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Research in Vancouver

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Vancouver, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are nLIGHT (United States), Washington State University Vancouver and Children's Center.

Research institutions
22
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.5k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.8%
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 Vancouver?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Washington State University VancouverUniversity 2,468 #6,639
2Children's CenterNonprofit 1,376 #17,177
3nLIGHT (United States)Company 1,159 #5,362
4Wisdom Health (United States)Company 375 #17,213
5Cascades Volcano ObservatoryResearch facility 361 #5,789 all time
6Clark CollegeUniversity 149 #25,484 all time
7Vancouver ClinicHospital / health system 143 #37,494 all time
8Southwest Washington Medical CenterHospital / health system 124 #39,834 all time
9Nautilus (United States)Company 110 not ranked
10VA Northwest NetworkHospital / health system 84 not ranked
11Washington School for the DeafUniversity 62 not ranked
12Educational Service District 112Institution 22 not ranked
13Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterHospital / health system 22 not ranked
14Smith-Root (United States)Company 17 not ranked
15Rebound Orthopedics and NeurosurgeryHospital / health system 13 not ranked
16Clark County Public HealthGovernment institution 13 not ranked
17Oasis Diagnostics (United States)Company 8 not ranked
18Fort Vancouver Regional Library DistrictArchive 5 not ranked
19Evergreen Behavioral HealthHospital / health system 3 not ranked
20Meagan Medical (United States)Company 1 not ranked
21Wayne D Kuni & Joan E Kuni FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
22M J Murdock Charitable TrustNonprofit 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.

Washington State University Vancouver: 37.9%Children's Center: 21.1%nLIGHT (United States): 17.8%Wisdom Health (United States): 5.8%17 others listed: 17.5%38%largest
Washington State University Vancouver2,468 · 37.9%Children's Center1,376 · 21.1%nLIGHT (United States)1,159 · 17.8%Wisdom Health (United States)375 · 5.8%17 others listed1,138 · 17.5%

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

What is Vancouver strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vancouver is most concentrated in Geophysics (5.8× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 23.6 works5.8×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Vancouver?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Climate Change, Public Health, Quality of Life, Resilience, Machine Learning and Plate Tectonics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology54▲ 1.18×104 topics
  2. Climate Change43▲ 1.38×65 topics
  3. Mental Health37▲ 2.1×33 topics
  4. Machine Learning36◆ 0.94×62 topics
  5. Public Health34▲ 1.99×45 topics
  6. Deep Learning29▼ 0.73×60 topics
  7. Quality of Life26▲ 1.57×48 topics
  8. Globalization22◆ 0.96×44 topics
  9. Education20◆ 1.02×51 topics
  10. Renewable Energy19◆ 1.12×28 topics
  11. Resilience17▲ 3.1×13 topics
  12. Risk Factors17▲ 1.34×31 topics
  13. Depression16▲ 1.60×20 topics
  14. Biodiversity16▲ 1.83×16 topics
  15. Social Support13▲ 2.0×16 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 3.2×5 topics
  17. Primary Care13▲ 2.9×14 topics
  18. Ethics12▲ 2.2×23 topics
  19. Power Electronics12▲ 3.1×6 topics
  20. Invasive Species12▲ 2.4×12 topics
  21. Adolescents12▲ 2.7×8 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations11▲ 2.8×12 topics
  23. Plate Tectonics10▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. Mortality Risk10▲ 3.5×6 topics
  25. Tectonics10▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 3.6×4 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health9▲ 3.5×6 topics
  28. Neuromorphic Computing9▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. Synaptic Plasticity9▲ 3.5×5 topics
  30. Optical Modulators8▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Raman Lasers8▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Nonlinear Optics8▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Psychiatric Disorders8▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Geochronology8▲ 9.5×1 topic
  35. Zircon8▲ 9.5×1 topic
  36. Subduction7▲ 8.7×3 topics
  37. Memristor7▲ 7.3×1 topic
  38. Resistive Switching7▲ 7.3×1 topic
  39. Earthquakes7▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Plate Boundaries7▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Vancouver?

Geological and Geochemic…8Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…7Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 7 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …7earthquake and tectonic studies: 7 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…6Photonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural …5Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 5 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 4 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 7 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  8. 8 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.