Research in Ashburn
Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Ashburn, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Janelia Research Campus and Cordoba University.
- Research institutions
- 8 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.8k ▼ 3% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 21.2% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Ashburn?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordoba UniversityUniversity | 1,667 | #10,775 | |
| 2 | Janelia Research CampusResearch facility | 933 | #1,384 | |
| 3 | Prototype Productions (United States)Company | 66 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Perceptive Innovations (United States)Company | 53 | not ranked | |
| 5 | National Recreation and Park AssociationNonprofit | 38 | not ranked | |
| 6 | SteelCloud (United States)Company | 29 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Vidrio (United States)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Airak (United States)Company | 1 | 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.
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What is Ashburn strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Ashburn is most concentrated in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Language and Linguistics (11.6× the world share in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience).
- Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 23.0 works12×
- Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 21.5 works7.7×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Ashburn?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Corpus Linguistics, Neuronal Circuits, Education, Insulin Signaling, Metabolic Regulation, History and Neuroscience.
- Single-Molecule Imaging
- Fluorescent Proteins
- Cellular Imaging
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Bilingual Education
- Language Policy
- Genomics
- Neuronal Oscillations
- Ionotropic Receptors
- Working Memory
- Society
- Sociolinguistics
- Cultural Heritage
- Metabolic Regulation
- Image Processing
- Gene Expression
- Genetics
- Corpus Linguistics
- Climate Change
- Education
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- History
- Neuronal Circuits
- Literature
- Insulin Signaling
- Neuroscience
- Gender
- Social Movements
- Drosophila
- Olfactory System
- Cortical Networks
- Memory Formation
- Synchronization
- Translation
- Multilingualism
- Microscopy
- Super-Resolution Imaging
- Bioimage Analysis
- High-Content Screening
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
- Globalization29▲ 2.3×45 topics
- Education25▲ 2.3×41 topics
- Sustainability22▲ 1.45×39 topics
- Climate Change21▲ 1.24×49 topics
- History16▲ 3.6×17 topics
- Corpus Linguistics15▲ 11×5 topics
- Neuronal Circuits14▲ 29×2 topics
- Genetics13▲ 3.0×15 topics
- Literature13▲ 3.7×15 topics
- Gene Expression12▲ 3.2×17 topics
- Insulin Signaling12▲ 23×3 topics
- Image Processing12▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Neuroscience11▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Metabolic Regulation11▲ 10×4 topics
- Gender11▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Cultural Heritage10▲ 3.0×13 topics
- Social Movements10▲ 5.2×15 topics
- Sociolinguistics10▲ 8.1×6 topics
- Drosophila10▲ 36×2 topics
- Society10▲ 7.7×12 topics
- Olfactory System9▲ 23×2 topics
- Working Memory9▲ 16×3 topics
- Cortical Networks9▲ 24×1 topic
- Ionotropic Receptors9▲ 55×1 topic
- Memory Formation9▲ 55×1 topic
- Neuronal Oscillations9▲ 19×2 topics
- Synchronization9▲ 12×1 topic
- Genomics8▲ 4.5×8 topics
- Translation8▲ 7.5×5 topics
- Language Policy8▲ 8.6×3 topics
- Multilingualism8▲ 7.2×3 topics
- Bilingual Education8▲ 10.0×2 topics
- Microscopy8▲ 17×2 topics
- Cross-Cultural Communication7▲ 12×2 topics
- Super-Resolution Imaging7▲ 35×2 topics
- Cellular Imaging7▲ 11×2 topics
- Bioimage Analysis6▲ 28×1 topic
- Fluorescent Proteins6▲ 46×1 topic
- High-Content Screening6▲ 28×1 topic
- Single-Molecule Imaging6▲ 46×1 topic
What research is done in Ashburn?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9 works
- 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
- 3 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 6 works
- 4 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 6 works
- 5 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 6 works
- 6 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 5 works
- 7 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
- 8 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 5 works
- 9 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 5 works
- 10 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
Research output over time
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