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Research in Cary

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Cary, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Cotton (United States) and Bennett Aerospace (United States).

Research institutions
22
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.1k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
93k
22.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Cary

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 Cary?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cotton (United States)Company 1,631 #9,169
2SAS Institute (United States)Company 672 #9,080 all time
3Bennett Aerospace (United States)Company 468 #14,121
4Lord Corporation (United States)Company 408 #21,688 all time
5National Council for Air and Stream ImprovementNonprofit 343 #29,808 all time
63C InstituteCompany 157 #25,758 all time
7ABB (United States)Company 123 #32,067 all time
8The Carolinas CenterUniversity 76 not ranked
9Wake County Public School SystemUniversity 69 not ranked
10Waverly Hematology OncologyInstitution 64 not ranked
11BioLink Life SciencesInstitution 30 not ranked
12Chiesi (United States)Company 29 not ranked
13Atmospheric Plasma Solutions (United States)Company 19 not ranked
14CiVentiChem (United States)Company 18 not ranked
15MicroMass Communications (United States)Company 17 not ranked
16Lucy Daniels FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
17North Carolina Society of Hispanic ProfessionalsUniversity 5 not ranked
18Techverse (United States)Company 4 not ranked
19Foundation for Health Leadership & InnovationNonprofit 3 not ranked
20Horizon PerformanceInstitution 2 not ranked
21Trana Discovery (United States)Company 2 not ranked
22V Foundation for Cancer ResearchInstitution 0 not ranked

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.

Cotton (United States): 39.3%SAS Institute (United States): 16.2%Bennett Aerospace (United States): 11.3%Lord Corporation (United States): 9.8%17 others listed: 23.3%39%largest
Cotton (United States)1,631 · 39.3%SAS Institute (United States)672 · 16.2%Bennett Aerospace (United States)468 · 11.3%Lord Corporation (United States)408 · 9.8%17 others listed966 · 23.3%

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

Which fields of science does Cary work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Cary is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 205 fractional works · 39.5% of its workEngineering: 76 fractional works · 14.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 46 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 39 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 111 fractional works · 21.5% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 17.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 111 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 91 fractional works · 17.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 64 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPlant Science: 40 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCary519fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences21%

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. Engineering7614.6%
    2. Environmental Science468.8%
    3. Computer Science397.5%
    4. Materials Science183.5%
    5. Chemistry71.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy71.3%
    7. Mathematics51.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.4%
    10. Energy10.3%
    1. Medicine9217.6%
    2. Health Professions163.1%
    3. Dentistry20.4%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences448.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting254.7%
    3. Psychology132.6%
    4. Decision Sciences112.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance102.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities81.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6412.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology224.2%
    3. Neuroscience40.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cary strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cary is most concentrated in Plant Science (4.4× the world share in Plant Science).

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 35.4 works4.4×
← 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: 2.61× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.61×57 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.42×11 works
  3. Environmental Science1.85×42 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×23 works
  5. Health Professions1.21×15 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.18×2 works
  7. Veterinary1.05×1 works
  8. Engineering1.00×69 works
  9. Computer Science0.97×35 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×2 works
  11. Materials Science0.94×15 works
  12. Chemistry0.93×7 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.91×9 works
  14. Dentistry0.89×2 works
  15. Medicine0.87×77 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×19 works
  17. Psychology0.74×10 works
  18. Mathematics0.71×4 works
  19. Social Sciences0.65×38 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.60×6 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.57×8 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×4 works
  23. Neuroscience0.38×3 works
  24. Nursing0.38×1 works
  25. Energy0.31×1 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Cary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Mapping, Cotton Genomics, Fiber Development, Gene Expression, Big Data, Machine Learning, Sustainability 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-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. Machine Learning23▲ 1.34×43 topics
  2. Climate Change21▲ 1.46×45 topics
  3. Genetic Mapping20▲ 50×6 topics
  4. Sustainability20▲ 1.61×38 topics
  5. Gene Expression20▲ 6.2×13 topics
  6. Cotton Genomics19▲ 389×1 topic
  7. Fiber Development19▲ 389×1 topic
  8. Big Data17▲ 3.4×15 topics
  9. Deep Learning17◆ 0.93×37 topics
  10. Epidemiology16▼ 0.79×72 topics
  11. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.42×26 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 1.67×20 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management12▲ 2.6×12 topics
  14. Neural Networks12▲ 1.43×25 topics
  15. Biological Control7▲ 9.2×8 topics
  16. Analytics6▲ 14×1 topic
  17. Business Intelligence6▲ 14×1 topic
  18. Invasive Species6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  19. Detection5▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Photovoltaic Systems5▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Electrical Systems5▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Localization5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  23. Arc Fault4▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Reflectometry4▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Drought Tolerance4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  27. Statistical Modeling4▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Python4▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Quantum Information4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  30. Scientific Computing4▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Health Impacts4▲ 8.7×2 topics
  32. Social Exclusion4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Legal Education4▲ 8.1×1 topic
  34. Welfare Rights Advice4▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Enzyme Replacement Therapy4▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Lysosomal Storage Disorders4▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Fabric Comfort3▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Moisture Management3▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Business Process Management3▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Workflow Mining3▲ 30×1 topic

What research is done in Cary?

Research in Cotton Culti…18Research in Cotton Cultivation: 18 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…6Big Data and Business Intelligence: 6 fractional worksComputational Physics an…4Computational Physics and Python Applications: 4 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detection and Protection: 4 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 4 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 3 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 3 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 3 fractional works
Plant ScienceManagement Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 18 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 4 works
  6. 6 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 3 works
  7. 7 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  10. 10 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%30%Cary12.3% 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 28.6% in 2013.

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