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Research in Sugar Land

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Sugar Land, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
669
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Sugar Land?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Houston Methodist Sugar Land HospitalHospital / health system 491 #21,481
2Applied Optoelectronics (United States)Company 69 not ranked
3Noble (United States)Company 59 not ranked
4Kalsi Engineering (United States)Company 46 not ranked
5QuantLogic (United States)Company 5 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.

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital: 73.3%Applied Optoelectronics (United States): 10.3%Noble (United States): 8.8%Kalsi Engineering (United States): 6.9%1 other listed: 0.7%73%largest
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital491 · 73.3%Applied Optoelectronics (United States)69 · 10.3%Noble (United States)59 · 8.8%Kalsi Engineering (United States)46 · 6.9%1 other listed5 · 0.7%

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

What is Sugar Land strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sugar Land is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering (22.6× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 24.5 works23×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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Which keywords describe research in Sugar Land?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rheological Properties, CO2 Sequestration, Vibration Analysis, Machine Learning, Hydraulic Fracturing, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity and Optimization.

▲ 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. Machine Learning16▲ 2.3×23 topics
  2. Nanoparticles10▲ 3.7×6 topics
  3. Rheological Properties9▲ 25×3 topics
  4. CO2 Sequestration9▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis9▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Epidemiology9◆ 1.04×37 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing8▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Drilling Fluids8▲ 69×1 topic
  9. Well Integrity8▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Optimization7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  11. Predictive Maintenance7▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Fracture Propagation7▲ 55×1 topic
  13. Shale Gas Reservoirs7▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 3.0×17 topics
  15. Artificial Lift Systems6▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Fault Diagnosis6▲ 20×1 topic
  17. Security5▲ 3.8×5 topics
  18. Uncertainty Quantification4▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Data Assimilation4▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Well Placement4▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  24. Failure Analysis4▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Ischemic Stroke4▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Pipeline3▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Porous Media3▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Corrosion3▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Prevention Guidelines3▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Shale Gas3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Tool Wear3▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Blockchain3▲ 6.2×1 topic
  33. Smart Contracts3▲ 9.1×1 topic
  34. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Critical Care3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Revascularization3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Surfactants3▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Endovascular Therapy3▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Fatigue3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Thrombolysis3▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Sugar Land?

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works

Research output over time

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