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Research in Cambridge

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Cambridge, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.5k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Cambridge?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceUniversity 2,376 #7,502
2AlzforumInstitution 125 #40,976 all time
3Eastern Shore Hospital CenterHospital / health system 16 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.

What is Cambridge strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cambridge is most concentrated in Oceanography, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences (57.2× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 52.1 works57×
  2. EcologySubfield · 51.6 works20×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 74.2 works15×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Cambridge?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Eutrophication, Harmful Algal Blooms, Global Warming, Nutrient Limitation, Dissolved Organic Matter, Oceanic Carbon Cycle and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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. Climate Change99▲ 11×65 topics
  2. Eutrophication31▲ 92×4 topics
  3. Harmful Algal Blooms30▲ 119×3 topics
  4. Global Warming29▲ 22×11 topics
  5. Nutrient Limitation25▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Dissolved Organic Matter23▲ 169×1 topic
  7. Oceanic Carbon Cycle23▲ 169×1 topic
  8. Ecosystem Services21▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Environmental Impact19▲ 3.4×27 topics
  10. Sustainability18▲ 2.2×24 topics
  11. Sea-Level Rise15▲ 40×5 topics
  12. Remote Sensing15▲ 3.7×20 topics
  13. Ocean Acidification15▲ 62×3 topics
  14. Biodiversity14▲ 5.9×23 topics
  15. Aquaculture14▲ 16×6 topics
  16. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Coastal Protection13▲ 64×2 topics
  18. Water Quality13▲ 10×11 topics
  19. Invasive Species13▲ 9.4×11 topics
  20. Microbial Ecology13▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning13▲ 21×7 topics
  22. Global Change12▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Marine Microbes12▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Microbial Biogeography12▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Benthic Communities12▲ 64×2 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity12▲ 64×2 topics
  27. Marine Environment12▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Food Security12▲ 6.4×8 topics
  29. Conservation10▲ 7.5×15 topics
  30. Ocean Circulation10▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Biogeography10▲ 12×8 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades10▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Global Carbon Budget10▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Carbon Sequestration10▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Mangrove Forests10▲ 86×1 topic
  36. Sediment Transport9▲ 18×5 topics
  37. Population Dynamics9▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts9▲ 23×4 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 8.9×5 topics

What research is done in Cambridge?

Marine and coastal ecosy…23Marine and coastal ecosystems: 23 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 12 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 10 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 9 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 8 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 8 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…8Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 8 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 23 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 12 works
  3. 3 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 10 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 9 works
  5. 5 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 8 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 works

Research output over time

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