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Research in Aberystwyth

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Aberystwyth University.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
418k
26.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Aberystwyth

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 Aberystwyth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Aberystwyth UniversityUniversity 15,491 #2,990
2Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of WalesArchive 208 #25,319 all time
3National Library of WalesArchive 101 not ranked
4Centre for Performance ResearchInstitution 56 not ranked
5Ceredigion MuseumArchive 16 not ranked
6Centre for Integrated Research in the Rural EnvironmentHospital / health system 11 not ranked
7Hybu Cig Cymru (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
8British International Studies AssociationNonprofit 5 not ranked
9Organic Centre WalesInstitution 0 not ranked
10James Pantyfedwen FoundationNonprofit 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.

Aberystwyth University: 97.5%Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales: 1.3%National Library of Wales: 0.6%Centre for Performance Research: 0.4%4 others listed: 0.2%97%largest
Aberystwyth University15k · 97.5%Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales208 · 1.3%National Library of Wales101 · 0.6%Centre for Performance Research56 · 0.4%4 others listed39 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Aberystwyth work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Aberystwyth is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 384 fractional works · 37.6% of its workComputer Science: 97 fractional works · 9.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 31 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 85 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 83 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 47 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 302 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 163 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 59 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 83 fractional works · 8.1% of its workHistory: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 215 fractional works · 21.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 122 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 120 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmall Animals: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEquine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAberystwyth1,021fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences30%

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. Computer Science979.5%
    2. Engineering858.3%
    3. Environmental Science838.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences474.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy414.0%
    6. Materials Science111.1%
    7. Chemistry90.9%
    8. Mathematics50.5%
    9. Energy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Social Sciences16315.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities838.1%
    3. Psychology222.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting141.4%
    6. Decision Sciences60.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12211.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology706.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.1%
    4. Neuroscience111.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine777.6%
    2. Health Professions242.3%
    3. Veterinary151.5%
    4. Nursing30.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Aberystwyth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Aberystwyth is most concentrated in History (10.6× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 31.0 works11×
← 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: 2.49× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.34× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.89× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.34×12 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.94×42 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.89×76 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.49×108 works
  5. Environmental Science1.71×77 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.65×33 works
  7. Social Sciences1.30×150 works
  8. Computer Science1.28×90 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×60 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×10 works
  11. Health Professions0.90×22 works
  12. Psychology0.73×20 works
  13. Neuroscience0.69×10 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×13 works
  15. Nursing0.65×3 works
  16. Chemistry0.61×9 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.60×2 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.58×5 works
  19. Engineering0.56×76 works
  20. Mathematics0.50×5 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×13 works
  22. Medicine0.35×62 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.27×9 works
  25. Energy0.25×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Aberystwyth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Nationalism, Deep Learning, Colonialism, Remote Sensing, National Identity, History and Literature.

▲ 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. Climate Change64▲ 2.3×71 topics
  2. Deep Learning61▲ 1.73×66 topics
  3. Machine Learning36◆ 1.06×56 topics
  4. Remote Sensing32▲ 2.6×28 topics
  5. Nationalism31▲ 6.7×18 topics
  6. Globalization30▲ 1.52×46 topics
  7. Colonialism26▲ 5.5×25 topics
  8. Sustainability26◆ 1.03×50 topics
  9. History23▲ 3.3×22 topics
  10. Identity23▲ 3.1×28 topics
  11. Literature21▲ 3.8×18 topics
  12. Biodiversity20▲ 2.5×25 topics
  13. Cultural Identity19▲ 3.8×9 topics
  14. National Identity18▲ 16×6 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity17▲ 3.9×17 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services17▲ 4.2×12 topics
  17. Gender16▲ 2.9×31 topics
  18. Devolution15▲ 97×2 topics
  19. Solar Wind14▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 4.5×13 topics
  21. Ethnicity14▲ 3.7×10 topics
  22. Religious Identity14▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Religion13▲ 2.8×17 topics
  24. Diaspora13▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Empire12▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Cultural Politics12▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Wales11▲ 174×1 topic
  28. Welsh literature11▲ 174×1 topic
  29. Scotland11▲ 141×1 topic
  30. Union of 170711▲ 141×1 topic
  31. Genetic Improvement10▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Energy Balance10▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Plant Breeding10▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Animal Welfare10▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Holocene9▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Paleoclimatology9▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Coronal Mass Ejections8▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Solar Dynamics Observatory8▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Marker-Assisted Selection8▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Soil Carbon Sequestration8▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Aberystwyth?

Scottish History and National Identity: 10 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 9 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…7Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…7Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 6 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 6 fractional worksBioenergy crop productio…5Bioenergy crop production and management: 5 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksFuzzy Logic and Control Systems: 5 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional works
HistoryAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric ScienceSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Scottish History and National Identity History 10 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies of British Isles History 9 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  5. 5 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 6 works
  7. 7 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  8. 8 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 5 works
  9. 9 Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  10. 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works

Research output over time

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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%60%Aberystwyth22.1% 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 40.8% in 2011.

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