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Research in Springfield

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Springfield, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Computational Physics (United States), Versar (United States) and Drug Enforcement Administration.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
75k
18.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Springfield

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 Springfield?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Computational Physics (United States)Company 1,919 #5,013
2Versar (United States)Company 1,004 #11,545
3Drug Enforcement AdministrationGovernment institution 504 #18,827
4Knexus Research (United States)Company 120 #27,479 all time
5Excet (United States)Company 116 not ranked
6Society for Imaging Science and TechnologyInstitution 33 not ranked
7American Astronautical SocietyNonprofit 10 not ranked
8Methuselah FoundationNonprofit 7 not ranked
9American Society for Gravitational and Space ResearchNonprofit 0 not ranked
10African Women Education and Development ForumNonprofit 0 not ranked
11TeamBest (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.

Computational Physics (United States): 51.7%Versar (United States): 27.0%Drug Enforcement Administration: 13.6%Knexus Research (United States): 3.2%4 others listed: 4.5%52%largest
Computational Physics (United States)1,919 · 51.7%Versar (United States)1,004 · 27.0%Drug Enforcement Administration504 · 13.6%Knexus Research (United States)120 · 3.2%4 others listed166 · 4.5%

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

Which fields of science does Springfield work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research in Springfield is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Physics and Astronomy (13%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 408 fractional works · 60.5% of its workEngineering: 115 fractional works · 17.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 87 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 31 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 56 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 45 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 35 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 131 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 74 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 61 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSpringfield674fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences61%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering11517.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy8712.9%
    3. Computer Science568.3%
    4. Materials Science456.6%
    5. Environmental Science355.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences324.8%
    7. Chemistry213.2%
    8. Mathematics91.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.6%
    10. Energy40.6%
    1. Social Sciences6910.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities213.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance121.8%
    4. Psychology111.6%
    5. Decision Sciences101.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting91.3%
    1. Medicine558.1%
    2. Health Professions162.4%
    3. Veterinary20.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology304.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences142.1%
    3. Neuroscience91.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Springfield strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Springfield is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy (8.8× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 25.2 works8.8×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 72.2 works5.9×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.85× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.64× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.88× its world share, 72 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy5.88×72 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.24×28 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.85×6 works
  4. Veterinary2.21×2 works
  5. Chemistry1.82×16 works
  6. Materials Science1.64×32 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.52×8 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.50×3 works
  9. Engineering1.16×96 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.16×18 works
  11. Mathematics1.11×7 works
  12. Computer Science1.10×47 works
  13. Environmental Science1.07×29 works
  14. Health Professions0.98×14 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×9 works
  16. Social Sciences0.78×54 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×22 works
  18. Neuroscience0.72×6 works
  19. Psychology0.51×8 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×12 works
  21. Medicine0.45×47 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×2 works
  23. Energy0.43×2 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×7 works
  25. Dentistry0.28×1 works
  26. Nursing0.27×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Springfield?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Molecular Dynamics, Solar Wind, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Quantum Mechanics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere.

▲ 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. Machine Learning36▲ 1.62×73 topics
  2. Climate Change21◆ 1.14×58 topics
  3. Deep Learning19▼ 0.84×57 topics
  4. Remote Sensing17▲ 2.0×28 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 1.49×32 topics
  6. Molecular Dynamics13▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Human Rights12▲ 1.79×32 topics
  8. Solar Wind10▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  10. Two-Dimensional Materials7▲ 4.6×4 topics
  11. Superconductivity7▲ 5.7×9 topics
  12. Quantum Mechanics7▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Ionosphere6▲ 18×1 topic
  14. Magnetosphere6▲ 18×1 topic
  15. Dark Matter6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  16. Gravitational Waves6▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Computational Chemistry6▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Density Functional Theory6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  19. Adaptive Mesh Refinement6▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Electronic Structure6▲ 4.9×8 topics
  21. High-Order Schemes6▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Crystal Structures6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  23. Quantum Information6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  24. Supernovae5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  25. Tomography5▲ 4.4×5 topics
  26. Black Holes5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Geodetic Measurements5▲ 7.4×2 topics
  28. Sea Level Rise5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. High-Throughput5▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Materials Informatics5▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Radial Basis Functions5▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Blockchain Technology5▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Nucleosynthesis5▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  35. Particle Physics4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Quantum Simulation4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Shock-Wave Interactions4▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Turbulence Modeling4▲ 16×1 topic
  39. GRACE4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. groundwater depletion4▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Springfield?

Ionosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…4Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 4 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…4Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 4 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …4Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 3 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 3 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…3Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 3 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 3 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsComputational MechanicsMaterials ChemistryOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 4 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 4 works
  5. 5 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 4 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 3 works
  8. 8 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 3 works
  9. 9 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 counting10%20%30%Springfield16.3% 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 24.7% in 1993.

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