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Research in Anchorage

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Anchorage. The largest by output are U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Volcano Science Center and NOAA National Weather Service Alaska Region.

Research institutions
5
Research works
408
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.2%
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 Anchorage?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science CenterGovernment institution 348 #10,969 all time
2Volcano Science CenterResearch facility 49 not ranked
3NOAA National Weather Service Alaska RegionGovernment institution 6 not ranked
4Axiom Data ScienceInstitution 3 not ranked
5Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring NetworkGovernment institution 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.

U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center: 85.3%Volcano Science Center: 12.0%NOAA National Weather Service Alaska Region: 1.5%Axiom Data Science: 0.7%1 other listed: 0.5%85%largest
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center348 · 85.3%Volcano Science Center49 · 12.0%NOAA National Weather Service Alaska Region6 · 1.5%Axiom Data Science3 · 0.7%1 other listed2 · 0.5%

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

What is Anchorage strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Anchorage is most concentrated in Earth and Planetary Sciences (24.8× the world share in Earth and Planetary Sciences).

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 26.7 works25×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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 Anchorage?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Population Dynamics, Arctic, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Conservation and Acoustic Communication.

▲ 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 Change26▲ 14×37 topics
  2. Remote Sensing10▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Arctic7▲ 88×4 topics
  4. Population Dynamics7▲ 39×6 topics
  5. Tectonics6▲ 78×3 topics
  6. Plate Tectonics5▲ 52×3 topics
  7. Conservation5▲ 18×8 topics
  8. Acoustic Communication5▲ 133×2 topics
  9. Habitat Selection4▲ 87×2 topics
  10. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 76×2 topics
  11. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 206×1 topic
  12. Marine Mammals4▲ 206×1 topic
  13. Ocean Circulation4▲ 45×3 topics
  14. Hydrology4▲ 44×4 topics
  15. Geochronology4▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Zircon4▲ 75×1 topic
  17. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Decline3▲ 179×1 topic
  19. Holocene3▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Sea Ice3▲ 179×1 topic
  21. Subduction3▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Sea Level3▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Trophic Cascades3▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Avian Ecology3▲ 207×1 topic
  25. Migration Patterns3▲ 172×1 topic
  26. Invasive Species3▲ 9.4×9 topics
  27. Paleoclimatology2▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Continental Margin2▲ 53×2 topics
  30. Crustal Structure2▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Earthquakes2▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Glacial Cycles2▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Monsoon Dynamics2▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Plate Boundaries2▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Sea Level Rise2▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Glacier2▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Sedimentation2▲ 53×2 topics
  38. Support Vector Machines2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Water Availability2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 42×1 topic

What research is done in Anchorage?

Marine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…3Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior3Avian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …2Cryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional works
EcologyGeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works

Research output over time

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