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Research in Spokane

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Spokane, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Gonzaga University and Whitworth University.

Research institutions
25
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.1k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
163k
17.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Spokane

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 Spokane?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gonzaga UniversityUniversity 3,059 #6,596
2Deaconess HospitalHospital / health system 936 #12,777 all time
3Whitworth UniversityUniversity 737 #12,910
4Northwest Orthopaedic SpecialistsHospital / health system 194 #30,942 all time
5Rockwood ClinicHospital / health system 129 #33,166 all time
6Community FrameworksNonprofit 108 not ranked
7Inland Northwest Health ServicesHospital / health system 95 not ranked
8Arthritis NorthwestHospital / health system 67 not ranked
9Spokane Falls Community CollegeUniversity 61 not ranked
10Cancer Care NorthwestHospital / health system 56 not ranked
11Orthopaedic Specialty ClinicHospital / health system 52 not ranked
12Empire Technical Development (United States)Company 34 not ranked
13New Light Industries (United States)Company 28 not ranked
14Premier Clinical Research (United States)Company 18 not ranked
15Community Colleges of SpokaneUniversity 12 not ranked
16Spokane Public LibraryArchive 10 not ranked
17NorthEast Washington Educational Service DistrictUniversity 7 not ranked
18United Way of Spokane CountyNonprofit 6 not ranked
19Hyprotek (United States)Company 3 not ranked
20Northwest Medical RehabilitationNonprofit 2 not ranked
21Metalite Industries (United States)Company 1 not ranked
22Innovate Washington FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
23Northwest Museum of Arts and CultureArchive 1 not ranked
24Lilac Services for the BlindNonprofit 0 not ranked
25Community-Minded EnterprisesNonprofit 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.

Gonzaga University: 54.5%Deaconess Hospital: 16.7%Whitworth University: 13.1%Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists: 3.5%19 others listed: 12.3%54%largest
Gonzaga University3,059 · 54.5%Deaconess Hospital936 · 16.7%Whitworth University737 · 13.1%Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists194 · 3.5%19 others listed691 · 12.3%

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

Which fields of science does Spokane work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Spokane is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (15%), Psychology (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 617 fractional works · 38.7% of its workMedicine: 519 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSurgery: 64 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 50 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 28 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 79 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 55 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 510 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 241 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 82 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 107 fractional works · 6.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 32 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 81 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 268 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEngineering: 84 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 59 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 43 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 199 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 89 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 53 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpokane1,594fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences32%

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. Medicine51932.6%
    2. Health Professions795.0%
    3. Nursing120.7%
    4. Veterinary30.2%
    5. Dentistry30.2%
    1. Social Sciences24115.1%
    2. Psychology1076.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities815.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting392.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance291.8%
    6. Decision Sciences130.8%
    1. Engineering845.3%
    2. Computer Science593.7%
    3. Environmental Science432.7%
    4. Chemistry221.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy201.3%
    6. Mathematics171.1%
    7. Materials Science110.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.6%
    9. Energy20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology895.6%
    2. Neuroscience533.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics221.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences211.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology130.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Spokane?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Religion, Circadian Rhythms, Public Health, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology110▲ 1.72×118 topics
  2. Public Health44▲ 1.89×48 topics
  3. Inflammation43▲ 1.28×70 topics
  4. Quality of Life43▲ 1.85×49 topics
  5. Mental Health42▲ 1.84×34 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress42▲ 1.59×47 topics
  7. Globalization39▲ 1.25×65 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease37▲ 2.0×32 topics
  9. Religion34▲ 4.6×21 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome33▲ 2.6×22 topics
  11. Risk Factors28▲ 1.61×34 topics
  12. Gender28▲ 3.3×27 topics
  13. Depression26▲ 1.88×21 topics
  14. Identity24▲ 2.1×25 topics
  15. Meta-Analysis24▲ 2.6×17 topics
  16. Social Justice23▲ 2.4×27 topics
  17. Social Support23▲ 2.6×13 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders22▲ 2.5×17 topics
  19. Clinical Trials22▲ 2.1×18 topics
  20. Biomarkers22▲ 2.0×14 topics
  21. Circadian Rhythms22▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Complications22▲ 2.7×17 topics
  23. Metabolism22▲ 2.6×24 topics
  24. Health Effects21▲ 2.2×17 topics
  25. Nationalism19▲ 2.7×13 topics
  26. Glycemic Control18▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Pharmacokinetics17▲ 4.0×11 topics
  28. Mortality Risk17▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Substance Use Disorders17▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Insulin Therapy16▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Memory16▲ 4.2×9 topics
  32. Genetic Variation16▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Metabolic Disorders16▲ 8.3×4 topics
  34. Pain Management15▲ 4.2×9 topics
  35. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy14▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Cytochrome P45013▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Psychometric Evaluation12▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Drug Metabolism12▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Insomnia12▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Sleep Duration12▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Spokane?

Sleep and related disord…11Sleep and related disorders: 11 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Dru…11Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 11 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 10 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 8 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 8 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 8 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related F…7Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 7 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 7 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 7 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPharmacologyCognitive NeurosciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 11 works
  2. 2 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 11 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  5. 5 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 8 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  7. 7 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 8 works
  8. 8 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  9. 9 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 7 works
  10. 10 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 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%Spokane13.1% 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 23.8% in 2010.

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