Research in Missoula
Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Missoula, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Montana.
- Research institutions
- 17 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 20k ▼ 49% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.0% 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 Missoula?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of MontanaUniversity | 19,717 | #1,888 | |
| 2 | Missoula County Public SchoolsUniversity | 200 | #29,201 all time | |
| 3 | St. Patrick HospitalHospital / health system | 101 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Community Medical CenterHospital / health system | 59 | not ranked | |
| 5 | The International Heart Institute of MontanaHospital / health system | 49 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Institutes for Journalism and Natural ResourcesInstitution | 39 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Institute of the RockiesNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Humanities MontanaFunder | 6 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Community Food and Agriculture CoalitionNonprofit | 6 | not ranked | |
| 10 | VA Montana Health Care SystemHospital / health system | 4 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Missoula Public LibraryArchive | 2 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Bee Alert Technology (United States)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 13 | International Association of Wildland FireNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Rivertop Renewables (United States)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Providence Montana Health FoundationHospital / health system | 2 | not ranked | |
| 16 | Good Nutrition Ideas (United States)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Mountain Home MontanaNonprofit | 0 | 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.
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What is Missoula strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Missoula is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology (8.1× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).
- Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 38.1 works8.1×
- EcologySubfield · 117.3 works7.5×
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 Missoula?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem and Ecosystem Resilience.
- Adaptive Evolution
- Species Distribution Modeling
- Citizen Science
- Community Ecology
- Sagebrush
- Model Evaluation
- Occupancy Rates
- Trophic Cascades
- Wildfire Activity
- Global Warming
- Soil Properties
- Global Change
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Oxidative Stress
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Invasive Species
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Remote Sensing
- Conservation
- Population Dynamics
- Quality of Life
- Ecosystem
- Mental Health
- Habitat Selection
- Resilience
- Conservation Biology
- Forest Fires
- Social Justice
- Animal Movement
- Species Richness
- Biological Invasions
- Wildlife Habitat
- Functional Diversity
- Ecological Niche
- Freshwater Biodiversity
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 Change214▲ 4.0×84 topics
- Epidemiology88◆ 1.12×93 topics
- Biodiversity83▲ 5.6×31 topics
- Invasive Species78▲ 9.3×18 topics
- Remote Sensing62▲ 2.6×28 topics
- Sustainability60▲ 1.25×52 topics
- Conservation59▲ 6.9×20 topics
- Public Health44▲ 1.53×39 topics
- Population Dynamics42▲ 8.4×9 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation40▲ 9.2×5 topics
- Quality of Life40▲ 1.39×37 topics
- Oxidative Stress39▲ 1.20×52 topics
- Ecosystem38▲ 18×4 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience37▲ 13×5 topics
- Mental Health37▲ 1.27×31 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation36▲ 4.9×13 topics
- Habitat Selection36▲ 24×2 topics
- Global Change34▲ 6.5×6 topics
- Resilience33▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Soil Properties32▲ 9.2×5 topics
- Conservation Biology31▲ 15×4 topics
- Global Warming29▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Forest Fires28▲ 32×1 topic
- Wildfire Activity28▲ 32×1 topic
- Social Justice27▲ 2.3×19 topics
- Trophic Cascades25▲ 14×2 topics
- Animal Movement25▲ 24×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates25▲ 24×1 topic
- Species Richness24▲ 19×2 topics
- Model Evaluation23▲ 9.4×2 topics
- Biological Invasions21▲ 12×3 topics
- Sagebrush19▲ 63×1 topic
- Wildlife Habitat19▲ 63×1 topic
- Community Ecology18▲ 11×2 topics
- Functional Diversity18▲ 16×1 topic
- Citizen Science17▲ 8.6×3 topics
- Ecological Niche16▲ 14×1 topic
- Species Distribution Modeling16▲ 14×1 topic
- Freshwater Biodiversity15▲ 12×2 topics
- Adaptive Evolution14▲ 13×2 topics
What research is done in Missoula?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 28 works
- 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 25 works
- 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 19 works
- 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
- 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 16 works
- 6 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
- 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 11 works
- 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 11 works
- 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
- 10 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 10 works
Research output over time
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