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Research in Portland

Science Explorer records 157 research institutions in Portland, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University and Providence Portland Medical Center.

Research institutions
157
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
101k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.0%
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 Portland?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Oregon Health & Science UniversityUniversity 44,738 #511
2Portland State UniversityUniversity 17,901 #2,206
3University of PortlandUniversity 3,752 #11,356
4Lewis & Clark CollegeUniversity 2,860 #11,907
5Reed CollegeUniversity 2,822 #10,660
6Portland VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,344 #16,818
7Pacific Northwest Research StationGovernment institution 2,216 #11,936
8Oregon Medical Research CenterHospital / health system 1,957 #11,810
9Concordia UniversityUniversity 1,853 #14,359
10Legacy HealthNonprofit 1,459 #20,819
11Kaiser Permanente Center for Health ResearchHospital / health system 1,443 #10,097
12Vollum InstituteResearch facility 1,221 #7,205
13VA Portland Health Care SystemHospital / health system 1,037 #5,788
14SMART ReadingNonprofit 948 #13,340
15Providence Portland Medical CenterHospital / health system 806 #5,384
16Institute for Learning InnovationNonprofit 751 #14,597
17Energy Storage Systems (United States)Company 695 #6,547
18Bonneville Power AdministrationNonprofit 686 #15,978 all time
19Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterHospital / health system 605 #13,394 all time
20Oregon ClinicHospital / health system 595 #16,287
21Education NorthwestUniversity 586 #20,881 all time
22World Water WatchNonprofit 578 #22,612
23Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryArchive 471 #10,632 all time
24Shriners Hospitals for Children - PortlandHospital / health system 424 #13,721 all time
25Birthingway College of MidwiferyUniversity 415 #24,184 all time
26Art Institute of PortlandUniversity 409 #16,199
27Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterHospital / health system 408 #28,838 all time
28Doernbecher Children's HospitalHospital / health system 384 #24,747 all time
29Jackson FoundationNonprofit 348 #11,821 all time
30Providence St. Vincent Medical CenterHospital / health system 347 #28,144 all time
31Media Working GroupInstitution 326 #14,023 all time
32Oregon Health and Science University HospitalHospital / health system 305 #17,996
33Oregon ZooArchive 296 #30,202 all time
34University of Western StatesUniversity 278 #28,890 all time
35National University of Natural MedicineUniversity 250 #31,299 all time
36Mercy CorpsNonprofit 236 #35,445 all time
37Oregon Department of Environmental QualityGovernment institution 228 #27,479 all time
38City of PortlandGovernment institution 213 #38,983 all time
39Portland Community CollegeUniversity 211 #30,323 all time
40Multnomah County Health DepartmentGovernment institution 191 #26,981 all time
41Cramer Fish Sciences (United States)Company 170 #36,369 all time
42Galois (United States)Company 166 #26,452 all time
43Allergy Associates Research CenterInstitution 158 #25,563 all time
44Lattice Semiconductor (United States)Company 144 #30,785 all time
45Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionGovernment institution 136 #28,534 all time
46OchinHospital / health system 131 #29,539 all time
47Electro Scientific Industries (United States)Company 128 #21,374 all time
48Gamma Therapeutics (United States)Company 126 #39,983 all time
49GreenWood Resources (United States)Company 123 #40,280 all time
50Cardno (United States)Company 117 not ranked
51Cascade (United States)Company 114 not ranked
52Northwest Evaluation AssociationNonprofit 106 not ranked
53Wild Salmon CenterNonprofit 97 not ranked
54Columbia EducationNonprofit 95 not ranked
55Oregon College of Oriental MedicineUniversity 93 not ranked
56The Intercultural Communication InstituteNonprofit 90 not ranked
57Western SeminaryUniversity 87 not ranked
58Portland Public SchoolsUniversity 85 not ranked
59Oregon Dermatology & Research CenterResearch facility 82 not ranked
60Marylhurst UniversityUniversity 81 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.

Oregon Health & Science University: 44.8%Portland State University: 17.9%University of Portland: 3.8%Lewis & Clark College: 2.9%56 others listed: 30.7%45%largest
Oregon Health & Science University45k · 44.8%Portland State University18k · 17.9%University of Portland3,752 · 3.8%Lewis & Clark College2,860 · 2.9%56 others listed31k · 30.7%

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

What is Portland strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Portland is most concentrated in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Sensory Systems and Dermatology (3.8× the world share in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems).

  1. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 43.5 works3.8×
  2. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 35.1 works3.4×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 116.2 works3.3×
  4. OphthalmologySubfield · 114.7 works3.2×
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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 Portland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Treatment, Public Health, Mental Health, Risk Factors and Climate Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology991▲ 1.85×136 topics
  2. Inflammation433▲ 1.54×80 topics
  3. Climate Change398◆ 1.09×108 topics
  4. Quality of Life382▲ 1.96×58 topics
  5. Public Health331▲ 1.69×65 topics
  6. Treatment330▲ 2.0×52 topics
  7. Mental Health325▲ 1.64×41 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress291▲ 1.32×61 topics
  9. Risk Factors286▲ 1.92×37 topics
  10. Diagnosis243▲ 1.93×41 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease226▲ 1.50×39 topics
  12. Depression222▲ 1.87×24 topics
  13. Cancer221▲ 1.22×54 topics
  14. Immunotherapy205▲ 2.1×19 topics
  15. Chemotherapy197▲ 2.1×25 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome191▲ 1.73×24 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders178▲ 2.3×20 topics
  18. Clinical Trials174▲ 1.92×18 topics
  19. Primary Care172▲ 3.4×15 topics
  20. Biomarkers168▲ 1.82×18 topics
  21. Management167▲ 1.57×38 topics
  22. Mortality162▲ 2.1×13 topics
  23. Aging152▲ 2.1×18 topics
  24. Genetics148▲ 1.57×27 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors147▲ 2.5×14 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines139▲ 1.89×14 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations135▲ 2.3×23 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment135▲ 2.2×8 topics
  29. Social Support134▲ 1.78×17 topics
  30. Anxiety132▲ 2.1×12 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations131▲ 2.9×19 topics
  32. Health Disparities129▲ 3.6×9 topics
  33. Mortality Risk128▲ 4.0×6 topics
  34. Medical Education106▲ 3.0×12 topics
  35. Neuroimaging102▲ 2.8×11 topics
  36. Quality Improvement102▲ 3.9×8 topics
  37. Chronic Disease Management97▲ 3.8×5 topics
  38. Cognitive Decline79▲ 4.8×2 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization79▲ 5.1×3 topics
  40. Substance Use Disorders77▲ 7.8×2 topics

What research is done in Portland?

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 52 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 52 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 44 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 40 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 39 works
  6. 6 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 39 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 38 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 37 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 36 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 35 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.