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Research in College Park

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in College Park, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Maryland, College Park, Joint Quantum Institute and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.

Research institutions
30
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
126k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in College Park?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity 117,198 #143
2Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionResearch facility 2,272 #9,484
3American Institute of PhysicsNonprofit 1,529 #26,938
4Earth System Science Interdisciplinary CenterResearch facility 1,085 #2,953
5Joint Quantum InstituteResearch facility 1,022 #1,514
6NOAA Air Resources LaboratoryGovernment institution 823 #3,081 all time
7NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and ResearchGovernment institution 722 #7,730
8NOAA National Centers for Environmental PredictionGovernment institution 608 #3,068 all time
9American Physical SocietyNonprofit 368 #11,739 all time
10Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer ScienceResearch facility 184 #3,705
11Joint Space Science InstituteResearch facility 142 #14,677 all time
12Fraunhofer USA Center Mid-Atlantic CMAResearch facility 115 not ranked
13Redox Power Systems (United States)Company 93 not ranked
14American Association of Physics TeachersNonprofit 63 not ranked
15IonQ (United States)Company 53 not ranked
16Enterprise Sciences (United States)Company 52 not ranked
17CoolCad Electronics (United States)Company 31 not ranked
18Precision Polyolefins (United States)Company 26 not ranked
19ATEC (United States)Company 25 not ranked
20Enigmatics (United States)Company 18 not ranked
21IGI Technologies (United States)Company 14 not ranked
22Astrox (United States)Company 12 not ranked
23FlexEl (United States)Company 12 not ranked
24American Association of Physicists in MedicineInstitution 7 not ranked
25National History DayNonprofit 5 not ranked
26AccuStrata (United States)Company 4 not ranked
27SR2 Group (United States)Company 3 not ranked
28Resensys (United States)Company 1 not ranked
29Association for India’s DevelopmentNonprofit 1 not ranked
30American Society of PrimatologistsNonprofit 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.

University of Maryland, College Park: 92.7%Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: 1.8%American Institute of Physics: 1.2%Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center: 0.9%25 others listed: 3.5%93%largest
University of Maryland, College Park117k · 92.7%Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition2,272 · 1.8%American Institute of Physics1,529 · 1.2%Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center1,085 · 0.9%25 others listed4,404 · 3.5%

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

What is College Park strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in College Park is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.3× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 285.1 works5.3×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 419.8 works4.8×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 301.0 works4.7×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,077.6 works4.0×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 146.6 works3.8×
  6. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 66.7 works3.4×
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Which keywords describe research in College Park?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Entanglement, Deep Learning, Quantum Information, Neural Networks, Remote Sensing and Global Warming.

▲ 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 Change572▲ 1.73×109 topics
  2. Machine Learning514▲ 1.28×84 topics
  3. Deep Learning478◆ 1.14×76 topics
  4. Neural Networks290▲ 1.53×38 topics
  5. Remote Sensing265▲ 1.75×40 topics
  6. Mental Health256▲ 1.42×39 topics
  7. Public Health198◆ 1.11×52 topics
  8. Global Warming175▲ 3.5×15 topics
  9. Entanglement170▲ 9.3×4 topics
  10. Security132▲ 1.66×25 topics
  11. Quantum Information126▲ 8.8×3 topics
  12. Biosensors123▲ 1.95×12 topics
  13. Data Assimilation118▲ 6.1×4 topics
  14. Ocean Circulation106▲ 6.7×3 topics
  15. Air Quality101▲ 4.5×6 topics
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions98▲ 3.0×9 topics
  17. Quantum Simulation97▲ 9.9×2 topics
  18. Hydrological Cycle96▲ 8.2×2 topics
  19. Satellite Observations93▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Hydrological Modeling92▲ 3.2×5 topics
  21. Language Development90▲ 6.1×6 topics
  22. Boundary Layer90▲ 6.0×4 topics
  23. Probabilistic Forecasting90▲ 3.8×3 topics
  24. Superconducting Circuits81▲ 9.7×2 topics
  25. Cryptography81▲ 5.4×4 topics
  26. Computation76▲ 8.6×2 topics
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter75▲ 6.1×2 topics
  28. Quantum75▲ 7.6×2 topics
  29. Measurement74▲ 7.2×2 topics
  30. Metrology74▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Photon74▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Convective Parameterization73▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Mesoscale Modeling73▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Quantum Algorithms71▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Quantum Computation71▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Extreme Events65▲ 6.1×2 topics
  37. Climate Modeling63▲ 7.2×1 topic
  38. Precipitation Extremes63▲ 7.2×1 topic
  39. Renormalization Group61▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Topological Order60▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in College Park?

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 74 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 73 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 71 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 63 works
  5. 5 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 52 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 49 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  9. 9 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 45 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 43 works

Research output over time

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