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Research in Silver Spring

Science Explorer records 83 research institutions in Silver Spring, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are United States Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

Research institutions
83
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
53k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Silver Spring?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1United States Food and Drug AdministrationGovernment institution 16,262 #2,217
2Naval Medical Research CommandResearch facility 5,672 #9,695
3NOAA National Marine Fisheries ServiceGovernment institution 5,019 #6,449
4Armed Forces Institute of PathologyResearch facility 4,161 #3,198 all time
5Center for Biologics Evaluation and ResearchResearch facility 3,742 #5,459
6Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchResearch facility 3,566 #2,842
7NOAA National Weather ServiceGovernment institution 2,989 #10,998
8NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information ServiceGovernment institution 1,559 #8,793
9American Nurses AssociationInstitution 1,351 #11,400
10NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric ResearchGovernment institution 1,177 #5,765
11NOAA National Geodetic SurveyGovernment institution 749 #6,854 all time
12NOAA National Ocean ServiceGovernment institution 711 #10,260 all time
13Technology Service Corporation (United States)Company 569 #10,212 all time
14NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean ScienceFunder 375 #15,314 all time
15Planetary Systems (United States)Company 364 #15,089
16National Association of School NursesInstitution 360 #22,696
17National Medical AssociationNonprofit 339 #30,376 all time
18American Nurses Credentialing CenterInstitution 297 #13,318
19Medical Care Development InternationalNonprofit 296 #26,141
20United Therapeutics (United States)Company 264 #17,984
21Social and Scientific Systems (United States)Company 244 #13,355 all time
22NOAA Ocean ExplorationGovernment institution 165 #36,668 all time
23National Coalition for Cancer SurvivorshipNonprofit 160 #33,803 all time
24Holy Cross HospitalHospital / health system 150 #37,833 all time
25Association of University Centers on DisabilitiesInstitution 143 #31,523 all time
26Armed Forces Health Surveillance CenterGovernment institution 141 #38,409 all time
27NOAA Office of National Marine SanctuariesGovernment institution 138 #32,639 all time
28Center for Construction Research and TrainingNonprofit 114 not ranked
29Association of Public Health LaboratoriesNonprofit 111 not ranked
30Humanitas (United States)Company 110 #27,829
31Association for Information Science and TechnologyNonprofit 105 not ranked
32American Society for Parenteral and Enteral NutritionNonprofit 105 not ranked
33Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationNonprofit 100 not ranked
34NOAA Office for Coastal ManagementGovernment institution 92 not ranked
35Association of Zoos and AquariumsNonprofit 86 not ranked
36International Partnership for MicrobicidesNonprofit 80 not ranked
37American College of Nurse-MidwivesInstitution 76 not ranked
38Koba InstituteCompany 69 not ranked
39National Labor CollegeUniversity 68 not ranked
40Civilized Software (United States)Company 60 not ranked
41AnthroTronix (United States)Company 55 not ranked
42National Marine Sanctuary FoundationNonprofit 47 not ranked
43Associated Management Services (United States)Company 46 not ranked
44Latino Health Institute (United States)Hospital / health system 40 not ranked
45Yeshiva of Greater WashingtonUniversity 36 not ranked
46Sisters of Mercy of the AmericasHospital / health system 35 not ranked
47Infrared Fiber Systems (United States)Company 34 not ranked
48Transportation Learning CenterNonprofit 30 not ranked
49Social Solutions International (United States)Company 30 not ranked
50Danya International, Inc.Company 24 not ranked
51Synergy Enterprises (United States)Company 22 not ranked
52MayaTech (United States)Company 22 not ranked
53Discovery Communications (United States)Company 22 not ranked
54NOAA Climate Program OfficeGovernment institution 21 not ranked
55Population Association of AmericaNonprofit 11 not ranked
56Global CommunitiesNonprofit 9 not ranked
57Muslim Community Center Medical ClinicHospital / health system 9 not ranked
58SeaWebNonprofit 8 not ranked
59LNK (United States)Company 8 not ranked
60NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing SystemGovernment institution 7 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.

United States Food and Drug Administration: 30.9%Naval Medical Research Command: 10.8%NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service: 9.5%Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: 7.9%56 others listed: 40.9%31%largest
United States Food and Drug Administration16k · 30.9%Naval Medical Research Command5,672 · 10.8%NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service5,019 · 9.5%Armed Forces Institute of Pathology4,161 · 7.9%56 others listed22k · 40.9%

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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×
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Which keywords describe research in Silver Spring?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 Change434▲ 3.8×92 topics
  2. Epidemiology286▲ 1.69×129 topics
  3. Public Health128▲ 2.0×56 topics
  4. Clinical Trials124▲ 4.3×19 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability122▲ 32×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life113▲ 1.82×53 topics
  7. Biomarkers103▲ 3.5×18 topics
  8. Remote Sensing94▲ 1.78×31 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades85▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Population Dynamics85▲ 7.8×10 topics
  11. Vaccine82▲ 4.7×11 topics
  12. Conservation82▲ 4.4×21 topics
  13. Global Warming79▲ 4.5×14 topics
  14. Ecosystem Management79▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Fish Population Dynamics77▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Marine Fisheries77▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Pathogenesis73▲ 3.3×24 topics
  18. Bayesian Methods65▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Ocean Circulation64▲ 12×3 topics
  20. SARS-CoV-263▲ 4.5×6 topics
  21. Monoclonal Antibodies62▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Adverse Drug Reactions61▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Adaptive Designs57▲ 66×1 topic
  24. False Discovery Rate57▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Data Assimilation54▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Ocean Acidification53▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Acoustic Communication52▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Economic Evaluation50▲ 9.6×3 topics
  29. Cost-effectiveness Analysis48▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Health Utility Measures48▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Drug Development48▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Predator-Prey Interactions47▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Anthropogenic Noise46▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Marine Mammals46▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Freshwater Biodiversity46▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Medication Adherence46▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Conservation Challenges45▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Flow Regulation45▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Marine Ecosystems45▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Biopharmaceuticals44▲ 20×3 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

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