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Research in Bath

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Bath, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Bath, Bath Spa University and Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

Research institutions
29
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
28.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bath

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 Bath?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BathUniversity 38,515 #353
2Bath Spa UniversityUniversity 1,987 #6,599
3Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic DiseasesHospital / health system 864 #10,429 all time
4St Martins HospitalHospital / health system 547 #18,605
5Royal United Hospital Bath NHS TrustHospital / health system 514 #12,957
6UKOLNInstitution 364 #21,925 all time
7Bath CollegeUniversity 285 #22,991 all time
8BuroHappold (United Kingdom)Company 213 #27,977 all time
9DesignabilityNonprofit 167 #27,156 all time
10Bath Institute for Rheumatic DiseasesNonprofit 153 #30,620 all time
11Bath and North East Somerset CouncilGovernment institution 83 not ranked
12The Royal Photographic SocietyFunder 58 not ranked
13Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning GroupHospital / health system 53 not ranked
14The Research Institute for the Care of Older PeopleInstitution 46 not ranked
15Altran (United Kingdom)Company 26 not ranked
16Oldfield SurgeryHospital / health system 17 not ranked
17Bath Royal Literary and Scientific InstitutionInstitution 16 not ranked
18Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
19Metroeconomica (United Kingdom)Company 9 not ranked
20EduservNonprofit 9 not ranked
21Centre for Window and Cladding TechnologyResearch facility 5 not ranked
22Bath Social and Development ResearchNonprofit 5 not ranked
23Saint Gregory's Catholic CollegeUniversity 4 not ranked
24Bath LabsResearch facility 3 not ranked
25YTL (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
26British Bobsleigh and Skeleton AssociationGovernment institution 2 not ranked
27American Museum and GardensArchive 1 not ranked
28Gallomanor (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
29Alfred Gillett TrustNonprofit 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.

University of Bath: 87.6%Bath Spa University: 4.5%Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases: 2.0%St Martins Hospital: 1.2%25 others listed: 4.7%88%largest
University of Bath39k · 87.6%Bath Spa University1,987 · 4.5%Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases864 · 2.0%St Martins Hospital547 · 1.2%25 others listed2,048 · 4.7%

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

Which fields of science does Bath work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Bath is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,423 fractional works · 37.0% of its workEngineering: 962 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 194 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 165 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 131 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 70 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 320 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 102 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 271 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 199 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 100 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 188 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 158 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 140 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,283 fractional works · 34.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,065 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 380 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 170 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 168 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 415 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 157 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 120 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 318 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 202 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 139 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 195 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,294 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 1,049 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSurgery: 106 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 96 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 219 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 144 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 541 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 246 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 140 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 132 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 93 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKBath6,542fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences35%

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. Engineering96214.7%
    2. Computer Science3204.9%
    3. Environmental Science2714.1%
    4. Materials Science1993.0%
    5. Chemistry1882.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1582.4%
    7. Mathematics1402.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences981.5%
    9. Energy500.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering360.6%
  2. Social Sciences2,28334.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,06516.3%
    2. Psychology4156.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3184.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2023.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1953.0%
    6. Decision Sciences881.4%
  3. Health Sciences1,29419.8%
    1. Medicine1,04916.0%
    2. Health Professions2193.4%
    3. Nursing140.2%
    4. Dentistry100.2%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2463.8%
    2. Neuroscience1322.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences861.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology410.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics370.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bath strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bath is most concentrated in Mathematical Physics, Applied Psychology and Gender Studies (3.9× the world share in Mathematical Physics).

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 35.5 works3.9×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 32.0 works3.9×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 75.3 works3.6×
  4. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 73.4 works2.6×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 209 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 116 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.68× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.93× its world share, 176 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 281 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 873 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 237 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 177 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.77× its world share, 120 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 138 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 198 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 909 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 176 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 279 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 78 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 183 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 362 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 946 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.05×362 works
  2. Chemistry1.93×176 works
  3. Mathematics1.77×120 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.68×34 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.57×32 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×279 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.48×183 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.40×78 works
  9. Health Professions1.30×198 works
  10. Social Sciences1.29×946 works
  11. Neuroscience1.24×116 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.08×138 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.05×176 works
  14. Engineering1.01×873 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×86 works
  16. Materials Science0.88×177 works
  17. Environmental Science0.83×237 works
  18. Energy0.82×44 works
  19. Medicine0.82×909 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×209 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×37 works
  22. Computer Science0.62×281 works
  23. Nursing0.39×11 works
  24. Dentistry0.32×9 works
  25. Veterinary0.29×2 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×74 works

Which keywords describe research in Bath?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Neoliberalism, Catalysis, Climate Change and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology240◆ 0.92×127 topics
  2. Globalization237▲ 1.84×102 topics
  3. Mental Health170▲ 1.82×40 topics
  4. Climate Change156◆ 0.88×86 topics
  5. Public Health150▲ 1.57×59 topics
  6. Machine Learning149▼ 0.68×79 topics
  7. Sustainability145◆ 0.91×81 topics
  8. Environmental Impact118◆ 1.06×50 topics
  9. Catalysis96▲ 2.2×28 topics
  10. Social Media89◆ 0.99×28 topics
  11. Depression86▲ 1.50×24 topics
  12. Treatment84◆ 1.06×48 topics
  13. Neoliberalism81▲ 3.5×24 topics
  14. Corporate Governance79▲ 1.65×20 topics
  15. Resilience74▲ 2.3×15 topics
  16. Social Justice74▲ 1.89×32 topics
  17. Economic Growth70▲ 1.32×25 topics
  18. Higher Education69▲ 1.98×21 topics
  19. Gender68▲ 1.95×40 topics
  20. Social Capital63▲ 1.86×18 topics
  21. Heat Transfer61▲ 1.91×16 topics
  22. Anxiety57▲ 1.84×12 topics
  23. Adolescents56▲ 2.4×8 topics
  24. Well-being56▲ 2.2×14 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation52▲ 2.5×9 topics
  26. Global Governance49▲ 3.1×15 topics
  27. Global Trade45▲ 3.5×7 topics
  28. Gender Inequality44▲ 4.9×6 topics
  29. Income Inequality42▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders42▲ 4.7×4 topics
  31. Large-Eddy Simulation41▲ 3.4×5 topics
  32. Intersectionality40▲ 3.2×11 topics
  33. Institutional Theory36▲ 5.4×3 topics
  34. Environmental Attitudes34▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Market Dynamics33▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Organometallic Chemistry32▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Public Health Governance29▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Health Inequities29▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Corporate Political Activity28▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Health In All Policies28▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Bath?

Global Public Health Pol…25Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 25 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…20Management and Organizational Studies: 20 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 19 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 18 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 18 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 18 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …17Environmental Education and Sustainability: 17 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 16 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 16 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 25 works
  2. 2 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 20 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 19 works
  4. 4 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 18 works
  6. 6 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  8. 8 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 17 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 16 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Bath24.3% 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 33.1% in 2010.

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