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Research in Ames

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Ames, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Iowa State University, Ames National Laboratory and National Animal Disease Center.

Research institutions
19
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
98k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ames?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Iowa State UniversityUniversity 87,492 #445
2Ames National LaboratoryResearch facility 7,176 #2,603
3National Animal Disease CenterResearch facility 2,458 #15,585
4National Laboratory for Agriculture and the EnvironmentResearch facility 406 #21,419
5NewLink Genetics (United States)Company 80 not ranked
6Metabolic Technologies (United States)Company 74 not ranked
7Sustainable Horizons InstituteUniversity 25 not ranked
8Mary Greeley Medical CenterHospital / health system 24 not ranked
9BioForce Nanosciences (United States)Company 14 not ranked
10Biotronics (United States)Company 11 not ranked
11Practical Farmers of IowaNonprofit 10 not ranked
12Egg Industry CenterInstitution 7 not ranked
13Council for Agricultural Science and TechnologyNonprofit 6 not ranked
14PowerFilm (United States)Company 4 not ranked
15Iowa Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 4 not ranked
16Gross Wen Technologies (United States)Company 3 not ranked
17Krell InstituteNonprofit 3 not ranked
18Sukra Helitek (United States)Company 2 not ranked
19PathoVacs (United States)Company 2 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.

Iowa State University: 89.5%Ames National Laboratory: 7.3%National Animal Disease Center: 2.5%National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment: 0.4%15 others listed: 0.3%89%largest
Iowa State University87k · 89.5%Ames National Laboratory7,176 · 7.3%National Animal Disease Center2,458 · 2.5%National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment406 · 0.4%15 others listed269 · 0.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Ames strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ames is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals and Veterinary (12.4× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 226.3 works12×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 85.0 works8.3×
  3. VeterinaryField · 89.1 works7.9×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 98.4 works7.4×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 118.9 works6.0×
  6. MuseologySubfield · 53.0 works5.2×
  7. SoftwareSubfield · 21.6 works4.0×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Ames?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Heat Stress, Gut Microbiota, Superconductivity, Probiotics, Machine Learning, Amino Acids and Intestinal Barrier.

▲ 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. Climate Change334▲ 1.49×96 topics
  2. Epidemiology310◆ 0.94×111 topics
  3. Machine Learning307◆ 1.13×82 topics
  4. Deep Learning258◆ 0.91×76 topics
  5. Sustainability241▲ 1.19×88 topics
  6. Environmental Impact179▲ 1.27×54 topics
  7. Gut Microbiota144▲ 5.0×7 topics
  8. Neural Networks133◆ 1.04×38 topics
  9. Pathogenesis131▲ 3.1×20 topics
  10. Nanoparticles127▲ 1.21×41 topics
  11. Heat Stress125▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Probiotics120▲ 6.2×6 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties116▲ 1.43×35 topics
  14. Superconductivity114▲ 8.0×9 topics
  15. Nanocomposites108▲ 1.61×21 topics
  16. Vaccine106▲ 3.2×10 topics
  17. Amino Acids105▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Intestinal Barrier100▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Feed Additives98▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Antibiotic Alternatives98▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Poultry Production98▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Genetic Diversity96▲ 2.6×19 topics
  23. Microstructure86▲ 2.0×19 topics
  24. Animal Welfare79▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Genomic Sequencing76▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Electronic Structure75▲ 5.0×8 topics
  27. Carbon Nanotubes73▲ 2.6×8 topics
  28. Vaccine Development66▲ 3.1×11 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance60▲ 3.7×9 topics
  30. Metagenomics57▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Marker-Assisted Selection56▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Topological Insulators54▲ 14×2 topics
  33. QTL Mapping54▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Genetic Improvement50▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Plant Breeding50▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Genetic Characterization47▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Meat Quality47▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Circovirus44▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus44▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Teacher Preparation44▲ 7.6×4 topics

What research is done in Ames?

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Science and Zoology 98 works
  2. 2 Animal Virus Infections StudiesAnimal Science and Zoology 44 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesSmall Animals 42 works
  4. 4 Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgronomy and Crop Science 39 works
  5. 5 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyInfectious Diseases 38 works
  6. 6 Meat and Animal Product QualityAnimal Science and Zoology 36 works
  7. 7 Rare-earth and actinide compoundsCondensed Matter Physics 34 works
  8. 8 Fashion and Cultural TextilesMuseology 32 works
  9. 9 Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 32 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetics 30 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.