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Research in Olympia

Science Explorer records 34 research institutions in Olympia, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Crystal Research (United States), Washington State Department of Health and The Evergreen State College.

Research institutions
34
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.1k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
20.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Olympia

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 Olympia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Crystal Research (United States)Company 1,075 #5,845
2The Evergreen State CollegeUniversity 944 #16,364
3Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeGovernment institution 707 #21,697
4Washington State Department of HealthFunder 690 #10,820
5Washington State Department of EcologyGovernment institution 255 #29,737 all time
6Washington Department of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 254 #24,291 all time
7Washington State Department of AgricultureGovernment institution 180 #31,392 all time
8Washington Department of Social and Health ServicesGovernment institution 169 #22,135 all time
9Environmental Energy & EngineeringCompany 149 #27,103 all time
10Cascadia Research CollectiveNonprofit 140 #31,957 all time
11Center for World Indigenous StudiesNonprofit 105 #21,490
12Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionGovernment institution 95 not ranked
13South Puget Sound Community CollegeUniversity 62 not ranked
14Northwest Indian Fisheries CommissionInstitution 37 not ranked
15Washington Student Achievement CouncilGovernment institution 35 not ranked
16Washington Employment Security DepartmentGovernment institution 27 not ranked
17Washington State Board for Community and Technical CollegesUniversity 21 not ranked
18Washington State Institute for Public PolicyGovernment institution 19 not ranked
19Washington Association of School AdministratorsNonprofit 10 not ranked
20Looking Glass Analytics (United States)Company 5 not ranked
21Washington State Board of EducationGovernment institution 4 not ranked
22Washington State Department of Early LearningGovernment institution 4 not ranked
23Association of Washington School PrincipalsNonprofit 3 not ranked
24Washington State Department of CommerceGovernment institution 3 not ranked
25Timberland Regional LibraryArchive 3 not ranked
26Office of Washington Secretary of StateGovernment institution 3 not ranked
27Pacific Shellfish InstituteNonprofit 3 not ranked
28Pacific Education InstituteNonprofit 3 not ranked
29Digital Learning DepartmentInstitution 2 not ranked
30Professional Educator Standards BoardGovernment institution 2 not ranked
31Community Youth ServicesNonprofit 2 not ranked
32Recreation and Conservation OfficeGovernment institution 1 not ranked
33Center for Strengthening the Teaching ProfessionNonprofit 1 not ranked
34Washington State GrangeNonprofit 1 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.

Crystal Research (United States): 21.4%The Evergreen State College: 18.8%Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: 14.1%Washington State Department of Health: 13.8%30 others listed: 31.9%21%largest
Crystal Research (United States)1,075 · 21.4%The Evergreen State College944 · 18.8%Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife707 · 14.1%Washington State Department of Health690 · 13.8%30 others listed1,598 · 31.9%

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

Which fields of science does Olympia work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Olympia is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (21%), Social Sciences (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 444 fractional works · 51.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 180 fractional works · 20.8% of its workEcology: 69 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 28 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 73 fractional works · 8.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 69 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 28 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 185 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 102 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 37 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 143 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 41 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 94 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOlympia865fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences21%

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. Environmental Science18020.8%
    2. Engineering738.4%
    3. Materials Science698.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences293.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy273.2%
    6. Chemistry222.5%
    7. Computer Science192.2%
    8. Energy171.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.5%
    10. Mathematics40.5%
    1. Social Sciences10211.8%
    2. Psychology313.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities252.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting80.9%
    6. Decision Sciences30.4%
    1. Medicine9511.0%
    2. Health Professions414.7%
    3. Nursing30.4%
    4. Veterinary20.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences445.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology354.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.3%
    4. Neuroscience30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Olympia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Olympia is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology (14.4× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 24.3 works14×
  2. EcologySubfield · 58.7 works11×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.47× its world share, 157 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.47×157 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.26×25 works
  3. Health Professions2.03×38 works
  4. Veterinary1.97×2 works
  5. Energy1.95×13 works
  6. Materials Science1.91×47 works
  7. Chemistry1.42×16 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.29×9 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.18×19 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×38 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.15×3 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.09×22 works
  13. Psychology1.06×23 works
  14. Social Sciences1.02×92 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×15 works
  16. Nursing0.90×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×28 works
  18. Medicine0.59×80 works
  19. Engineering0.46×49 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.42×4 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.41×3 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×7 works
  24. Computer Science0.23×13 works
  25. Neuroscience0.18×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Olympia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation, Fisheries Sustainability, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity and Crystal Growth.

▲ 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. Climate Change133▲ 5.7×82 topics
  2. Invasive Species47▲ 13×18 topics
  3. Epidemiology38◆ 1.10×90 topics
  4. Biodiversity33▲ 5.0×24 topics
  5. Conservation30▲ 8.1×18 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation29▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Fisheries Sustainability28▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Population Dynamics28▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Public Health28▲ 2.2×38 topics
  10. Crystal Growth24▲ 10×10 topics
  11. Mental Health24▲ 1.95×31 topics
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity21▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Trophic Cascades19▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Conservation Challenges18▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Flow Regulation18▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Global Warming18▲ 4.8×13 topics
  17. Semiconductors16▲ 6.5×4 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services16▲ 4.7×9 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience16▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Light-Emitting Diodes15▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Semiconductor15▲ 5.2×7 topics
  22. Sediment Transport14▲ 9.8×5 topics
  23. Vulnerability12▲ 6.0×7 topics
  24. Ecosystem12▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Climate Change Impacts12▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Acoustic Communication12▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Field-Effect Transistors12▲ 8.6×3 topics
  28. Photodetectors12▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Predator-Prey Interactions12▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Thin Films11▲ 6.6×5 topics
  31. Habitat Selection11▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Energy Transition10▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. River Restoration10▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Anthropogenic Noise10▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Ecosystem Management10▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Marine Fisheries10▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Marine Mammals10▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Colloidal Crystals10▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Conservation Biology10▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Nanowires10▲ 8.2×4 topics

What research is done in Olympia?

Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 16 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…9Marine animal studies overview: 9 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…8Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 8 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 7 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 6 fractional worksLiquid Crystal Research …6Liquid Crystal Research Advancements: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 5 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…5Climate Change Policy and Economics: 5 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 16 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 9 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 8 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 6 works
  7. 7 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 6 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works

Research output over time

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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%Olympia14.5% 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 28.5% in 2009.

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