleansUniversity 373 #16,625 all time
10Dillard UniversityUniversity 354 #24,002 all time
11Brotherhood (United States)Company 330 #19,123 all time
12Audubon Nature InstituteArchive 274 #21,920 all time
13Kingsley HouseNonprofit 237 #20,824 all time
14Touro Infirmary FoundationHospital / health system 180 #30,359 all time
15Autoimmune Technologies (United States)Company 173 #31,039 all time
16New Orleans Public LibraryArchive 166 #29,360 all time
17New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryUniversity 131 #34,796 all time
18Louisiana Cancer Research CenterHospital / health system 106 not ranked
19Orleans Parish School BoardUniversity 101 not ranked
20Delgado Community CollegeUniversity 87 not ranked
21University of Holy CrossUniversity 69 not ranked
22Louisiana Public Health InstituteNonprofit 67 not ranked
23Notre Dame SeminaryUniversity 38 not ranked
24National Network of Public Health InstitutesNonprofit 31 not ranked
25Tidewater (United States)Company 30 not ranked
26InnoGenomics (United States)Company 25 not ranked
27DEKK-TEC (United States)Company 24 not ranked
28LaCell (United States)Company 23 not ranked
29Odyssey House LouisianaHospital / health system 21 not ranked
30Aquaculture Systems Technologies (United States)Company 17 not ranked
31Louisiana State MuseumArchive 17 not ranked
32AxoSim (United States)Company 14 not ranked
33Institute of Mental HygieneNonprofit 12 not ranked
34Archdiocese of New OrleansInstitution 8 not ranked
35Institute of Women and Ethnic StudiesNonprofit 8 not ranked
36National Finance CenterGovernment institution 5 not ranked
37Interventional Stroke Therapy Outcomes RegistryNonprofit 5 not ranked
38New Orleans AIDS Task ForceInstitution 5 not ranked
39Our School at Blair GroceryUniversity 4 not ranked
40Amistad Research CenterNonprofit 4 not ranked
41Orleans Parish Civil Clerk of CourtGovernment institution 4 not ranked
42Louisiana Museum FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
43New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial JusticeInstitution 3 not ranked
44Longue Vue House and GardensArchive 2 not ranked
45National Performance NetworkNonprofit 2 not ranked
46Firstline SchoolsUniversity 2 not ranked
47BreakOUTNonprofit 1 not ranked
48New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
49Southern Sports LeaguesInstitution 1 not ranked
50Women With A VisionNonprofit 1 not ranked
51WWOZNonprofit 1 not ranked
52Model Software (United States)Company 1 not ranked
53Greater New Orleans FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
54Louisiana Endowment for the HumanitiesFunder 1 not ranked
55Hermann Grima HouseArchive 1 not ranked
56New Orleans Musicians Assistance FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
57Brain Injury Association of LouisianaNonprofit 1 not ranked
58AshéNonprofit 1 not ranked
59Gulf Coast Housing PartnershipInstitution 0 not ranked
60Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard Merchants & Business AssociationNonprofit 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.

Tulane University: 61.6%University of New Orleans: 17.1%University Medical Center New Orleans: 7.5%Loyola University New Orleans: 4.4%54 others listed: 9.5%62%largest
Tulane University44k · 61.6%University of New Orleans12k · 17.1%University Medical Center New Orleans5,326 · 7.5%Loyola University New Orleans3,111 · 4.4%54 others listed6,782 · 9.5%

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

Which fields of science does New Orleans work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in New Orleans is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5,671 fractional works · 47.3% of its workMedicine: 5,002 fractional works · 41.8% of its workSurgery: 742 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 443 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 425 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 393 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 310 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 273 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 219 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 207 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 185 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 171 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 139 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 136 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 132 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 111 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 92 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 169 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 511 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 317 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,741 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,290 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 447 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 182 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 138 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 398 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 200 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 334 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 108 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 333 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 313 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 235 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,804 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 983 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 533 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 157 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 109 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 321 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 264 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 180 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVirology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 193 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,765 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEngineering: 446 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 132 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 345 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 285 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 122 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 159 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 148 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 132 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 124 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNew Orleans12kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences23%

