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Research in Cambridge

Science Explorer records 232 research institutions in Cambridge, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and National Bureau of Economic Research.

Research institutions
232
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
477k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
31M
65.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Cambridge

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 Cambridge?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Harvard UniversityUniversity 494,753 #1
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity 183,129 #8
3National Bureau of Economic ResearchNonprofit 12,989 #624
4World Wide Web ConsortiumInstitution 6,517 #17,972
5Biogen (United States)Company 3,310 #3,554
6Draper LaboratoryFunder 2,611 #9,065
7Cambridge Health AllianceHospital / health system 2,479 #7,345
8Harvard Global Health InstituteUniversity 1,983 #977
9Digital Science (United States)Company 1,892 #2,361
10Abt Global (United States)Company 1,409 #12,944
11Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery InstituteHospital / health system 1,318 #5,015
12Episcopal Divinity SchoolUniversity 1,225 #20,158
13Mount Auburn HospitalHospital / health system 990 #14,322
14Lesley UniversityUniversity 864 #16,566
15Cytel (United States)Company 796 #9,244
16Machine ScienceNonprofit 776 #11,882
17Cambridge Electronics (United States)Company 676 #7,360 all time
18American Academy of Arts and SciencesInstitution 663 #17,624
19Volpe National Transportation Systems CenterGovernment institution 602 #11,501 all time
20Abcam (United States)Company 581 #10,993
21Center for Effective PhilanthropyNonprofit 580 #12,264
22Ibis Reproductive HealthResearch facility 541 #16,713
23Acentech (United States)Company 465 #20,107
24Bioethics InternationalNonprofit 385 #19,053 all time
25Moderna Therapeutics (United States)Company 385 #1,658
26Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 344 #9,182
27Charles River Analytics (United States)Company 318 #22,602 all time
28Sarepta Therapeutics (United States)Company 314 #21,940
29Akamai (United States)Company 306 #18,084 all time
30Union of Concerned ScientistsNonprofit 289 #15,538 all time
31AVEO Oncology (United States)Company 266 #19,385
32Scholar Rock (United States)University 256 #15,585 all time
33Arup Group (United States)Company 250 #24,994 all time
34Idera Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 248 #32,830 all time
35Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 228 #19,471 all time
36Hult International Business SchoolUniversity 226 #12,716
37Dimagi (United States)Company 226 #19,902 all time
38Angiogenesis FoundationNonprofit 202 #29,103 all time
39Blueprint Medicines (United States)Company 199 #19,502 all time
40BioMimetic Systems (United States)Company 198 #19,658 all time
41Marketing Science InstituteNonprofit 194 #28,507 all time
42Acceleron Pharma (United States)Company 192 #21,639 all time
43GVD Corporation (United States)Company 189 #19,517 all time
44Ensemble Therapeutics (United States)Company 186 #34,876 all time
45Cambridge CollegeUniversity 182 #25,457 all time
46Agios Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 178 #20,251 all time
47Buckingham Browne & NicholsUniversity 169 #23,902 all time
48Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action LabResearch facility 160 #21,803 all time
49American Association of Variable Star ObserversNonprofit 159 #33,124 all time
50Sage Therapeutics (United States)Company 152 #28,381 all time
51Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyNonprofit 148 #29,196 all time
52Bluebird Bio (United States)Company 136 #30,879 all time
53Akebia Therapeutics (United States)Company 135 #33,914 all time
54Pega (United States)Company 132 #30,549 all time
55Epizyme (United States)Company 131 #34,176 all time
56Ascent Technology (United States)Company 130 #27,674 all time
57AddgeneNonprofit 127 #20,737
58One Cell Systems (United States)Company 125 #30,055 all time
59TriNetX (United States)Company 124 #30,300 all time
60China Medical BoardNonprofit 122 #32,400 all time

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.

Harvard University: 67.9%Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 25.1%National Bureau of Economic Research: 1.8%World Wide Web Consortium: 0.9%56 others listed: 4.3%68%largest
Harvard University495k · 67.9%Massachusetts Institute of Technology183k · 25.1%National Bureau of Economic Research13k · 1.8%World Wide Web Consortium6,517 · 0.9%56 others listed31k · 4.3%

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

Which fields of science does Cambridge work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Cambridge is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20k fractional works · 34.0% of its workEngineering: 6,192 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,283 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,271 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1,074 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 538 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 472 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 332 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 225 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 164 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 140 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 136 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 215 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4,824 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2,211 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 840 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInstrumentation: 751 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 442 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 270 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 204 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3,518 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,550 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 462 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 386 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 340 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 324 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 456 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,727 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 461 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 335 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 270 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 191 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 469 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1,303 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 826 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 147 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 142 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1,060 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 349 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 182 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 154 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 376 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 733 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 267 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 152 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 143 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 644 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 275 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 165 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 204 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 288 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 254 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 143 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 19k fractional works · 31.3% of its workMedicine: 16k fractional works · 27.5% of its workSurgery: 1,562 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,307 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 1,259 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1,245 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,180 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 941 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 923 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 913 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 664 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 597 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 579 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 569 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 412 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 403 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 354 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 319 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 319 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 255 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 253 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 230 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 213 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 191 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 188 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 181 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 150 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 137 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 130 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 124 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 901 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1,775 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,090 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 172 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 128 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 120 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 264 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 247 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 222 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 223 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10k fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,839 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,297 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 467 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 422 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 299 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 247 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 222 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 188 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 125 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 571 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 2,304 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 839 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 601 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 458 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 207 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 163 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,877 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,374 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 318 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 185 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 958 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 234 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 212 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 130 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 128 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 125 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 869 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 183 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 686 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 601 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 309 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10k fractional works · 17.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6,254 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,844 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 1,018 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 447 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 300 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 209 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 435 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2,197 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,070 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 443 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 286 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 124 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 275 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,173 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 965 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 208 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 631 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 228 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 121 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 282 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 168 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCambridge60kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences31%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. Engineering6,19210.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy4,8248.0%
    3. Computer Science3,5185.9%
    4. Environmental Science1,7272.9%
    5. Materials Science1,3032.2%
    6. Mathematics1,0601.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences7331.2%
    8. Chemistry6441.1%
    9. Energy2880.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering1430.2%
    1. Medicine16k27.5%
    2. Health Professions1,7753.0%
    3. Nursing2470.4%
    4. Dentistry2230.4%
    5. Veterinary330.1%
    1. Social Sciences3,8396.4%
    2. Psychology2,3043.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,8773.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting9581.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities8691.4%
    6. Decision Sciences6011.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6,25410.4%
    2. Neuroscience2,1973.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1,1732.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6311.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1680.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cambridge strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cambridge is most concentrated in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aging (9.2× the world share in Instrumentation).

