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Research in Augusta

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Augusta, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are MaineGeneral Medical Center and University of Maine at Augusta.

Research institutions
24
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.5%
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 Augusta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1MaineGeneral Medical CenterHospital / health system 556 #7,769
2Riverview Psychiatric CenterHospital / health system 415 #26,985 all time
3University of Maine at AugustaUniversity 270 #23,362
4Maine State MuseumArchive 228 #29,573 all time
5Togus VA Medical CenterHospital / health system 200 #34,485 all time
6Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeGovernment institution 164 #40,810 all time
7Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine ResidencyInstitution 120 #42,173 all time
8State of Maine Department of Health and Human ServicesGovernment institution 102 not ranked
9Medical Care DevelopmentHospital / health system 82 not ranked
10Maine Library AssociationArchive 53 not ranked
11Maine Department of EducationGovernment institution 42 not ranked
12Maine Health Access FoundationNonprofit 17 not ranked
13Maine Community College SystemUniversity 15 not ranked
14Maine State ArchivesArchive 14 not ranked
15Maine Mathematics and Science AllianceNonprofit 12 not ranked
16Consumers for Affordable Health CareHospital / health system 5 not ranked
17Maine Center for Economic PolicyNonprofit 3 not ranked
18Maine Hospice CouncilHospital / health system 3 not ranked
19Penobscot River Restoration TrustNonprofit 3 not ranked
20Maine Hospital AssociationInstitution 3 not ranked
21Maine Parent FederationNonprofit 1 not ranked
22Maine Space Grant ConsortiumInstitution 1 not ranked
23New England Institute of Addiction StudiesNonprofit 1 not ranked
24Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and ForestryGovernment institution 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.

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.

MaineGeneral Medical Center: 24.1%Riverview Psychiatric Center: 18.0%University of Maine at Augusta: 11.7%Maine State Museum: 9.9%19 others listed: 36.4%24%largest
MaineGeneral Medical Center556 · 24.1%Riverview Psychiatric Center415 · 18.0%University of Maine at Augusta270 · 11.7%Maine State Museum228 · 9.9%19 others listed841 · 36.4%

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

Which keywords describe research in Augusta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Population Dynamics, Raman Spectroscopy, Geochemistry and Climate Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology22▲ 1.68×82 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 1.49×34 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.5×30 topics
  4. Neuroinflammation11▲ 12×6 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 2.2×34 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration10▲ 10×8 topics
  7. Mental Health9▲ 1.92×25 topics
  8. Inflammation9▲ 1.30×47 topics
  9. Globalization8▲ 1.28×19 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 1.63×28 topics
  11. Higher Education6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  12. Population Dynamics6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  13. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 9.1×3 topics
  14. Geochemistry6▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Aging6▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Gemstones6▲ 177×1 topic
  17. Petrology6▲ 177×1 topic
  18. Therapeutic Strategies6▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Amyloid Hypothesis5▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Tau Pathology5▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Primary Care5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  22. Psychological Impact5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  23. Gender Differences5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  24. Invasive Species5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  25. Geological Mapping5▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning5▲ 7.3×7 topics
  27. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  29. Brain Development4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. Plate Tectonics4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Habitat Selection4▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Geochronology4▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Zircon4▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Microglia3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Caregiver Burden3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Dementia3▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Trophic Cascades3▲ 9.9×2 topics

What research is done in Augusta?

  1. 1 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 6 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  6. 6 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 2 works

Research output over time

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