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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TulsaUniversity 11,793 #4,909
2Williams (United States)Company 6,672 #4,703
3Oklahoma State University Center for Health SciencesHospital / health system 4,796 #7,835
4Oral Roberts UniversityUniversity 1,163 #16,923
5Mentor TechnologiesInstitution 889 #12,522 all time
6Society of Exploration GeophysicistsNonprofit 497 #24,500 all time
7Orthopedic CenterResearch facility 479 #20,988
8Oklahoma State University Medical CenterHospital / health system 458 #21,542
9Laureate Institute for Brain ResearchResearch facility 404 #11,138
10Oklahoma State University at TulsaUniversity 353 #23,818
11Tulsa Community CollegeUniversity 234 #29,348 all time
12Saint Francis HospitalHospital / health system 175 #37,942 all time
13Community Service CouncilNonprofit 166 #34,432 all time
14St. John Medical CenterHospital / health system 144 #39,360 all time
15Sulzer (United States)Company 122 #20,766 all time
16American Association of Petroleum GeologistsInstitution 120 not ranked
17Family & Children’s ServicesHospital / health system 116 not ranked
18Oklahoma Heart InstituteHospital / health system 95 not ranked
19Warren ClinicHospital / health system 89 not ranked
20Phillips Theological SeminaryUniversity 56 not ranked
21Tulsa City-County LibraryArchive 36 not ranked
22Tulsa Public SchoolsUniversity 31 not ranked
23Saint Francis Health SystemNonprofit 29 not ranked
24Allergy Clinic of TulsaHospital / health system 28 not ranked
25Society for Sedimentary GeologyNonprofit 28 not ranked
26Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research InstituteHospital / health system 26 not ranked
27L-3 Aeromet (United States)Company 24 not ranked
28Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and HospitalHospital / health system 22 not ranked
29Osteopathic Founders FoundationInstitution 19 not ranked
30Children's Hospital at Saint FrancisHospital / health system 16 not ranked
31William K. Warren FoundationNonprofit 9 not ranked
32Community Care CollegeUniversity 8 not ranked
33Global Foundation for Peroxisomal DisordersNonprofit 3 not ranked
34Philbrook Museum of ArtArchive 2 not ranked
35Indian Health Care Resource Center of TulsaResearch facility 2 not ranked
36Anne and Harry Zarrow FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
37Hille FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
38Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
39Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity 1 not ranked
40Indian Nations Council of GovernmentsGovernment institution 1 not ranked
41Tulsa Economic Development CorporationGovernment institution 1 not ranked
42Judith 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

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 Tulsa: 40.5%Williams (United States): 22.9%Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences: 16.5%Oral Roberts University: 4.0%37 others listed: 16.1%41%largest
University of Tulsa12k · 40.5%Williams (United States)6,672 · 22.9%Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences4,796 · 16.5%Oral Roberts University1,163 · 4.0%37 others listed4,688 · 16.1%

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

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).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 94.7 works6.0×
  2. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 27.5 works5.4×
  3. Religious studiesSubfield · 20.7 works4.1×
  4. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 51.2 works3.6×
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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 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.

▲ 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. Epidemiology150▲ 1.25×125 topics
  2. Machine Learning120▲ 1.21×78 topics
  3. Mental Health100▲ 2.2×35 topics
  4. Deep Learning87▼ 0.84×75 topics
  5. Globalization72▲ 1.20×76 topics
  6. Depression68▲ 2.6×21 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation59▲ 6.3×9 topics
  8. Meta-Analysis52▲ 2.9×17 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis44▲ 5.4×8 topics
  10. Clinical Trials42▲ 2.1×18 topics
  11. Resilience38▲ 2.6×15 topics
  12. CO2 Sequestration34▲ 5.9×4 topics
  13. Neurobiology30▲ 3.9×10 topics
  14. Anxiety Disorders30▲ 8.8×2 topics
  15. CFD Simulation30▲ 8.5×4 topics
  16. Quality Assessment28▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Publication Bias27▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Psychopathology27▲ 5.0×3 topics
  19. Hydraulic Fracturing27▲ 8.1×2 topics
  20. Fluid Dynamics26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  21. Uncertainty Quantification26▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Data Assimilation26▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Fracture Propagation26▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Shale Gas Reservoirs26▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Ensemble Kalman Filter25▲ 8.3×2 topics
  26. Closed-Loop Control25▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Well Placement25▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Psychiatric Disorders25▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Neurobiological Correlates24▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Drilling Fluids24▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Well Integrity24▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Research Methodology23▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Diagnostic Accuracy23▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Multiphase Flow22▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Evidence Synthesis21▲ 29×1 topic
  36. PRISMA Statement21▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Mathematical Modeling20▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Prefrontal Cortex20▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Engineering20▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Materials Science20▲ 16×4 topics

What research is done in Tulsa?

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well EngineeringOcean Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 21 works
  5. 5 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 18 works
  6. 6 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 18 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesOcean Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Mental Health Research TopicsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 Erosion and Abrasive MachiningEcological Modeling 13 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesCognitive Neuroscience 12 works

Research output over time

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