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 238.6 works9.2×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 1,352.0 works5.0×
  3. AgingSubfield · 47.3 works3.8×
  4. Structural BiologySubfield · 29.4 works3.5×
  5. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 32.5 works3.3×
  6. BiophysicsSubfield · 182.2 works3.1×
  7. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 318.8 works2.9×
  8. Physics and AstronomyField · 3,281.1 works2.8×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 558 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 5,454 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.99× its world share, 1,042 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.26× its world share, 1,903 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 144 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 127 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 569 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 3,035 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 644 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 259 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 5,103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 1,532 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 1,150 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 962 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 3,281 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 200 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 1,616 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.47× its world share, 15k worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 223 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 29 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 782 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 887 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 531 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 1,785 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 2,005 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 3,446 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.84×3,281 works
  2. Neuroscience2.26×1,903 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.99×1,042 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×5,454 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×1,785 works
  6. Mathematics1.57×962 works
  7. Medicine1.47×15k works
  8. Psychology1.26×2,005 works
  9. Health Professions1.18×1,616 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.06×531 works
  11. Nursing0.88×223 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×144 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×644 works
  14. Dentistry0.79×200 works
  15. Computer Science0.75×3,035 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.70×127 works
  17. Chemistry0.70×569 works
  18. Engineering0.65×5,103 works
  19. Materials Science0.63×1,150 works
  20. Environmental Science0.59×1,532 works
  21. Energy0.54×259 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×887 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.52×782 works
  24. Social Sciences0.52×3,446 works
  25. Veterinary0.40×29 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×558 works

Which keywords describe research in Cambridge?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Structural Health Monitoring, Laser Scanning, Optical 3D Laser Measurement, Position-Sensitive Detector, Inflammation, Astronomical Instrumentation and Spectrograph.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3,290▲ 1.37×139 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,939◆ 0.97×95 topics
  3. Inflammation1,857▲ 1.45×83 topics
  4. Deep Learning1,605▼ 0.77×84 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress1,245▲ 1.26×63 topics
  6. Public Health1,195▲ 1.37×74 topics
  7. Cancer1,086▲ 1.34×58 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease1,081▲ 1.58×39 topics
  9. Quality of Life1,079▲ 1.24×59 topics
  10. Mental Health998▲ 1.16×47 topics
  11. Treatment916▲ 1.25×52 topics
  12. Risk Factors900▲ 1.36×37 topics
  13. Structural Health Monitoring829▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Depression825▲ 1.56×26 topics
  15. Laser Scanning817▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Optical 3D Laser Measurement817▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Position-Sensitive Detector817▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Metabolic Syndrome794▲ 1.63×24 topics
  19. Immunotherapy780▲ 1.80×19 topics
  20. Gene Expression747▲ 1.98×20 topics
  21. Astronomical Instrumentation732▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Spectrograph732▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Neurological Disorders723▲ 2.1×20 topics
  24. Biomarkers702▲ 1.68×18 topics
  25. Genetics681▲ 1.60×27 topics
  26. Supernovae675▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Gravitational Waves653▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Mortality618▲ 1.81×13 topics
  29. Nucleosynthesis608▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Gamma-Ray Bursts597▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Neutron Stars597▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Precision Medicine579▲ 1.94×8 topics
  33. Star Formation444▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Magnetic Fields441▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Accretion Disks438▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Solar System Abundances434▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Planets434▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Turbulence391▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Molecular Clouds353▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Protoplanetary Disks353▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Cambridge?

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 318 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 278 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 220 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 204 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 198 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 176 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 175 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …160Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 160 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 157 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 157 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsComputational MechanicsInstrumentationEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 318 works
  2. 2 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 278 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 220 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 204 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 198 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 176 works
  7. 7 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 175 works
  8. 8 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 160 works
  9. 9 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 157 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 157 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Cambridge23.1% 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 39.8% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Cambridge, Massachusetts for research?

Science Explorer records 232 research institutions in Cambridge, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and National Bureau of Economic Research.

Which research institutions are in Cambridge?

What is Cambridge, Massachusetts strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cambridge is most concentrated in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aging (9.2× the world share in Instrumentation).

What is Cambridge strongest at in research?
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