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Research in Groton

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Groton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Applied Physical Sciences (United States).

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
67k
32.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Groton

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Which research institutions are in Groton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Applied Physical Sciences (United States)Company 1,173 #5,991
2PEL Associates (United States)Company 34 not ranked
3Project OceanologyNonprofit 17 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.

Which fields of science does Groton work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Groton is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Engineering (20%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 128 fractional works · 51.3% of its workEngineering: 50 fractional works · 20.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 60 fractional works · 23.9% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGroton249fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences12%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5020.1%
    2. Materials Science218.5%
    3. Environmental Science197.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences135.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy103.8%
    6. Computer Science62.6%
    7. Chemistry31.0%
    8. Mathematics21.0%
    9. Energy20.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Medicine5321.2%
    2. Health Professions52.1%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology197.8%
    2. Neuroscience93.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences176.9%
    2. Psychology72.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Groton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Efficiency, Crystal Growth, Semiconductors, Stability, Light-Emitting Diodes, Organometal Halide Perovskites, Perovskite Solar Cells and Nanocrystals.

▲ 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. Efficiency13▲ 18×4 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 1.70×27 topics
  3. Crystal Growth10▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Semiconductors10▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Epidemiology10◆ 1.00×38 topics
  6. Stability10▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Light-Emitting Diodes9▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Organometal Halide Perovskites9▲ 34×1 topic
  9. Perovskite Solar Cells9▲ 34×1 topic
  10. Biomedical Applications9▲ 2.9×18 topics
  11. Nanocrystals7▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Nanocomposites6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  13. Photovoltaics6▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  15. Solar Cells4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  16. Adolescents4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  17. Semiconductor4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  18. Science4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  19. Social Influence4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  20. Air Force4▲ 12×1 topic
  21. Islam4▲ 6.8×1 topic
  22. Legal Regulation4▲ 6.2×1 topic
  23. Modernization4▲ 7.7×1 topic
  24. Transport Policy4▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Semiconductor Nanocrystals3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Nanofibers3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  28. Wound Healing3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  29. Hearing Loss3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Solar Cell Efficiency3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Fluorescence Imaging3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Organic Electronics3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Conducting Polymers3▲ 8.4×1 topic
  34. Polyaniline3▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Quantum Dots3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Human Factors3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Biological Detection3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. CZTS3▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Thin-Film Solar Cells3▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Colloidal Nanocrystals2▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Groton?

Perovskite Materials and…8Perovskite Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …4Military Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 3 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis A…2Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringTransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 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%60%Groton10.7% 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 44.2% in 2017.

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