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University of Nevada, Reno

In research, University of Nevada, Reno stands highest in Social Sciences (#588 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#734 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#619 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Nature and Landscape Conservation — Geophysics is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#852
of 28,054 · #666 all time
Rank in United States
#155
of 4,192
Research works
27k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
699k
25.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Nevada, Reno 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 #588 of 10,521 23.3%1,011 #391
Physical SciencesDomain #734 of 12,888 20.1%1,703 #684
Social SciencesField #619 of 6,365 25.5%483 #361
EngineeringField #766 of 6,636 18.8%629 #686
Health SciencesDomain #1,716 of 11,982 16.0%630 #1609
Life SciencesDomain #1,188 of 7,800 18.9%541 #661
MedicineField #1,643 of 10,443 15.8%513 #2016
Environmental ScienceField #598 of 3,551 24.6%291 #539
Computer ScienceField #790 of 4,667 22.8%255 #908
PsychologyField #409 of 2,181 19.1%239 #283

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nevada, Reno 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#391 #588
  2. Physical Sciences#684 #734
  3. Social Sciences#361 #619
  4. Engineering#686 #766
  5. Health Sciences#1,609 #1,716
  6. Life Sciences#661 #1,188
  7. Medicine#2,016 #1,643
  8. Environmental Science#539 #598
  9. Computer Science#908 #790
  10. Psychology#283 #409
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, Reno specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 74.7 works5.5×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 95.6 works3.4×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 28.0 works3.0×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 130 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 217 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.62× its world share, 165 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 255 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 166 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 629 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 291 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 96 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 513 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 125 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 239 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 483 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nevada, Reno?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven C. Hayes, Mehdi S. Saiidi and Leonard Weinberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nevada, Reno.

  1. 1 Steven C. Hayes · #2,276 worldwide 1.8k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Mehdi S. Saiidi · #13,441 worldwide 819 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Leonard Weinberg · #20,497 worldwide 218 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 W. M. Calvin · #22,830 worldwide 652 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Thomas A. Wright · #32,947 worldwide 628 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Andrei Derevianko · #33,911 worldwide 774 citations · 83 works
  7. 7 A.M. Trzynadlowski · #47,024 worldwide 373 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 John G. Anderson · #49,925 worldwide 419 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Mdr Evans · #68,275 worldwide 250 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Kenton M. Sanders · #70,627 worldwide 511 citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nevada, Reno

Which keywords describe research at University of Nevada, Reno?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Resilience, Invasive Species, Deep Learning and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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. Climate Change180▲ 1.72×83 topics
  2. Epidemiology153◆ 1.00×117 topics
  3. Machine Learning138◆ 1.09×76 topics
  4. Deep Learning126◆ 0.95×65 topics
  5. Mental Health102▲ 1.80×37 topics
  6. Globalization81◆ 1.06×76 topics
  7. Remote Sensing79▲ 1.65×31 topics
  8. Neural Networks60◆ 1.00×33 topics
  9. Resilience60▲ 3.2×13 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties59▲ 1.56×33 topics
  11. Biodiversity59▲ 2.0×27 topics
  12. Invasive Species57▲ 3.4×18 topics
  13. Gender40▲ 1.91×36 topics
  14. Conservation40▲ 2.4×19 topics
  15. Metal Recovery37▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. Plate Tectonics35▲ 5.9×3 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation33▲ 2.7×9 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation32▲ 3.7×5 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience30▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Tectonics30▲ 6.5×3 topics
  21. Cortical Connectivity29▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Probabilistic Analysis28▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Neural Processing28▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice27▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Perceptual Learning26▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem26▲ 6.1×4 topics
  27. Sensory Integration25▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Visual Perception25▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Thermodynamic Modeling24▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Sustainable Technology24▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Subduction24▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Geochronology22▲ 8.3×1 topic
  33. Zircon22▲ 8.3×1 topic
  34. Battery Recycling20▲ 6.7×1 topic
  35. Earthquakes20▲ 9.2×1 topic
  36. Hydrometallurgical Processes20▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Plate Boundaries20▲ 9.2×1 topic
  38. Behavioral Interventions20▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Forest Fires19▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Wildfire Activity19▲ 11×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Extraction and Separation Processes and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Visual perception and pr…25Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 25 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…22Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 22 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 20 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …20earthquake and tectonic studies: 20 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems19Fire effects on ecosystems: 19 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 16 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 14 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…14Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 14 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 13 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 13 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceGeophysicsMechanical EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Visual perception and processing mechanismsCognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 22 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation ProcessesMechanical Engineering 20 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysics 20 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystemsGlobal and Planetary Change 19 works
  6. 6 Seismic Performance and AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 14 works
  8. 8 Behavioral and Psychological StudiesDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEcology 13 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic MappingArtificial Intelligence 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.