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Research in Omaha

Science Explorer records 45 research institutions in Omaha, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha and Creighton University.

Research institutions
45
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
73k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
23.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Omaha

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 Omaha?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Nebraska Medical CenterHospital / health system 30,193 #1,039
2Creighton UniversityUniversity 15,734 #3,011
3University of Nebraska at OmahaUniversity 12,624 #1,775
4Engineering Systems (United States)Company 5,590 #5,200
5Clarkson CollegeUniversity 2,253 #21,301 all time
6Boys TownNonprofit 1,170 #15,859
7Visiting Nurse AssociationInstitution 1,077 #19,636
8Boys Town National Research HospitalHospital / health system 1,005 #14,515
9CHI HealthHospital / health system 461 #19,648
10Prevention GroupCompany 278 #16,320 all time
11Diabetes & Endocrine AssociatesInstitution 253 #21,722 all time
12CHI Health ImmanuelHospital / health system 253 #16,812
13Douglas County Health DepartmentGovernment institution 197 #27,083 all time
14Metropolitan Community CollegeUniversity 146 #30,629 all time
15Transgenomic (United States)Company 138 #32,884 all time
16College of Saint MaryUniversity 138 #29,358 all time
17Berkshire Hathaway (United States)Company 103 not ranked
18Nebraska Methodist CollegeUniversity 99 not ranked
19Quality LivingNonprofit 82 not ranked
20Nebraska Cancer SpecialistsHospital / health system 69 not ranked
21Grace UniversityUniversity 59 not ranked
22Meridian Clinical ResearchResearch facility 55 not ranked
23Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationNonprofit 53 not ranked
24Hematology & Oncology ConsultantsHospital / health system 20 not ranked
25Missouri Valley Cancer ConsortiumNonprofit 19 not ranked
26Universal College of Healing ArtsUniversity 16 not ranked
27Omaha Public LibraryArchive 11 not ranked
28Society on Neuroimmune PharmacologyInstitution 10 not ranked
29Joslyn Art MuseumArchive 10 not ranked
30Urology Cancer Center and GU Research NetworkHospital / health system 8 not ranked
31Education and Research Foundation for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingNonprofit 6 not ranked
32Triological SocietyInstitution 5 not ranked
33Omaha Community FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
34Scoular (United States)Company 5 not ranked
35Methodist Hospital FoundationHospital / health system 5 not ranked
36Nebraska Independent College FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
37Nebraska Public Health LaboratoryResearch facility 2 not ranked
38Heartland Clinical ResearchResearch facility 2 not ranked
39Legal Aid of NebraskaNonprofit 2 not ranked
40Applied Information Management InstituteNonprofit 2 not ranked
41Durham MuseumArchive 2 not ranked
42Bemis Center for Contemporary ArtsInstitution 1 not ranked
43Heartland Family ServiceNonprofit 1 not ranked
4421CSi (United States)Company 1 not ranked
45The Big GardenNonprofit 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 Nebraska Medical Center: 41.8%Creighton University: 21.8%University of Nebraska at Omaha: 17.5%Engineering Systems (United States): 7.7%41 others listed: 11.1%42%largest
University of Nebraska Medical Center30k · 41.8%Creighton University16k · 21.8%University of Nebraska at Omaha13k · 17.5%Engineering Systems (United States)5,590 · 7.7%41 others listed8,027 · 11.1%

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

Which fields of science does Omaha work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Omaha is in Health Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,122 fractional works · 53.3% of its workMedicine: 5,408 fractional works · 47.1% of its workSurgery: 764 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 477 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 424 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 418 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 351 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 340 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 228 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 201 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 172 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 163 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 162 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 153 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 150 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 147 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 130 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 554 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 284 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,065 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 927 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 318 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 172 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 525 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 191 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 107 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 192 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 183 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 163 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 128 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,978 fractional works · 17.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,060 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 618 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 135 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 497 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 239 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 254 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 147 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVirology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 118 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,319 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEngineering: 456 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 193 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 362 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 139 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 202 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOmaha11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences18%

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 Sciences6,12253.3%
    1. Medicine5,40847.1%
    2. Health Professions5544.8%
    3. Nursing890.8%
    4. Dentistry560.5%
    5. Veterinary150.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,06518.0%
    1. Social Sciences9278.1%
    2. Psychology5254.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities1921.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1831.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1631.4%
    6. Decision Sciences750.7%
  3. Life Sciences1,97817.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0609.2%
    2. Neuroscience4974.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2542.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1181.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics500.4%
    1. Engineering4564.0%
    2. Computer Science3623.2%
    3. Environmental Science2021.8%
    4. Materials Science880.8%
    5. Mathematics600.5%
    6. Chemistry530.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy440.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences360.3%
    9. Energy110.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Omaha strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Omaha is most concentrated in Virology, Sensory Systems and Gastroenterology (5.6× the world share in Virology).

