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Research in St Louis

Science Explorer records 131 research institutions in St Louis, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University and University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Research institutions
131
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
195k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.2M
41.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 St Louis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Washington University in St. LouisUniversity 129,403 #66
2Saint Louis UniversityUniversity 26,664 #835
3University of Missouri–St. LouisUniversity 12,231 #2,559
4AscensionHospital / health system 7,130 #8,060
5Missouri Botanical GardenArchive 3,719 #9,846
6Ophthalmology Associates (United States)Institution 2,572 #19,777
7James S. McDonnell FoundationNonprofit 2,358 #7,673
8Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterNonprofit 1,829 #5,302
9Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisInstitution 1,592 #16,916
10BJC HealthCareHospital / health system 986 #7,033
11University of Health Sciences and PharmacyUniversity 831 #9,722
12Hope Center for Neurological DisordersHospital / health system 704 #3,356
13Emerson (United States)Company 619 #3,166 all time
14American Optometric AssociationNonprofit 618 #26,317 all time
15St. Luke's HospitalHospital / health system 602 #7,725 all time
16Botanical Society of AmericaNonprofit 513 #15,467 all time
17Retina InstituteHospital / health system 492 #15,654 all time
18Sisters of Mercy Health SystemHospital / health system 488 #17,684
19Saint Louis ZooArchive 470 #20,956
20Missouri Institute of Mental HealthHospital / health system 396 #17,585 all time
21Mercy HospitalHospital / health system 391 #21,073
22Maryville UniversityUniversity 384 #16,741
23Concordia SeminaryUniversity 342 #33,178 all time
24St Louis Community CollegeUniversity 308 #14,089 all time
25SSM Health CareHospital / health system 298 #19,143
26Certara (United States)Company 278 #16,709
27Engineering Software Research and Development (United States)Company 250 #16,868
28APT Therapeutics (United States)Company 249 #15,477 all time
29St. Louis County MissouriGovernment institution 248 #22,010 all time
30EaglePicher Technologies (United States)Company 242 #30,541 all time
31St. Mary's Health CenterHospital / health system 222 #31,058 all time
32Central DermatologyInstitution 203 #27,968 all time
33Aquinas Institute of TheologyUniversity 188 #32,853 all time
34Barnes-Jewish CollegeUniversity 178 #29,938 all time
35Missouri Bone and Joint CenterHospital / health system 177 #30,067 all time
36Ophthalmology ConsultantsHospital / health system 159 #26,637 all time
37Express Scripts Holding Company (United States)Company 155 #24,727 all time
38Fontbonne UniversityUniversity 146 #26,569 all time
39St. Louis University High SchoolUniversity 144 #16,928 all time
40Places For PeopleNonprofit 127 #31,852 all time
41Covenant Theological SeminaryUniversity 119 not ranked
42Belden (United States)Company 104 not ranked
43Children's Advocacy CenterHospital / health system 100 not ranked
44Confluence Life Sciences (United States)Company 96 not ranked
45LickenbrockCompany 91 not ranked
46Harris–Stowe State UniversityUniversity 83 not ranked
47Vantage View (United States)Company 78 not ranked
48Midwest Therapeutic EndoscopyHospital / health system 77 not ranked
49Stereotaxis (United States)Company 72 not ranked
50Sequoia Sciences (United States)Company 66 not ranked
51Object Computing (United States)Company 63 not ranked
52Ameren (United States)Company 60 not ranked
53Missouri Baptist UniversityUniversity 55 not ranked
54Kenrick–Glennon SeminaryUniversity 55 not ranked
55Production Products (United States)Company 55 not ranked
56St. Louis Public SchoolsUniversity 52 not ranked
57Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationGovernment institution 51 not ranked
58Energizer (United States)Company 36 not ranked
59Saint Louis Science CenterResearch facility 35 not ranked
60C2N Diagnostics (United States)Company 35 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.

Washington University in St. Louis: 64.6%Saint Louis University: 13.3%University of Missouri–St. Louis: 6.1%Ascension: 3.6%56 others listed: 12.4%65%largest
Washington University in St. Louis129k · 64.6%Saint Louis University27k · 13.3%University of Missouri–St. Louis12k · 6.1%Ascension7,130 · 3.6%56 others listed25k · 12.4%

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

Which fields of science does St Louis work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in St Louis is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 12k fractional works · 43.6% of its workMedicine: 11k fractional works · 39.3% of its workSurgery: 1,452 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 837 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 794 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 694 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 688 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 569 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 522 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 512 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 362 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 361 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 349 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 333 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 265 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 260 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 232 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 203 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 178 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 154 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 146 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 128 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 115 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 368 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 963 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 588 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 279 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,298 fractional works · 19.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,754 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,576 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGenetics: 476 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 223 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 165 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 251 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1,078 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 475 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 255 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 724 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 318 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 230 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 651 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 513 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,031 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,010 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 680 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 245 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 228 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 143 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 236 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1,250 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 502 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 322 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 207 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 631 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 198 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 535 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 386 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 413 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 192 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,815 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEngineering: 1,218 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 433 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 220 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 250 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 868 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 337 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 676 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 342 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 646 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 446 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 602 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 206 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 251 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 243 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 217 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt Louis27kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences19%

