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Research in Wichita

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Wichita, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Wichita State University and Wichita Clinic.

Research institutions
26
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
249k
17.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Wichita

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 Wichita?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Wichita State UniversityUniversity 11,065 #2,643
2Wichita ClinicHospital / health system 792 #17,089
3HeartspringUniversity 204 #29,918 all time
4Newman UniversityUniversity 184 #25,854 all time
5Via Christi Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 131 #34,126 all time
6Friends UniversityUniversity 117 not ranked
7The National Databank for Rheumatic DiseasesNonprofit 115 not ranked
8Cancer Center of KansasHospital / health system 102 not ranked
9Koch Industries (United States)Company 96 not ranked
10Spirit AeroSystems (United States)Company 93 not ranked
11PRN of KansasHospital / health system 84 not ranked
12Fairmount Technologies (United States)Company 75 not ranked
13Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinics of KansasHospital / health system 52 not ranked
14Associates in Women’s HealthHospital / health system 40 not ranked
15Via Christi Hospital St. FrancisHospital / health system 32 not ranked
16Riordan ClinicHospital / health system 31 not ranked
17Child Health Corporation of AmericaHospital / health system 23 not ranked
18Wichita Area Technical CollegeUniversity 12 not ranked
19Cerebral Palsy Research FoundationNonprofit 8 not ranked
20Wichita Medical Research and Education FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
21Aero-Tech Engineering (United States)Company 4 not ranked
22Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical MuseumArchive 4 not ranked
23Koch Agronomic Services (United States)Company 2 not ranked
24Fred and Mary Koch FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
25Exploration PlaceNonprofit 1 not ranked
26Wichita Public LibraryArchive 1 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.

Wichita State University: 83.4%Wichita Clinic: 6.0%Heartspring: 1.5%Newman University: 1.4%22 others listed: 7.8%83%largest
Wichita State University11k · 83.4%Wichita Clinic792 · 6.0%Heartspring204 · 1.5%Newman University184 · 1.4%22 others listed1,029 · 7.8%

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

Which fields of science does Wichita work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Wichita is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 668 fractional works · 37.1% of its workEngineering: 324 fractional works · 18.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 47 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 41 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 118 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 52 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 50 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 43 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 551 fractional works · 30.6% of its workMedicine: 478 fractional works · 26.5% of its workSurgery: 76 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 64 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 458 fractional works · 25.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 187 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 54 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 96 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 57 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 53 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 125 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWichita1,803fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering32418.0%
    2. Computer Science1186.5%
    3. Materials Science522.9%
    4. Environmental Science502.8%
    5. Mathematics432.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy331.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences191.0%
    8. Chemistry170.9%
    9. Energy100.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Medicine47826.5%
    2. Health Professions643.6%
    3. Nursing50.3%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Social Sciences18710.4%
    2. Psychology965.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities573.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance532.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting442.4%
    6. Decision Sciences211.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology553.0%
    2. Neuroscience351.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences201.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Wichita?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Engineering Education, Treatment, Emotion Regulation 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-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. Epidemiology99▲ 1.37×104 topics
  2. Deep Learning56◆ 0.90×60 topics
  3. Machine Learning45▼ 0.74×63 topics
  4. Mental Health38▲ 1.47×32 topics
  5. Risk Factors36▲ 1.83×33 topics
  6. Treatment34▲ 1.55×39 topics
  7. Globalization33◆ 0.92×40 topics
  8. Education31◆ 1.01×32 topics
  9. Inflammation31▼ 0.80×55 topics
  10. Diagnosis29▲ 1.73×33 topics
  11. Depression27▲ 1.73×19 topics
  12. Quality of Life26◆ 0.99×42 topics
  13. Clinical Trials25▲ 2.1×17 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties25▲ 1.40×24 topics
  15. Management24▲ 1.64×28 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation20▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. Complications19▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Ethics18▲ 1.99×20 topics
  19. Primary Care17▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing16▲ 2.9×6 topics
  21. Engineering Education16▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Imaging14▲ 3.3×8 topics
  23. Assessment Methods13▲ 6.8×3 topics
  24. Children12▲ 3.0×7 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 3.2×4 topics
  26. Medicine12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  27. Wave Propagation10▲ 5.2×2 topics
  28. Vibration Control10▲ 8.6×3 topics
  29. Driver Behavior10▲ 6.7×2 topics
  30. Ballistic Impact9▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. Adhesive Joints9▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Professional Skills9▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Band Gaps9▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Engineering9▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Accreditation8▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Outcome-Based Education8▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Acoustic Metamaterials8▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Phononic Crystals8▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Mental Workload8▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Interdisciplinary8▲ 28×2 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

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%Wichita11.6% 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 25.5% in 2007.

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