Research in Tacoma
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Tacoma. The largest by output are Washington Water Science Center and CHI Franciscan Rehabilitation Hospital.
- Research institutions
- 2
- Research works
- 25 ▲ 53% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 36.0% 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 Tacoma?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Water Science CenterResearch facility | 24 | not ranked | |
| 2 | CHI Franciscan Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system | 0 | 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.
Which keywords describe research in Tacoma?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Land Use Change, Hydrological Modeling, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Global Hydrology and Model Evaluation.
- Surface Water Mapping
- Bioaccumulation
- Nutrient Cycling
- Eutrophication
- Pesticides
- Environmental Impact
- Conservation Challenges
- Soil Erosion
- Global Carbon Budget
- Water Quality
- Fluvial Processes
- Model Evaluation
- Remote Sensing
- Hydrological Modeling
- Sediment Transport
- Climate Change
- Land Use Change
- Water Resources
- Global Hydrology
- River Restoration
- Riparian Vegetation
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Agricultural Sustainability
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Flow Regulation
- Hydrology
- Risk Assessment
- Hyporheic Zone
- Toxicity
- Flood Risk
- Pollution
Size is fractional works in all years 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 31 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change10▲ 15×19 topics
- Sediment Transport7▲ 173×2 topics
- Land Use Change6▲ 76×2 topics
- Hydrological Modeling5▲ 104×4 topics
- Water Resources4▲ 78×4 topics
- Remote Sensing4▲ 14×9 topics
- Global Hydrology4▲ 251×1 topic
- Model Evaluation4▲ 139×1 topic
- River Restoration4▲ 305×2 topics
- Fluvial Processes3▲ 405×1 topic
- Riparian Vegetation3▲ 405×1 topic
- Water Quality3▲ 25×5 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 88×2 topics
- Global Carbon Budget2▲ 103×2 topics
- Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 73×1 topic
- Soil Erosion2▲ 190×1 topic
- Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 50×2 topics
- Conservation Challenges2▲ 87×1 topic
- Flow Regulation2▲ 87×1 topic
- Environmental Impact1▲ 4.2×6 topics
- Hydrology1▲ 49×3 topics
- Pesticides1▲ 56×3 topics
- Risk Assessment1▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Eutrophication1▲ 36×2 topics
- Hyporheic Zone1▲ 166×1 topic
- Nutrient Cycling1▲ 66×1 topic
- Toxicity1▲ 12×3 topics
- Bioaccumulation1▲ 42×3 topics
- Flood Risk1▲ 102×1 topic
- Surface Water Mapping1▲ 108×1 topic
- Pollution1▲ 32×3 topics
What research is done in Tacoma?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
- 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
- 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
- 4 Property Rights and Legal Doctrine Law 0 works
- 5 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
- 6 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
- 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 0 works
- 8 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 0 works
- 9 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 0 works
- 10 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 0 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.