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Research in Lawrence

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Lawrence. The largest by output are Kansas Geological Survey and Erell Institute.

Research institutions
2
Research works
280
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
3.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Lawrence?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kansas Geological SurveyResearch facility 266 #35,500 all time
2Erell InstituteUniversity 13 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 Lawrence strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lawrence is most concentrated in Earth and Planetary Sciences (26.1× the world share in Earth and Planetary Sciences).

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.1 works26×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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 Lawrence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geological Mapping, GIS-based Modeling, Geological Modeling, Uncertainty Analysis, Tectonics, Climate Change, Continental Margin and Crustal Structure.

▲ 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. Geological Mapping6▲ 145×2 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 3.7×18 topics
  3. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 97×2 topics
  4. Geological Modeling4▲ 519×1 topic
  5. Uncertainty Analysis4▲ 519×1 topic
  6. Tectonics4▲ 66×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning4▲ 2.3×9 topics
  8. Continental Margin3▲ 80×2 topics
  9. Crustal Structure3▲ 80×2 topics
  10. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  12. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Cultural Heritage2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services2▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Seismic Noise2▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Tomography2▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Pore Structure2▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Shale Gas2▲ 34×1 topic
  20. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Support Vector Machines2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Plate Tectonics2▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Community Resilience2▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Holocene2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Sea Level2▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Arctic2▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Biogeography2▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Sedimentation2▲ 57×2 topics
  30. geology2▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Glacial Cycles2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Paleoclimatology2▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Population Dynamics2▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Recycling2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Fluvial Systems1▲ 102×1 topic
  36. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Sequence Stratigraphy1▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Citizen Science1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Traditional Irrigation1▲ 496×1 topic
  40. Water Sustainability1▲ 496×1 topic

What research is done in Lawrence?

Geological Modeling and …4Geological Modeling and Analysis: 4 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 3 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis2Seismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional works
Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsMechanics of MaterialsArtificial Intelligence5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 4 works
  2. 2 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  6. 6 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works

Research output over time

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