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Research in Sioux Falls

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Sioux Falls, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sanford Health, Augustana University and University of Sioux Falls.

Research institutions
18
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.6k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
109k
19.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Sioux Falls

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Which research institutions are in Sioux Falls?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sanford HealthNonprofit 1,810 #10,139
2Orthopedic InstituteHospital / health system 936 #15,391
3University of Sioux FallsUniversity 878 #14,513
4Augustana UniversityUniversity 697 #11,919
5Avera HealthHospital / health system 403 #19,120
6Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterHospital / health system 231 #22,205
7SynZyme Technologies (United States)Company 157 #30,143 all time
8Sioux Valley HospitalHospital / health system 128 #31,905 all time
9South Dakota Foundation for Medical CareHospital / health system 114 not ranked
10Raven (United States)Company 110 not ranked
11Vance Thompson VisionHospital / health system 86 not ranked
12Southeast TechUniversity 64 not ranked
13Sioux Falls SeminaryUniversity 37 not ranked
14Antimicrobial Materials (United States)Company 31 not ranked
15Sab Biotherapeutics (United States)Company 27 not ranked
16Avera Heart HospitalHospital / health system 17 not ranked
17Complete Home CareHospital / health system 9 not ranked
18South Dakota Parent ConnectionInstitution 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.

Sanford Health: 31.6%Orthopedic Institute: 16.3%University of Sioux Falls: 15.3%Augustana University: 12.2%14 others listed: 24.7%32%largest
Sanford Health1,810 · 31.6%Orthopedic Institute936 · 16.3%University of Sioux Falls878 · 15.3%Augustana University697 · 12.2%14 others listed1,415 · 24.7%

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

Which fields of science does Sioux Falls work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research in Sioux Falls is in Health Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 776 fractional works · 61.7% of its workMedicine: 713 fractional works · 56.7% of its workSurgery: 136 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEpidemiology: 62 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 50 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 44 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 41 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 49 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 198 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 77 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 59 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 36 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 191 fractional works · 15.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 118 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 56 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 32 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 92 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSioux Falls1,257fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences16%

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. Medicine71356.7%
    2. Health Professions493.9%
    3. Nursing90.7%
    4. Dentistry30.3%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
    1. Social Sciences776.1%
    2. Psychology594.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities332.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting90.7%
    6. Decision Sciences50.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1189.4%
    2. Neuroscience322.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences171.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology161.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.7%
    1. Engineering342.7%
    2. Environmental Science161.3%
    3. Computer Science141.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy80.7%
    5. Chemistry60.5%
    6. Materials Science50.4%
    7. Mathematics40.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sioux Falls strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sioux Falls is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery (8.2× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 23.2 works8.2×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 122.5 works4.7×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 104 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.88× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.95× its world share, 630 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.95×630 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.88×7 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×104 works
  4. Psychology1.55×52 works
  5. Health Professions1.49×44 works
  6. Nursing1.45×8 works
  7. Neuroscience1.43×26 works
  8. Veterinary1.36×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×13 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.96×31 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×14 works
  12. Social Sciences0.50×70 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.44×5 works
  14. Chemistry0.32×6 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.32×8 works
  16. Mathematics0.29×4 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×14 works
  18. Environmental Science0.27×15 works
  19. Dentistry0.27×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×8 works
  21. Engineering0.17×29 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×2 works
  23. Computer Science0.12×10 works
  24. Energy0.11×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.11×4 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.06×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Sioux Falls?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Complications, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Inflammation, Obesity and Biomechanics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology146▲ 2.9×114 topics
  2. Risk Factors60▲ 4.3×33 topics
  3. Inflammation49▲ 1.82×65 topics
  4. Treatment45▲ 2.9×41 topics
  5. Complications38▲ 6.1×17 topics
  6. Quality of Life32▲ 1.77×49 topics
  7. Obesity32▲ 3.3×23 topics
  8. Public Health31▲ 1.67×40 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.43×45 topics
  10. Genetics29▲ 3.2×20 topics
  11. Chemotherapy29▲ 3.2×24 topics
  12. Rehabilitation28▲ 5.5×11 topics
  13. Diagnosis27▲ 2.3×34 topics
  14. Biomechanics23▲ 6.1×11 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 2.3×21 topics
  16. Prevalence23▲ 4.5×13 topics
  17. Surgical Management23▲ 4.4×19 topics
  18. Adolescents22▲ 4.8×7 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations20▲ 3.6×23 topics
  20. Revision Surgery20▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Total Hip Replacement20▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 2.8×14 topics
  23. Prevention19▲ 3.7×15 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction18▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Shoulder Function17▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Arthroplasty17▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Health-related Quality of Life16▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Psychological Factors16▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Breast Cancer16▲ 4.9×11 topics
  30. Rotator Cuff Tears15▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Shoulder Pathology15▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Neurobiological Correlates14▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Body Image14▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Intraocular Pressure13▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Eating Disorders13▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Injury Prevention13▲ 8.2×5 topics
  37. Outcomes12▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Total Knee Replacement12▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Distal Radius Fractures12▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Flexor Tendon Repair12▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Sioux Falls?

Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 14 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 13 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…11Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …11Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 11 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 9 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 7 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…6Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 6 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 6 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional works
SurgeryClinical PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 14 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 13 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 11 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 11 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 9 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 7 works
  7. 7 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 6 works
  8. 8 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 6 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 6 works
  10. 10 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 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%Sioux Falls10.5% 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 28.4% in 2010.

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