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Research in Lafayette

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Lafayette, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Louisiana at Lafayette and University Hospital and Clinics.

Research institutions
14
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.8%
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 Lafayette?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity 8,066 #3,459
2University Hospital and ClinicsHospital / health system 2,771 #16,146
3Remington CollegeUniversity 146 #41,709 all time
4Venture Chemicals (United States)Company 84 not ranked
5Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 29 not ranked
6South Louisiana Community CollegeUniversity 26 not ranked
7Petroleum Helicopters International (United States)Company 21 not ranked
8Home Bank (United States)Company 18 not ranked
9Apex Innovations (United States)Company 2 not ranked
10Tusaar (United States)Company 1 not ranked
11Lafayette Public LibraryArchive 1 not ranked
12Lafayette Science MuseumArchive 1 not ranked
13Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education CenterNonprofit 1 not ranked
14Miles Perret Cancer ServicesNonprofit 0 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.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette: 72.2%University Hospital and Clinics: 24.8%Remington College: 1.3%Venture Chemicals (United States): 0.8%9 others listed: 0.9%72%largest
University of Louisiana at Lafayette8,066 · 72.2%University Hospital and Clinics2,771 · 24.8%Remington College146 · 1.3%Venture Chemicals (United States)84 · 0.8%9 others listed100 · 0.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Lafayette strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lafayette is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering (4.7× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 39.6 works4.7×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Lafayette?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, CO2 Sequestration, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Rheological Properties, Drilling Fluids and Well Integrity.

▲ 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. Deep Learning107▲ 1.91×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning92▲ 1.71×74 topics
  3. Climate Change57▲ 1.29×71 topics
  4. Neural Networks52▲ 2.0×34 topics
  5. Epidemiology46▼ 0.70×113 topics
  6. Renewable Energy35▲ 1.50×35 topics
  7. Nanoparticles33▲ 1.59×29 topics
  8. Sustainability32▼ 0.79×49 topics
  9. CO2 Sequestration27▲ 8.7×4 topics
  10. Healthcare25▲ 1.37×19 topics
  11. Optimization20▲ 2.7×17 topics
  12. Vibration Analysis19▲ 4.3×7 topics
  13. Rheological Properties19▲ 6.5×4 topics
  14. Drilling Fluids17▲ 19×1 topic
  15. Well Integrity17▲ 19×1 topic
  16. Hydraulic Fracturing17▲ 9.5×2 topics
  17. Classification17▲ 2.2×12 topics
  18. Virtual Reality17▲ 2.0×9 topics
  19. Engineering Education16▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Power Electronics15▲ 2.8×6 topics
  21. Neuromorphic Computing14▲ 7.5×2 topics
  22. Population Dynamics14▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Fracture Propagation14▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Shale Gas Reservoirs14▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas14▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Embodiment13▲ 4.1×6 topics
  27. Materials13▲ 3.3×5 topics
  28. Decentralized Control12▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Nanopores11▲ 7.2×2 topics
  30. Pore Structure11▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Gas Permeability11▲ 6.8×1 topic
  32. Metal Oxides11▲ 5.5×2 topics
  33. Mudstones11▲ 8.9×1 topic
  34. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 5.3×2 topics
  35. Reactive Transport11▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling9▲ 6.4×4 topics
  37. Predator-Prey Interactions9▲ 6.9×3 topics
  38. Carbon Capture8▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Geological Storage8▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Mineral Carbonation8▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Lafayette?

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 11 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 7 works
  9. 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 7 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.