Research in Reno
Science Explorer records 35 research institutions in Reno, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Nevada, Reno, Desert Research Institute and Advanced Materials and Devices (United States).
- Research institutions
- 35 4 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 34k ▲ 29% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.1% 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 Reno?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nevada, RenoUniversity | 27,230 | #852 | |
| 2 | Desert Research InstituteNonprofit | 2,551 | #4,267 | |
| 3 | Contextual Change (United States)Company | 1,674 | #20,436 | |
| 4 | Advanced Materials and Devices (United States)Company | 640 | #5,092 | |
| 5 | Nevada System of Higher EducationUniversity | 573 | #10,007 all time | |
| 6 | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesGovernment institution | 314 | #39,923 all time | |
| 7 | Community Health AllianceHospital / health system | 213 | #35,297 all time | |
| 8 | Renown Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system | 210 | #34,680 all time | |
| 9 | Renown HealthHospital / health system | 141 | #39,781 all time | |
| 10 | Truckee Meadows Community CollegeUniversity | 75 | not ranked | |
| 11 | VA Sierra Nevada Health Care SystemHospital / health system | 73 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Nevada Department of WildlifeGovernment institution | 68 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system | 52 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Valley Tech Systems (United States)Company | 44 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Sierra Eye AssociatesHospital / health system | 41 | not ranked | |
| 16 | DxDiscovery (United States)Company | 24 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)Company | 21 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Altairnano (United States)Company | 20 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Zywie (United States)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Whittemore Peterson InstituteResearch facility | 11 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Ioannis A. Lougaris Veterans Affairs Medical CenterHospital / health system | 10 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Vere Software (United States)Company | 9 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Renown Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 9 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Protia (United States)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Nevada State Board of PharmacyGovernment institution | 5 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Bristlecone Family ResourcesNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Abaris Training (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural AffairsGovernment institution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Renown South Meadows Medical CenterHospital / health system | 2 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Note-Able Music Therapy ServicesNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Nevada Dairy CommissionGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Nevada HumanitiesFunder | 1 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Reno Sparks Indian ColonyInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Sky Tavern Junior Ski ProgramNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Great Basin Data Recovery (United States)Company | 0 | 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.
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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).
- GeophysicsSubfield · 76.8 works4.5×
- Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 91.5 works4.3×
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 21.8 works3.8×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 246.5 works3.2×
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 Reno?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Resilience and Resilience.
- Subduction
- Sensory Integration
- Neural Processing
- Monsoon Dynamics
- Solar Influence
- Cortical Connectivity
- Wildfire Activity
- Sea Level
- Paleoclimatology
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Plate Tectonics
- Soil Properties
- Conservation
- Gender
- Mechanical Properties
- Resilience
- Public Health
- Mental Health
- Deep Learning
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Remote Sensing
- Globalization
- Biodiversity
- Invasive Species
- Health Effects
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Metal Recovery
- Air Quality
- Tectonics
- Sediment Transport
- Holocene
- Forest Fires
- Ecosystem
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Glacial Cycles
- Probabilistic Analysis
- Perceptual Learning
- Visual Perception
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
- Climate Change288▲ 2.2×92 topics
- Epidemiology182◆ 0.95×127 topics
- Machine Learning156◆ 0.98×80 topics
- Deep Learning139▼ 0.84×70 topics
- Remote Sensing129▲ 2.2×34 topics
- Mental Health122▲ 1.71×41 topics
- Globalization104◆ 1.09×107 topics
- Public Health78◆ 1.10×59 topics
- Biodiversity71▲ 1.96×28 topics
- Resilience68▲ 2.9×16 topics
- Invasive Species67▲ 3.2×19 topics
- Mechanical Properties63▲ 1.34×34 topics
- Health Effects53▲ 1.81×21 topics
- Gender49▲ 1.85×46 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience47▲ 6.6×5 topics
- Conservation46▲ 2.2×21 topics
- Metal Recovery40▲ 4.1×3 topics
- Soil Properties37▲ 4.4×7 topics
- Air Quality36▲ 4.0×6 topics
- Plate Tectonics36▲ 4.8×3 topics
- Tectonics34▲ 6.0×3 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation34▲ 3.2×5 topics
- Sediment Transport34▲ 4.4×5 topics
- Paleoclimatology34▲ 8.4×2 topics
- Holocene33▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Sea Level31▲ 6.7×2 topics
- Forest Fires30▲ 14×1 topic
- Wildfire Activity30▲ 14×1 topic
- Ecosystem30▲ 5.7×4 topics
- Cortical Connectivity30▲ 14×2 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice30▲ 4.7×7 topics
- Solar Influence28▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Glacial Cycles28▲ 8.7×1 topic
- Monsoon Dynamics28▲ 8.7×1 topic
- Probabilistic Analysis28▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Neural Processing28▲ 9.2×2 topics
- Perceptual Learning26▲ 11×2 topics
- Sensory Integration25▲ 21×1 topic
- Visual Perception25▲ 21×1 topic
- Subduction24▲ 6.8×3 topics
What research is done in Reno?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 30 works
- 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 28 works
- 3 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
- 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 22 works
- 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 21 works
- 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 21 works
- 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 20 works
- 8 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 17 works
- 9 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
- 10 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 14 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.