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Research in Bangor

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Bangor, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bangor University and Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
579k
31.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bangor

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 Bangor?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bangor UniversityUniversity 17,887 #843
2Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS TrustHospital / health system 542 #22,145
3Liquids Research (United Kingdom)Company 27 not ranked
4Grwp Llandrillo MenaiUniversity 7 not ranked
5Wales Institute of Cognitive NeuroscienceResearch facility 1 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.

Bangor University: 96.9%Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust: 2.9%Liquids Research (United Kingdom): 0.1%Grwp Llandrillo Menai: 0.0%1 other listed: 0.0%97%largest
Bangor University18k · 96.9%Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust542 · 2.9%Liquids Research (United Kingdom)27 · 0.1%Grwp Llandrillo Menai7 · 0.0%1 other listed1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Bangor work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Bangor is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 791 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 273 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 102 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 37 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 197 fractional works · 9.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 94 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 172 fractional works · 7.9% of its workHistory: 54 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 67 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 623 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 270 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEcology: 86 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 64 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 146 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 55 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 70 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOceanography: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 522 fractional works · 23.8% of its workMedicine: 386 fractional works · 17.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 52 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 123 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 88 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 253 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 106 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 72 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBangor2,188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences36%

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. Social Sciences27312.5%
    2. Psychology1979.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities1727.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance673.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting622.8%
    6. Decision Sciences211.0%
    1. Environmental Science27012.3%
    2. Engineering1466.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences703.2%
    4. Computer Science512.3%
    5. Materials Science371.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy221.0%
    7. Chemistry100.5%
    8. Mathematics90.4%
    9. Energy40.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine38617.6%
    2. Health Professions1235.6%
    3. Dentistry60.3%
    4. Nursing50.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1064.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology723.3%
    3. Neuroscience582.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bangor strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bangor is most concentrated in History, Oceanography and Ecology (7.8× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 47.6 works7.8×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 26.5 works4.9×
  3. EcologySubfield · 71.8 works4.8×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 92 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 63 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.45× its world share, 233 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 108 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 337 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.75× its world share, 152 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 168 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 243 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.89×168 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.75×152 works
  3. Environmental Science2.45×233 works
  4. Health Professions2.15×108 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.00×60 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×60 works
  7. Neuroscience1.38×43 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.02×92 works
  9. Social Sciences1.01×243 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.96×18 works
  11. Medicine0.92×337 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×50 works
  13. Veterinary0.70×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×63 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×11 works
  16. Dentistry0.55×5 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.49×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.49×32 works
  19. Engineering0.47×136 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.47×20 works
  21. Nursing0.43×4 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×3 works
  23. Mathematics0.39×9 works
  24. Computer Science0.31×46 works
  25. Chemistry0.30×9 works
  26. Energy0.21×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Bangor?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Epidemiology, History, Public Health, Biodiversity, Literature and Nationalism.

▲ 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 Change194▲ 3.3×84 topics
  2. Epidemiology92◆ 1.05×110 topics
  3. Mental Health64▲ 2.1×35 topics
  4. Globalization62▲ 1.43×65 topics
  5. Public Health60▲ 1.89×49 topics
  6. Quality of Life54▲ 1.70×47 topics
  7. Environmental Impact48▲ 1.27×45 topics
  8. History46▲ 3.0×32 topics
  9. Biodiversity46▲ 2.8×29 topics
  10. Literature41▲ 3.4×26 topics
  11. Depression39▲ 2.0×19 topics
  12. Nationalism38▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Colonialism36▲ 3.5×24 topics
  14. Conservation36▲ 3.8×19 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services34▲ 4.0×10 topics
  16. Well-being33▲ 3.9×12 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis31▲ 2.4×18 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation31▲ 4.4×9 topics
  19. Population Dynamics30▲ 5.3×10 topics
  20. Neuroscience29▲ 4.3×13 topics
  21. Invasive Species29▲ 3.1×16 topics
  22. Ecosystem Functioning28▲ 6.3×7 topics
  23. Primary Care28▲ 3.5×14 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice25▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Trophic Cascades24▲ 12×2 topics
  26. National Identity23▲ 9.1×6 topics
  27. Fisheries Sustainability23▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Devolution22▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Nutrient Limitation22▲ 8.9×2 topics
  30. Diaspora21▲ 17×5 topics
  31. Religious Identity20▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Marine Environment20▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Wales19▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Welsh literature19▲ 138×1 topic
  35. Patient Engagement19▲ 6.4×4 topics
  36. Ocean Acidification18▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Empire18▲ 9.5×3 topics
  38. Soil Carbon Sequestration18▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Stakeholder Engagement18▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Cultural Politics17▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Bangor?

Historical Studies of Br…16Historical Studies of British Isles: 16 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…15Scottish History and National Identity: 15 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 14 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…13Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 13 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…12Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 10 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 10 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…10Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 10 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 9 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 9 fractional works
HistoryGlobal and Planetary ChangeSoil ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies of British Isles History 16 works
  2. 2 Scottish History and National Identity History 15 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 13 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 10 works
  9. 9 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Bangor21.0% 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 36.4% in 2009.

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