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Research in Golden

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Golden, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National Laboratory of the Rockies, Colorado School of Mines and Klein Buendel (United States).

Research institutions
19
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
32k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.1%
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 Golden?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Colorado School of MinesUniversity 16,660 #1,491
2National Laboratory of the RockiesResearch facility 13,589 #858
3Klein Buendel (United States)Company 662 #21,605
4CoorsTek (United States)Company 173 #27,137 all time
5Cambridge Collaborative (United States)Company 150 #20,955 all time
6Native American Technologies (United States)Company 131 #37,946 all time
7Hazen Research (United States)Company 53 not ranked
8MVSystems (United States)Company 48 not ranked
9Vescent Photonics (United States)Company 34 not ranked
10Mountain Blue Cancer Care CenterHospital / health system 28 not ranked
11Global Seismological Services (United States)Company 23 not ranked
12Swift Solar (United States)Company 21 not ranked
13Design Net Engineering (United States)Company 19 not ranked
14Outward BoundInstitution 15 not ranked
15Reaction Systems (United States)Company 13 not ranked
16AeroStream Communications (United States)Company 10 not ranked
17Star Spine & SportHospital / health system 9 not ranked
18Tribologix (United States)Company 8 not ranked
19PharmaJet (United States)Company 6 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.

Colorado School of Mines: 52.6%National Laboratory of the Rockies: 42.9%Klein Buendel (United States): 2.1%CoorsTek (United States): 0.5%15 others listed: 1.8%53%largest
Colorado School of Mines17k · 52.6%National Laboratory of the Rockies14k · 42.9%Klein Buendel (United States)662 · 2.1%CoorsTek (United States)173 · 0.5%15 others listed568 · 1.8%

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What is Golden strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Golden is most concentrated in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Geophysics and Environmental Chemistry (10.9× the world share in Energy Engineering and Power Technology).

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 63.9 works11×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 124.5 works6.5×
  3. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 76.4 works6.4×
  4. EnergyField · 298.5 works6.0×
  5. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 163.4 works5.8×
  6. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 230.2 works5.5×
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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 Golden?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Efficiency, Power Electronics, Lithium-ion Batteries, Renewable Energy Integration, Photovoltaics and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy571▲ 7.3×46 topics
  2. Machine Learning255▲ 1.43×65 topics
  3. Sustainability231▲ 1.74×68 topics
  4. Environmental Impact211▲ 2.3×51 topics
  5. Climate Change195▲ 1.33×81 topics
  6. Smart Grid172▲ 8.3×10 topics
  7. Energy Storage171▲ 4.8×13 topics
  8. Efficiency156▲ 9.4×7 topics
  9. Lithium-ion Batteries153▲ 6.6×4 topics
  10. Power Electronics147▲ 8.1×8 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency142▲ 2.8×35 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration142▲ 7.7×6 topics
  13. Photovoltaics137▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Solar Energy127▲ 7.3×5 topics
  15. Solar Cells117▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Electric Vehicles116▲ 7.2×5 topics
  17. Optimization102▲ 4.0×23 topics
  18. Nanocrystals100▲ 6.7×5 topics
  19. Battery Technology98▲ 6.3×3 topics
  20. CFD Simulation98▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Thermal Management97▲ 5.3×8 topics
  22. Cathode Materials96▲ 4.5×3 topics
  23. Semiconductor96▲ 5.2×7 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks94▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Smart Grid Applications94▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment90▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Energy Storage Systems80▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Crystal Growth80▲ 5.2×12 topics
  29. Offshore Wind Farms77▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Decentralized Control74▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Energy Management74▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Distributed Power Generation71▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Microgrid Control71▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Battery Management Systems70▲ 8.3×1 topic
  35. Thermal Runaway70▲ 8.3×1 topic
  36. Game Theory70▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Smart Home69▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Demand Response68▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Electricity Markets68▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Control Strategies65▲ 8.5×5 topics

What research is done in Golden?

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 71 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 70 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 68 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 57 works
  5. 5 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 54 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
  7. 7 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 51 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 48 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works

Research output over time

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