Research in Lafayette
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Lafayette. The largest by output are U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center and Fiat Lux.
- Research institutions
- 2
- Research works
- 134 ▲ 306% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 24.5% 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 | U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research CenterGovernment institution | 127 | #29,656 all time | |
| 2 | Fiat LuxCompany | 7 | 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.
What is Lafayette strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Lafayette is most concentrated in Environmental Science (13.4× the world share in Environmental Science).
- Environmental ScienceField · 34.7 works13×
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: Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, Population Dynamics, Ecosystem Services, Coastal Protection, Global Carbon Budget, Carbon Sequestration and Mangrove Forests.
- Microbial Processes
- Conservation Genetics
- Shoreline Change
- Coastal Dynamics
- Marine Turtles
- Wave Modeling
- Ecological Niche
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Animal Movement
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Genetic Structure
- Conservation Biology
- Remote Sensing
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Invasive Species
- Mangrove Forests
- Global Carbon Budget
- Ecosystem Services
- Sea-Level Rise
- Climate Change
- Population Dynamics
- Coastal Protection
- Carbon Sequestration
- Conservation
- Biodiversity
- Habitat Selection
- Sediment Transport
- Climate Change Impacts
- Trophic Cascades
- Model Evaluation
- Land Use Change
- Citizen Science
- Occupancy Rates
- Species Distribution Modeling
- Bycatch
- Acoustic Communication
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Conservation Challenges
- Flow Regulation
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
- Climate Change25▲ 18×29 topics
- Sea-Level Rise10▲ 160×3 topics
- Population Dynamics8▲ 57×7 topics
- Ecosystem Services7▲ 37×4 topics
- Coastal Protection6▲ 198×2 topics
- Global Carbon Budget6▲ 162×2 topics
- Carbon Sequestration6▲ 151×1 topic
- Mangrove Forests6▲ 313×1 topic
- Conservation6▲ 24×9 topics
- Invasive Species5▲ 21×10 topics
- Biodiversity4▲ 10×9 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 52×5 topics
- Habitat Selection4▲ 100×2 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 32×4 topics
- Sediment Transport3▲ 38×4 topics
- Remote Sensing3▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Climate Change Impacts3▲ 48×3 topics
- Conservation Biology3▲ 53×4 topics
- Trophic Cascades3▲ 58×2 topics
- Genetic Structure3▲ 71×3 topics
- Model Evaluation3▲ 40×2 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 54×2 topics
- Land Use Change2▲ 15×5 topics
- Animal Movement2▲ 79×1 topic
- Citizen Science2▲ 43×2 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 71×2 topics
- Occupancy Rates2▲ 79×1 topic
- Ecological Niche2▲ 70×1 topic
- Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 70×1 topic
- Wave Modeling2▲ 80×2 topics
- Bycatch2▲ 358×1 topic
- Marine Turtles2▲ 358×1 topic
- Acoustic Communication2▲ 72×2 topics
- Coastal Dynamics2▲ 127×1 topic
- Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 47×2 topics
- Shoreline Change2▲ 127×1 topic
- Conservation Challenges2▲ 74×1 topic
- Conservation Genetics2▲ 92×2 topics
- Flow Regulation2▲ 74×1 topic
- Microbial Processes2▲ 62×2 topics
What research is done in Lafayette?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 6 works
- 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
- 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
- 4 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 5 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
- 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 7 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 2 works
- 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
- 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
- 10 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.