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Research in Somerville

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Somerville, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are MagiQ Technologies (United States) and Tracer Technologies (United States).

Research institutions
22
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.1k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
79k
19.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Somerville

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 Somerville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Science Research LaboratoryResearch facility 1,681 #9,066 all time
2Tracer Technologies (United States)Company 328 #19,592
3MagiQ Technologies (United States)Company 303 #17,410
4Political Research AssociatesNonprofit 102 not ranked
5OpenBiomeNonprofit 64 not ranked
6Whalen BiomedicalCompany 34 not ranked
7Boston Cancer Policy InstituteResearch facility 18 not ranked
8Finch Therapeutics (United States)Company 17 not ranked
9TissueVision (United States)Company 16 not ranked
10Altaeros (United States)Company 11 not ranked
11LumArray (United States)Company 10 not ranked
12Micro-Leads (United States)Company 7 not ranked
13Curoverse (United States)Company 6 not ranked
14Quantum Diamond Technologies (United States)Company 5 not ranked
15YouthBuildNonprofit 4 not ranked
16Neuromorphometrics (United States)Company 2 not ranked
17Andarix Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 2 not ranked
18Templeman Automation (United States)Company 1 not ranked
19EP (United States)Company 1 not ranked
20Partners for Youth with DisabilitiesNonprofit 1 not ranked
21Horowitz Foundation for Social PolicyNonprofit 0 not ranked
22Fluidity Software (United States)Company 0 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.

Science Research Laboratory: 64.3%Tracer Technologies (United States): 12.6%MagiQ Technologies (United States): 11.6%Political Research Associates: 3.9%16 others listed: 7.6%64%largest
Science Research Laboratory1,681 · 64.3%Tracer Technologies (United States)328 · 12.6%MagiQ Technologies (United States)303 · 11.6%Political Research Associates102 · 3.9%16 others listed199 · 7.6%

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

Which fields of science does Somerville work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Somerville is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 270 fractional works · 36.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 164 fractional works · 22.0% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 39 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 198 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 177 fractional works · 23.8% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHepatology: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 160 fractional works · 21.6% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 114 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSomerville742fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences36%

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. Social Sciences16422.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance395.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities334.5%
    4. Psychology192.6%
    5. Decision Sciences71.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting70.9%
    1. Medicine17723.8%
    2. Health Professions141.9%
    3. Dentistry40.6%
    4. Nursing30.4%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Computer Science537.2%
    2. Engineering425.7%
    3. Environmental Science283.8%
    4. Materials Science111.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy91.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.7%
    7. Chemistry50.6%
    8. Mathematics30.5%
    9. Energy30.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology628.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences202.7%
    3. Neuroscience152.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology131.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Somerville strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Somerville is most concentrated in Education (3.4× the world share in Education).

  1. EducationSubfield · 50.6 works3.4×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.89× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.10×29 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.89×49 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.81×9 works
  4. Social Sciences1.70×104 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.65×17 works
  6. Dentistry1.35×3 works
  7. Medicine1.15×106 works
  8. Neuroscience1.01×8 works
  9. Environmental Science0.94×23 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.85×11 works
  12. Veterinary0.85×1 works
  13. Nursing0.82×2 works
  14. Energy0.69×3 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×5 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.67×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.65×24 works
  18. Psychology0.65×10 works
  19. Chemistry0.57×4 works
  20. Materials Science0.56×10 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.56×6 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×13 works
  23. Engineering0.46×34 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×6 works
  25. Mathematics0.40×2 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.34×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Somerville?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Digital Education, Language Teaching, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Formative Assessment, Student Competencies and Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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. Pedagogy55▲ 15×7 topics
  2. Digital Education54▲ 49×3 topics
  3. Language Teaching51▲ 26×5 topics
  4. Teaching Methods51▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Critical Thinking50▲ 59×3 topics
  6. Formative Assessment50▲ 81×1 topic
  7. Student Competencies50▲ 103×1 topic
  8. Globalization46▲ 3.2×25 topics
  9. Sustainability44▲ 2.4×33 topics
  10. Entrepreneurship34▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Epidemiology34◆ 1.14×77 topics
  12. Digital Economy33▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Economic Development33▲ 5.5×3 topics
  14. Industrial Enterprises32▲ 127×1 topic
  15. Innovation Economics32▲ 127×1 topic
  16. Global Governance24▲ 13×9 topics
  17. Migration24▲ 9.3×6 topics
  18. Inflammation23▲ 1.46×56 topics
  19. Postcolonialism22▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Social Exclusion21▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Crisis Management21▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Biopolitics21▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Education Reform21▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Literature and Migration21▲ 234×1 topic
  25. Oxidative Stress17▲ 1.43×34 topics
  26. Renewable Energy16▲ 1.54×22 topics
  27. Educational Technology15▲ 1.73×16 topics
  28. Online Learning15▲ 2.4×12 topics
  29. Teacher Training14▲ 3.1×11 topics
  30. Curriculum Development12▲ 2.5×6 topics
  31. Climate Change Impact11▲ 6.5×2 topics
  32. Energy Consumption10▲ 6.2×2 topics
  33. Irrigation10▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Water Efficiency10▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Digital Learning10▲ 2.7×5 topics
  36. Distance Learning10▲ 3.8×6 topics
  37. Glycosylation9▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Islamic Education9▲ 3.6×4 topics
  39. Pedagogical Innovation8▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Liver Transplantation8▲ 8.4×3 topics

What research is done in Somerville?

Education, Innovation an…21Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 21 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …10Economic and Industrial Development: 10 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, …8Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 8 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 5 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 5 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 4 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 3 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 3 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 21 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 5 works
  6. 6 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 5 works
  7. 7 Education and Character Development Education 4 works
  8. 8 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works

Research output over time

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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%60%all institutions10.0% in 2025Somerville9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 48.0% in 2013.

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