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Research in Chevy Chase

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Chevy Chase, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Research institutions
11
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
46.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Chevy Chase?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Howard Hughes Medical InstituteResearch facility 29,363 #68
2American Society of Addiction MedicineNonprofit 167 #31,240 all time
3Stanley Medical Research InstituteNonprofit 124 #21,015 all time
4Novel Health Strategies (United States)Company 85 not ranked
5National Retina InstituteHospital / health system 61 not ranked
6Posnick Center for Facial Plastic SurgeryHospital / health system 51 not ranked
7The School of Theoretical ModelingUniversity 34 not ranked
8UsAgainstAlzheimerNonprofit 16 not ranked
9National 4-H CouncilNonprofit 9 not ranked
10Aligning Science Across Parkinson'sInstitution 5 not ranked
11Whitten Laser EyeHospital / health system 4 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.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: 98.1%American Society of Addiction Medicine: 0.6%Stanley Medical Research Institute: 0.4%Novel Health Strategies (United States): 0.3%7 others listed: 0.6%98%largest
Howard Hughes Medical Institute29k · 98.1%American Society of Addiction Medicine167 · 0.6%Stanley Medical Research Institute124 · 0.4%Novel Health Strategies (United States)85 · 0.3%7 others listed180 · 0.6%

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What is Chevy Chase strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chevy Chase is most concentrated in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biophysics and Cell Biology (13.6× the world share in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience).

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 76.4 works14×
  2. BiophysicsSubfield · 25.2 works12×
  3. Cell BiologySubfield · 59.7 works11×
  4. Molecular BiologySubfield · 549.8 works10×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 807.6 works8.4×
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Which keywords describe research in Chevy Chase?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Translation, Innate Immunity, Genetic Code and Ribosome.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress89▲ 3.0×48 topics
  2. Cancer87▲ 3.6×45 topics
  3. Epidemiology85▲ 1.19×101 topics
  4. Gene Expression77▲ 7.0×18 topics
  5. Gene Regulation61▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Translation50▲ 16×3 topics
  7. Innate Immunity50▲ 8.7×11 topics
  8. Genetic Code50▲ 39×2 topics
  9. RNA Structure49▲ 51×1 topic
  10. Ribosome49▲ 51×1 topic
  11. Cancer Therapy49▲ 4.8×18 topics
  12. Metabolic Regulation48▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Transcription Factors47▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Cancer Progression45▲ 14×8 topics
  15. Epigenetic Regulation45▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Insulin Signaling44▲ 29×4 topics
  17. Neuronal Circuits43▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Alternative Splicing43▲ 47×1 topic
  19. RNA-Binding Proteins43▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Immunity43▲ 5.9×9 topics
  21. Aging41▲ 4.2×15 topics
  22. Chromatin41▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders41▲ 4.0×18 topics
  24. Stem Cells40▲ 8.9×15 topics
  25. Genomics40▲ 7.6×10 topics
  26. Vaccine37▲ 5.1×11 topics
  27. Gene Expression Regulation37▲ 19×3 topics
  28. RNA-Seq35▲ 18×2 topics
  29. RNA methylation35▲ 22×1 topic
  30. m6A-seq35▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Signal Transduction33▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Genome Engineering32▲ 28×1 topic
  33. RNA-Guided32▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Epigenetics32▲ 42×3 topics
  35. Cell Death31▲ 7.4×6 topics
  36. Drosophila31▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Membrane Proteins31▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Histone Modifications29▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Olfactory System29▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Transcription29▲ 67×1 topic

What research is done in Chevy Chase?

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsMolecular Biology 49 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and SplicingMolecular Biology 43 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancerMolecular Biology 35 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringMolecular Biology 32 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsMolecular Biology 29 works
  6. 6 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchCellular and Molecular Neuroscience 25 works
  7. 7 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsMolecular Biology 20 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchCellular and Molecular Neuroscience 18 works
  9. 9 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsAging 17 works
  10. 10 Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology 17 works

Research output over time

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