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Research in Merritt Island

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Merritt Island, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kennedy Space Center.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.7k
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.3%
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 Merritt Island?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kennedy Space CenterResearch facility 3,166 #16,870
2Nelson Engineering (United States)Company 536 #16,970 all time
3Florida Pain InstituteHospital / health system 35 not ranked
4The Astronauts Memorial FoundationInstitution 1 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.

Kennedy Space Center: 84.7%Nelson Engineering (United States): 14.3%Florida Pain Institute: 0.9%The Astronauts Memorial Foundation: 0.0%85%largest
Kennedy Space Center3,166 · 84.7%Nelson Engineering (United States)536 · 14.3%Florida Pain Institute35 · 0.9%The Astronauts Memorial Foundation1 · 0.0%

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

Which keywords describe research in Merritt Island?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mars, Martian Surface, Simulation, Risk Assessment, Thermodynamic Modeling, Cryogenic Storage, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Biomechanics.

▲ 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. Mars8▲ 154×1 topic
  2. Martian Surface8▲ 154×1 topic
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.57×25 topics
  4. Risk Assessment7▲ 5.8×5 topics
  5. Simulation6▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling6▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Cryogenic Storage6▲ 116×1 topic
  8. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)6▲ 116×1 topic
  9. Biomechanics6▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Design5▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Extravehicular Activity5▲ 349×1 topic
  12. Space Suit5▲ 349×1 topic
  13. Sustainability5▲ 1.20×19 topics
  14. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.33×12 topics
  15. Mental Health4▲ 1.55×11 topics
  16. Microgravity4▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Solar System Abundances4▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Spaceflight4▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Signal Transduction3▲ 13×3 topics
  21. CubeSat3▲ 94×1 topic
  22. small satellite3▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Flavonoids3▲ 6.5×2 topics
  24. Photoreceptors3▲ 84×1 topic
  25. Phytochromes3▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Conservation2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  27. Population Dynamics2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. Plant Growth2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Turbulent Flow2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Low Back Pain2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  31. CFD Simulation2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  32. Air Quality2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Boundary Layer2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  34. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  35. Transcription Factors2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Failure Analysis2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Trophic Cascades2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Space Policy2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Space Tourism2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas1▲ 45×1 topic

What research is done in Merritt Island?

Planetary Science and Ex…8Planetary Science and Exploration: 8 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 6 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 5 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…3Spacecraft Design and Technology: 3 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 3 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 1 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringPhysiologyPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Light effects on plants Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works

Research output over time

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