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Research in Idaho Falls

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Idaho Falls, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Idaho National Laboratory and Center for Advanced Energy Studies.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.7k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.3%
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 Idaho Falls?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Idaho National LaboratoryResearch facility 9,023 #2,080
2Center for Advanced Energy StudiesUniversity 317 #15,041
3International Isotopes (United States)Company 233 #17,392 all time
4Eastern Idaho Technical CollegeUniversity 55 not ranked
5Rocky Mountain Diabetes and Osteoporosis CenterHospital / health system 14 not ranked
6Idaho Falls Public LibraryArchive 10 not ranked
7Optimal Solutions Software (United States)Company 3 not ranked
8Pearlhill Technologies (United States)Company 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.

Idaho National Laboratory: 93.4%Center for Advanced Energy Studies: 3.3%International Isotopes (United States): 2.4%Eastern Idaho Technical College: 0.6%4 others listed: 0.3%93%largest
Idaho National Laboratory9,023 · 93.4%Center for Advanced Energy Studies317 · 3.3%International Isotopes (United States)233 · 2.4%Eastern Idaho Technical College55 · 0.6%4 others listed28 · 0.3%

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What is Idaho Falls strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Idaho Falls is most concentrated in Radiation, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (22.2× the world share in Radiation).

  1. RadiationSubfield · 79.8 works22×
  2. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 89.5 works14×
  3. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 28.5 works14×
  4. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 52.8 works12×
  5. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 297.8 works9.7×
  6. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 432.5 works8.4×
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Which keywords describe research in Idaho Falls?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Oxidation Resistance, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Density Functional Theory, High Temperature Behavior, Accident Tolerant Fuels and Fuel Cladding.

▲ 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. Molten Salt200▲ 237×1 topic
  2. Nuclear Reactor200▲ 237×1 topic
  3. Oxidation Resistance186▲ 67×3 topics
  4. Hydrogen Embrittlement182▲ 83×3 topics
  5. Density Functional Theory176▲ 65×3 topics
  6. High Temperature Behavior175▲ 113×2 topics
  7. Accident Tolerant Fuels175▲ 183×1 topic
  8. Fuel Cladding175▲ 183×1 topic
  9. Machine Learning123▲ 1.44×57 topics
  10. Renewable Energy99▲ 2.6×35 topics
  11. Thermal Properties95▲ 29×6 topics
  12. Raman Spectroscopy95▲ 18×6 topics
  13. Oxidation Behavior93▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Microstructural Characterization89▲ 155×1 topic
  15. Nuclear Graphite89▲ 155×1 topic
  16. Finite Element Analysis81▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties76▲ 3.0×35 topics
  18. Nuclear Fuel74▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Radiation Protection74▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Energy Storage70▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Data Analysis66▲ 9.2×7 topics
  22. Tomography65▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Small-Angle Scattering62▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Neutron Activation Analysis61▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Neutron Imaging61▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Microstructure58▲ 4.3×15 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries57▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Molecular Dynamics Simulations55▲ 49×2 topics
  29. fusion materials52▲ 107×1 topic
  30. radiation damage52▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Actinides51▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Reliability Evaluation48▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Bayesian Networks45▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Fault Tree Analysis44▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Quantitative Risk Assessment44▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Safety Assessment43▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Adsorption43▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Large Eddy Simulation41▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Passive Systems40▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis40▲ 101×1 topic

What research is done in Idaho Falls?

  1. 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringAerospace Engineering 200 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Chemistry 175 works
  3. 3 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesMaterials Chemistry 89 works
  4. 4 Nuclear and radioactivity studiesSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 74 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadiation 61 works
  6. 6 Fusion materials and technologiesMaterials Chemistry 52 works
  7. 7 Risk and Safety AnalysisStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 44 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-HydraulicsAerospace Engineering 40 works
  9. 9 Radioactive element chemistry and processingInorganic Chemistry 34 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control SystemsControl and Systems Engineering 27 works

Research output over time

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