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Research in Bradford

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Bradford, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Bradford, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Research institutions
23
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
24k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.4%
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 Bradford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BradfordUniversity 20,662 #2,083
2Bradford Royal InfirmaryHospital / health system 1,444 #15,592
3Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 915 #12,933
4St. Luke's HospitalHospital / health system 363 #24,238 all time
5Bradford College, EnglandUniversity 156 #35,193 all time
6Kelda Group (United Kingdom)Company 141 #37,649 all time
7City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilGovernment institution 85 not ranked
8Careers EuropeCompany 85 not ranked
9Cygnet Hospital WykeHospital / health system 29 not ranked
10Klinger (United Kingdom)Company 19 not ranked
11BorgWarner (United Kingdom)Company 16 not ranked
12NHS Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning GroupHospital / health system 12 not ranked
13Morrisons (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
14Peace MuseumArchive 11 not ranked
15Eccleshill Community HospitalHospital / health system 5 not ranked
16Dispomedical (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
17Bradford Museums and GalleriesArchive 2 not ranked
18NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and HumberResearch facility 2 not ranked
19CPH Innovations (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
20Science and Information OrganizationInstitution 1 not ranked
21Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare (United Kingdom)Company 0 not ranked
22CrystecPharma (United Kingdom)Company 0 not ranked
23Westbourne Green Community HospitalHospital / health system 0 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.

University of Bradford: 86.2%Bradford Royal Infirmary: 6.0%Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 3.8%St. Luke's Hospital: 1.5%16 others listed: 2.4%86%largest
University of Bradford21k · 86.2%Bradford Royal Infirmary1,444 · 6.0%Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust915 · 3.8%St. Luke's Hospital363 · 1.5%16 others listed579 · 2.4%

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

What is Bradford strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bradford is most concentrated in Geriatrics and Gerontology and Archeology (9.5× the world share in Geriatrics and Gerontology).

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 22.2 works9.5×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 24.9 works3.8×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Bradford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Mental Health, Deep Learning, IoT Security and Aging.

▲ 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. Machine Learning93▲ 1.32×67 topics
  2. Epidemiology92◆ 1.07×104 topics
  3. Public Health78▲ 2.5×44 topics
  4. Deep Learning72◆ 0.98×61 topics
  5. Mental Health54▲ 1.69×33 topics
  6. Sustainability50◆ 0.94×61 topics
  7. Quality of Life44▲ 1.41×45 topics
  8. Renewable Energy44▲ 1.40×37 topics
  9. Inflammation42◆ 0.94×66 topics
  10. Healthcare41▲ 1.68×23 topics
  11. Environmental Impact39◆ 1.05×38 topics
  12. Primary Care36▲ 4.5×13 topics
  13. COVID-1936▲ 1.22×21 topics
  14. Human Rights35▲ 1.56×31 topics
  15. Depression34▲ 1.80×20 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management33▲ 1.63×16 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage32▲ 2.7×16 topics
  18. Aging32▲ 2.7×16 topics
  19. Security31▲ 2.2×24 topics
  20. