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Research in Bolton

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Bolton, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Greater Manchester and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
11
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.7k
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
73k
19.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bolton

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 Bolton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Greater ManchesterUniversity 2,928 #3,119
2Bolton NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 341 #21,789
3North West Ambulance Service NHS TrustHospital / health system 241 #26,635 all time
4Bolton CollegeUniversity 144 #27,145 all time
5The Beaumont HospitalHospital / health system 35 not ranked
6Warburtons (United Kingdom)Company 12 not ranked
7Bolton Library and Museum ServicesArchive 8 not ranked
8PJH (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
9North West Textiles Network (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
10Bolton Sixth Form CollegeUniversity 1 not ranked
11University Vocational Awards CouncilNonprofit 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.

University of Greater Manchester: 78.9%Bolton NHS Foundation Trust: 9.2%North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: 6.5%Bolton College: 3.9%6 others listed: 1.6%79%largest
University of Greater Manchester2,928 · 78.9%Bolton NHS Foundation Trust341 · 9.2%North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust241 · 6.5%Bolton College144 · 3.9%6 others listed58 · 1.6%

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

Which fields of science does Bolton work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Bolton is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Psychology (15%), Social Sciences (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 344 fractional works · 42.9% of its workPsychology: 124 fractional works · 15.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 51 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 119 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 43 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 249 fractional works · 31.0% of its workMedicine: 159 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 81 fractional works · 10.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 57 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 179 fractional works · 22.2% of its workEngineering: 71 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBolton803fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences43%

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. Psychology12415.4%
    2. Social Sciences11914.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting425.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities243.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance242.9%
    6. Decision Sciences121.5%
    1. Medicine15919.8%
    2. Health Professions8110.0%
    3. Dentistry40.5%
    4. Nursing30.4%
    5. Veterinary30.3%
    1. Engineering718.9%
    2. Computer Science536.6%
    3. Materials Science212.6%
    4. Environmental Science202.6%
    5. Energy30.4%
    6. Mathematics30.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    8. Chemistry30.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences101.3%
    2. Neuroscience101.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology70.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bolton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bolton is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Psychology (6.4× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 48.2 works6.4×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 55.3 works5.5×
  3. PsychologyField · 115.4 works5.2×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.02× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.69× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.24× its world share, 115 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.24×115 works
  2. Health Professions4.02×77 works
  3. Veterinary2.32×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.70×12 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.69×39 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.51×23 works
  7. Social Sciences1.15×105 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.04×22 works
  9. Medicine0.95×132 works
  10. Computer Science0.87×49 works
  11. Nursing0.84×3 works
  12. Dentistry0.80×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.77×9 works
  14. Materials Science0.71×18 works
  15. Engineering0.62×68 works
  16. Environmental Science0.51×18 works
  17. Energy0.37×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.35×3 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.32×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×10 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×6 works
  24. Chemistry0.17×2 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.09×1 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Bolton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Well-being, Resilience, Health Outcomes, Patient Engagement, Machine Learning, Primary Care and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Mental Health52▲ 4.5×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning40▲ 1.50×61 topics
  3. Epidemiology30◆ 0.95×82 topics
  4. Public Health28▲ 2.4×31 topics
  5. Well-being26▲ 8.4×12 topics
  6. Healthcare24▲ 2.6×23 topics
  7. Resilience23▲ 5.9×12 topics
  8. Depression23▲ 3.2×11 topics
  9. COVID-1921▲ 2.0×18 topics
  10. Quality of Life20▲ 1.73×33 topics
  11. Primary Care18▲ 6.1×13 topics
  12. Health Outcomes18▲ 8.3×6 topics
  13. Patient Engagement17▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Social Support17▲ 3.9×13 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction17▲ 6.7×9 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation17▲ 6.5×9 topics
  17. Neuroscience16▲ 6.4×8 topics
  18. Anxiety15▲ 4.0×6 topics
  19. Positive Psychology15▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Quality Improvement15▲ 9.8×7 topics
  21. Student Engagement15▲ 4.7×11 topics
  22. Mental Health Services14▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Motivation13▲ 4.0×8 topics
  24. Social Capital13▲ 3.2×11 topics
  25. Systematic Review13▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Stakeholder Engagement13▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Life Satisfaction13▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Public Involvement13▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Recovery Model13▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Positive Emotions13▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Intrinsic Motivation12▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Cognitive Therapy12▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Psychological Impact12▲ 4.7×9 topics
  34. Health Care Utilization11▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Chronic Disease Management11▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Psychological Distress11▲ 5.4×5 topics
  37. Psychological Adjustment10▲ 8.7×4 topics
  38. Psychiatric Disorders10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Health Policy10▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Psychological Resilience10▲ 13×2 topics

What research is done in Bolton?

Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 13 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 7 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well…6Optimism, Hope, and Well-being: 6 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 6 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 6 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…6Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 5 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologyClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 13 works
  2. 2 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 5 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%Bolton14.9% 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 34.1% in 2007.

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