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Research in Socorro

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Socorro, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.5k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.0%
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 Socorro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyUniversity 6,456 #4,264

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 Socorro strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Socorro is most concentrated in Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences (19.1× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 57.3 works19×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 45.9 works10×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 114.8 works8.5×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 29.2 works6.5×
  5. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 22.9 works6.0×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Socorro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Thermodynamic Modeling, Hydraulic Fracturing and CO2 Sequestration.

▲ 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 Change62▲ 2.7×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning54▲ 1.91×45 topics
  3. Remote Sensing42▲ 3.9×22 topics
  4. Tectonics26▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Plate Tectonics26▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling24▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing23▲ 24×2 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration21▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Geological Mapping20▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Shale Gas19▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Geochronology19▲ 32×1 topic
  12. Zircon19▲ 32×1 topic
  13. Support Vector Machines18▲ 6.6×5 topics
  14. Fracture Propagation18▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Shale Gas Reservoirs18▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Porous Media18▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Multi-Agent Systems18▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Hyperspectral Imaging17▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. Optimization17▲ 4.2×11 topics
  20. Subduction17▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Compositional Data Analysis16▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Mineral Prospectivity16▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Nanopores16▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Gas Permeability15▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Pore Structure14▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Reactive Transport14▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Mudstones14▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Thermal Maturity14▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Holocene14▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Sea Level14▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Trajectory Optimization13▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Data Assimilation13▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Disaster Management13▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Ensemble Kalman Filter12▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Paleoclimatology12▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Glacial Cycles12▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Monsoon Dynamics12▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Surfactants12▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Geodetic Measurements12▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Mobile Edge Computing11▲ 8.2×2 topics

What research is done in Socorro?

Geological and Geochemic…19Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 19 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…18Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 18 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…16Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 16 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …14Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 14 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 12 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 11 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…11Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 11 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 10 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 10 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…10Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 10 fractional works
GeophysicsMechanical EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 14 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 12 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 11 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 10 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.