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Research in Falmouth

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Falmouth, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woodwell Climate Research Center and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Falmouth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFunder 12,661 #2,079
2Woodwell Climate Research CenterInstitution 1,119 #2,797
3NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science CenterGovernment institution 813 #15,274
4Sea Education AssociationNonprofit 164 #27,895 all time
5Integrated Statistics (United States)Company 132 #32,294 all time
6Climate FoundationNonprofit 122 #32,917 all time
7Falmouth HospitalHospital / health system 94 not ranked
8National Graduate School of Quality ManagementUniversity 16 not ranked
9Society of General PhysiologistsInstitution 6 not ranked
10Associated Scientists at Woods HoleNonprofit 4 not ranked
11Woods Hole Sea GrantInstitution 2 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.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 83.7%Woodwell Climate Research Center: 7.4%NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center: 5.4%Sea Education Association: 1.1%7 others listed: 2.5%84%largest
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution13k · 83.7%Woodwell Climate Research Center1,119 · 7.4%NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center813 · 5.4%Sea Education Association164 · 1.1%7 others listed376 · 2.5%

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

What is Falmouth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Falmouth is most concentrated in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science (62.6× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 238.6 works63×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 521.1 works24×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 139.4 works23×
  4. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 30.8 works19×
  5. GeophysicsSubfield · 76.0 works16×
  6. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 47.5 works16×
  7. EcologySubfield · 150.9 works14×
← 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 Falmouth?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Climate Change Impact, Conservation and Oceanic Modeling.

▲ 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 Change422▲ 12×77 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation130▲ 73×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing106▲ 6.3×30 topics
  4. Global Warming100▲ 18×12 topics
  5. Machine Learning81▲ 1.82×31 topics
  6. Data Assimilation78▲ 37×4 topics
  7. Climate Change Impact68▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Conservation67▲ 11×16 topics
  9. Oceanic Modeling66▲ 149×1 topic
  10. Tidal Analysis66▲ 149×1 topic
  11. Marine Sediments66▲ 80×2 topics
  12. Population Dynamics63▲ 18×10 topics
  13. Acoustic Communication59▲ 85×2 topics
  14. Acoustic Techniques57▲ 129×1 topic
  15. Seafloor Mapping57▲ 129×1 topic
  16. Arctic57▲ 37×4 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability54▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Predator-Prey Interactions51▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Anthropogenic Noise50▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Marine Mammals50▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Harmful Algal Blooms49▲ 47×3 topics
  22. Ocean Acidification48▲ 49×3 topics
  23. Holocene46▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Eutrophication45▲ 32×4 topics
  25. Nutrient Limitation44▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Sea Level Rise44▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Microbial Communities43▲ 7.4×8 topics
  28. Dissolved Organic Matter42▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Oceanic Carbon Cycle42▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Sea Level41▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Trophic Cascades40▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Paleoclimatology40▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Management39▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Fish Population Dynamics39▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Marine Fisheries39▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Anaerobic38▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Gas Hydrates38▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Methane Oxidation38▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Glacial Cycles38▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Monsoon Dynamics38▲ 42×1 topic

What research is done in Falmouth?

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 66 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 57 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…50Marine animal studies overview: 50 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…42Marine and coastal ecosystems: 42 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 39 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 38 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…38Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 38 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 35 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 28 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 24 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 66 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 57 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 50 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 42 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 39 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 38 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 38 works
  8. 8 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 35 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 28 works
  10. 10 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 24 works

Research output over time

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