Research in Oak Ridge
Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Oak Ridge, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
- Research institutions
- 11 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 62k ▲ 16% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 16.1% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Oak Ridge?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryResearch facility | 58,573 | #324 | |
| 2 | Oak Ridge Associated UniversitiesUniversity | 2,570 | #5,564 | |
| 3 | Office of Scientific and Technical InformationGovernment institution | 316 | #11,463 all time | |
| 4 | Atom SciencesCompany | 61 | not ranked | |
| 5 | RidgeviewNonprofit | 54 | not ranked | |
| 6 | UT-BattelleNonprofit | 52 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Ordela (United States)Company | 49 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Information International Associates (United States)Company | 45 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Cryomagnetics (United States)Company | 25 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Assured Bio (United States)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water ReactorsResearch facility | 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
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What is Oak Ridge strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Oak Ridge is most concentrated in Radiation, Structural Biology and Condensed Matter Physics (20.9× the world share in Radiation).
- RadiationSubfield · 204.0 works21×
- Structural BiologySubfield · 23.4 works21×
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 123.3 works11×
- General Materials ScienceSubfield · 27.2 works8.8×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 54.9 works6.9×
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 149.1 works6.7×
- Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 33.0 works6.6×
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 Oak Ridge?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Oxidation Resistance, Tomography, Superconductivity, Data Analysis, Hydrogen Embrittlement and Density Functional Theory.
- Workflow Management
- radiation damage
- Ceramics
- High-Performance Computing
- Materials
- Polymer Composites
- Raman Spectroscopy
- Catalysis
- Fuel Cladding
- Neutron Imaging
- Radiography
- Molten Salt
- Cathode Materials
- Density Functional Theory
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Energy Storage
- Energy Efficiency
- Nanoparticles
- Microstructure
- Machine Learning
- Mechanical Properties
- Climate Change
- Oxidation Resistance
- Tomography
- Superconductivity
- Data Analysis
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Small-Angle Scattering
- High Temperature Behavior
- Nuclear Reactor
- Neutron Activation Analysis
- Accident Tolerant Fuels
- Additive Manufacturing
- Electronic Structure
- Thermal Management
- Molecular Dynamics
- Oxidation Behavior
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations
- fusion materials
- Parallel Computing
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
- Mechanical Properties304▲ 4.4×35 topics
- Machine Learning293▲ 1.26×73 topics
- Climate Change260▲ 1.35×84 topics
- Microstructure226▲ 6.1×19 topics
- Oxidation Resistance185▲ 24×3 topics
- Nanoparticles184▲ 2.0×42 topics
- Tomography180▲ 14×5 topics
- Energy Efficiency170▲ 2.5×35 topics
- Superconductivity167▲ 14×9 topics
- Energy Storage167▲ 3.6×13 topics
- Data Analysis163▲ 8.4×8 topics
- Hydrogen Embrittlement162▲ 27×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries160▲ 5.3×4 topics
- Density Functional Theory160▲ 22×6 topics
- Small-Angle Scattering155▲ 40×2 topics
- Cathode Materials155▲ 5.5×3 topics
- High Temperature Behavior154▲ 37×2 topics
- Molten Salt150▲ 66×1 topic
- Nuclear Reactor150▲ 66×1 topic
- Radiography147▲ 55×2 topics
- Neutron Activation Analysis146▲ 58×1 topic
- Neutron Imaging146▲ 58×1 topic
- Accident Tolerant Fuels145▲ 56×1 topic
- Fuel Cladding145▲ 56×1 topic
- Additive Manufacturing143▲ 6.5×8 topics
- Catalysis139▲ 2.9×27 topics
- Electronic Structure125▲ 9.8×8 topics
- Raman Spectroscopy118▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Thermal Management110▲ 4.6×7 topics
- Polymer Composites106▲ 5.6×7 topics
- Molecular Dynamics101▲ 8.6×6 topics
- Materials99▲ 5.9×6 topics
- Oxidation Behavior97▲ 22×2 topics
- High-Performance Computing87▲ 15×3 topics
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations85▲ 28×2 topics
- Ceramics84▲ 7.8×4 topics
- fusion materials82▲ 63×1 topic
- radiation damage82▲ 63×1 topic
- Parallel Computing82▲ 9.8×4 topics
- Workflow Management82▲ 17×2 topics
What research is done in Oak Ridge?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 150 works
- 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 146 works
- 3 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 145 works
- 4 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 82 works
- 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 73 works
- 6 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 71 works
- 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 63 works
- 8 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 63 works
- 9 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 62 works
- 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 61 works
Research output over time
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