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Research in Ayr

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Ayr, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.3k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
85k
25.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ayr

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 Ayr?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hannah Research FoundationResearch facility 2,174 #9,006 all time
2NHS Ayrshire and ArranHospital / health system 635 #20,278
3AvantiCell Science (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
4The Aquatic Coleoptera Conservation TrustNonprofit 15 not ranked
5Neogen Europe (United Kingdom)Company 6 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.

Hannah Research Foundation: 76.2%NHS Ayrshire and Arran: 22.3%AvantiCell Science (United Kingdom): 0.8%The Aquatic Coleoptera Conservation Trust: 0.5%1 other listed: 0.2%76%largest
Hannah Research Foundation2,174 · 76.2%NHS Ayrshire and Arran635 · 22.3%AvantiCell Science (United Kingdom)22 · 0.8%The Aquatic Coleoptera Conservation Trust15 · 0.5%1 other listed6 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Ayr work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research in Ayr is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Health Professions (10%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 136 fractional works · 67.0% of its workMedicine: 110 fractional works · 54.4% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAyr203fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences21%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11054.4%
    2. Health Professions2110.4%
    3. Dentistry21.1%
    4. Nursing20.9%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Social Sciences199.2%
    2. Psychology115.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities83.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Environmental Science41.9%
    2. Engineering41.9%
    3. Computer Science10.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Ayr?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Ethical Considerations, Quality of Life, Public Health, Primary Care, Palliative Care, End-of-Life and Health Care Costs.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.4×65 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations10▲ 14×8 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×32 topics
  4. Public Health10▲ 3.2×27 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×15 topics
  6. Depression6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  7. Primary Care6▲ 8.0×13 topics
  8. Palliative Care6▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Mortality6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×22 topics
  11. End-of-Life5▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Treatment5▲ 2.0×21 topics
  13. Health Care Costs5▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Advance Care Planning5▲ 41×1 topic
  15. Family Perspectives5▲ 41×1 topic
  16. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. History4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  19. Clinical Trials4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  20. Prevention4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  21. Complications4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  22. Quality of Care4▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Surgery4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  24. Anxiety4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  25. Guidelines4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  26. Long-Term Care3▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  28. Health Promotion3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Nursing Home3▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Person-Centered Care3▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Radiotherapy3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  32. Chronic Pain3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  33. Health Outcomes3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  34. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  35. Pain Management3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  36. Glaucoma2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Health Policy2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Myopia2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Transplantation2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Stress Management2▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Ayr?

Palliative Care and End-…5Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 5 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsRehabilitationOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works

Research output over time

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How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ayr5.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.7% in 2006.

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