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Research in Saint Paul

Science Explorer records 105 research institutions in Saint Paul, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Minnesota Department of Health, Macalester College and University of St. Thomas - Minnesota.

Research institutions
105
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
32k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.9%
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 Saint Paul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of St. Thomas - MinnesotaUniversity 3,847 #8,254
2Macalester CollegeUniversity 3,313 #8,064
3Minnesota Department of HealthGovernment institution 2,574 #7,498
43M (United States)Company 2,482 #10,476
5Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 2,213 #10,835
6St. Catherine UniversityUniversity 1,965 #20,343
7Hamline UniversityUniversity 1,401 #18,693
8Ecolab (United States)Company 1,384 #23,027
9Regions HospitalHospital / health system 1,028 #23,900
10Metropolitan State UniversityUniversity 971 #8,918
11Children’s Minnesota - St. Paul HospitalHospital / health system 876 #9,712 all time
12Minnesota State Colleges and Universities SystemUniversity 569 #25,201
13United HospitalHospital / health system 566 #22,548
14Merrill (United States)Company 565 #18,601 all time
15Concordia UniversityUniversity 529 #20,229
16Gillette Children's Specialty HealthcareHospital / health system 520 #25,459
17Minnesota ProjectNonprofit 457 #25,192
18University of NorthwesternUniversity 428 #23,472
19St. Joseph's HospitalHospital / health system 425 #21,789 all time
20Colon and Rectal Surgery AssociatesHospital / health system 421 #32,293 all time
21Luther SeminaryUniversity 393 #30,614 all time
22Memorial Blood CentersNonprofit 340 #15,227 all time
23Science Museum of MinnesotaArchive 331 #13,297 all time
24Cereal Disease LaboratoryResearch facility 316 #24,551 all time
25Minnesota Lions Eye BankInstitution 272 #37,342 all time
26Minnesota Department of TransportationGovernment institution 262 #21,540 all time
27Kindeva Drug Delivery (United States)Company 242 #20,970 all time
28Minnesota Department of CorrectionsGovernment institution 241 #33,365 all time
29Minnesota OncologyHospital / health system 223 #18,425 all time
30United Heart and Vascular ClinicHospital / health system 221 #29,508 all time
31Minnesota Epilepsy GroupHospital / health system 206 #28,782 all time
32The Center for Victims of TortureNonprofit 204 #40,382 all time
33Minnesota Pollution Control AgencyGovernment institution 174 #37,295 all time
34Data Sciences International (United States)Company 152 #36,270 all time
35International Society of DifferentiationNonprofit 151 #40,571 all time
36Cardiovascular Systems (United States)Company 131 #32,690 all time
37Saint Paul CollegeUniversity 126 #30,107 all time
38Minnesota Historical SocietyNonprofit 126 #39,756 all time
39HealthEast Care SystemHospital / health system 125 #37,320 all time
40Twin Cities Public TelevisionNonprofit 119 not ranked
41Minnesota Wire (United States)Company 85 not ranked
42Minnesota Department of Human ServicesGovernment institution 67 not ranked
43Immunization Action CoalitionInstitution 66 not ranked
44Recombinetics (United States)Company 59 not ranked
45St. Jude Medical FoundationNonprofit 51 not ranked
46Prism Clinical ResearchResearch facility 50 not ranked
47Minnesota Department of AgricultureGovernment institution 46 not ranked
48Minnetronix (United States)Company 45 not ranked
49Associated Colleges of the Twin CitiesUniversity 35 not ranked
50Minnesota HealthSolutions (United States)Company 33 not ranked
51Biomedical Frontiers (United States)Company 29 not ranked
52Lightwave Photonics (United States)Company 25 not ranked
53Mental Health Consumer Survivor NetworkNonprofit 23 not ranked
54ReProtect (United States)Company 23 not ranked
55Psych RecoveryHospital / health system 21 not ranked
56LKT Laboratories (United States)Company 19 not ranked
57Minnesota Public RadioInstitution 14 not ranked
58Ross-Hime Designs (United States)Company 13 not ranked
59Minnesota State University Student AssociationUniversity 12 not ranked
60American Public MediaNonprofit 12 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.

University of St. Thomas - Minnesota: 12.2%Macalester College: 10.5%Minnesota Department of Health: 8.1%3M (United States): 7.9%56 others listed: 61.4%12%largest
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota3,847 · 12.2%Macalester College3,313 · 10.5%Minnesota Department of Health2,574 · 8.1%3M (United States)2,482 · 7.9%56 others listed19k · 61.4%

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What is Saint Paul strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saint Paul is most concentrated in Classics, Religious studies and History (14.9× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 36.4 works15×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 43.1 works6.3×
  3. HistorySubfield · 60.8 works4.6×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 40.9 works4.2×
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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 Saint Paul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Public Health, Mental Health, Religion, Globalization, Invasive Species and History.

▲ 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. Epidemiology228▲ 1.40×132 topics
  2. Climate Change169▲ 1.52×96 topics
  3. Globalization133▲ 1.65×106 topics
  4. Public Health126▲ 2.1×58 topics
  5. Mental Health126▲ 2.1×43 topics
  6. Machine Learning92▼ 0.69×71 topics
  7. Sustainability81▼ 0.81×79 topics
  8. Religion80▲ 4.1×33 topics
  9. Quality of Life75▲ 1.27×54 topics
  10. Risk Factors73▲ 1.62×36 topics
  11. History68▲ 2.4×36 topics
  12. Human Rights66▲ 1.57×53 topics
  13. Invasive Species65▲ 3.7×20 topics
  14. Ethics58▲ 2.9×34 topics
  15. Nationalism55▲ 2.9×22 topics
  16. Social Justice54▲ 2.2×30 topics
  17. Social Support53▲ 2.3×18 topics
  18. Biodiversity53▲ 1.73×30 topics
  19. Philosophy53▲ 2.9×23 topics
  20. Urban Development53▲ 3.5×13 topics
  21. Primary Care48▲ 3.1×14 topics
  22. Culture47▲ 2.2×25 topics
  23. Health Disparities43▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Health41▲ 2.5×20 topics
  25. Rehabilitation40▲ 2.5×11 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation39▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Church History36▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Health Equity36▲ 3.2×6 topics
  29. Theology35▲ 9.0×4 topics
  30. Religious Identity32▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Cultural Exchange32▲ 6.0×8 topics
  32. Late Antiquity29▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Health Care Utilization28▲ 6.1×3 topics
  34. Byzantium28▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Eastern Mediterranean28▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Public Opinion27▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Racial Disparities25▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability24▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Freshwater Biodiversity23▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Federalism22▲ 8.1×3 topics

What research is done in Saint Paul?

  1. 1 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 28 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 19 works
  4. 4 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 18 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 17 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 17 works
  7. 7 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 14 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 13 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works

Research output over time

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