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. Medicine11k39.3%
    2. Health Professions9633.6%
    3. Nursing1170.4%
    4. Dentistry540.2%
    5. Veterinary280.1%
  1. Life Sciences5,29819.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,75410.2%
    2. Neuroscience1,0784.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7242.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology6512.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics920.3%
  2. Social Sciences5,03118.7%
    1. Social Sciences2,0107.5%
    2. Psychology1,2504.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities6312.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5352.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting4131.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1920.7%
    1. Engineering1,2184.5%
    2. Computer Science8683.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy6762.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences6462.4%
    5. Environmental Science6022.2%
    6. Mathematics2510.9%
    7. Materials Science2430.9%
    8. Chemistry2170.8%
    9. Energy630.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering330.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is St Louis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in St Louis is most concentrated in Transplantation, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Geophysics (6.2× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 64.6 works6.2×
  2. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 43.0 works5.6×
  3. GeophysicsSubfield · 440.8 works5.4×
  4. HematologySubfield · 232.3 works3.3×
  5. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 220.4 works3.0×
  6. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 34.2 works2.9×
  7. GeneticsSubfield · 186.5 works2.9×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 622 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 2,386 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.44× its world share, 575 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 907 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 80 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 198 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 743 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 624 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 55 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1,078 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 533 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 208 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 216 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 639 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 860 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 9,110 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 98 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 535 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 372 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 163 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 499 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 1,088 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1,760 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology2.44×575 works
  2. Neuroscience2.38×907 works
  3. Medicine2.02×9,110 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.91×2,386 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.70×624 works
  6. Psychology1.52×1,088 works
  7. Health Professions1.39×860 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.23×639 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×499 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×80 works
  11. Nursing0.85×98 works
  12. Veterinary0.81×26 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.79×535 works
  14. Mathematics0.78×216 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.72×163 works
  16. Social Sciences0.59×1,760 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×622 works
  18. Chemistry0.54×198 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×372 works
  20. Environmental Science0.46×533 works
  21. Computer Science0.41×743 works
  22. Dentistry0.41×47 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.34×28 works
  24. Engineering0.31×1,078 works
  25. Energy0.25×55 works
  26. Materials Science0.25×208 works

Which keywords describe research in St Louis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Cancer, Treatment and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,963▲ 1.83×138 topics
  2. Inflammation971▲ 1.70×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress716▲ 1.62×63 topics
  4. Quality of Life642▲ 1.65×55 topics
  5. Mental Health639▲ 1.66×45 topics
  6. Cancer599▲ 1.66×58 topics
  7. Treatment571▲ 1.75×52 topics
  8. Risk Factors547▲ 1.85×37 topics
  9. Public Health546▲ 1.39×71 topics
  10. Biomarkers452▲ 2.4×18 topics
  11. Diagnosis451▲ 1.80×41 topics
  12. Immunotherapy442▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Depression429▲ 1.82×25 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease418▲ 1.36×39 topics
  15. Genetics379▲ 2.0×27 topics
  16. Aging376▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Chemotherapy375▲ 1.97×25 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders366▲ 2.4×20 topics
  19. Management346▲ 1.61×36 topics
  20. Clinical Trials325▲ 1.81×19 topics
  21. Complications317▲ 2.4×17 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations311▲ 2.6×23 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration298▲ 3.6×11 topics
  24. Gene Expression298▲ 1.77×20 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors284▲ 2.4×14 topics
  26. Neuroinflammation283▲ 3.6×6 topics
  27. Tomography271▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Heart Failure266▲ 2.2×14 topics
  29. Radiotherapy261▲ 2.5×13 topics
  30. Neuroimaging258▲ 3.5×11 topics
  31. Solar Wind242▲ 9.9×2 topics
  32. Electron Acceleration234▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Ionosphere234▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Magnetosphere234▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Seismic Noise218▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Surface Wave218▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Ionospheric Anomalies192▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Seismic Electromagnetics192▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Brain Development183▲ 3.9×6 topics
  40. Cognitive Decline167▲ 5.1×2 topics

What research is done in St Louis?

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 234 works
  2. 2 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 218 works
  3. 3 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 192 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 125 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 95 works
  6. 6 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 81 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 81 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 74 works
  9. 9 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 70 works
  10. 10 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 68 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%St Louis17.4% 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 30.5% in 2008.

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