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Research in Watertown

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Watertown, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Primary Source.

Research institutions
32
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Watertown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Boston Biomedical Research InstituteResearch facility 1,227 #4,279 all time
2Primary SourceNonprofit 974 #8,919
3Cambridge Scientific (United States)Company 657 #6,559 all time
4Radiation Monitoring Devices (United States)Company 609 #7,323 all time
5Arsenal Medical (United States)Company 518 #15,244 all time
6Pathfinder InternationalNonprofit 481 #26,277 all time
7New England Research InstitutesResearch facility 450 #12,056 all time
8Perkins School for BlindUniversity 229 #31,567 all time
9Advanced Mechanical Technology (United States)Company 190 #24,074 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 2022–2025. 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.

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.

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×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Watertown?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radiation Detection, Crystal Growth, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Cancer Immunotherapy, Inorganic Scintillators, Scintillation Detectors and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27◆ 1.10×88 topics
  2. Radiation Detection16▲ 58×2 topics
  3. Inflammation16▲ 1.21×55 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries15▲ 5.8×4 topics
  5. Crystal Growth15▲ 8.8×9 topics
  6. Cathode Materials15▲ 6.1×3 topics
  7. Energy Storage15▲ 3.6×10 topics
  8. Immunotherapy15▲ 3.3×15 topics
  9. Cancer14▲ 1.63×30 topics
  10. Cancer Immunotherapy13▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Medical Imaging12▲ 3.9×5 topics
  12. Inorganic Scintillators11▲ 56×1 topic
  13. Scintillation Detectors11▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 4.0×7 topics
  15. Thermal Management10▲ 4.7×6 topics
  16. Cancer Therapy10▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Power Electronics10▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Tumor Regression10▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries9▲ 5.5×2 topics
  20. Gene Therapy9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Lymphoma9▲ 8.7×2 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. CAR T Cells8▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Chimeric Antigen Receptor8▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Electric Vehicles8▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Battery Technology8▲ 4.4×3 topics
  27. Safety Concerns8▲ 7.7×2 topics
  28. Solar Cell Efficiency7▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Battery Management Systems7▲ 7.3×1 topic
  30. Thermal Runaway7▲ 7.3×1 topic
  31. Battery Materials7▲ 6.3×1 topic
  32. Nanostructured Anodes7▲ 6.3×1 topic
  33. Luminescent Materials6▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Electric Vehicle Charging6▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Solid-State Lighting6▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Detector Performance6▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Nanocrystal Synthesis6▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Upconversion Nanoparticles6▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Nanostructured Cathodes6▲ 7.5×1 topic
  40. Solid-State Electrolytes6▲ 7.5×1 topic

What research is done in Watertown?

  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

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