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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

In research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas stands highest in Social Sciences (#559 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#467 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#919 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Clinical Psychology and History and Philosophy of Science — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,417
of 28,054 · #1,094 all time
Rank in United States
#229
of 4,192
Research works
24k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
441k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of Nevada, Las Vegas 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
Social SciencesDomain #559 of 10,521 25.2%1,341 #307
Social SciencesField #467 of 6,365 27.0%646 #249
Health SciencesDomain #919 of 11,982 14.4%1,139 #1223
MedicineField #1,184 of 10,443 13.5%912 #2057
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #405 of 2,578 29.9%222 #323
Physical SciencesDomain #2,137 of 12,888 16.5%1,026 #1211
Business, Management and AccountingField #437 of 2,578 34.8%115 #133
Life SciencesDomain #1,481 of 7,800 16.9%329 #2252
PsychologyField #473 of 2,181 22.1%338 #371
EducationSubfield #431 of 1,892 35.9%137 #201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nevada, Las Vegas 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. Social Sciences#307 #559
  2. Social Sciences#249 #467
  3. Health Sciences#1,223 #919
  4. Medicine#2,057 #1,184
  5. Sociology and Political Science#323 #405
  6. Physical Sciences#1,211 #2,137
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#133 #437
  8. Life Sciences#2,252 #1,481
  9. Psychology#371 #473
  10. Education#201 #431
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.

What does University of Nevada, Las Vegas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 86.9 works4.4×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 147.4 works3.7×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works3.5×
  4. Gender StudiesSubfield · 47.4 works3.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.31× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 163 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 85 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 192 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 296 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 149 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.66× its world share, 142 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.27× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 165 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 912 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 338 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 646 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas?

Ranked on the composite score, John T. Bowen, Wolé Soyinka and Murray Ν. Rothbard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  1. 1 John T. Bowen United States · #12,896 worldwide 495 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Wolé Soyinka United States · #18,972 worldwide 199 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Murray Ν. Rothbard United States · #24,276 worldwide 259 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Ted G. Jelen United States · #29,657 worldwide 191 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Gregory Schraw United States · #34,988 worldwide 831 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Gabriele Wulf United States · #41,254 worldwide 283 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Manoj Sharma United States · #50,801 worldwide 598 citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Dennis A. Bazylinski United States · #52,531 worldwide 441 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Brendan Morris United States · #62,831 worldwide 336 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Şeyhmus Baloğlu United States · #71,286 worldwide 580 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Which keywords describe research at University of Nevada, Las Vegas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Intersectionality, Prevalence, Social Support, Public Health, Treatment and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology214▲ 1.41×119 topics
  2. Mental Health159▲ 2.8×38 topics
  3. Machine Learning92▼ 0.73×66 topics
  4. Public Health88▲ 1.58×48 topics
  5. Climate Change85▼ 0.82×73 topics
  6. Globalization84◆ 1.11×70 topics
  7. Treatment79▲ 1.70×48 topics
  8. Social Media79▲ 1.44×27 topics
  9. Risk Factors76▲ 1.80×35 topics
  10. Quality of Life73▲ 1.32×52 topics
  11. Depression67▲ 2.0×22 topics
  12. Education65◆ 0.99×47 topics
  13. Social Support62▲ 2.9×17 topics
  14. Prevalence56▲ 3.6×14 topics
  15. Resilience49▲ 2.7×13 topics
  16. Gender48▲ 2.3×34 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis47▲ 2.1×19 topics
  18. Well-being47▲ 3.2×14 topics
  19. Aging47▲ 2.3×17 topics
  20. Health Disparities46▲ 4.5×8 topics
  21. Intersectionality44▲ 6.3×11 topics
  22. Psychological Impact42▲ 3.3×9 topics
  23. Student Engagement41▲ 2.7×13 topics
  24. Adolescents39▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. Neurobiology35▲ 3.5×10 topics
  26. Alzheimer's Disease34▲ 3.1×7 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation34▲ 2.8×9 topics
  28. Stigma32▲ 6.1×5 topics
  29. Impulsivity31▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Self-Regulation30▲ 4.4×6 topics
  31. Reflective Practice30▲ 4.2×7 topics
  32. Discrimination29▲ 3.9×7 topics
  33. Comorbidity29▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders28▲ 5.6×4 topics
  35. Developmental Trajectories26▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Gravitational Waves24▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Training23▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Academic Performance23▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Behavioral Interventions22▲ 7.3×3 topics
  40. Brain Activity21▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Nevada, Las Vegas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Gambling Behavior and Treatments and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Dementia and Cognitive I…22Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 22 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …18LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 18 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Treatments: 17 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 17 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 14 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 14 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 14 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…13Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 13 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 13 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 13 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthSocial PsychologyClinical PsychologyEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 22 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 18 works
  3. 3 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 17 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 17 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 14 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  10. 10 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 13 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nevada, Las Vegas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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.

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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.