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Research in Woburn

Science Explorer records 39 research institutions in Woburn, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are GEI Consultants and Skyworks Solutions (United States).

Research institutions
39
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
88k
23.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Woburn

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 Woburn?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1GEI ConsultantsCompany 901 #17,103
2Scientific Systems (United States)Company 596 #8,980 all time
3Skyworks Solutions (United States)Company 436 #21,443
4Microscale (United States)Company 346 #34,380 all time
5Aptima (United States)Company 246 #25,762 all time
6Frequency Therapeutics (United States)Company 204 #32,307 all time
7Systems and Technology Research (United States)Company 195 #26,229 all time
8Magnolia Solar (United States)Company 182 #24,613 all time
9Cummings FoundationNonprofit 121 #31,174 all time
10Organix (United States)Company 94 not ranked
11Boston Applied Technologies (United States)Company 62 not ranked
12Energetiq Technology (United States)Company 56 not ranked
13Modular Genetics (United States)Company 49 not ranked
14Magnolia Optical Technologies (United States)Company 47 not ranked
15St. Laurent InstituteResearch facility 41 not ranked
16BlazeTech (United States)Company 36 not ranked
17Woburn & North Andover Pediatric AssociatesInstitution 31 not ranked
18Agiltron (United States)Company 28 not ranked
19Barricaid (United States)Company 24 not ranked
20Hearthstone Alzheimer CareHospital / health system 20 not ranked
21Covaris (United States)Company 18 not ranked
22BioSense (United States)Company 18 not ranked
23Courtagen Life Sciences (United States)Company 17 not ranked
24intuVision (United States)Company 8 not ranked
25Vibration and Shock Technologies (United States)Company 7 not ranked
26Aphios CorporationCompany 6 not ranked
27SciAps (United States)Company 6 not ranked
28I'm Still Here FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
29CreaGen (United States)Company 5 not ranked
30Nanotrons (United States)Company 4 not ranked
31Grameen ResearchNonprofit 3 not ranked
32Ferro Solutions (United States)Company 2 not ranked
33Vuronyx Technologies (United States)Company 2 not ranked
34Forward Photonics (United States)Company 2 not ranked
35Novarials (United States)Company 1 not ranked
36CellMosaic (United States)Company 1 not ranked
37TeachTown (United States)Company 1 not ranked
38Primaira (United States)Company 0 not ranked
39Safecor (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.

GEI Consultants: 23.6%Scientific Systems (United States): 15.6%Skyworks Solutions (United States): 11.4%Microscale (United States): 9.1%33 others listed: 40.4%24%largest
GEI Consultants901 · 23.6%Scientific Systems (United States)596 · 15.6%Skyworks Solutions (United States)436 · 11.4%Microscale (United States)346 · 9.1%33 others listed1,543 · 40.4%

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

Which fields of science does Woburn work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Woburn is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Computer Science (10%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 403 fractional works · 62.8% of its workEngineering: 199 fractional works · 31.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 56 fractional works · 8.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 46 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 64 fractional works · 10.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 29 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 47 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% 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: 21 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 102 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 73 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 64 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWoburn641fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering19931.0%
    2. Computer Science6410.0%
    3. Environmental Science477.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy243.7%
    5. Materials Science213.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences203.1%
    7. Chemistry172.6%
    8. Energy71.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.6%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Social Sciences467.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance162.5%
    3. Psychology152.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting132.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities71.0%
    6. Decision Sciences61.0%
    1. Medicine518.0%
    2. Health Professions152.4%
    3. Dentistry40.6%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences253.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology243.7%
    3. Neuroscience71.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Woburn strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Woburn is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering (6.2× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 38.1 works6.2×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.09× its world share, 163 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.64× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.24×18 works
  2. Engineering2.09×163 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.64×19 works
  4. Chemistry1.52×12 works
  5. Computer Science1.38×56 works
  6. Environmental Science1.35×35 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.30×2 works
  8. Veterinary1.29×1 works
  9. Dentistry1.25×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×14 works
  11. Health Professions1.05×14 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.95×5 works
  13. Materials Science0.90×16 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.89×2 works
  15. Energy0.87×4 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×4 works
  17. Psychology0.79×12 works
  18. Neuroscience0.75×6 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×19 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×11 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×14 works
  22. Social Sciences0.58×38 works
  23. Nursing0.52×1 works
  24. Medicine0.42×42 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.31×5 works
  26. Mathematics0.15×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Woburn?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Climate Change Impact, Teaching Methods, Educational Technologies, Critical Thinking and Language Teaching.

▲ 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. Deep Learning30▲ 1.36×50 topics
  2. Machine Learning26▲ 1.20×59 topics
  3. Climate Change20▲ 1.16×50 topics
  4. Sustainability19▲ 1.22×33 topics
  5. Remote Sensing16▲ 2.1×24 topics
  6. Renewable Energy16▲ 1.76×21 topics
  7. Big Data12▲ 2.0×18 topics
  8. Liquefaction11▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Tunnel11▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Climate Change Impact11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  11. Pedagogy11▲ 3.5×6 topics
  12. Language Teaching11▲ 6.3×3 topics
  13. Teaching Methods10▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Educational Technologies10▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Critical Thinking10▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Formative Assessment10▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Digital Education10▲ 10×1 topic
  18. Integrated Circuits10▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Student Competencies10▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Biosensors10▲ 3.0×11 topics
  21. Energy Consumption10▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Analysis9▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Irrigation9▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Water Efficiency9▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Geosynthetics8▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Earthquake8▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 5.6×7 topics
  28. Seismic8▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Fiber Reinforcement8▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Numerical Analysis8▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Soil Properties8▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Soil Reinforcement8▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Stone Columns8▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Spatial Variability7▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Bayesian Optimization6▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Reliability Analysis6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Bayesian Inference6▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Probabilistic Methods6▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Slope Stability Analysis6▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Liquefaction Resistance6▲ 29×1 topic

What research is done in Woburn?

Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 8 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 6 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…6Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…5Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 4 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 4 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…4Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 4 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringEducationSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 6 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  8. 8 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 4 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 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 counting10%20%30%Woburn15.7% 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 27.0% in 2000.

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