Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#78,426
AI visibility: Grade A
87
SEO health: Latest audit
91
Visits
82.6K
per month, estimated
Keywords
15.2K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
82.6K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
138 lines AI engines can read
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dri.edu Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Desert Research Institute (Research Institute) is ranked #78,426 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 7,274 places from #85,700 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 82,600 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 15,200 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 87 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 138 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 91/100, with "Implement a Sitemap" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #78,426 | ▲ 7,274 |
| August 2026 | #85,700 | ▼ 9,513 |
| July 2026 | #76,187 | ▼ 7,630 |
| June 2026 | #68,557 | — |
| May 2026 | #68,557 | ▲ 20,959 |
| April 2026 | #89,516 | ▲ 7,497 |
| March 2026 | #97,013 | ▲ 2,285 |
| February 2026 | #99,298 | — |
What this company does
Desert Research Institute operates as a non-profit organization in Nevada that carries out research on atmospheric conditions, water systems, and ecological processes. Founded in 1959, it maintains dedicated divisions that examine how these elements interact in both local and distant settings. Staff members collect field data, run analyses, and produce reports on topics such as precipitation patterns, watershed healt…
Our read on the site
Good foundation with room for improvement.
dri.edu Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send dri.edu an estimated 82,600 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 82,600 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 15,200 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 5.4 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
82.6K
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
82.6K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
dri.edu AI Visibility
dri.edu scores 87 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, SEO health and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 0 of 10 points (robots ✗ · sitemap ✗), worth 10 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
100/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
Detected
Fix these first
- → Complete your company profile so AI answers about you stay accurate.
- → Add robots.txt and sitemap.xml so AI crawlers can read you.
dri.edu LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on dri.edu runs to 138 lines (6,458 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Desert Research Institute". It tells AI engines the business works in Environmental Science, Climate Research and Water Resource Management. It describes 3 products, including Environmental Research Reports, Climate Science Studies and Water Resource Management Tools. Services it lists include Environmental Consulting, Scientific Collaboration Programs and Educational Outreach and Training. The audience it names is Researchers, Policymakers, Educators, Environmental Organizations, Government Agencies, aged All ages (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and CMS. The keywords it claims start with "Desert Research Institute", "Nevada research institute", "non-profit research" and "scientific research". It gives the company type as Non-Profit and says it is hiring.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
138
In the file
Size
6.5K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 18, 2026
What the file says
# Desert Research Institute ## About The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is a premier non-profit research institute based in Nevada, founded in 1959. DRI focuses on addressing critical environmental and scientific challenges through innovative research and collaboration between scientists and policymakers. With a mission to drive positive change, DRI's work impacts communities locally and globally by providing actionable insights into climate science, water resources, and ecosystem management. **Areas of Work:** Environmental Science, Climate Research, Water Resource Management ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://dri.edu - **Address:** 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +1-775-673-7300 - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 8AM-5PM - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Non-Profit - **Employees:** 200 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Environmental Research Reports** (Contact for pricing): Comprehensive studies and reports on environmental issues, including climate change impacts and mitigation strategies. - **Climate Science Studies** (Contact for pricing): Detailed analyses and modeling of climate patterns to support policy and community planning. - **Water Resource Management Tools** (Contact for pricing): Data-driven soluti
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Environmental Research ReportsContact for pricing
- Climate Science StudiesContact for pricing
- Water Resource Management ToolsContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Environmental ConsultingContact for quote
- Scientific Collaboration ProgramsContact for quote
- Educational Outreach and TrainingContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Researchers, Policymakers, Educators, Environmental Organizations, Government Agencies · All ages · Global
Company type
Non-Profit · actively hiring
dri.edu Organic Keywords
Google lists dri.edu for about 15,200 keywords, which together bring an estimated 82,600 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
15.2K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
82.6K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
dri.edu SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of dri.edu scored 91 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 76, while SEO scores highest at 100. The audit makes 10 recommendations in all, and 2 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
Excellent
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- HighImplement a Sitemap
- HighCreate a Robots.txt File
- MediumOptimize Images
- MediumMinimize JavaScript and CSS Blocking
6 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
dri.edu Competitors and Alternatives
Desert Research Institute's company profile names www.nicholas.duke.edu, www.usgs.gov and www.noaa.gov as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds nsf.gov, nasa.gov and agu.org. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are wheelup.it, devicehome.net, gsplus.hu and sangeethamobiles.com.
dri.edu Company Profile
Desert Research Institute operates as a non-profit organization in Nevada that carries out research on atmospheric conditions, water systems, and ecological processes. Founded in 1959, it maintains dedicated divisions that examine how these elements interact in both local and distant settings. Staff members collect field data, run analyses, and produce reports on topics such as precipitation patterns, watershed healt…
Founded in 1959 (about 67 years ago), Desert Research Institute is based in Reno, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Research Institute, with further tags for Environmental Science, Non-Profit and Research and Development. Products on record for it: Environmental Research, Climate Science Studies and Water Resource Management. Its tagline reads: "Science That Matters Now".
- Sector
- Research Institute
- Headquarters
- Reno, United States
- Founded
- 1959
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Environmental Research, Climate Science Studies, Water Resource Management
dri.edu Traffic by Country
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