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Research in Midland

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Midland, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Dow Chemical (United States) and Northwood University.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.3k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
215k
29.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Midland

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Midland?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Dow Chemical (United States)Company 10,704 #3,095
2Northwood UniversityUniversity 671 #15,323
3Michigan Molecular Institute (United States)Company 403 #25,014 all time
4MidMichigan Medical Center - MidlandHospital / health system 75 not ranked
5The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow FoundationNonprofit 73 not ranked
6Grace A. Dow Memorial LibraryArchive 8 not ranked
7Dendritech (United States)Company 6 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Dow Chemical (United States): 89.6%Northwood University: 5.6%Michigan Molecular Institute (United States): 3.4%MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland: 0.6%3 others listed: 0.7%90%largest
Dow Chemical (United States)11k · 89.6%Northwood University671 · 5.6%Michigan Molecular Institute (United States)403 · 3.4%MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland75 · 0.6%3 others listed87 · 0.7%

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

Which fields of science does Midland work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research in Midland is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Materials Science (13%), Chemistry (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 242 fractional works · 66.0% of its workEngineering: 83 fractional works · 22.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 40 fractional works · 10.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 6.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 17.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMidland367fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8322.8%
    2. Materials Science4712.9%
    3. Chemistry4010.8%
    4. Environmental Science226.1%
    5. Computer Science205.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering164.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy61.6%
    8. Energy41.0%
    9. Mathematics20.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    1. Social Sciences298.0%
    2. Psychology102.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting102.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities71.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.5%
    6. Decision Sciences41.1%
    1. Medicine297.8%
    2. Health Professions61.7%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology113.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.5%
    3. Neuroscience41.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Midland strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Midland is most concentrated in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry (8.8× the world share in Organic Chemistry).

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 22.5 works8.8×
  2. ChemistryField · 36.8 works6.9×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.42× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.93× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.63× its world share, 43 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering12.42×15 works
  2. Chemistry6.93×37 works
  3. Materials Science3.63×43 works
  4. Veterinary1.87×1 works
  5. Engineering1.59×81 works
  6. Environmental Science1.18×20 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.18×4 works
  8. Energy1.12×4 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×1 works
  10. Psychology0.86×9 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×9 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×6 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.76×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.70×19 works
  15. Neuroscience0.67×4 works
  16. Health Professions0.67×6 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.64×6 works
  18. Mathematics0.60×2 works
  19. Social Sciences0.60×26 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×10 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×1 works
  22. Medicine0.37×24 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×6 works
  24. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×1 works
  26. Nursing0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Midland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanocomposites, Hydrogenation, Self-Assembly, Polymer Composites and Machine Learning.

▲ 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-now 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. Catalysis24▲ 9.9×16 topics
  2. Machine Learning21▲ 1.74×39 topics
  3. Nanoparticles18▲ 4.0×21 topics
  4. Nanocomposites15▲ 5.0×16 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers12▲ 19×4 topics
  6. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.78×17 topics
  7. Hydrogenation10▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Self-Assembly10▲ 8.6×7 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications10▲ 2.3×13 topics
  10. Polymer Composites10▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Polymerization9▲ 27×5 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.5×13 topics
  13. Recycling9▲ 6.2×6 topics
  14. Optimization8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  15. Rheology8▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Renewable Resources8▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Micelles8▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Surfactants7▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Self-Healing7▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Shape Memory Polymers7▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Ionic Liquids6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  22. Organometallic Chemistry6▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Block Copolymers6▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Carbon Dioxide6▲ 9.5×4 topics
  25. Transition Metal Complexes6▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Click Chemistry5▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Living Radical Polymerization5▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Thiol-Ene Chemistry5▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Chemical Synthesis5▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Conducting Polymers5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  33. Polymer Blends5▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Volatile Organic Compounds5▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Scheduling5▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Polyhydroxyalkanoates4▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Polylactic Acid4▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Process Monitoring4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Industrial Applications4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Morphology Development4▲ 55×1 topic

What research is done in Midland?

Polymer composites and s…6Polymer composites and self-healing: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…4Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 4 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 4 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 4 fractional worksSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry: 4 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 3 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…3Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 3 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryControl and Systems EngineeringBiomaterials3 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  5. 5 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  8. 8 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 3 works
  9. 9 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Midland11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.6% in 2000.

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