  1. VirologySubfield · 32.8 works5.6×
  2. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 26.1 works3.4×
  3. GastroenterologySubfield · 39.1 works3.3×
  4. OncologySubfield · 372.9 works3.3×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 101 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 903 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.16× its world share, 218 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.62× its world share, 426 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 310 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 410 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 175 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 78 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 53 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 489 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 4,719 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 76 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 149 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 166 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 148 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 459 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 830 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.62×426 works
  2. Medicine2.45×4,719 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.16×218 works
  4. Health Professions1.86×489 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.69×903 works
  6. Nursing1.55×76 works
  7. Psychology1.50×459 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×41 works
  9. Dentistry1.03×50 works
  10. Veterinary1.02×14 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×148 works
  12. Social Sciences0.66×830 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.65×63 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.51×149 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×166 works
  16. Mathematics0.45×53 works
  17. Computer Science0.40×310 works
  18. Environmental Science0.35×175 works
  19. Chemistry0.30×47 works
  20. Engineering0.27×410 works
  21. Materials Science0.22×78 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×101 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×33 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.17×37 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.12×4 works
  26. Energy0.11×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Omaha?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Immunotherapy, Diagnosis, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,018▲ 2.2×135 topics
  2. Inflammation510▲ 2.1×83 topics
  3. Treatment334▲ 2.4×49 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress324▲ 1.72×60 topics
  5. Quality of Life316▲ 1.90×54 topics
  6. Cancer304▲ 1.97×54 topics
  7. Diagnosis286▲ 2.7×41 topics
  8. Immunotherapy276▲ 3.3×19 topics
  9. Risk Factors262▲ 2.1×37 topics
  10. Public Health253▲ 1.51×61 topics
  11. Chemotherapy248▲ 3.0×25 topics
  12. Mental Health243▲ 1.48×44 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease231▲ 1.76×37 topics
  14. Depression196▲ 1.94×23 topics
  15. Management194▲ 2.1×35 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors189▲ 3.8×14 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders182▲ 2.8×20 topics
  18. Clinical Trials172▲ 2.2×19 topics
  19. Biomarkers170▲ 2.1×18 topics
  20. Guidelines169▲ 3.1×13 topics
  21. Heart Failure167▲ 3.2×13 topics
  22. Complications157▲ 2.8×17 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines154▲ 2.4×14 topics
  24. Immune Response154▲ 2.4×22 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome151▲ 1.63×23 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment148▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Genetics147▲ 1.81×25 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations139▲ 2.8×23 topics
  29. Surgical Management139▲ 3.0×20 topics
  30. Diabetes137▲ 2.4×22 topics
  31. Mortality136▲ 2.1×13 topics
  32. Cancer Therapy134▲ 2.0×20 topics
  33. Medical Education126▲ 4.1×14 topics
  34. Radiotherapy122▲ 2.7×13 topics
  35. Metastasis118▲ 3.0×12 topics
  36. Echocardiography105▲ 3.3×8 topics
  37. Health-related Quality of Life101▲ 3.7×5 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy94▲ 5.0×6 topics
  39. Neural Plasticity89▲ 4.2×5 topics
  40. Hearing Loss79▲ 5.9×4 topics

What research is done in Omaha?

Innovations in Medical E…46Innovations in Medical Education: 46 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…42Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 42 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 34 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 32 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 32 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 32 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 31 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…29Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 29 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 29 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 28 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOncologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 46 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 42 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 34 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 32 works
  6. 6 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 32 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 31 works
  8. 8 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 29 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 29 works
  10. 10 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 28 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%Omaha13.3% 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 22.9% in 2013.

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