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Research in Bangor

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Bangor, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Bangor University, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 16,927 #1,847
2Betsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardHospital / health system 645 #19,190
3Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS TrustHospital / health system 542 #23,214
4Liquids Research (United Kingdom)Company 27 not ranked
5Grwp Llandrillo MenaiUniversity 7 not ranked
6Wales Institute of Cognitive NeuroscienceResearch facility 1 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.

Bangor University: 93.3%Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: 3.6%Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust: 3.0%Liquids Research (United Kingdom): 0.1%2 others listed: 0.0%93%largest
Bangor University17k · 93.3%Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board645 · 3.6%Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital NHS Trust542 · 3.0%Liquids Research (United Kingdom)27 · 0.1%2 others listed8 · 0.0%

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

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×
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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 Bangor?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Nationalism, Public Health, Globalization, Literature and History.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Climate Change170▲ 3.3×82 topics
  2. Epidemiology81◆ 1.07×104 topics
  3. Globalization56▲ 1.51×58 topics
  4. Mental Health55▲ 1.96×34 topics
  5. Public Health52▲ 1.86×44 topics
  6. Quality of Life44▲ 1.61×44 topics
  7. History38▲ 2.8×30 topics
  8. Biodiversity37▲ 2.6×27 topics
  9. Depression36▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Literature35▲ 3.4×26 topics
  11. Nationalism34▲ 3.9×18 topics
  12. Colonialism32▲ 3.5×23 topics
  13. Conservation29▲ 3.5×17 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services29▲ 3.9×10 topics
  15. Emotion Regulation28▲ 4.7×9 topics
  16. Well-being27▲ 3.7×12 topics
  17. Population Dynamics27▲ 5.5×9 topics
  18. Invasive Species26▲ 3.2×15 topics
  19. Primary Care25▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Global Warming23▲ 3.0×12 topics
  21. Neuroscience22▲ 3.9×12 topics
  22. National Identity22▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning22▲ 5.9×7 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades21▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Fisheries Sustainability20▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation19▲ 4.6×4 topics
  27. Devolution19▲ 70×2 topics
  28. Diaspora18▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Patient Engagement17▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Religious Identity17▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Nutrient Limitation17▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Empire17▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Stakeholder Engagement17▲ 9.9×3 topics
  34. Marine Environment16▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Ocean Acidification16▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Wales16▲ 135×1 topic
  37. Welsh literature16▲ 135×1 topic
  38. Cultural Politics16▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Scotland15▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Union of 170715▲ 101×1 topic

What research is done in Bangor?

  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

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.