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?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity | 8,066 | #3,459 | |
| 2 | University Hospital and ClinicsHospital / health system | 2,771 | #16,146 | |
| 3 | Remington CollegeUniversity | 146 | #41,709 all time | |
| 4 | Venture Chemicals (United States)Company | 84 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system | 29 | not ranked | |
| 6 | South Louisiana Community CollegeUniversity | 26 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Petroleum Helicopters International (United States)Company | 21 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Home Bank (United States)Company | 18 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Apex Innovations (United States)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Tusaar (United States)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Lafayette Public LibraryArchive | 1 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Lafayette Science MuseumArchive | 1 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education CenterNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Miles 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.
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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).
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 39.6 works4.7×
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.
- Mineral Carbonation
- Carbon Capture
- Mathematical Modeling
- Smart Grid Applications
- Metal Oxides
- Pore Structure
- Decentralized Control
- Embodiment
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Population Dynamics
- Power Electronics
- Virtual Reality
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Drilling Fluids
- Vibration Analysis
- Healthcare
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Neural Networks
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Nanoparticles
- CO2 Sequestration
- Optimization
- Rheological Properties
- Well Integrity
- Classification
- Engineering Education
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Fracture Propagation
- Shale Gas
- Materials
- Nanopores
- Gas Permeability
- Mudstones
- Reactive Transport
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Geological Storage
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 Learning107▲ 1.91×71 topics
- Machine Learning92▲ 1.71×74 topics
- Climate Change57▲ 1.29×71 topics
- Neural Networks52▲ 2.0×34 topics
- Epidemiology46▼ 0.70×113 topics
- Renewable Energy35▲ 1.50×35 topics
- Nanoparticles33▲ 1.59×29 topics
- Sustainability32▼ 0.79×49 topics
- CO2 Sequestration27▲ 8.7×4 topics
- Healthcare25▲ 1.37×19 topics
- Optimization20▲ 2.7×17 topics
- Vibration Analysis19▲ 4.3×7 topics
- Rheological Properties19▲ 6.5×4 topics
- Drilling Fluids17▲ 19×1 topic
- Well Integrity17▲ 19×1 topic
- Hydraulic Fracturing17▲ 9.5×2 topics
- Classification17▲ 2.2×12 topics
- Virtual Reality17▲ 2.0×9 topics
- Engineering Education16▲ 11×4 topics
- Power Electronics15▲ 2.8×6 topics
- Neuromorphic Computing14▲ 7.5×2 topics
- Population Dynamics14▲ 3.5×9 topics
- Fracture Propagation14▲ 14×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs14▲ 14×1 topic
- Shale Gas14▲ 6.8×2 topics
- Embodiment13▲ 4.1×6 topics
- Materials13▲ 3.3×5 topics
- Decentralized Control12▲ 6.0×2 topics
- Nanopores11▲ 7.2×2 topics
- Pore Structure11▲ 5.6×3 topics
- Gas Permeability11▲ 6.8×1 topic
- Metal Oxides11▲ 5.5×2 topics
- Mudstones11▲ 8.9×1 topic
- Smart Grid Applications11▲ 5.3×2 topics
- Reactive Transport11▲ 13×2 topics
- Mathematical Modeling9▲ 6.4×4 topics
- Predator-Prey Interactions9▲ 6.9×3 topics
- Carbon Capture8▲ 12×2 topics
- Geological Storage8▲ 18×1 topic
- Mineral Carbonation8▲ 18×1 topic
What research is done in Lafayette?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 17 works
- 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 14 works
- 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 11 works
- 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
- 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
- 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 8 works
- 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 8 works
- 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 7 works
- 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 7 works
- 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.