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Research in Albuquerque

Science Explorer records 120 research institutions in Albuquerque, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies.

Research institutions
120
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
103k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Albuquerque?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of New MexicoUniversity 48,538 #628
2Sandia National LaboratoriesResearch facility 26,582 #1,433
3Presbyterian HospitalHospital / health system 5,770 #4,089
4Kirtland Air Force BaseInstitution 2,040 #12,039
5Radiology Associates of AlbuquerqueNonprofit 1,848 #10,601
6Management Sciences (United States)Company 1,840 #11,881
7Youth DevelopmentNonprofit 1,526 #13,841
8Lovelace Respiratory Research InstituteNonprofit 1,238 #9,016 all time
9Center for Integrated NanotechnologiesResearch facility 1,125 #3,464
10Behavior Therapy AssociatesInstitution 1,106 #18,500 all time
11Applied Research Associates (United States)Company 958 #17,614
12University of New Mexico HospitalHospital / health system 790 #20,311
13IR Dynamics (United States)Company 754 #23,411
14New Mexico Cancer CenterHospital / health system 706 #13,451
15Technical Design (United States)Company 573 #27,317
16Mind Research NetworkNonprofit 571 #13,571
17New Mexico Museum of Natural History and ScienceArchive 530 #16,565
18Ayurvedic InstituteNonprofit 527 #26,077
19Holistic Management InternationalNonprofit 444 #23,712
20Lovelace Medical CenterHospital / health system 440 #16,814 all time
21New Mexico VA Health Care SystemHospital / health system 422 #19,846 all time
22New Mexico ResonanceNonprofit 344 #19,245 all time
23Applied Technology Associates (United States)Company 338 #21,539 all time
24Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 319 #25,692 all time
25Lovelace Clinic Foundation ResearchNonprofit 281 #30,174 all time
26Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesHospital / health system 240 #30,963 all time
27Advanced Optical Technologies (United States)Company 214 #17,264 all time
28BASIS International (United States)Company 212 #23,573
29New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis CenterHospital / health system 144 #26,801 all time
30Tetra Corporation (United States)Company 139 #41,609 all time
31Central New Mexico Community CollegeUniversity 137 #35,631 all time
32Voss Scientific (United States)Company 135 #23,325 all time
33Technology Management Company (United States)Company 122 #41,219 all time
34PNM Resources (United States)Company 121 #36,283 all time
35Stellar Science (United States)Company 116 not ranked
36Perinatal Associates of New MexicoHospital / health system 113 not ranked
37Behavioral Health Research Center of the SouthwestHospital / health system 95 not ranked
38Albuquerque Public SchoolsUniversity 92 not ranked
39MZA Associates (United States)Company 90 not ranked
40NumerEx (United States)Company 89 not ranked
41Bosque SchoolUniversity 85 not ranked
42UNM Children's HospitalHospital / health system 85 not ranked
43Lovelace Health SystemHospital / health system 83 not ranked
44Optomec (United States)Company 77 not ranked
45Kestrel CorporationCompany 65 not ranked
46VisionQuest Biomedical (United States)Company 60 not ranked
47Farr Fields (United States)Company 52 not ranked
48Adherent Technologies (United States)Company 46 not ranked
49PnP Innovations (United States)Company 45 not ranked
50Albuquerque AcademyUniversity 44 not ranked
51Verus Research (United States)Company 42 not ranked
52Sleep and Human Health InstituteHospital / health system 40 not ranked
53New Mexico Heart InstituteHospital / health system 40 not ranked
54New Mexico Regional Federal Medical CenterHospital / health system 39 not ranked
55Century UniversityUniversity 39 not ranked
56Gratings Incorporated (United States)Company 36 not ranked
57Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteUniversity 34 not ranked
58Abqmr (United States)Company 33 not ranked
59Thor Technologies (United States)Company 30 not ranked
60InLight Solutions (United States)Company 27 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

University of New Mexico: 47.3%Sandia National Laboratories: 25.9%Presbyterian Hospital: 5.6%Kirtland Air Force Base: 2.0%56 others listed: 19.2%47%largest
University of New Mexico49k · 47.3%Sandia National Laboratories27k · 25.9%Presbyterian Hospital5,770 · 5.6%Kirtland Air Force Base2,040 · 2.0%56 others listed20k · 19.2%

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What is Albuquerque strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Albuquerque is most concentrated in General Materials Science, Hardware and Architecture and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.1× the world share in General Materials Science).

  1. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 32.1 works5.1×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 73.6 works4.5×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 390.0 works3.8×
  4. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 82.5 works3.4×
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Which keywords describe research in Albuquerque?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Biosensors, Tomography, Nanoparticles and Integrated Circuits.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning559▲ 1.18×91 topics
  2. Epidemiology547◆ 0.95×135 topics
  3. Deep Learning385▼ 0.78×80 topics
  4. Climate Change288▼ 0.74×108 topics
  5. Renewable Energy278▲ 1.33×53 topics
  6. Sustainability241▼ 0.68×101 topics
  7. Inflammation241▼ 0.80×82 topics
  8. Neural Networks230◆ 1.03×39 topics
  9. Nanoparticles222▲ 1.21×44 topics
  10. Mental Health211◆ 0.99×42 topics
  11. Public Health192◆ 0.91×66 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties189▲ 1.34×36 topics
  13. Treatment181◆ 1.03×50 topics
  14. Risk Factors174◆ 1.09×37 topics
  15. Biosensors159▲ 2.1×12 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks135▲ 1.96×10 topics
  17. Catalysis131▲ 1.35×28 topics
  18. Thermal Management116▲ 2.4×8 topics
  19. Heat Transfer116▲ 1.61×19 topics
  20. Tomography110▲ 4.2×5 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing104▲ 2.3×8 topics
  22. Integrated Circuits102▲ 4.5×3 topics
  23. Optical Modulators99▲ 4.6×3 topics
  24. Molecular Dynamics89▲ 3.7×7 topics
  25. Metamaterials85▲ 4.2×5 topics
  26. Thin Films82▲ 2.9×10 topics
  27. Nanowires80▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Superconductivity79▲ 3.2×9 topics
  29. Parallel Computing79▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Nanoelectronics79▲ 6.2×2 topics
  31. High-Performance Computing77▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Semiconductor Lasers72▲ 7.3×2 topics
  33. Raman Lasers71▲ 4.3×2 topics
  34. Silicon Photonics70▲ 4.5×2 topics
  35. Nanophotonics69▲ 5.0×3 topics
  36. Microcavities67▲ 4.2×2 topics
  37. Nanophotonic Waveguides66▲ 4.6×1 topic
  38. Whispering Gallery Mode66▲ 4.6×1 topic
  39. Workflow Management65▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Band Parameters62▲ 7.8×2 topics

What research is done in Albuquerque?

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 66 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 58 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 48 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 48 works
  6. 6 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 45 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 44 works
  8. 8 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 40 works
  9. 9 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 works
  10. 10 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 40 works

Research output over time

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