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Research in Framingham

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Framingham, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bose (United States) and Framingham State University.

Research institutions
21
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.3k
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
211k
49.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Framingham

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 Framingham?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Framingham State UniversityUniversity 1,371 #9,376
2Bose (United States)Company 1,166 #8,670
3Framingham Union HospitalHospital / health system 199 #28,221 all time
4Berg (United States)Company 66 not ranked
5International Data Group (United States)Company 66 not ranked
6CCL Industries (United States)Company 49 not ranked
7Staples (United States)Company 43 not ranked
8LFB (United States)Company 36 not ranked
9KDS Development (United States)Company 33 not ranked
10Bridge12 Technologies (United States)Company 31 not ranked
11Levitronix (United States)Company 29 not ranked
12New England Wild Flower SocietyArchive 26 not ranked
13Mouse Specifics (United States)Company 17 not ranked
14Heartware International (United States)Company 16 not ranked
15rEVO Biologics (United States)Company 11 not ranked
16VIStology (United States)Company 11 not ranked
17Wayside Youth And Family Support NetworkHospital / health system 6 not ranked
18Solace Therapeutics (United States)Company 4 not ranked
19Charles River Medical AssociatesInstitution 3 not ranked
20QCMetrix (United States)Company 2 not ranked
21MetroWest Health FoundationInstitution 1 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.

Framingham State University: 43.0%Bose (United States): 36.6%Framingham Union Hospital: 6.2%Berg (United States): 2.1%17 others listed: 12.1%43%largest
Framingham State University1,371 · 43.0%Bose (United States)1,166 · 36.6%Framingham Union Hospital199 · 6.2%Berg (United States)66 · 2.1%17 others listed384 · 12.1%

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

Which fields of science does Framingham work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Framingham is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (22%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 373 fractional works · 41.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 195 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEducation: 90 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 65 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 58 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 51 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 215 fractional works · 23.8% of its workMedicine: 195 fractional works · 21.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 203 fractional works · 22.5% of its workComputer Science: 50 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 112 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFramingham903fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences41%

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. Social Sciences19521.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance657.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities515.7%
    4. Psychology313.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting262.9%
    6. Decision Sciences40.5%
    1. Medicine19521.6%
    2. Health Professions151.6%
    3. Nursing30.4%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Computer Science505.6%
    2. Engineering444.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy273.0%
    4. Mathematics262.9%
    5. Environmental Science252.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences111.2%
    7. Materials Science80.9%
    8. Chemistry70.7%
    9. Energy30.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology505.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences414.5%
    3. Neuroscience151.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Framingham?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Language Teaching, Digital Education, Formative Assessment, Tourism Development and Educational Technologies.

▲ 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. Pedagogy78▲ 17×10 topics
  2. Teaching Methods76▲ 52×5 topics
  3. Critical Thinking75▲ 72×4 topics
  4. Language Teaching75▲ 31×5 topics
  5. Digital Education75▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Formative Assessment74▲ 98×2 topics
  7. Globalization74▲ 4.2×39 topics
  8. Tourism Development73▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Educational Technologies73▲ 89×1 topic
  10. Student Competencies73▲ 124×1 topic
  11. Sustainability61▲ 2.8×41 topics
  12. Entrepreneurship56▲ 16×11 topics
  13. Economic Development53▲ 7.3×13 topics
  14. Digital Economy52▲ 28×8 topics
  15. Investment49▲ 48×3 topics
  16. Industrial Enterprises49▲ 158×1 topic
  17. Innovation Economics49▲ 158×1 topic
  18. Global Governance38▲ 17×9 topics
  19. Epidemiology36◆ 0.99×81 topics
  20. Postcolonialism35▲ 27×5 topics
  21. Migration35▲ 11×10 topics
  22. Social Exclusion33▲ 48×3 topics
  23. Crisis Management33▲ 71×3 topics
  24. Biopolitics32▲ 46×3 topics
  25. Education Reform32▲ 145×1 topic
  26. Literature and Migration32▲ 288×1 topic
  27. Inflammation29▲ 1.51×62 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Disease25▲ 2.5×33 topics
  29. Biomarkers24▲ 3.8×15 topics
  30. Aging20▲ 4.1×16 topics
  31. Irrigation19▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Water Efficiency19▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Alzheimer's Disease18▲ 7.2×7 topics
  34. Neuroimaging16▲ 6.5×8 topics
  35. Cognitive Decline16▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Training15▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Caregiver Burden15▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Dementia15▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment15▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Vascular Risk Factors15▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Framingham?

Education, Innovation an…31Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 31 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …17Economic and Industrial Development: 17 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…14Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 14 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Combinatorial M…7Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics: 7 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 7 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Identities: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 5 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPsychiatry and Mental healthPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 31 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 14 works
  4. 4 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  5. 5 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 works
  6. 6 Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 7 works
  7. 7 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 7 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Mathematical Identities Algebra and Number Theory 5 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Framingham10.1% 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 34.7% in 2007.

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