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Research in Watertown

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Watertown, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Primary Source.

Research institutions
32
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
186k
30.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Watertown

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 Watertown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Boston Biomedical Research InstituteResearch facility 1,227 #14,696 all time
2Primary SourceNonprofit 974 #6,785
3Cambridge Scientific (United States)Company 657 #9,751 all time
4Radiation Monitoring Devices (United States)Company 609 #20,250 all time
5Arsenal Medical (United States)Company 518 #15,818 all time
6Pathfinder InternationalNonprofit 481 #12,230 all time
7New England Research InstitutesResearch facility 450 #8,927 all time
8Perkins School for BlindUniversity 229 #27,871 all time
9Advanced Mechanical Technology (United States)Company 190 #25,596 all time
10C4 Therapeutics (United States)Company 78 not ranked
11Forma Therapeutics (United States)Company 75 not ranked
12Cambrian Innovation (United States)Company 67 not ranked
13United Electric Controls (United States)Company 62 not ranked
14Massachusetts Health Quality PartnersNonprofit 58 not ranked
15Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 57 not ranked
16Enanta Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 55 not ranked
17athenahealthHospital / health system 53 not ranked
18Selecta Biosciences (United States)Company 42 not ranked
19SQZ Biotech (United States)Company 36 not ranked
20Holosonics (United States)Company 33 not ranked
21EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 22 not ranked
22Lyndra Therapeutics (United States)Company 14 not ranked
23480 Biomedical (United States)Company 13 not ranked
24Documentary Educational ResourcesNonprofit 11 not ranked
25WiTricity (United States)Company 10 not ranked
26Sasaki AssociatesInstitution 6 not ranked
27Ambergen (United States)Company 5 not ranked
28Interactive Motion Technologies (United States)Company 4 not ranked
29Education Resource StrategiesNonprofit 2 not ranked
30Alberti's Window (United States)Company 2 not ranked
311Cellbio (United States)Company 2 not ranked
32Bay State Clinical TrialsNonprofit 1 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.

Boston Biomedical Research Institute: 20.3%Primary Source: 16.1%Cambridge Scientific (United States): 10.9%Radiation Monitoring Devices (United States): 10.1%28 others listed: 42.6%20%largest
Boston Biomedical Research Institute1,227 · 20.3%Primary Source974 · 16.1%Cambridge Scientific (United States)657 · 10.9%Radiation Monitoring Devices (United States)609 · 10.1%28 others listed2,576 · 42.6%

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

Which fields of science does Watertown work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Watertown is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%).

Physical Sciences: 334 fractional works · 41.8% of its workEngineering: 153 fractional works · 19.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 80 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 55 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 38 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRadiation: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 206 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMedicine: 181 fractional works · 22.6% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 144 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 67 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 115 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKWatertown799fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering15319.1%
    2. Computer Science556.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy384.8%
    4. Materials Science344.3%
    5. Environmental Science192.4%
    6. Energy121.5%
    7. Chemistry101.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.4%
    10. Mathematics40.4%
    1. Medicine18122.6%
    2. Health Professions202.5%
    3. Nursing20.3%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences678.4%
    2. Psychology293.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities222.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting121.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.1%
    6. Decision Sciences60.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology708.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology182.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.6%
    4. Neuroscience111.4%
    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 Watertown strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Watertown is most concentrated in Oncology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.5× the world share in Oncology).

  1. OncologySubfield · 24.2 works3.5×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 62.6 works2.8×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.23× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology2.36×15 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.23×31 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.72×57 works
  4. Energy1.47×8 works
  5. Materials Science1.30×28 works
  6. Engineering1.29×120 works
  7. Medicine1.27×152 works
  8. Veterinary1.25×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.21×3 works
  10. Health Professions1.07×18 works
  11. Computer Science0.92×45 works
  12. Psychology0.87×16 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.76×8 works
  15. Nursing0.73×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.73×4 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.65×12 works
  18. Chemistry0.62×6 works
  19. Dentistry0.61×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×6 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×7 works
  22. Social Sciences0.52×41 works
  23. Environmental Science0.49×15 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×10 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×12 works
  26. Mathematics0.31×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Watertown?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Radiation Detection, Lithium-ion Batteries, Crystal Growth, Energy Storage, Cancer Immunotherapy, Inorganic Scintillators and Scintillation Detectors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33◆ 1.04×95 topics
  2. Machine Learning24◆ 0.92×55 topics
  3. Cathode Materials22▲ 7.1×3 topics
  4. Inflammation21▲ 1.22×61 topics
  5. Energy Storage20▲ 4.0×10 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries20▲ 6.0×4 topics
  7. Radiation Detection18▲ 51×2 topics
  8. Crystal Growth17▲ 7.9×9 topics
  9. Immunotherapy17▲ 3.0×15 topics
  10. Cancer17▲ 1.55×32 topics
  11. Renewable Energy17▲ 1.44×34 topics
  12. Cancer Immunotherapy15▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Medical Imaging15▲ 3.5×5 topics
  14. Rechargeable Batteries14▲ 6.4×2 topics
  15. Inorganic Scintillators13▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Scintillation Detectors13▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Tumor Microenvironment12▲ 3.4×7 topics
  18. Power Electronics11▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Thermal Management11▲ 4.3×7 topics
  20. Battery Technology11▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Tumor Regression11▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Gene Therapy10▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. Lymphoma10▲ 7.9×2 topics
  24. CAR T Cells10▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Chimeric Antigen Receptor10▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 3.7×5 topics
  27. Battery Materials10▲ 7.3×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 7.3×1 topic
  29. Electric Vehicles9▲ 4.0×4 topics
  30. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries8▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Ionic Conductivity8▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. Nanostructured Cathodes8▲ 8.6×1 topic
  33. Safety Concerns8▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Solid-State Electrolytes8▲ 8.6×1 topic
  35. Solar Cell Efficiency8▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Battery Management Systems8▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Thermal Runaway8▲ 6.7×1 topic
  38. Luminescent Materials8▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Solid-State Lighting7▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Electric Vehicle Charging7▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Watertown?

Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 11 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…7Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …7Advancements in Battery Materials: 7 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor D…5Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 5 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 4 fractional works
RadiationOncologyAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 11 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 4 works
  10. 10 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Watertown19.2% 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 36.5% in 2000.

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