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Research in Rolla

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Rolla, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Research institutions
9
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
507k
22.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Rolla

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 Rolla?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 21,724 #2,085
2Brewer Science (United States)Company 354 #25,919 all time
3Frontier Environmental Technology (United States)Company 129 #29,909 all time
4Phelps County Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 59 not ranked
5Mo Sci Corporation (United States)Company 26 not ranked
6Loki (United States)Company 16 not ranked
7Mercy Clinic Cancer and HematologyHospital / health system 12 not ranked
8Missouri Area Health Education CenterNonprofit 3 not ranked
9InnoCit (United States)Company 0 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.

Missouri University of Science and Technology: 97.3%Brewer Science (United States): 1.6%Frontier Environmental Technology (United States): 0.6%Phelps County Regional Medical Center: 0.3%4 others listed: 0.3%97%largest
Missouri University of Science and Technology22k · 97.3%Brewer Science (United States)354 · 1.6%Frontier Environmental Technology (United States)129 · 0.6%Phelps County Regional Medical Center59 · 0.3%4 others listed57 · 0.3%

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

Which fields of science does Rolla work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research in Rolla is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Computer Science (10%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,232 fractional works · 81.6% of its workEngineering: 1,251 fractional works · 45.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 297 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 188 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 172 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 98 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 95 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 69 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 277 fractional works · 10.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 100 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 60 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 212 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 130 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 125 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 119 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 56 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 77 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 67 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 291 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 102 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 39 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 49 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 110 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedicine: 74 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 103 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRolla2,736fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering1,25145.7%
    2. Computer Science27710.1%
    3. Materials Science2127.8%
    4. Environmental Science1254.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1194.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences772.8%
    7. Chemistry672.5%
    8. Mathematics431.6%
    9. Energy371.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering250.9%
    1. Social Sciences1023.7%
    2. Decision Sciences582.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting491.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance291.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities271.0%
    6. Psychology260.9%
    1. Medicine742.7%
    2. Health Professions301.1%
    3. Dentistry40.2%
    4. Nursing10.0%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology501.8%
    2. Neuroscience250.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences220.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rolla strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rolla is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Media Technology (5.4× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 155.2 works5.4×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 60.5 works4.0×
  3. Media TechnologySubfield · 29.0 works3.8×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.51× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.56× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 242 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.11× its world share, 1,137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 109 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.23× its world share, 190 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 107 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.11×1,137 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.51×21 works
  3. Materials Science2.23×190 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.22×52 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.97×107 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.81×69 works
  7. Chemistry1.56×60 works
  8. Energy1.45×32 works
  9. Mathematics1.36×39 works
  10. Computer Science1.28×242 works
  11. Environmental Science0.90×109 works
  12. Neuroscience0.56×22 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×42 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×25 works
  15. Health Professions0.41×26 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×46 works
  17. Dentistry0.35×4 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×3 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.30×21 works
  20. Psychology0.28×21 works
  21. Social Sciences0.27×84 works
  22. Veterinary0.20×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×19 works
  24. Medicine0.13×61 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×2 works
  26. Nursing0.06×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Rolla?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, CO2 Sequestration, Geopolymer and 3D Printing.

▲ 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. Machine Learning134▲ 1.47×80 topics
  2. Deep Learning132▲ 1.40×73 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties129▲ 4.8×34 topics
  4. Microstructure92▲ 6.5×19 topics
  5. Sustainability90▲ 1.35×55 topics
  6. Environmental Impact85▲ 1.81×36 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing72▲ 8.5×7 topics
  8. Neural Networks70▲ 1.66×35 topics
  9. Nanoparticles62▲ 1.80×36 topics
  10. Nanomaterials62▲ 2.2×19 topics
  11. CO2 Sequestration52▲ 9.8×4 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency52▲ 2.0×31 topics
  13. Geopolymer51▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Risk Management46▲ 3.5×13 topics
  15. Artificial Neural Networks44▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. 3D Printing44▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. Power Electronics43▲ 4.9×8 topics
  18. Nanotechnology40▲ 8.1×6 topics
  19. Rheology40▲ 7.5×6 topics
  20. Recycled Materials39▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Sintering36▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Applications36▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Fly Ash35▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Polymer Composites35▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. Carbon Emissions34▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Alkali-Activated Materials34▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Cementitious Materials34▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Spark Plasma Sintering33▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Optical Fiber32▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Ceramics32▲ 8.1×4 topics
  31. Engineering Education32▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Materials31▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Fiber Optic Sensors30▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Sensor Technology30▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Biomedical Engineering29▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Porous Media28▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Oxidation Resistance28▲ 9.7×3 topics
  38. Fiber Reinforced Concrete26▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Ultra-High Performance Concrete26▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Material Characterization25▲ 7.9×3 topics

What research is done in Rolla?

Concrete and Cement Mate…30Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…28Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 28 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 24 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 23 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 20 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 19 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 18 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…17Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 17 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 17 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 16 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 23 works
  5. 5 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 20 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  7. 7 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 17 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 16 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Rolla18.0% 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 27.9% in 2016.

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