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Research in Laurel

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Laurel, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Capitol Technology University.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 102% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
18.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Laurel

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 Laurel?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Capitol Technology UniversityUniversity 661 #5,697
2Earth Resources Technology (United States)Company 231 #15,790 all time
3Maryland University of Integrative HealthUniversity 138 #33,198 all time
4American Institute of Ultrasound in MedicineInstitution 105 not ranked
5Baltimore Washington Center for PsychoanalysisHospital / health system 64 not ranked
6Cave Research FoundationNonprofit 48 not ranked
7JEM Engineering (United States)Company 17 not ranked
8Aquilent (United States)Company 7 not ranked
9Soundprint Media CenterCompany 5 not ranked
10Military & Health Research FoundationNonprofit 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.

Capitol Technology University: 51.8%Earth Resources Technology (United States): 18.1%Maryland University of Integrative Health: 10.8%American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine: 8.2%6 others listed: 11.1%52%largest
Capitol Technology University661 · 51.8%Earth Resources Technology (United States)231 · 18.1%Maryland University of Integrative Health138 · 10.8%American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine105 · 8.2%6 others listed142 · 11.1%

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

Which fields of science does Laurel work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Laurel is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (22%), Social Sciences (14%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 245 fractional works · 39.8% of its workComputer Science: 138 fractional works · 22.4% of its workInformation Systems: 64 fractional works · 10.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 50 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 189 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 85 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 7.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 115 fractional works · 18.7% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 66 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLaurel615fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences31%

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. Computer Science13822.4%
    2. Engineering508.2%
    3. Environmental Science274.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy111.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences91.5%
    6. Materials Science30.5%
    7. Mathematics30.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Social Sciences8513.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting447.2%
    3. Psychology335.3%
    4. Decision Sciences121.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities61.0%
    1. Medicine8313.4%
    2. Health Professions264.2%
    3. Veterinary30.6%
    4. Dentistry20.3%
    5. Nursing10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology304.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences243.9%
    3. Neuroscience50.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Laurel strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Laurel is most concentrated in Information Systems (6.1× the world share in Information Systems).

  1. Information SystemsSubfield · 57.4 works6.1×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.95× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.56× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.30× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.56×3 works
  2. Computer Science2.95×122 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.30×39 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.03×10 works
  5. Psychology1.77×29 works
  6. Health Professions1.63×23 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.59×3 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.05×9 works
  9. Social Sciences1.04×70 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×25 works
  11. Environmental Science0.85×22 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.82×10 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×19 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×8 works
  15. Medicine0.68×70 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×4 works
  17. Engineering0.56×45 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.54×1 works
  19. Dentistry0.54×1 works
  20. Mathematics0.41×3 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.39×6 works
  22. Neuroscience0.37×3 works
  23. Nursing0.29×1 works
  24. Energy0.22×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.17×3 works
  26. Chemistry0.12×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Laurel?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Big Data, Information Security, IoT Security, Policy Compliance and Security Awareness.

▲ 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. Machine Learning78▲ 3.8×45 topics
  2. Deep Learning46▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Cybersecurity42▲ 28×5 topics
  4. Risk Management41▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Big Data39▲ 6.6×15 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence33▲ 3.8×23 topics
  7. Information Security30▲ 49×3 topics
  8. IoT Security28▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Security28▲ 6.9×14 topics
  10. Policy Compliance28▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Security Awareness28▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Healthcare27▲ 3.9×16 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management24▲ 4.4×9 topics
  14. Internet of Things22▲ 4.1×12 topics
  15. Data Mining17▲ 3.8×11 topics
  16. Behavioral Analysis16▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Detection16▲ 9.5×5 topics
  18. Surveillance16▲ 9.2×5 topics
  19. Ethics15▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Security Analysis15▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Android Malware14▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Permission Analysis14▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Transparency14▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Anomaly Detection13▲ 7.6×3 topics
  25. Cybercrime13▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Intrusion Detection13▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Discrimination13▲ 10.0×4 topics
  28. DDoS Attacks13▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Network Security13▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Organizational Culture12▲ 5.3×9 topics
  31. Accountability12▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Privacy12▲ 6.9×6 topics
  33. Pandemic Impact12▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Algorithmic Bias12▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Fairness12▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Organizational Resilience11▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Disruption Mitigation11▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Supply Chain Resilience11▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Ethical Challenges11▲ 7.9×3 topics
  40. Clinical Decision Support10▲ 9.8×2 topics

What research is done in Laurel?

Information and Cyber Se…24Information and Cyber Security: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 14 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…13Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 13 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …9Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 9 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 9 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…8Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 7 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 7 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 6 fractional works
Information SystemsSignal ProcessingComputer Networks and CommunicationsStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 24 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 14 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  4. 4 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 9 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 8 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  8. 8 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 7 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 7 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 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%Laurel17.8% 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 36.2% in 2008.

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