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Research in Silver Spring

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Silver Spring. The largest by output are NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services, NOAA Office of Coast Survey and NOAA Office of Response and Restoration.

Research institutions
21
Research works
94
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.1%
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 Silver Spring?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & ServicesGovernment institution 17 not ranked
2NOAA Office of Coast SurveyGovernment institution 15 not ranked
3NOAA Office of Response and RestorationGovernment institution 12 not ranked
4NOAA Office of Climate, Water, and Weather ServicesGovernment institution 10 not ranked
5NOAA Office of Water PredictionGovernment institution 9 not ranked
6NOAA Office of Habitat ConservationGovernment institution 7 not ranked
7NOAA National Weather Service Office of Science and Technology IntegrationGovernment institution 6 not ranked
8NOAA National Marine Fisheries Office of Law EnforcementGovernment institution 5 not ranked
9NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 3 not ranked
10NOAA Office of Protected ResourcesGovernment institution 2 not ranked
11NOAA Weather Program OfficeGovernment institution 2 not ranked
12NOAA Office of ObservationsGovernment institution 2 not ranked
13NOAA Uncrewed Systems Research Transition OfficeGovernment institution 1 not ranked
14NOAA Office of Chief Operating OfficerGovernment institution 1 not ranked
15NOAA Office of AquacultureGovernment institution 1 not ranked
16NOAA RESTORE Science ProgramGovernment institution 0 not ranked
17NOAA Technology Partnerships OfficeGovernment institution 0 not ranked
18NOAA Office of Sustainable FisheriesGovernment institution 0 not ranked
19NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Office of International Affairs and Seafood InspectionGovernment institution 0 not ranked
20NOAA International & Interagency Affairs DivisionGovernment institution 0 not ranked
21NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing ProgramGovernment institution 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.

NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services: 18.3%NOAA Office of Coast Survey: 16.1%NOAA Office of Response and Restoration: 12.9%NOAA Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services: 10.8%11 others listed: 41.9%18%largest
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services17 · 18.3%NOAA Office of Coast Survey15 · 16.1%NOAA Office of Response and Restoration12 · 12.9%NOAA Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services10 · 10.8%11 others listed39 · 41.9%

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

Which keywords describe research in Silver Spring?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Data Assimilation, Ocean Circulation, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Climate Change Impact, Oceanic Modeling and Tidal Analysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change27▲ 11×39 topics
  2. Data Assimilation12▲ 70×4 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation11▲ 82×3 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 9.4×15 topics
  5. Global Warming9▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Climate Change Impact8▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Oceanic Modeling8▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Tidal Analysis8▲ 193×1 topic
  9. Tropical Cyclones6▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Environmental Impact6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  11. Sea Level Rise6▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 27×5 topics
  13. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Hurricanes4▲ 135×1 topic
  15. Storm Surge4▲ 135×1 topic
  16. Health Effects4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  17. Population Dynamics4▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Boundary Layer4▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Conservation4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  20. Marine Pollution4▲ 178×2 topics
  21. Wave Modeling4▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Risk Assessment3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades3▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Convective Parameterization3▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Deepwater Horizon3▲ 332×1 topic
  27. Ecosystem Management3▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Marine Fisheries3▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Mesoscale Modeling3▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Ocean Acidification3▲ 43×3 topics
  31. Oil Spill Detection3▲ 332×1 topic
  32. Sediment Transport3▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Water Resources3▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Hydrological Cycle3▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Satellite Observations3▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Collision Avoidance3▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Acoustic Communication2▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Vulnerability2▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Silver Spring?

Marine Bivalve and Aquac…1Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …1Maritime Navigation and Safety: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…1Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 1 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…0Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 0 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 0 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOcean EngineeringOceanographyWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 0 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.