Research in Houghton
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Houghton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Michigan Technological University, GS Engineering (United States) and Signature Research (United States).
- Research institutions
- 7 3 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 17k ▲ 5% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 16.9% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Houghton?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan Technological UniversityUniversity | 15,813 | #1,754 | |
| 2 | GS Engineering (United States)Company | 897 | #16,282 | |
| 3 | Signature Research (United States)Company | 366 | #18,078 | |
| 4 | Great Lakes Sound and Vibration (United States)Company | 26 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Endres Machining Innovations (United States)Company | 25 | not ranked | |
| 6 | REL (United States)Company | 19 | not ranked | |
| 7 | StabiLux Biosciences (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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Houghton strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Houghton is most concentrated in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Media Technology (4.0× the world share in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics).
- Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 30.7 works4.0×
- Media TechnologySubfield · 29.3 works3.8×
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 Houghton?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Life Cycle Assessment, Remote Sensing, Image Processing and Convolutional Neural Networks.
- Wave Propagation
- Accelerometer Sensors
- Pavement
- Smartphones
- Asphalt
- Video Analysis
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Metal Recovery
- Waste Management
- Rheology
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Heat Transfer
- Big Data
- Image Processing
- Security
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Neural Networks
- Remote Sensing
- Renewable Energy
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Environmental Impact
- Nanomaterials
- Mechanical Properties
- Internet of Things
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Recycling
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- IoT
- Recycled Materials
- Engineering Education
- Environmental Impacts
- Defect Detection
- Air Quality
- Bitumen Modification
- Crack Detection
- Arduino
- Experimental Tools
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
- Deep Learning191▲ 2.3×80 topics
- Machine Learning167▲ 2.1×87 topics
- Climate Change118▲ 1.78×76 topics
- Renewable Energy77▲ 2.2×40 topics
- Sustainability76▲ 1.26×58 topics
- Remote Sensing66▲ 2.2×30 topics
- Environmental Impact66▲ 1.57×44 topics
- Neural Networks62▲ 1.63×35 topics
- Nanomaterials53▲ 2.0×17 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks52▲ 2.9×14 topics
- Mechanical Properties50▲ 2.1×33 topics
- Security46▲ 2.9×19 topics
- Internet of Things46▲ 2.1×22 topics
- Image Processing44▲ 4.0×13 topics
- Life Cycle Assessment42▲ 6.2×8 topics
- Big Data37▲ 1.67×26 topics
- Recycling34▲ 3.6×9 topics
- Heat Transfer32▲ 2.6×16 topics
- Wireless Sensor Networks31▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks30▲ 2.6×9 topics
- IoT29▲ 3.2×18 topics
- Rheology27▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Recycled Materials26▲ 9.4×2 topics
- Waste Management26▲ 2.6×6 topics
- Engineering Education25▲ 11×4 topics
- Metal Recovery23▲ 4.7×3 topics
- Environmental Impacts23▲ 3.4×9 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles22▲ 4.3×4 topics
- Defect Detection21▲ 6.4×3 topics
- Video Analysis21▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Air Quality20▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Asphalt20▲ 24×1 topic
- Bitumen Modification20▲ 24×1 topic
- Smartphones19▲ 24×2 topics
- Crack Detection18▲ 10×1 topic
- Pavement18▲ 10×1 topic
- Arduino18▲ 36×3 topics
- Accelerometer Sensors18▲ 55×1 topic
- Experimental Tools18▲ 55×1 topic
- Wave Propagation18▲ 6.5×4 topics
What research is done in Houghton?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 20 works
- 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 18 works
- 3 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 18 works
- 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 13 works
- 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
- 6 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 11 works
- 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
- 8 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 9 works
- 9 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 9 works
- 10 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 8 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.