Research in Aberdeen
Science Explorer records 40 research institutions in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
- Research institutions
- 40 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 65k ▼ 5% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.3% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Aberdeen?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of AberdeenUniversity | 46,599 | #868 | |
| 2 | Robert Gordon UniversityUniversity | 5,647 | #3,463 | |
| 3 | Aberdeen Royal InfirmaryHospital / health system | 3,791 | #9,669 | |
| 4 | City HospitalHospital / health system | 2,565 | #20,994 | |
| 5 | NHS GrampianHospital / health system | 1,139 | #15,174 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen Maternity HospitalHospital / health system | 599 | #14,416 all time | |
| 7 | Robert Gordon's CollegeUniversity | 545 | #28,134 all time | |
| 8 | Macaulay Development TrustNonprofit | 522 | #15,105 all time | |
| 9 | Aberdeenshire CouncilGovernment institution | 469 | #17,891 all time | |
| 10 | Royal Aberdeen Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 432 | #20,878 all time | |
| 11 | Royal Cornhill HospitalHospital / health system | 427 | #25,802 all time | |
| 12 | Scottish Health ServicesHospital / health system | 338 | #25,978 all time | |
| 13 | Woodend HospitalHospital / health system | 292 | #35,887 all time | |
| 14 | Hunting Energy Services (United Kingdom)Company | 192 | #32,125 all time | |
| 15 | Albyn HospitalHospital / health system | 167 | #31,693 all time | |
| 16 | NovaBiotics (United Kingdom)Company | 139 | #34,372 all time | |
| 17 | National Hyperbaric CentreCompany | 136 | #37,772 all time | |
| 18 | Talisman EnergyCompany | 93 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Senergy (United Kingdom)Company | 91 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Chevron (United Kingdom)Company | 85 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Endeavour (United Kingdom)Company | 79 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Aberdeen Harbour BoardInstitution | 48 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Woolmanhill HospitalHospital / health system | 47 | not ranked | |
| 24 | ConocoPhillips (United Kingdom)Company | 46 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Aberdeen City CouncilGovernment institution | 45 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Offshore Installation Services (United Kingdom)Company | 36 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Subsea Technologies (United Kingdom)Company | 35 | not ranked | |
| 28 | TauRx (United Kingdom)Company | 33 | not ranked | |
| 29 | John Wood Group (United Kingdom)Company | 20 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Brinker Technology (United Kingdom)Company | 18 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Tern (United Kingdom)Company | 17 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Food Standards ScotlandGovernment institution | 11 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Net Zero Technology CentreInstitution | 11 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Oceaneering International (United Kingdom)Company | 9 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Oil & Gas Innovation CentreInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Moog (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 37 | AquaTerra (United Kingdom)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 38 | RAB Microfluidics (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Aberdeen Science CentreArchive | 1 | not ranked | |
| 40 | NexusAB (United Kingdom)Company | 0 | 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.
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What is Aberdeen strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Aberdeen is most concentrated in Religious studies, History and Ocean Engineering (4.5× the world share in Religious studies).
- Religious studiesSubfield · 45.5 works4.5×
- HistorySubfield · 67.7 works3.4×
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 107.6 works3.4×
- Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 20.6 works3.1×
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 20.0 works2.7×
- Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 27.6 works2.7×
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 Aberdeen?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Religion, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Sustainability and Globalization.
- Thermal Maturity
- Nanopores
- Pore Structure
- Shale Gas
- Guidelines
- Social Justice
- Nationalism
- Genetics
- Primary Care
- Identity
- Healthcare
- Religion
- Oxidative Stress
- Risk Factors
- Mental Health
- Environmental Impact
- Quality of Life
- Inflammation
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Renewable Energy
- Public Health
- Treatment
- Human Rights
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Mortality
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Gender
- Clinical Trials
- Literature
- Complications
- Colonialism
- CO2 Sequestration
- Gas Permeability
- Tectonics
- Mudstones
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
- Epidemiology301▲ 1.24×131 topics
- Climate Change239▲ 1.45×96 topics
- Machine Learning194◆ 0.97×80 topics
- Deep Learning166▼ 0.79×76 topics
- Sustainability156◆ 1.05×81 topics
- Inflammation147◆ 1.15×81 topics
- Globalization140▲ 1.17×100 topics
- Quality of Life128▲ 1.45×55 topics
- Renewable Energy120▲ 1.36×41 topics
- Environmental Impact119◆ 1.14×54 topics
- Public Health116▲ 1.30×56 topics
- Mental Health115▲ 1.28×41 topics
- Treatment99▲ 1.34×50 topics
- Risk Factors95▲ 1.41×37 topics
- Human Rights90▲ 1.43×56 topics
- Oxidative Stress88◆ 0.88×56 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease87▲ 1.27×38 topics
- Religion85▲ 2.9×29 topics
- Mortality84▲ 2.4×13 topics
- Healthcare79◆ 1.14×27 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome74▲ 1.49×24 topics
- Identity72▲ 1.62×54 topics
- Gender71▲ 2.1×42 topics
- Primary Care68▲ 3.0×15 topics
- Clinical Trials67▲ 1.63×19 topics
- Genetics62▲ 1.44×25 topics
- Literature61▲ 1.83×37 topics
- Nationalism59▲ 2.1×25 topics
- Complications59▲ 1.93×17 topics
- Social Justice59▲ 1.63×35 topics
- Colonialism56▲ 1.95×34 topics
- Guidelines55▲ 1.93×13 topics
- CO2 Sequestration42▲ 3.6×4 topics
- Shale Gas37▲ 4.8×2 topics
- Gas Permeability35▲ 5.6×2 topics
- Pore Structure35▲ 4.5×3 topics
- Tectonics35▲ 4.7×3 topics
- Nanopores31▲ 5.2×2 topics
- Mudstones31▲ 6.6×1 topic
- Thermal Maturity31▲ 6.6×1 topic
What research is done in Aberdeen?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 31 works
- 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 23 works
- 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 23 works
- 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 22 works
- 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 19 works
- 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 18 works
- 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 17 works
- 8 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 16 works
- 9 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 16 works
- 10 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 16 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.