What research studies Boulder?

Papers about Boulder as a subject — its agriculture, health, environment and society — regardless of where the authors sit.

AI verdict · codex · ground-checked

The available sample includes 3337 papers about Boulder; landslides and related hazards lead with 39, followed by geology and paleoclimatology with 31. Tectonics, cryosphere, atmospheric gases and planetary science make the city itself a remarkably varied research subject.

WATCH Watch whether landslide, geology and tectonic studies continue to dominate attention.

Research outlook for Boulder

What the papers — written in the city and about it — point to, split by the Prism stance layer: work that reads promising versus work that flags problems or urges caution.

Opportunities the research points to

Climate Change · 68Machine Learning · 67MathML · 43Sustainability · 31Materials Science · 30Material Science · 27Nanotechnology · 25Artificial Intelligence · 24Energy Efficiency · 22Robotics · 22Semiconductors · 22Neuroscience · 21

Concerns the research raises

Climate Change · 86Nevada · 32Education · 31Columbia · 30Colorado Dam · 28Machine Learning · 27Sustainability · 27Hoover Dam · 26Photography · 20COVID-19 · 18Research · 18Imperial Valley · 16

counts = papers carrying the theme, shard sample · concerns merge cautionary, critical and problem-identifying work

Topics

topic	works
Landslides and related hazards	39
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research	31
earthquake and tectonic studies	29
Astro and Planetary Science	22
Geological formations and processes	17
Cryospheric studies and observations	17
Planetary Science and Exploration	14
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics	14
Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes	13
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols	12
Geological and Geochemical Analysis	12
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate	11
Coastal and Marine Dynamics	11
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies	10
Rock Mechanics and Modeling	10
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations	9
Sports injuries and prevention	9
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena	8
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping	8
Fire effects on ecosystems	8

By year

Orientation (where Prism-tagged)

Most-cited

paper	year	cited	doi
Waves, coastal boulder deposits and the importance of the pre-transport setting…	2003	348	doi
Influence of large woody debris on channel morphology and dynamics in steep, boulder-rich mountain streams, we…	2003	195	doi
The affirmation of the scientist-practitioner: A look back at Boulder.…	2000	154	doi
Paleohydrological Methods and Some Examples from Swedish Fluvial Environments. I. Cobble and Boulder Deposits…	1983	152	doi
Bedrock benches and boulder bars: Floods in the Burdekin Gorge of Australia…	1992	149	doi
Size-frequency statistics of boulders on global surface of asteroid 25143 Itokawa…	2008	147	doi
Pushing the Boulder Uphill: The Persistence of First-Generation College Students…	2004	140	doi
Politics, Values, and Public Policy: The Problem of Methodology. By Frank Fischer. (Boulder, Colo.: Westview P…	1982	138	doi
Asteroid (101955) Bennu’s weak boulders and thermally anomalous equator…	2020	132	doi
Impact History of Eros: Craters and Boulders…	2002	130	doi
Boulders transport by catastrophic waves along the Ionian coast of Apulia (southern Italy)…	2000	129	doi
Comparative Studies on the Life History of the Grapsid Crabs (Crustacea, Brachyura) Inhabiting Intertidal Cobb…	1988	125	doi
Seismic Constraints on Critical Zone Architecture, Boulder Creek Watershed, Front Range, Colorado…	2011	116	doi
Indoor rock climbing (bouldering) as a new treatment for depression: study design of a waitlist-controlled ran…	2015	106	doi
Modulation of erosion on steep granitic slopes by boulder armoring, as revealed by cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be…	2001	105	doi

papers whose title or entities mention Boulder (any author location) · shard sample · distinct from research done AT city institutions