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Research in Needham

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Needham, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Renewable Energy Systems (United States), Systems Analytics (United States) and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.

Research institutions
19
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.6k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Needham?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Renewable Energy Systems (United States)Company 1,850 #10,524
2Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringUniversity 618 #20,773
3Systems Analytics (United States)Company 419 #13,374
4LightLine Technologies (United States)Company 163 #34,700 all time
5Center For Social InnovationInstitution 135 #36,866 all time
6Verastem (United States)Company 84 not ranked
7Justice Resource InstituteNonprofit 83 not ranked
8Advantagene (United States)Company 61 not ranked
9Polestar Technologies (United States)Company 56 not ranked
10Cambridge Innovation InstituteInstitution 46 not ranked
11Bailit HealthHospital / health system 13 not ranked
12ALS Therapy Development InstituteNonprofit 7 not ranked
13Northeast Gas AssociationInstitution 5 not ranked
14Pan-Mass ChallengeNonprofit 5 not ranked
15National CFIDS FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
16Cambridge Healthtech InstituteNonprofit 3 not ranked
17Reel RecoveryNonprofit 2 not ranked
18Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research FoundationInstitution 1 not ranked
19StrateCision (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.

Renewable Energy Systems (United States): 52.0%Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering: 17.4%Systems Analytics (United States): 11.8%LightLine Technologies (United States): 4.6%14 others listed: 14.2%52%largest
Renewable Energy Systems (United States)1,850 · 52.0%Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering618 · 17.4%Systems Analytics (United States)419 · 11.8%LightLine Technologies (United States)163 · 4.6%14 others listed505 · 14.2%

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

What is Needham strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Needham is most concentrated in Energy (5.3× the world share in Energy).

  1. EnergyField · 33.2 works5.3×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Needham?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Solar Energy and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy70▲ 7.2×41 topics
  2. Machine Learning43▲ 1.92×69 topics
  3. Sustainability40▲ 2.4×49 topics
  4. Deep Learning26◆ 1.12×50 topics
  5. Renewable Energy Integration23▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Smart Grid23▲ 8.8×9 topics
  7. Power Electronics23▲ 10×8 topics
  8. Environmental Impact23▲ 1.95×39 topics
  9. Neural Networks18▲ 1.71×24 topics
  10. Energy Storage17▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Solar Energy16▲ 7.6×5 topics
  12. Big Data16▲ 2.5×24 topics
  13. Innovation15▲ 2.1×23 topics
  14. Electric Vehicles11▲ 5.6×4 topics
  15. Data Science11▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Life Cycle Assessment11▲ 5.8×8 topics
  17. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Decentralized Control10▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Grid Integration10▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Energy Storage Systems10▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Engineering Education10▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Battery Technology9▲ 4.8×3 topics
  23. Energy Management9▲ 8.1×3 topics
  24. Distributed Power Generation9▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Microgrid Control9▲ 13×1 topic
  26. Grid-Connected Inverters9▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Game Theory8▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Renewable Resources8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  29. Smart Home8▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Parameter Estimation8▲ 9.1×4 topics
  31. Demand Response8▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Electricity Markets8▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Electrolysis7▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Forecasting7▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Hydrogen7▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Energy Transition7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  37. Fault Detection7▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Modeling and Simulation6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Maximum Power Point Tracking6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Photovoltaic Arrays6▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Needham?

Microgrid Control and Op…9Microgrid Control and Optimization: 9 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…8Smart Grid Energy Management: 8 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 7 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 6 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 6 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 6 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 5 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Fo…5Energy Load and Power Forecasting: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 5 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 7 works
  4. 4 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  5. 5 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 6 works
  6. 6 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 5 works

Research output over time

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