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Research in Silver Spring

Science Explorer records 65 research institutions in Silver Spring, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are United States Food and Drug Administration, American Nurses Association and Medical Care Development International.

Research institutions
65
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
53k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
32.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Silver Spring?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1United States Food and Drug AdministrationGovernment institution 32,209 #667
2Armed Forces Institute of PathologyResearch facility 4,161 #11,957 all time
3American Nurses AssociationInstitution 1,351 #17,321
4Technology Service Corporation (United States)Company 569 #12,918 all time
5Planetary Systems (United States)Company 364 #19,065
6National Association of School NursesInstitution 360 #21,593
7National Medical AssociationNonprofit 339 #21,114 all time
8American Nurses Credentialing CenterInstitution 297 #21,528
9Medical Care Development InternationalNonprofit 296 #18,698
10United Therapeutics (United States)Company 264 #21,764
11Social and Scientific Systems (United States)Company 244 #7,806 all time
12National Coalition for Cancer SurvivorshipNonprofit 160 #23,148 all time
13Association of University Centers on DisabilitiesInstitution 143 #31,010 all time
14Center for Construction Research and TrainingNonprofit 114 not ranked
15Association of Public Health LaboratoriesNonprofit 111 not ranked
16Humanitas (United States)Company 110 #20,025
17Association for Information Science and TechnologyNonprofit 105 not ranked
18American Society for Parenteral and Enteral NutritionNonprofit 105 not ranked
19Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationNonprofit 100 not ranked
20Association of Zoos and AquariumsNonprofit 86 not ranked
21International Partnership for MicrobicidesNonprofit 80 not ranked
22American College of Nurse-MidwivesInstitution 76 not ranked
23Koba InstituteCompany 69 not ranked
24National Labor CollegeUniversity 68 not ranked
25Civilized Software (United States)Company 60 not ranked
26AnthroTronix (United States)Company 55 not ranked
27National Marine Sanctuary FoundationNonprofit 47 not ranked
28Associated Management Services (United States)Company 46 not ranked
29Latino Health Institute (United States)Hospital / health system 40 not ranked
30Yeshiva of Greater WashingtonUniversity 36 not ranked
31Sisters of Mercy of the AmericasHospital / health system 35 not ranked
32Infrared Fiber Systems (United States)Company 34 not ranked
33Transportation Learning CenterNonprofit 30 not ranked
34Social Solutions International (United States)Company 30 not ranked
35Danya International, Inc.Company 24 not ranked
36Synergy Enterprises (United States)Company 22 not ranked
37MayaTech (United States)Company 22 not ranked
38Discovery Communications (United States)Company 22 not ranked
39Population Association of AmericaNonprofit 11 not ranked
40Global CommunitiesNonprofit 9 not ranked
41Muslim Community Center Medical ClinicHospital / health system 9 not ranked
42SeaWebNonprofit 8 not ranked
43LNK (United States)Company 8 not ranked
44Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery CountyNonprofit 7 not ranked
45TSC AllianceNonprofit 7 not ranked
46National Association of the DeafNonprofit 6 not ranked
47Achieving the DreamNonprofit 6 not ranked
48Obesity SocietyNonprofit 6 not ranked
49Radio One (United States)Company 5 not ranked
50United States Election Assistance CommissionGovernment institution 5 not ranked
51Ready Mixed Concrete Research and Education FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
52American Music Therapy AssociationNonprofit 4 not ranked
53National Council for the Traditional ArtsNonprofit 3 not ranked
54Anxiety and Depression Association of AmericaNonprofit 3 not ranked
55National Vulvodynia AssociationNonprofit 3 not ranked
56Spinal Cord Injury NetworkInstitution 2 not ranked
57Alice Hamilton Occupational Health CenterNonprofit 2 not ranked
58The Lloyd SocietyNonprofit 2 not ranked
59Applied Computer Security AssociatesNonprofit 2 not ranked
60Radio AmericaInstitution 2 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.

United States Food and Drug Administration: 76.0%Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: 9.8%American Nurses Association: 3.2%Technology Service Corporation (United States): 1.3%56 others listed: 9.7%76%largest
United States Food and Drug Administration32k · 76.0%Armed Forces Institute of Pathology4,161 · 9.8%American Nurses Association1,351 · 3.2%Technology Service Corporation (United States)569 · 1.3%56 others listed4,108 · 9.7%

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

Which fields of science does Silver Spring work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Silver Spring is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Environmental Science (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,776 fractional works · 35.1% of its workMedicine: 1,478 fractional works · 29.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 141 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 131 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 119 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 119 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 114 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 94 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 89 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 86 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 83 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 206 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 109 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,739 fractional works · 34.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 717 fractional works · 14.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 231 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 192 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 83 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 329 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 155 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOceanography: 116 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 259 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 132 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 116 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 104 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 68 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 961 fractional works · 19.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 492 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 264 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 154 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 141 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 105 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 125 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 586 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 237 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 128 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 121 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 99 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKSilver Spring5,063fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences12%

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. Health Sciences1,77635.1%
    1. Medicine1,47829.2%
    2. Health Professions2064.1%
    3. Nursing621.2%
    4. Veterinary200.4%
    5. Dentistry110.2%
    1. Environmental Science71714.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3296.5%
    3. Engineering2595.1%
    4. Computer Science1322.6%
    5. Mathematics1162.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy681.3%
    7. Chemistry591.2%
    8. Materials Science501.0%
    9. Energy50.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4929.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1543.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1412.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1252.5%
    5. Neuroscience491.0%
    1. Social Sciences2374.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1282.5%
    3. Psychology992.0%
    4. Decision Sciences450.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting400.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities370.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Silver Spring strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Silver Spring is most concentrated in Issues, ethics and legal aspects, Toxicology and Statistics and Probability (25.4× the world share in Issues, ethics and legal aspects).

  1. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 22.5 works25×
  2. ToxicologySubfield · 26.0 works12×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 91.8 works10×
  4. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 40.4 works8.8×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 94.5 works7.9×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 109.8 works7.3×
  7. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 68.8 works6.7×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 131 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 428 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 119 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.27× its world share, 110 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 108 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 258 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 196 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.83× its world share, 603 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 179 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 1,283 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.99× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 115 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 87 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 201 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.27×110 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.84×258 works
  3. Veterinary2.99×17 works
  4. Environmental Science2.83×603 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.76×119 works
  6. Nursing2.45×51 works
  7. Mathematics2.03×102 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.87×428 works
  9. Health Professions1.58×179 works
  10. Medicine1.56×1,283 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×115 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.94×39 works
  13. Chemistry0.74×50 works
  14. Psychology0.66×87 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×131 works
  16. Neuroscience0.58×40 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.55×52 works
  18. Dentistry0.41×9 works
  19. Social Sciences0.37×201 works
  20. Computer Science0.32×108 works
  21. Engineering0.30×196 works
  22. Materials Science0.27×40 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×34 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.23×3 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.22×28 works
  26. Energy0.11×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Silver Spring?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Fisheries Sustainability, Clinical Trials, Trophic Cascades, Population Dynamics, Ecosystem Management and Fish Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Climate Change512▲ 3.7×97 topics
  2. Epidemiology323▲ 1.60×132 topics
  3. Public Health146▲ 1.98×57 topics
  4. Clinical Trials138▲ 4.1×19 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability138▲ 32×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life125▲ 1.71×54 topics
  7. Biomarkers116▲ 3.3×18 topics
  8. Remote Sensing115▲ 1.86×33 topics
  9. Global Warming102▲ 4.7×14 topics
  10. Conservation98▲ 4.5×22 topics
  11. Population Dynamics96▲ 7.4×11 topics
  12. Trophic Cascades94▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Management90▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Vaccine88▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Fish Population Dynamics86▲ 42×1 topic
  16. Marine Fisheries86▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Ocean Circulation82▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Pathogenesis79▲ 3.1×24 topics
  19. Invasive Species74▲ 3.5×18 topics
  20. Data Assimilation72▲ 8.7×4 topics
  21. Bayesian Methods71▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Monoclonal Antibodies71▲ 16×3 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-270▲ 4.5×6 topics
  24. Adverse Drug Reactions66▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Adaptive Designs63▲ 60×1 topic
  26. False Discovery Rate63▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Ocean Acidification61▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Acoustic Communication56▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Economic Evaluation54▲ 9.0×3 topics
  30. Marine Ecosystems54▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Freshwater Biodiversity53▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Conservation Challenges51▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Flow Regulation51▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Predator-Prey Interactions51▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Hydrological Cycle51▲ 10.0×2 topics
  36. Drug Development51▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Medication Adherence51▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Cost-effectiveness Analysis50▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Health Utility Measures50▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Biopharmaceuticals50▲ 19×3 topics

What research is done in Silver Spring?

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 77 works
  2. 2 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 57 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 48 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 46 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 45 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 42 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 33 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 33 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 31 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 30 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%Silver Spring18.8% 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 32.2% in 2016.

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