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 Sciences5,67147.3%
    1. Medicine5,00241.8%
    2. Health Professions5114.3%
    3. Nursing850.7%
    4. Dentistry600.5%
    5. Veterinary130.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,74122.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,29010.8%
    2. Psychology3983.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3342.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities3332.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3132.6%
    6. Decision Sciences740.6%
  3. Life Sciences1,80415.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9838.2%
    2. Neuroscience3212.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2642.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1931.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.4%
    1. Engineering4463.7%
    2. Environmental Science3452.9%
    3. Computer Science2852.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1591.3%
    5. Chemistry1481.2%
    6. Materials Science1321.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1241.0%
    8. Mathematics800.7%
    9. Energy280.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is New Orleans strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in New Orleans is most concentrated in Virology, Emergency Medical Services and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (3.9× the world share in Virology).

  1. VirologySubfield · 23.6 works3.9×
  2. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 65.1 works3.5×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 374.6 works3.5×
  4. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 26.7 works3.3×
  5. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 80.8 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: 0.35× its world share, 171 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 847 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 224 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 271 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 238 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 366 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 283 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 114 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 89 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 57 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 455 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 4,353 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 69 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 286 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 303 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 284 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 346 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1,149 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.19×4,353 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×224 works
  3. Health Professions1.67×455 works
  4. Neuroscience1.61×271 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.53×847 works
  6. Nursing1.37×69 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.28×284 works
  8. Dentistry1.13×57 works
  9. Psychology1.10×346 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×37 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.96×286 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.91×303 works
  13. Social Sciences0.88×1,149 works
  14. Veterinary0.87×12 works
  15. Chemistry0.81×131 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.64×64 works
  17. Mathematics0.59×72 works
  18. Environmental Science0.55×283 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×84 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.46×16 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.39×89 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×171 works
  23. Materials Science0.31×114 works
  24. Computer Science0.30×238 works
  25. Energy0.26×25 works
  26. Engineering0.24×366 works

Which keywords describe research in New Orleans?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Treatment, Diagnosis and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,033▲ 2.2×134 topics
  2. Inflammation541▲ 2.1×82 topics
  3. Public Health408▲ 2.3×64 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease356▲ 2.6×38 topics
  5. Risk Factors334▲ 2.5×37 topics
  6. Treatment334▲ 2.3×51 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress317▲ 1.61×59 topics
  8. Mental Health293▲ 1.71×42 topics
  9. Diagnosis281▲ 2.5×40 topics
  10. Quality of Life269▲ 1.56×57 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome262▲ 2.7×23 topics
  12. Climate Change253▼ 0.78×107 topics
  13. Cancer250▲ 1.55×53 topics
  14. Obesity208▲ 2.2×25 topics
  15. Management194▲ 2.0×36 topics
  16. Depression172▲ 1.64×22 topics
  17. Biomarkers171▲ 2.0×18 topics
  18. Guidelines169▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Complications164▲ 2.8×17 topics
  20. Diabetes163▲ 2.7×21 topics
  21. Immunotherapy156▲ 1.80×19 topics
  22. Heart Failure153▲ 2.9×13 topics
  23. Immune Response152▲ 2.2×22 topics
  24. Mortality143▲ 2.1×13 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders142▲ 2.1×20 topics
  26. Regulation137▲ 2.1×24 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines136▲ 2.1×14 topics
  28. Hypertension135▲ 3.9×14 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations134▲ 2.5×23 topics
  30. Global Burden132▲ 2.0×12 topics
  31. Surgical Management126▲ 2.6×20 topics
  32. Primary Care121▲ 2.7×14 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines119▲ 3.4×9 topics
  34. Pathophysiology115▲ 3.3×11 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Health106▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Neuroinflammation103▲ 3.0×6 topics
  37. Quality Improvement91▲ 3.9×8 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy89▲ 4.6×6 topics
  39. Chronic Disease87▲ 4.3×4 topics
  40. Community Health87▲ 4.5×5 topics

What research is done in New Orleans?

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 52 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 43 works
  3. 3 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 36 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 34 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 31 works
  6. 6 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 30 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 30 works
  8. 8 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 30 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 28 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 28 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%New Orleans12.7% 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 23.8% in 2006.

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