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Research in Redstone Arsenal

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Redstone Arsenal, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Marshall Space Flight Center.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Redstone Arsenal?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Marshall Space Flight CenterResearch facility 16,123 #7,565
2U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense CommandGovernment institution 496 #9,854 all time

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.

What is Redstone Arsenal strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Redstone Arsenal is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy (32.5× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 69.6 works33×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 70.6 works15×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 100.8 works11×
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Which keywords describe research in Redstone Arsenal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Remote Sensing, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Climate Change, Combustion Instabilities, Thermodynamic Modeling and Cryogenic Storage.

▲ 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 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 Change28▲ 2.5×40 topics
  2. Remote Sensing25▲ 5.0×24 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties23▲ 5.7×17 topics
  4. Additive Manufacturing22▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Microstructure20▲ 9.2×10 topics
  6. Combustion Instabilities14▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Thermodynamic Modeling14▲ 29×2 topics
  8. Cryogenic Storage13▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)13▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion13▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Mars13▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Martian Surface13▲ 100×1 topic
  13. Regression Rate Behavior13▲ 145×1 topic
  14. Simulation12▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Process Parameters11▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Solar System Abundances11▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Terrestrial Planets11▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Metal Powders11▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Metallic Components11▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Selective Laser Melting11▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Risk Assessment10▲ 3.8×4 topics
  22. Thermal Analysis10▲ 19×3 topics
  23. CubeSat10▲ 131×1 topic
  24. small satellite10▲ 131×1 topic
  25. 3D Printing10▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Ceramics10▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Materials10▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Polymer Composites10▲ 9.0×4 topics
  29. Biomedical Engineering9▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Applications9▲ 8.1×1 topic
  31. Challenges9▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Gravitational Waves9▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Solar Wind9▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Tomography9▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Biomechanics8▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 8.0×5 topics
  37. Extravehicular Activity7▲ 203×1 topic
  38. Space Suit7▲ 203×1 topic
  39. X-ray Imaging7▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Black Holes7▲ 18×3 topics

What research is done in Redstone Arsenal?

  1. 1 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  3. 3 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works

Research output over time

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