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Research in West Lafayette

Science Explorer records 31 research institutions in West Lafayette, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Purdue University West Lafayette.

Research institutions
31
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
155k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6M
29.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
West Lafayette

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 West Lafayette?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Purdue University West LafayetteUniversity 152,245 #156
2Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (United States)Company 743 #7,814 all time
3MED InstituteResearch facility 514 #25,152 all time
4Bioanalytical Systems (United States)Company 245 #12,978 all time
5Cook Research (United States)Company 245 #20,746 all time
6Endocyte (United States)Company 238 #21,045 all time
7PC Krause & Associates (United States)Company 202 #23,898 all time
8M4 Sciences (United States)Company 72 not ranked
9Advanced Process Combinatorics (United States)Company 31 not ranked
10Akina (United States)Company 19 not ranked
11En'Urga (United States)Company 19 not ranked
12Tymora Analytical Operations (United States)Company 18 not ranked
13Gerald P. Murphy Cancer FoundationHospital / health system 18 not ranked
14Purdue Research FoundationNonprofit 16 not ranked
15Independence Science (United States)Company 13 not ranked
16VizSeek (United States)Company 8 not ranked
17IN Space (United States)Company 7 not ranked
18Novilytic (United States)Company 6 not ranked
19On Target Laboratories (United States)Company 6 not ranked
20Nanovis (United States)Company 5 not ranked
21Omega Micro Technologies (United States)Company 5 not ranked
22Arxan (United States)Company 5 not ranked
23Indiana Microelectronics (United States)Company 4 not ranked
24Pandion Laboratories (United States)Company 3 not ranked
25Hans Tech (United States)Company 3 not ranked
26TeloVISION (United States)Company 2 not ranked
27Lite Machines (United States)Company 2 not ranked
28Spero Energy (United States)Company 1 not ranked
29Mudawar Thermal Systems (United States)Company 1 not ranked
30ZeroUI (United States)Company 1 not ranked
31Concordance Health Solutions (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.

Purdue University West Lafayette: 98.4%Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (United States): 0.5%MED Institute: 0.3%Bioanalytical Systems (United States): 0.2%26 others listed: 0.6%98%largest
Purdue University West Lafayette152k · 98.4%Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (United States)743 · 0.5%MED Institute514 · 0.3%Bioanalytical Systems (United States)245 · 0.2%26 others listed950 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does West Lafayette work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research in West Lafayette is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Computer Science (10%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13k fractional works · 60.4% of its workEngineering: 4,754 fractional works · 21.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,010 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 646 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 558 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 474 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 328 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 319 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 266 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 228 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 211 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 180 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 176 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2,278 fractional works · 10.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 810 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 369 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 259 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 238 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 163 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,979 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeophysics: 1,397 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOceanography: 370 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,346 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 557 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 150 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,195 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 526 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 363 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 769 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 500 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 436 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 160 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 415 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 112 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,870 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,706 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 482 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 475 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 150 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 170 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 815 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 311 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 160 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 145 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 387 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 361 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 317 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 284 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 195 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2,935 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,275 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 738 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 189 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,038 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 378 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 140 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 415 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 249 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,967 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMedicine: 1,431 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 157 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 444 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 333 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWest Lafayette22kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering4,75421.4%
    2. Computer Science2,27810.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,9798.9%
    4. Environmental Science1,3466.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,1955.4%
    6. Materials Science7693.5%
    7. Chemistry4362.0%
    8. Mathematics4151.9%
    9. Energy1270.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering1030.5%
  2. Social Sciences3,87017.5%
    1. Social Sciences1,7067.7%
    2. Psychology8153.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3871.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities3611.6%
    5. Decision Sciences3171.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2841.3%
  3. Life Sciences2,93513.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,2755.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,0384.7%
    3. Neuroscience4151.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1220.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics850.4%
    1. Medicine1,4316.5%
    2. Health Professions3331.5%
    3. Veterinary1050.5%
    4. Nursing910.4%
    5. Dentistry70.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is West Lafayette strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in West Lafayette is most concentrated in Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography (19.9× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 1,388.4 works20×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 548.9 works13×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 367.4 works6.5×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 1,946.9 works6.2×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 503.5 works4.8×
  6. ArchitectureSubfield · 36.9 works4.7×
← 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: 0.97× its world share, 924 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 1,114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 108 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 357 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 71 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 93 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 386 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 1,988 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.21× its world share, 1,947 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 113 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 4,272 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 1,253 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 685 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 370 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.48× its world share, 1,101 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 300 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 1,251 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 82 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.19× its world share, 87 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 329 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 351 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 279 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 255 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 720 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1,540 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.21×1,947 works
  2. Veterinary3.19×87 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.48×1,101 works
  4. Mathematics1.57×370 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.44×279 works
  6. Engineering1.43×4,272 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.33×93 works
  8. Computer Science1.28×1,988 works
  9. Environmental Science1.26×1,253 works
  10. Chemistry1.23×386 works
  11. Psychology1.18×720 works
  12. Neuroscience1.10×357 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×1,114 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×71 works
  15. Materials Science0.98×685 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×924 works
  17. Nursing0.84×82 works
  18. Energy0.61×113 works
  19. Social Sciences0.61×1,540 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×255 works
  21. Health Professions0.57×300 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.57×329 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×351 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×108 works
  25. Medicine0.33×1,251 works
  26. Dentistry0.06×6 works

