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Research in Lexington

Science Explorer records 42 research institutions in Lexington, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Biostatistical Consulting (United States) and Institute for Learning and Development.

Research institutions
42
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
491k
35.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Lexington

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 Lexington?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institute for Learning and DevelopmentInstitution 1,547 #19,785
2Atmospheric and Environmental ResearchResearch facility 1,069 #9,495 all time
3Inotek Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 690 #15,764 all time
4Biostatistical Consulting (United States)Company 463 #19,252
5Cubist Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 370 #25,027 all time
6Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems (United States)Company 215 #27,610 all time
7Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance ProgramResearch facility 207 #19,629 all time
8Synta Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 161 #29,517 all time
9Epix Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 158 #31,442 all time
10Pyramid Technical Consultants (United States)Company 118 not ranked
11Concert Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 106 not ranked
12Agenus (United States)Company 96 not ranked
13In Silico Biosciences (United States)Company 87 not ranked
14Curis (United States)Company 70 not ranked
15Quanterix (United States)Company 66 not ranked
16Accent Therapeutics (United States)Company 50 not ranked
17Translate Bio (United States)Company 31 not ranked
18Scottish Rite FreemasonryInstitution 20 not ranked
19TIAX (United States)Company 19 not ranked
20Vanu (United States)Company 19 not ranked
21ActivBiotics (United States)Company 19 not ranked
22Tepha (United States)Company 17 not ranked
23Pulmatrix (United States)Company 15 not ranked
24Synageva BioPharma (United States)Company 14 not ranked
25Cyteir Therapeutics (United States)Company 13 not ranked
26Avaxia Biologics (United States)Company 10 not ranked
27Dynamic Object Language LabsResearch facility 9 not ranked
28Minuteman High SchoolUniversity 9 not ranked
29MediSpectra (United States)Company 9 not ranked
30Fractyl (United States)Company 8 not ranked
31Camx Power (United States)Company 7 not ranked
32Sentien (United States)Company 7 not ranked
33Cotting SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
34FSH SocietyNonprofit 5 not ranked
35Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and LibraryArchive 4 not ranked
36Calliope Film ResourcesInstitution 3 not ranked
37ImmuneXcite (United States)Company 3 not ranked
38Izumi BiosciencesResearch facility 2 not ranked
39R3Logic (United States)Company 2 not ranked
40ZKxKZ (United States)Company 1 not ranked
41Microchips Biotech (United States)Company 1 not ranked
42Lexington Historical SocietyArchive 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.

Institute for Learning and Development: 27.0%Atmospheric and Environmental Research: 18.7%Inotek Pharmaceuticals (United States): 12.0%Biostatistical Consulting (United States): 8.1%38 others listed: 34.2%27%largest
Institute for Learning and Development1,547 · 27.0%Atmospheric and Environmental Research1,069 · 18.7%Inotek Pharmaceuticals (United States)690 · 12.0%Biostatistical Consulting (United States)463 · 8.1%38 others listed1,958 · 34.2%

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

Which fields of science does Lexington work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Lexington is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (21%), Computer Science (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 668 fractional works · 54.4% of its workEngineering: 259 fractional works · 21.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 90 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 69 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 167 fractional works · 13.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 74 fractional works · 6.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 86 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 42 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 37 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 51 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 285 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 256 fractional works · 20.8% of its workOncology: 33 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 141 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 134 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 79 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLexington1,228fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering25921.1%
    2. Computer Science16713.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy867.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences625.1%
    5. Environmental Science514.2%
    6. Materials Science181.4%
    7. Mathematics120.9%
    8. Chemistry80.7%
    9. Energy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine25620.8%
    2. Health Professions231.8%
    3. Dentistry30.3%
    4. Nursing20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences544.4%
    2. Psychology302.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance171.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting151.2%
    5. Decision Sciences131.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities121.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology796.4%
    2. Neuroscience201.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology201.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lexington strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lexington is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.2× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 33.6 works7.2×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 64.0 works5.2×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 36.9 works4.8×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 51 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 239 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.30× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.30×78 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.03×51 works
  3. Computer Science1.80×149 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.67×18 works
  5. Engineering1.50×239 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×66 works
  7. Medicine1.05×215 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.05×11 works
  9. Neuroscience1.03×18 works
  10. Environmental Science0.83×44 works
  11. Psychology0.76×25 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×15 works
  14. Health Professions0.66×19 works
  15. Dentistry0.59×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.58×7 works
  17. Veterinary0.57×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.43×16 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.41×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.41×7 works
  21. Nursing0.38×2 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×12 works
  23. Social Sciences0.36×48 works
  24. Energy0.29×3 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.22×7 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Lexington?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Data Assimilation, Hydrological Modeling, Entanglement, Validation, Climate Change and Ocean Circulation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning70▲ 1.66×62 topics
  2. Machine Learning62▲ 1.52×64 topics
  3. Climate Change41▲ 1.23×54 topics
  4. Neural Networks30▲ 1.59×22 topics
  5. Data Assimilation24▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Hydrological Modeling21▲ 7.3×5 topics
  7. Security19▲ 2.3×17 topics
  8. Entanglement17▲ 9.3×4 topics
  9. Precision Medicine17▲ 2.8×6 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment16▲ 3.0×8 topics
  11. Validation16▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Biosensors16▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Global Warming15▲ 2.9×11 topics
  14. Probabilistic Forecasting14▲ 6.1×3 topics
  15. Ocean Circulation14▲ 8.1×3 topics
  16. Boundary Layer14▲ 8.7×4 topics
  17. Satellite Observations13▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Ensemble Kalman Filter13▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Convective Parameterization13▲ 18×1 topic
  20. Mesoscale Modeling13▲ 18×1 topic
  21. Signal Processing12▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Measurement12▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Sea Level Rise12▲ 7.6×3 topics
  24. Distributed Systems12▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Collision Avoidance11▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Resource Allocation11▲ 5.1×10 topics
  27. Photon Counting11▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Cryptography11▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Computation10▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Semiconductor Lasers10▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Integrated Circuits10▲ 5.9×3 topics
  32. Quantum10▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Quantum Information10▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Beamforming10▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Metrology10▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Superconducting Circuits10▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Quantum Computing10▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Spatial Interpolation9▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Optical Interconnects9▲ 21×1 topic

What research is done in Lexington?

Meteorological Phenomena…12Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 12 fractional worksQuantum Information and …9Quantum Information and Cryptography: 9 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 8 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 8 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 8 fractional worksAir Traffic Management and Optimization: 7 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 7 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…7Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 7 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 6 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 12 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 8 works
  5. 5 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 6 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 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%Lexington14.8% 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 36.3% in 2000.

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