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Research in Los Alamos

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Los Alamos, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Security (United States) and Los Alamos Medical Center.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
62k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.1%
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 Los Alamos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Los Alamos National LaboratoryResearch facility 58,393 #341
2Los Alamos National Security (United States)Company 1,657 #9,078
3Los Alamos Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,373 #11,848
4New Mexico ConsortiumNonprofit 213 #12,536 all time
5Triad National Security (United States)Company 117 not ranked
6Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)Company 70 not ranked
7Science Education Solutions (United States)Company 51 not ranked
8TechSource (United States)Company 45 not ranked
9Research Applications Corporation (United States)Company 18 not ranked
10Los Alamos Public SchoolsUniversity 18 not ranked
11UbiQD (United States)Company 13 not ranked
12Tibbar Plasma Technologies (United States)Company 8 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.

Los Alamos National Laboratory: 94.2%Los Alamos National Security (United States): 2.7%Los Alamos Medical Center: 2.2%New Mexico Consortium: 0.3%8 others listed: 0.5%94%largest
Los Alamos National Laboratory58k · 94.2%Los Alamos National Security (United States)1,657 · 2.7%Los Alamos Medical Center1,373 · 2.2%New Mexico Consortium213 · 0.3%8 others listed340 · 0.5%

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What is Los Alamos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Los Alamos is most concentrated in Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Condensed Matter Physics (29.4× the world share in Radiation).

  1. RadiationSubfield · 232.5 works29×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 349.3 works19×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 114.7 works12×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,286.7 works10×
  5. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 23.8 works9.5×
  6. GeophysicsSubfield · 162.3 works8.1×
  7. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 225.6 works7.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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Which keywords describe research in Los Alamos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Data Analysis, Small-Angle Scattering, Radiography, Superconductivity, Neutron Activation Analysis, Neutron Imaging and Density Functional Theory.

▲ 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. Tomography239▲ 23×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning232▲ 1.23×66 topics
  3. Data Analysis161▲ 10×10 topics
  4. Small-Angle Scattering149▲ 48×2 topics
  5. Radiography146▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Superconductivity144▲ 15×9 topics
  7. Neutron Activation Analysis143▲ 70×1 topic
  8. Neutron Imaging143▲ 70×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles132▲ 1.83×40 topics
  10. Remote Sensing129▲ 1.82×32 topics
  11. Density Functional Theory122▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties114▲ 2.0×33 topics
  13. Molten Salt110▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Nuclear Reactor110▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Oxidation Resistance106▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Hydrogen Embrittlement100▲ 21×3 topics
  17. High Temperature Behavior98▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Crystal Growth96▲ 5.9×11 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics Simulations96▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Accident Tolerant Fuels92▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Fuel Cladding92▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Metal Nanoparticles89▲ 9.2×6 topics
  23. Solar Wind87▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Thermal Decomposition84▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Entanglement78▲ 9.1×4 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids77▲ 4.8×11 topics
  27. Electron Acceleration76▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Dark Matter72▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Molecular Dynamics72▲ 7.6×7 topics
  30. Quantum Information72▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Actinides68▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Particle Physics68▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Energetic Salts63▲ 45×1 topic
  34. ReaxFF63▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Radiation Detection62▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Extraction61▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Nucleosynthesis60▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Electron Beams60▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Laser-Plasma Accelerators60▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Lanthanides57▲ 22×2 topics

What research is done in Los Alamos?

Nuclear Physics and Applications: 143 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 110 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…92Nuclear Materials and Properties: 92 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …63Energetic Materials and Combustion: 63 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 60 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 57 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…54Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 54 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 53 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 52 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…50Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 50 fractional works
RadiationAerospace EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMechanics of Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 143 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 110 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 92 works
  4. 4 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 63 works
  5. 5 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 60 works
  6. 6 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 57 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 54 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 53 works
  9. 9 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 52 works
  10. 10 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 50 works

Research output over time

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