Which keywords describe research in West Lafayette?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ionospheric Anomalies, Seismic Electromagnetics, Microbial Communities, Methane Oxidation, Anaerobic, Gas Hydrates, Tomography and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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. Deep Learning989▲ 1.29×82 topics
  2. Ionospheric Anomalies977▲ 116×1 topic
  3. Seismic Electromagnetics977▲ 116×1 topic
  4. Machine Learning975▲ 1.32×91 topics
  5. Climate Change839▲ 1.39×111 topics
  6. Microbial Communities579▲ 6.0×10 topics
  7. Methane Oxidation503▲ 29×2 topics
  8. Anaerobic502▲ 35×1 topic
  9. Gas Hydrates502▲ 35×1 topic
  10. Neural Networks488▲ 1.43×38 topics
  11. Sustainability464▼ 0.86×103 topics
  12. Tomography418▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Hydrological Modeling398▲ 7.5×5 topics
  14. Solar Wind382▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Electron Acceleration373▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Ionosphere370▲ 31×1 topic
  17. Magnetosphere370▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Seismic Noise370▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Surface Wave370▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Sea Level Rise368▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Geodetic Measurements353▲ 15×2 topics
  22. GRACE346▲ 32×1 topic
  23. groundwater depletion346▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Education299▼ 0.78×86 topics
  25. Biomedical Applications278◆ 1.06×36 topics
  26. Nanoparticles272◆ 0.97×44 topics
  27. Heat Transfer256▲ 2.4×18 topics
  28. Energy Efficiency238▲ 1.16×35 topics
  29. Big Data234◆ 1.10×31 topics
  30. Biosensors192▲ 1.76×12 topics
  31. Engineering Education186▲ 9.8×6 topics
  32. Student Engagement178▲ 2.0×15 topics
  33. Thermal Management174▲ 2.4×8 topics
  34. Large-Eddy Simulation147▲ 3.6×5 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning139▲ 3.0×10 topics
  36. Assessment Methods121▲ 5.1×3 topics
  37. Professional Skills96▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Accreditation95▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Outcome-Based Education95▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Heat Stress94▲ 5.3×2 topics

What research is done in West Lafayette?

Earthquake Detection and…977Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 977 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 502 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis370Seismic Waves and Analysis: 370 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…369Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 369 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…346Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 346 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 90 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 60 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 59 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 57 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 57 fractional works
GeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 977 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 502 works
  3. 3 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 370 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 369 works
  5. 5 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 346 works
  6. 6 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 90 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 60 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 59 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 57 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 57 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%West Lafayette18.5% 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 31.9% in 2007.

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