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Research · Las Vegas
What research is done in Las Vegas?
Papers authored at Las Vegas's institutions — University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Desert Research Institute, Lou Ruvo Brain Institute — with the Prism stance layer.
Summary
Local institutions produce broad, often constructive work: the University of Nevada, Las Vegas accounts for 1779 of 2147 papers, with Desert Research Institute adding 294. Climate change, sustainability, machine learning, education, women's health and mental health stand out as opportunity areas.
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What the papers — written in the city and about it — point to, split by the Prism stance layer: work that reads promising versus work that flags problems or urges caution.
Children's Health · 7Education · 4COVID-19 · 3Patient's Health · 3Women's Health · 3Sustainability · 3Men's Health · 3Healthcare · 2Clean Energy · 2Social Justice · 2Women's Rights · 2Women's Health Initiative · 2
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · 50Astro and Planetary Science · 48Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · 45Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies · 43Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · 43Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · 42Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · 41Fire effects on ecosystems · 38Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae · 35Cryospheric studies and observations · 35Climate variability and models · 32Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research · 30
Most-cited work
Paper
Year
Cited
Orientation
Setting the future of digital and social media marketing research: Perspectives and research propositions
2020
2320
Problem Identifying
Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain
2018
1991
Descriptive
Alzheimer's disease drug development pipeline: 2018
2018
710
Problem Identifying
Reduction of secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households by face mask use, disinfection and social…
2020
534
Breakthrough
Poly(ADP-ribose) drives pathologic α-synuclein neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease
2018
453
Breakthrough
The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts
2018
361
Descriptive
Stomach cancer survival in the United States by race and stage (2001‐2009): Findings from the CONCORD‐2 study
2017
303
Problem Identifying
Ice-VII inclusions in diamonds: Evidence for aqueous fluid in Earth’s deep mantle
2018
227
Descriptive
Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease: role in early and differential diagnosis and recognition of atypical…
2023
226
Problem Identifying
Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3…
2021
225
Breakthrough
Early-pandemic wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Southern Nevada: Methodology, occurrence, and…
2020
225
Comparative
Future availability of non-renewable metal resources and the influence of environmental, social, and…
2020
222
Problem Identifying
Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in Primary Care
2020
200
Problem Identifying
Reservoir Evaporation in the Western United States: Current Science, Challenges, and Future Needs
2017
199
Problem Identifying
Ubiquitin ligation to F-box protein targets by SCF–RBR E3–E3 super-assembly
2021
198
Breakthrough
figures marked ≈ are scaled estimates from a partial sample · Prism stance layer over 2017+ papers