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Research in McLean

Science Explorer records 45 research institutions in McLean, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Center for Excellence in Education, Science Applications International Corporation (United States) and Alion Science and Technology (United States).

Research institutions
45
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in McLean?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Science Applications International Corporation (United States)Company 6,534 #13,021
2Center for Excellence in EducationUniversity 1,237 #7,897
3American Institute of Biological SciencesNonprofit 1,164 #22,841
4Ehlers-Danlos SocietyNonprofit 829 #6,537 all time
5Alion Science and Technology (United States)Company 461 #16,276
6Evidence Based Research (United States)Company 362 #22,278
7Turner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterResearch facility 297 #27,616 all time
8Exelis (United States)Company 287 #26,205 all time
9National Fisheries InstituteNonprofit 275 #34,723 all time
10American School Health AssociationInstitution 257 #35,660 all time
11Association of Pediatric Program DirectorsInstitution 222 #22,175 all time
12Psychiatric Rehabilitation AssociationNonprofit 215 #33,857 all time
13Computercraft (United States)Company 183 #32,463 all time
14Altamira TechnologiesCompany 97 not ranked
15Health Physics SocietyNonprofit 94 not ranked
16Mars (United States)Company 93 not ranked
17Society for Developmental and Behavioral PediatricsInstitution 79 not ranked
18Academic Pediatric AssociationInstitution 66 not ranked
19Interstitial Cystitis AssociationNonprofit 65 not ranked
20Circle SolutionsCompany 58 not ranked
21NETE (United States)Company 42 not ranked
22Manila Consulting Group (United States)Company 40 not ranked
23Advanced Technology Systems Company (United States)Company 32 not ranked
24Kaiser Permanente Tysons Corner Medical CenterHospital / health system 32 not ranked
25Food Allergy Research and EducationNonprofit 31 not ranked
26American Society for Clinical Laboratory ScienceNonprofit 28 not ranked
27Academy for Healthcare ImprovementHospital / health system 10 not ranked
28Society for Risk AnalysisInstitution 10 not ranked
29Vignet (United States)Company 9 not ranked
30Office of the Director of National IntelligenceGovernment institution 8 not ranked
31Xyken (United States)Company 7 not ranked
32American Society for PhotobiologyInstitution 6 not ranked
33American Psychosomatic SocietyInstitution 6 not ranked
34GeoScienceWorldNonprofit 6 not ranked
35Celerity (United States)Company 5 not ranked
36Amron (United States)Company 3 not ranked
37American Health Quality AssociationNonprofit 3 not ranked
38Delima AssociatesInstitution 2 not ranked
39Novetta (United States)Company 2 not ranked
40MorganFranklin (United States)Company 2 not ranked
41Society for Integrative and Comparative BiologyInstitution 1 not ranked
42American Association for Geriatric PsychiatryInstitution 1 not ranked
43Quality of Life PlusNonprofit 1 not ranked
44Health Tech StrategiesInstitution 1 not ranked
45Avineon (United States)Company 0 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.

Science Applications International Corporation (United States): 49.6%Center for Excellence in Education: 9.4%American Institute of Biological Sciences: 8.8%Ehlers-Danlos Society: 6.3%40 others listed: 25.8%50%largest
Science Applications International Corporation (United States)6,534 · 49.6%Center for Excellence in Education1,237 · 9.4%American Institute of Biological Sciences1,164 · 8.8%Ehlers-Danlos Society829 · 6.3%40 others listed3,399 · 25.8%

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Which keywords describe research in McLean?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Data Assimilation, Public Health, Identity and Sustainability.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology52▲ 1.39×111 topics
  2. Climate Change46▲ 1.82×76 topics
  3. Sustainability27▲ 1.19×59 topics
  4. Quality of Life27▲ 1.95×48 topics
  5. Mental Health26▲ 1.88×35 topics
  6. Machine Learning25▼ 0.80×57 topics
  7. Public Health24▲ 1.74×50 topics
  8. Inflammation20◆ 1.04×59 topics
  9. Globalization20◆ 1.07×60 topics
  10. Environmental Impact20▲ 1.22×39 topics
  11. Education19▲ 1.18×51 topics
  12. Identity17▲ 2.5×34 topics
  13. Depression16▲ 1.90×20 topics
  14. Management15▲ 2.0×24 topics
  15. Risk Factors15▲ 1.44×31 topics
  16. Healthcare15▲ 1.37×24 topics
  17. Diagnosis14▲ 1.59×29 topics
  18. Biodiversity13▲ 1.83×22 topics
  19. Global Warming12▲ 3.1×9 topics
  20. Data Assimilation12▲ 8.0×4 topics
  21. Prevalence12▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Literature11▲ 2.2×22 topics
  23. Aquaculture10▲ 4.2×8 topics
  24. Conservation10▲ 2.5×15 topics
  25. Ethics10▲ 2.2×18 topics
  26. Migration10▲ 3.0×16 topics
  27. Children9▲ 4.0×6 topics
  28. Biogeography8▲ 3.3×11 topics
  29. Ensemble Kalman Filter8▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 3.6×5 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Shale Gas7▲ 5.8×2 topics
  33. Ocean Circulation7▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Hydraulic Fracturing6▲ 6.2×2 topics
  35. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Geophysical Imaging6▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Elastic Properties6▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Full-Waveform Tomography6▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Seismic Waveform Inversion6▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Mudstones6▲ 7.6×1 topic

What research is done in McLean?

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 5 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 works

Research output over time

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