Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Hospital / health system · Omaha · United States

Nebraska Medical Center

In research, Nebraska Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,632 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,493 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,332 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

nebraskamed.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#3,228
of 28,054 · #3,150 all time
Rank in United States
#459
of 4,192
Research works
5.1k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
156k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Nebraska Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,632 of 11,982 16.4%533 #1292
MedicineField #1,493 of 10,443 16.4%459 #1351
Life SciencesDomain #1,332 of 7,800 22.0%197 #1556
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,480 of 3,579 23.5%112 #1700
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,233 of 2,175 24.8%71 #1452
Social SciencesDomain #7,376 of 10,521 21.2%72 #5438

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nebraska Medical Center sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,292 #1,632
  2. Medicine#1,351 #1,493
  3. Life Sciences#1,556 #1,332
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,700 #1,480
  5. Molecular Biology#1,452 #1,233
  6. Social Sciences#5,438 #7,376
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.46× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.65× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 459 worksMedicineNursing: 2.65× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nebraska Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Wayne W. Fisher, Joseph C. Stothert and Paul Mark Paulman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nebraska Medical Center.

  1. 1 Wayne W. Fisher United States · #55,264 worldwide 496 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Joseph C. Stothert United States · #464,121 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Paul Mark Paulman United States · #977,781 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Nebraska Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Nebraska Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Depression, Public Health and Evidence-Based Practice.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology89▲ 2.6×115 topics
  2. Inflammation55▲ 3.1×78 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress35▲ 2.5×48 topics
  4. Cancer32▲ 2.8×46 topics
  5. Immunotherapy30▲ 5.0×19 topics
  6. Public Health27▲ 2.1×37 topics
  7. Quality of Life25▲ 2.1×47 topics
  8. Depression25▲ 3.3×20 topics
  9. Treatment24▲ 2.3×41 topics
  10. Mental Health22▲ 1.78×27 topics
  11. Diagnosis21▲ 2.7×34 topics
  12. Risk Factors20▲ 2.2×28 topics
  13. Chemotherapy20▲ 3.3×24 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 2.0×33 topics
  15. Biomarkers19▲ 3.2×17 topics
  16. Cancer Therapy18▲ 3.7×17 topics
  17. Genetics17▲ 2.9×17 topics
  18. Clinical Trials17▲ 3.0×19 topics
  19. Tumor Microenvironment17▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Immune Response16▲ 3.4×20 topics
  21. Mortality14▲ 2.9×12 topics
  22. Aging14▲ 3.1×15 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders14▲ 2.9×17 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Executive Functioning13▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors12▲ 3.4×14 topics
  27. Heart Failure12▲ 3.4×12 topics
  28. Rehabilitation12▲ 3.5×12 topics
  29. Autism Spectrum Disorders12▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Medical Education12▲ 5.3×10 topics
  31. Neurodevelopmental Disorders11▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Cancer Risk11▲ 5.9×9 topics
  33. Drug Resistance11▲ 4.6×8 topics
  34. Behavioral Interventions10▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Brain Connectivity10▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Quality Improvement10▲ 6.0×8 topics
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  38. Neuroanatomy10▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Early Intervention9▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Social Skills Interventions9▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Nebraska Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Innovations in Medical Education.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 9 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 8 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…6Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 6 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…5Innovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…4Family and Disability Support Research: 4 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 4 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…4Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 4 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 6 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 4 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 4 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nebraska Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Omaha

All research institutions in Omaha

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.