Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · United States

Research in Upton

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Upton, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
32k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2M
38.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Upton

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 Upton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch facility 32,775 #664

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.

Which fields of science does Upton work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research in Upton is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (30%), Engineering (27%), Materials Science (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,065 fractional works · 91.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 678 fractional works · 29.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 359 fractional works · 15.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 122 fractional works · 5.4% of its workRadiation: 77 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 65 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 602 fractional works · 26.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 327 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 88 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 65 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 325 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 215 fractional works · 9.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 56 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 140 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 63 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 78 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 41 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 67 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 52 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCatalysis: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 114 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 82 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStructural Biology: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUpton2,265fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy67829.9%
    2. Engineering60226.6%
    3. Materials Science32514.4%
    4. Computer Science1406.2%
    5. Environmental Science783.4%
    6. Chemistry673.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences622.7%
    8. Energy542.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering482.1%
    10. Mathematics110.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology823.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences241.1%
    3. Neuroscience40.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine472.1%
    2. Nursing20.1%
    3. Health Professions20.1%
    1. Decision Sciences190.8%
    2. Social Sciences50.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting40.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.1%
    5. Psychology20.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Upton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Upton is most concentrated in Structural Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Radiation (61.5× the world share in Structural Biology).

  1. Structural BiologySubfield · 20.1 works61×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 325.5 works50×
  3. RadiationSubfield · 68.1 works24×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 57.9 works18×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 614.1 works13×
  6. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 22.8 works11×
  7. CatalysisSubfield · 31.4 works10×
  8. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 110.8 works7.5×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.97× its world share, 43 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 128 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.56× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 552 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.13× its world share, 296 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 13.46× its world share, 614 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy13.46×614 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.97×43 works
  3. Materials Science4.13×296 works
  4. Energy2.56×48 works
  5. Chemistry1.95×63 works
  6. Engineering1.79×552 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×54 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.86×17 works
  9. Computer Science0.80×128 works
  10. Environmental Science0.68×69 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×70 works
  12. Mathematics0.37×9 works
  13. Nursing0.22×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×21 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.11×4 works
  17. Medicine0.11×43 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.06×3 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×4 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×2 works
  22. Psychology0.04×2 works
  23. Health Professions0.03×2 works
  24. Social Sciences0.01×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Upton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lattice QCD, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Cathode Materials, Renormalization Group and Hydrodynamics.

▲ 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. Lattice QCD141▲ 106×2 topics
  2. Dark Matter110▲ 42×3 topics
  3. Particle Physics108▲ 65×2 topics
  4. Higgs Boson92▲ 81×1 topic
  5. High-Energy Collider92▲ 81×1 topic
  6. Catalysis82▲ 5.4×23 topics
  7. Cathode Materials81▲ 9.3×3 topics
  8. Renormalization Group79▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Energy Storage76▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. Hydrodynamics72▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Heavy-Ion Collisions72▲ 127×1 topic
  12. Quark-Gluon Plasma72▲ 127×1 topic
  13. Nanoparticles71▲ 2.5×34 topics
  14. QCD70▲ 90×1 topic
  15. charmonium70▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Electronic Structure66▲ 16×8 topics
  17. X-ray Imaging64▲ 82×2 topics
  18. Superconductivity64▲ 16×9 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries59▲ 6.3×3 topics
  20. Synchrotron Radiation59▲ 53×3 topics
  21. Photon Counting52▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Rechargeable Batteries52▲ 8.7×2 topics
  23. Electron Acceleration51▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Free-Electron Lasers50▲ 187×1 topic
  25. X-Ray50▲ 187×1 topic
  26. Crystal Growth50▲ 8.1×12 topics
  27. CMOS Technology49▲ 27×5 topics
  28. Detector Performance48▲ 67×2 topics
  29. Tomography46▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis44▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Battery Technology38▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Catalysts38▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Negative Ion Sources38▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Superconducting Cavities38▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Battery Materials38▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Nanostructured Anodes38▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Particle Detectors37▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Silicon Detectors37▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Carbon Dioxide37▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Molecular Dynamics37▲ 9.3×6 topics

What research is done in Upton?

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 86 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 66 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…64Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 64 fractional worksParticle Accelerators an…44Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 44 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 36 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 35 fractional worksParticle Detector Develo…31Particle Detector Development and Performance: 31 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 27 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 24 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 86 works
  2. 2 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 66 works
  3. 3 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 64 works
  4. 4 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  5. 5 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 36 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 35 works
  7. 7 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 31 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 30 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  10. 10 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 24 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Upton20.1% 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 35.2% in 2008.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Upton. Posts are plain text and can be reported.