Research in Austin
Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Austin. The largest by output are Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Bureau of Economic Geology.
- Research institutions
- 8
- Research works
- 1.2k ▼ 33% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 15.2% 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 Austin?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at AustinResearch facility | 500 | #26,920 all time | |
| 2 | University of Texas Institute for GeophysicsUniversity | 254 | #11,423 all time | |
| 3 | Bureau of Economic GeologyResearch facility | 242 | #19,121 all time | |
| 4 | Texas Advanced Computing CenterResearch facility | 184 | #20,938 all time | |
| 5 | Oklahoma-Texas Water Science CenterResearch facility | 9 | not ranked | |
| 6 | UT Health AustinHospital / health system | 3 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land SurveyorsInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Institute for Foundations of Machine LearningResearch facility | 1 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Austin strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Austin is most concentrated in Earth and Planetary Sciences (14.4× the world share in Earth and Planetary Sciences).
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.1 works14×
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 Austin?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Shale Gas, Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, Machine Learning, Tectonics, Nanopores, Pore Structure and Mudstones.
- Zircon
- Plate Boundaries
- Inverse Problems
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Fracture Propagation
- Acoustic Metamaterials
- Subduction
- Geodetic Measurements
- Distributed Systems
- Scientific Workflows
- Data Assimilation
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Wave Propagation
- Seafloor Mapping
- Marine Sediments
- Thermal Maturity
- Pore Structure
- Tectonics
- Shale Gas
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Remote Sensing
- Plate Tectonics
- Nanopores
- Mudstones
- Workflow Management
- Acoustic Techniques
- Tomography
- Bioinformatics
- High-Performance Computing
- Reproducibility
- Vibration Control
- Thermodynamic Modeling
- Reactive Transport
- Subwavelength Imaging
- CO2 Sequestration
- Phononic Crystals
- Earthquakes
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Geochronology
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
- Machine Learning8▲ 2.4×22 topics
- Climate Change8▲ 2.7×24 topics
- Remote Sensing5▲ 3.8×12 topics
- Shale Gas5▲ 36×2 topics
- Plate Tectonics4▲ 29×3 topics
- Tectonics4▲ 36×3 topics
- Nanopores4▲ 41×2 topics
- Pore Structure4▲ 32×2 topics
- Mudstones4▲ 51×1 topic
- Thermal Maturity4▲ 51×1 topic
- Workflow Management4▲ 56×2 topics
- Marine Sediments4▲ 59×2 topics
- Acoustic Techniques3▲ 98×1 topic
- Seafloor Mapping3▲ 98×1 topic
- Tomography3▲ 17×3 topics
- Wave Propagation3▲ 28×2 topics
- Bioinformatics3▲ 26×3 topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing3▲ 25×2 topics
- High-Performance Computing3▲ 33×3 topics
- Data Assimilation3▲ 16×4 topics
- Reproducibility3▲ 73×1 topic
- Scientific Workflows3▲ 73×1 topic
- Vibration Control3▲ 42×3 topics
- Distributed Systems2▲ 14×4 topics
- Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 21×2 topics
- Geodetic Measurements2▲ 22×2 topics
- Reactive Transport2▲ 45×2 topics
- Subduction2▲ 32×2 topics
- Subwavelength Imaging2▲ 53×2 topics
- Acoustic Metamaterials2▲ 62×1 topic
- CO2 Sequestration2▲ 12×3 topics
- Fracture Propagation2▲ 36×1 topic
- Phononic Crystals2▲ 62×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 36×1 topic
- Earthquakes2▲ 38×1 topic
- Inverse Problems2▲ 20×2 topics
- Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 11×4 topics
- Plate Boundaries2▲ 38×1 topic
- Geochronology2▲ 30×1 topic
- Zircon2▲ 30×1 topic
What research is done in Austin?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
- 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 3 works
- 3 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 3 works
- 4 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
- 5 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
- 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
- 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
- 8 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
- 9 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
- 10 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 2 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.