Research in Tulsa
Science Explorer records 42 research institutions in Tulsa, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Williams (United States), University of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.
- Research institutions
- 42 8 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 29k ▲ 11% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 18.0% 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 Tulsa?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TulsaUniversity | 11,793 | #4,909 | |
| 2 | Williams (United States)Company | 6,672 | #4,703 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State University Center for Health SciencesHospital / health system | 4,796 | #7,835 | |
| 4 | Oral Roberts UniversityUniversity | 1,163 | #16,923 | |
| 5 | Mentor TechnologiesInstitution | 889 | #12,522 all time | |
| 6 | Society of Exploration GeophysicistsNonprofit | 497 | #24,500 all time | |
| 7 | Orthopedic CenterResearch facility | 479 | #20,988 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State University Medical CenterHospital / health system | 458 | #21,542 | |
| 9 | Laureate Institute for Brain ResearchResearch facility | 404 | #11,138 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma State University at TulsaUniversity | 353 | #23,818 | |
| 11 | Tulsa Community CollegeUniversity | 234 | #29,348 all time | |
| 12 | Saint Francis HospitalHospital / health system | 175 | #37,942 all time | |
| 13 | Community Service CouncilNonprofit | 166 | #34,432 all time | |
| 14 | St. John Medical CenterHospital / health system | 144 | #39,360 all time | |
| 15 | Sulzer (United States)Company | 122 | #20,766 all time | |
| 16 | American Association of Petroleum GeologistsInstitution | 120 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Family & Children’s ServicesHospital / health system | 116 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Oklahoma Heart InstituteHospital / health system | 95 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Warren ClinicHospital / health system | 89 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Phillips Theological SeminaryUniversity | 56 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Tulsa City-County LibraryArchive | 36 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Tulsa Public SchoolsUniversity | 31 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Saint Francis Health SystemNonprofit | 29 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Allergy Clinic of TulsaHospital / health system | 28 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Society for Sedimentary GeologyNonprofit | 28 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research InstituteHospital / health system | 26 | not ranked | |
| 27 | L-3 Aeromet (United States)Company | 24 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and HospitalHospital / health system | 22 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Osteopathic Founders FoundationInstitution | 19 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Children's Hospital at Saint FrancisHospital / health system | 16 | not ranked | |
| 31 | William K. Warren FoundationNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Community Care CollegeUniversity | 8 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Global Foundation for Peroxisomal DisordersNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Philbrook Museum of ArtArchive | 2 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Indian Health Care Resource Center of TulsaResearch facility | 2 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Anne and Harry Zarrow FoundationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Hille FoundationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family FoundationNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity | 1 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Indian Nations Council of GovernmentsGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Tulsa Economic Development CorporationGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Judith and Jean Pape Adams Charitable FoundationNonprofit | 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
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What is Tulsa strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Tulsa is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Religious studies (6.0× the world share in Ocean Engineering).
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 94.7 works6.0×
- Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 27.5 works5.4×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 20.7 works4.1×
- Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 51.2 works3.6×
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 Tulsa?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Emotion Regulation, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Depression, Vibration Analysis, Meta-Analysis and CO2 Sequestration.
- Materials Science
- Prefrontal Cortex
- PRISMA Statement
- Multiphase Flow
- Research Methodology
- Drilling Fluids
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Closed-Loop Control
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Data Assimilation
- Fluid Dynamics
- Psychopathology
- Quality Assessment
- Anxiety Disorders
- CO2 Sequestration
- Clinical Trials
- Meta-Analysis
- Depression
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Emotion Regulation
- Vibration Analysis
- Resilience
- Neurobiology
- CFD Simulation
- Publication Bias
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Fracture Propagation
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Well Placement
- Neurobiological Correlates
- Well Integrity
- Diagnostic Accuracy
- Evidence Synthesis
- Mathematical Modeling
- Engineering
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
- Epidemiology150▲ 1.25×125 topics
- Machine Learning120▲ 1.21×78 topics
- Mental Health100▲ 2.2×35 topics
- Deep Learning87▼ 0.84×75 topics
- Globalization72▲ 1.20×76 topics
- Depression68▲ 2.6×21 topics
- Emotion Regulation59▲ 6.3×9 topics
- Meta-Analysis52▲ 2.9×17 topics
- Vibration Analysis44▲ 5.4×8 topics
- Clinical Trials42▲ 2.1×18 topics
- Resilience38▲ 2.6×15 topics
- CO2 Sequestration34▲ 5.9×4 topics
- Neurobiology30▲ 3.9×10 topics
- Anxiety Disorders30▲ 8.8×2 topics
- CFD Simulation30▲ 8.5×4 topics
- Quality Assessment28▲ 4.9×4 topics
- Publication Bias27▲ 20×3 topics
- Psychopathology27▲ 5.0×3 topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing27▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Fluid Dynamics26▲ 6.3×6 topics
- Uncertainty Quantification26▲ 10×2 topics
- Data Assimilation26▲ 5.5×3 topics
- Fracture Propagation26▲ 14×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs26▲ 14×1 topic
- Ensemble Kalman Filter25▲ 8.3×2 topics
- Closed-Loop Control25▲ 18×1 topic
- Well Placement25▲ 18×1 topic
- Psychiatric Disorders25▲ 6.2×4 topics
- Neurobiological Correlates24▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Drilling Fluids24▲ 14×1 topic
- Well Integrity24▲ 14×1 topic
- Research Methodology23▲ 13×4 topics
- Diagnostic Accuracy23▲ 11×3 topics
- Multiphase Flow22▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Evidence Synthesis21▲ 29×1 topic
- PRISMA Statement21▲ 29×1 topic
- Mathematical Modeling20▲ 7.7×4 topics
- Prefrontal Cortex20▲ 8.3×3 topics
- Engineering20▲ 14×4 topics
- Materials Science20▲ 16×4 topics
What research is done in Tulsa?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 26 works
- 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 25 works
- 3 Drilling and Well EngineeringOcean Engineering 24 works
- 4 Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 21 works
- 5 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 18 works
- 6 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 18 works
- 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesOcean Engineering 15 works
- 8 Mental Health Research TopicsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 14 works
- 9 Erosion and Abrasive MachiningEcological Modeling 13 works
- 10 Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesCognitive Neuroscience 12 works
Research output over time
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