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Research in Gig Harbor

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Gig Harbor, United States. The largest by output are Center for Whale Research, MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park and Columbia Region Healthcare Engineers Association.

Research institutions
4
Research works
230
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Gig Harbor?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Center for Whale ResearchNonprofit 142 #24,086 all time
2MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical ParkHospital / health system 63 not ranked
3Columbia Region Healthcare Engineers AssociationHospital / health system 14 not ranked
4Transpire (United States)Company 12 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.

Center for Whale Research: 61.5%MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park: 27.3%Columbia Region Healthcare Engineers Association: 6.1%Transpire (United States): 5.2%61%largest
Center for Whale Research142 · 61.5%MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park63 · 27.3%Columbia Region Healthcare Engineers Association14 · 6.1%Transpire (United States)12 · 5.2%

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Which keywords describe research in Gig Harbor?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Acoustic Communication, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Predator-Prey Interactions, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals and Healthcare.

▲ 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 8.3×16 topics
  2. Acoustic Communication4▲ 290×2 topics
  3. Population Dynamics4▲ 58×6 topics
  4. Conservation4▲ 33×5 topics
  5. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 165×2 topics
  6. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 438×1 topic
  7. Marine Mammals3▲ 438×1 topic
  8. Healthcare2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  9. Machine Learning1▲ 1.49×3 topics
  10. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  11. Reproductive Strategies1▲ 123×2 topics
  12. Cultural Studies1▲ 11×2 topics
  13. European Legal Systems1▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Judicial Review1▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Ocean Circulation1▲ 31×2 topics

What research is done in Gig Harbor?

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 works
  6. 6 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works

Research output over time

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