Research in Boulder
Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Boulder. The largest by output are National Snow and Ice Data Center, Sinton Instruments and NOAA Global Systems Laboratory.
- Research institutions
- 9
- Research works
- 272 ▲ 21% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.0% 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 Boulder?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Snow and Ice Data CenterNonprofit | 92 | not ranked | |
| 2 | Sinton InstrumentsCompany | 62 | not ranked | |
| 3 | NOAA Global Systems LaboratoryGovernment institution | 43 | not ranked | |
| 4 | NOAA Space Weather Prediction CenterGovernment institution | 38 | not ranked | |
| 5 | North Central Climate Adaptation Science CenterResearch facility | 13 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Edgewise Therapeutics (United States)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 7 | National Integrated Drought Information SystemGovernment institution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth system scienceResearch facility | 5 | not ranked | |
| 9 | NSF UnidataNonprofit | 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.
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Which keywords describe research in Boulder?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Probabilistic Forecasting, Boundary Layer, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Convective Parameterization and Mesoscale Modeling.
- Atmospheric Aerosols
- Methane
- Ionosphere
- Emissions
- Land Use Change
- Climate
- Aerosols
- Solar Cells
- Tropical Cyclones
- Hydrology
- Precipitation Extremes
- Extreme Events
- Air Quality
- Ocean Circulation
- Renewable Energy
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Mesoscale Modeling
- Convective Parameterization
- Probabilistic Forecasting
- Remote Sensing
- Climate Change
- Data Assimilation
- Boundary Layer
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Global Warming
- Hydrological Cycle
- Hydrological Modeling
- Satellite Observations
- Sea Level Rise
- Climate Modeling
- Solar Wind
- Solar Energy
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Water Quality
- Atmospheric Dust
- Efficiency
- Silicon
- Hurricanes
- Magnetosphere
- Storm Surge
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
- Climate Change16▲ 9.6×34 topics
- Remote Sensing7▲ 9.8×15 topics
- Data Assimilation7▲ 76×4 topics
- Probabilistic Forecasting7▲ 59×3 topics
- Boundary Layer7▲ 93×2 topics
- Convective Parameterization7▲ 201×1 topic
- Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 109×2 topics
- Mesoscale Modeling7▲ 201×1 topic
- Global Warming7▲ 26×10 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 31×5 topics
- Hydrological Cycle5▲ 89×2 topics
- Renewable Energy4▲ 4.8×11 topics
- Hydrological Modeling4▲ 28×5 topics
- Ocean Circulation4▲ 50×3 topics
- Satellite Observations4▲ 67×3 topics
- Air Quality4▲ 34×3 topics
- Sea Level Rise4▲ 45×3 topics
- Extreme Events3▲ 64×2 topics
- Climate Modeling3▲ 76×1 topic
- Precipitation Extremes3▲ 76×1 topic
- Solar Wind3▲ 51×2 topics
- Hydrology2▲ 29×3 topics
- Solar Energy2▲ 11×3 topics
- Tropical Cyclones2▲ 64×2 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 22×3 topics
- Solar Cells2▲ 16×2 topics
- Water Quality2▲ 8.0×4 topics
- Aerosols2▲ 45×1 topic
- Atmospheric Dust2▲ 126×1 topic
- Climate2▲ 36×2 topics
- Efficiency2▲ 10.0×1 topic
- Land Use Change2▲ 10×3 topics
- Silicon2▲ 85×1 topic
- Emissions2▲ 14×1 topic
- Hurricanes2▲ 87×1 topic
- Ionosphere2▲ 49×1 topic
- Magnetosphere2▲ 49×1 topic
- Methane2▲ 56×1 topic
- Storm Surge2▲ 87×1 topic
- Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 47×1 topic
What research is done in Boulder?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 7 works
- 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 3 works
- 3 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
- 4 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
- 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
- 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
- 9 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
- 10 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.