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Research in Reno

Science Explorer records 31 research institutions in Reno, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada System of Higher Education and Advanced Materials and Devices (United States).

Research institutions
31
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
870k
25.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Reno

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 Reno?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Nevada, RenoUniversity 27,230 #536
2Nevada System of Higher EducationUniversity 3,666 #3,497
3Contextual Change (United States)Company 1,674 #7,485
4Advanced Materials and Devices (United States)Company 640 #5,829
5National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesGovernment institution 314 #26,920 all time
6Community Health AllianceHospital / health system 213 #23,808 all time
7Renown Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 210 #29,546 all time
8Renown HealthHospital / health system 141 #28,175 all time
9Nevada Department of WildlifeGovernment institution 68 not ranked
10Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 52 not ranked
11Valley Tech Systems (United States)Company 44 not ranked
12Sierra Eye AssociatesHospital / health system 41 not ranked
13DxDiscovery (United States)Company 24 not ranked
14Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)Company 21 not ranked
15Altairnano (United States)Company 20 not ranked
16Zywie (United States)Company 15 not ranked
17Whittemore Peterson InstituteResearch facility 11 not ranked
18Vere Software (United States)Company 9 not ranked
19Renown Children's HospitalHospital / health system 9 not ranked
20Protia (United States)Company 6 not ranked
21Nevada State Board of PharmacyGovernment institution 5 not ranked
22Bristlecone Family ResourcesNonprofit 3 not ranked
23Abaris Training (United States)Company 3 not ranked
24Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural AffairsGovernment institution 2 not ranked
25Renown South Meadows Medical CenterHospital / health system 2 not ranked
26Note-Able Music Therapy ServicesNonprofit 1 not ranked
27Nevada Dairy CommissionGovernment institution 1 not ranked
28Nevada HumanitiesFunder 1 not ranked
29Reno Sparks Indian ColonyInstitution 1 not ranked
30Sky Tavern Junior Ski ProgramNonprofit 1 not ranked
31Great Basin Data Recovery (United States)Company 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 Nevada, Reno: 79.1%Nevada System of Higher Education: 10.6%Contextual Change (United States): 4.9%Advanced Materials and Devices (United States): 1.9%26 others listed: 3.5%79%largest
University of Nevada, Reno27k · 79.1%Nevada System of Higher Education3,666 · 10.6%Contextual Change (United States)1,674 · 4.9%Advanced Materials and Devices (United States)640 · 1.9%26 others listed1,218 · 3.5%

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

Which fields of science does Reno work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Reno is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Medicine (13%), Social Sciences (13%).

Physical Sciences: 2,556 fractional works · 45.6% of its workEngineering: 871 fractional works · 15.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 194 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 120 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 118 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 118 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 494 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 121 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 335 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 136 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 284 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 106 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 89 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 226 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 132 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 148 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 85 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 72 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,427 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 719 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 223 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 129 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 84 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 305 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 173 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 89 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 908 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMedicine: 738 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEpidemiology: 82 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 137 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 91 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 712 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 290 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 158 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 194 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 111 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 184 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKReno5,602fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering87115.6%
    2. Environmental Science4948.8%
    3. Computer Science3356.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2845.1%
    5. Materials Science2264.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1482.6%
    7. Chemistry721.3%
    8. Mathematics530.9%
    9. Energy420.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering320.6%
  2. Social Sciences1,42725.5%
    1. Social Sciences71912.8%
    2. Psychology3055.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1733.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting891.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance881.6%
    6. Decision Sciences530.9%
    1. Medicine73813.2%
    2. Health Professions1372.4%
    3. Nursing160.3%
    4. Dentistry120.2%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2905.2%
    2. Neuroscience1943.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1843.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology340.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Reno strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Reno is most concentrated in Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes (4.5× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 76.8 works4.5×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 91.5 works4.3×
  3. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 21.8 works3.8×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 246.5 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: 0.70× its world share, 161 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 250 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 173 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.59× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 292 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 246 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 766 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 430 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 186 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 122 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 636 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 157 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 266 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 616 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.24×246 works
  2. Neuroscience2.20×173 works
  3. Psychology1.80×266 works
  4. Environmental Science1.79×430 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.59×27 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.19×129 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.12×157 works
  8. Materials Science1.10×186 works
  9. Engineering1.05×766 works
  10. Social Sciences1.00×616 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.98×46 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×250 works
  13. Health Professions0.96×122 works
  14. Chemistry0.78×60 works
  15. Computer Science0.77×292 works
  16. Mathematics0.74×42 works
  17. Energy0.73×32 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×161 works
  19. Veterinary0.70×5 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×72 works
  21. Medicine0.68×636 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×29 works
  23. Nursing0.56×13 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×78 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×8 works
  26. Dentistry0.38×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Reno?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Ecosystem Resilience, Invasive Species and 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 Change327▲ 2.1×95 topics
  2. Epidemiology207◆ 0.93×130 topics
  3. Machine Learning189◆ 1.01×81 topics
  4. Deep Learning157▼ 0.81×73 topics
  5. Remote Sensing149▲ 2.2×34 topics
  6. Mental Health133▲ 1.66×41 topics
  7. Globalization120◆ 1.09×115 topics
  8. Sustainability101▼ 0.74×88 topics
  9. Public Health88◆ 1.08×61 topics
  10. Biodiversity83▲ 1.93×30 topics
  11. Resilience74▲ 2.7×17 topics
  12. Invasive Species74▲ 3.1×19 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties70▲ 1.27×35 topics
  14. Energy Storage61▲ 1.68×12 topics
  15. Health Effects60▲ 1.75×21 topics
  16. Ecosystem Resilience54▲ 6.2×5 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries52▲ 2.2×4 topics
  18. Conservation52▲ 2.1×21 topics
  19. Metal Recovery45▲ 4.1×3 topics
  20. Air Quality44▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Soil Properties42▲ 4.4×7 topics
  22. Plate Tectonics42▲ 4.9×3 topics
  23. Tectonics40▲ 6.0×3 topics
  24. Sediment Transport38▲ 4.2×5 topics
  25. Paleoclimatology36▲ 7.7×2 topics
  26. Forest Fires35▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Wildfire Activity35▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Holocene35▲ 5.6×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem34▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice34▲ 4.5×7 topics
  31. Sea Level32▲ 6.2×2 topics
  32. Cortical Connectivity32▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Probabilistic Analysis30▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Solar Influence30▲ 7.7×2 topics
  35. Neural Processing30▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Glacial Cycles29▲ 8.0×1 topic
  37. Monsoon Dynamics29▲ 8.0×1 topic
  38. Perceptual Learning28▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Sensory Integration26▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Visual Perception26▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Reno?

Fire effects on ecosystems30Fire effects on ecosystems: 30 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…28Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 28 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 25 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 22 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 21 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 21 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 20 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…17Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 17 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 16 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 14 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceCognitive NeuroscienceGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 30 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 28 works
  3. 3 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 22 works
  5. 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 21 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 20 works
  8. 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 17 works
  9. 9 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 14 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%Reno18.4% 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 29.5% in 2016.

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