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Research in Raleigh

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Raleigh. The largest by output are Martin Marietta Materials (United States), North Carolina Geological Survey and The Nonwovens Institute.

Research institutions
5
Research works
2.8k
▲ 319% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.3%
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 Raleigh?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Martin Marietta Materials (United States)Company 2,780 #4,527 all time
2North Carolina Geological SurveyGovernment institution 32 not ranked
3The Nonwovens InstituteResearch facility 10 not ranked
4Southeast Climate Adaptation Science CenterResearch facility 8 not ranked
5North Carolina State Climate OfficeUniversity 6 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.

Martin Marietta Materials (United States): 98.0%North Carolina Geological Survey: 1.1%The Nonwovens Institute: 0.4%Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center: 0.3%1 other listed: 0.2%98%largest
Martin Marietta Materials (United States)2,780 · 98.0%North Carolina Geological Survey32 · 1.1%The Nonwovens Institute10 · 0.4%Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center8 · 0.3%1 other listed6 · 0.2%

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

Which keywords describe research in Raleigh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, GIS-based Modeling, Citizen Science, Geological Mapping, Hazard, Landslide and Biodiversity.

▲ 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 12 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 5.9×19 topics
  2. Remote Sensing3▲ 10×6 topics
  3. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 98×2 topics
  4. Citizen Science2▲ 71×3 topics
  5. Geological Mapping1▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning1▲ 1.80×2 topics
  7. Biodiversity1▲ 7.7×5 topics
  8. Hazard1▲ 81×1 topic
  9. Landslide1▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Ecosystem Services1▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  12. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 35×3 topics

What research is done in Raleigh?

  1. 1 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  2. 2 Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  10. 10 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 0 works

Research output over time

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