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Research in Wichita

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Wichita, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Wichita State University and Wichita Clinic.

Research institutions
30
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.8%
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 Wichita?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Wichita State UniversityUniversity 11,063 #4,568
2Wichita ClinicHospital / health system 792 #26,285
3Wesley Medical CenterHospital / health system 466 #29,885 all time
4HeartspringUniversity 204 #42,483 all time
5Newman UniversityUniversity 184 #39,640 all time
6Ascension Via ChristiHospital / health system 182 #41,139 all time
7Via Christi Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 131 #35,340 all time
8Friends UniversityUniversity 117 not ranked
9The National Databank for Rheumatic DiseasesNonprofit 115 not ranked
10Cancer Center of KansasHospital / health system 102 not ranked
11Koch Industries (United States)Company 96 not ranked
12Spirit AeroSystems (United States)Company 93 not ranked
13PRN of KansasHospital / health system 84 not ranked
14Fairmount Technologies (United States)Company 75 not ranked
15Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinics of KansasHospital / health system 52 not ranked
16Associates in Women’s HealthHospital / health system 40 not ranked
17Via Christi Hospital St. FrancisHospital / health system 32 not ranked
18Riordan ClinicHospital / health system 31 not ranked
19Robert J. Dole VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 29 not ranked
20Child Health Corporation of AmericaHospital / health system 23 not ranked
21Wichita Area Technical CollegeUniversity 12 not ranked
22Cerebral Palsy Research FoundationNonprofit 8 not ranked
23Wichita Medical Research and Education FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
24Aero-Tech Engineering (United States)Company 4 not ranked
25Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical MuseumArchive 4 not ranked
26Koch Agronomic Services (United States)Company 2 not ranked
27Kansas Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 1 not ranked
28Fred and Mary Koch FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
29Exploration PlaceNonprofit 1 not ranked
30Wichita Public LibraryArchive 1 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.

Wichita State University: 79.3%Wichita Clinic: 5.7%Wesley Medical Center: 3.3%Heartspring: 1.5%26 others listed: 10.2%79%largest
Wichita State University11k · 79.3%Wichita Clinic792 · 5.7%Wesley Medical Center466 · 3.3%Heartspring204 · 1.5%26 others listed1,425 · 10.2%

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

Which keywords describe research in Wichita?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Mental Health, Engineering Education, Deep Learning, Emotion Regulation, Treatment and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology86▲ 1.38×99 topics
  2. Deep Learning48◆ 0.89×58 topics
  3. Machine Learning39▼ 0.76×59 topics
  4. Mental Health35▲ 1.51×32 topics
  5. Risk Factors32▲ 1.87×33 topics
  6. Treatment29▲ 1.54×38 topics
  7. Globalization28◆ 0.92×32 topics
  8. Education28◆ 1.04×26 topics
  9. Inflammation26▼ 0.81×53 topics
  10. Diagnosis25▲ 1.73×32 topics
  11. Depression23▲ 1.68×19 topics
  12. Quality of Life23◆ 1.02×40 topics
  13. Clinical Trials22▲ 2.0×17 topics
  14. Management20▲ 1.59×25 topics
  15. Emotion Regulation18▲ 3.7×8 topics
  16. Complications17▲ 2.2×16 topics
  17. Ethics16▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Engineering Education14▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Imaging14▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing13▲ 2.7×5 topics
  21. Primary Care13▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Children12▲ 3.4×7 topics
  23. Biomechanics12▲ 2.5×10 topics
  24. Assessment Methods12▲ 6.9×3 topics
  25. Medicine12▲ 8.9×7 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning11▲ 3.3×6 topics
  27. Biomedical Engineering10▲ 4.2×2 topics
  28. Wave Propagation10▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. Vibration Control9▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Driver Behavior9▲ 7.0×2 topics
  31. Disability8▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. Professional Skills8▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Engineering8▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Accreditation8▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Acoustic Metamaterials8▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Outcome-Based Education8▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Phononic Crystals8▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Interdisciplinary8▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Mental Workload7▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Biology7▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Wichita?

Engineering Education an…8Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 8 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …8Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 8 fractional worksNanotechnology research and applications: 7 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 6 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 6 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksCellular and Composite S…5Cellular and Composite Structures: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 5 fractional works
Media TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 8 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Nanotechnology research and applications Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Cellular and Composite Structures Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works

Research output over time

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