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Research in Orono

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Orono, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Maine.

Research institutions
8
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.6%
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 Orono?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MaineUniversity 16,376 #2,387
2Revolution ResearchCompany 237 #38,210 all time
3National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture CenterResearch facility 76 not ranked
4Four Directions Development CorporationNonprofit 61 not ranked
5Sensor Research and Development Corporation (United States)Company 29 not ranked
6Maine Sea GrantInstitution 17 not ranked
7Environetix Technologies (United States)Company 4 not ranked
8Angel Secure Networks (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.

University of Maine: 97.5%Revolution Research: 1.4%National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center: 0.5%Four Directions Development Corporation: 0.4%3 others listed: 0.3%97%largest
University of Maine16k · 97.5%Revolution Research237 · 1.4%National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center76 · 0.5%Four Directions Development Corporation61 · 0.4%3 others listed50 · 0.3%

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

What is Orono strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Orono is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Oceanography (6.6× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 29.4 works6.6×
  2. EcologySubfield · 78.5 works5.4×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 26.9 works5.2×
  4. BiomaterialsSubfield · 38.3 works4.8×
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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 Orono?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Biomedical Applications, Habitat Fragmentation, Fisheries Sustainability, Sustainability and Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change178▲ 3.6×77 topics
  2. Sustainability63▲ 1.39×64 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications53▲ 2.4×25 topics
  4. Biodiversity50▲ 3.6×24 topics
  5. Environmental Impact49▲ 1.55×46 topics
  6. Invasive Species49▲ 6.2×17 topics
  7. Globalization41◆ 1.12×56 topics
  8. Remote Sensing39▲ 1.70×28 topics
  9. Mental Health39▲ 1.43×32 topics
  10. Renewable Energy33▲ 1.23×36 topics
  11. Conservation31▲ 3.9×18 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation30▲ 7.3×5 topics
  13. Nanocomposites29▲ 1.96×16 topics
  14. Identity28▲ 2.1×28 topics
  15. History27▲ 2.1×24 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services25▲ 3.5×10 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability25▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Global Warming25▲ 3.3×11 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation25▲ 3.6×10 topics
  20. Global Change24▲ 5.0×6 topics
  21. Population Dynamics24▲ 5.0×11 topics
  22. Gender22▲ 2.2×24 topics
  23. Ionic Liquids22▲ 4.2×8 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades22▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Conservation Biology19▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Aquaculture19▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Ecosystem Resilience19▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Cellulose Nanocrystals18▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Nanocellulose18▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Climate Change Impacts18▲ 8.2×7 topics
  31. Model Evaluation15▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Paleoclimatology15▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem14▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management14▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Marine Fisheries14▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Eutrophication13▲ 6.8×5 topics
  37. Freshwater Biodiversity13▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Biological Invasions13▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Conservation Challenges12▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Flow Regulation12▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Orono?

  1. 1 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 18 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 11 works
  5. 5 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 11 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 8 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works

Research output over time

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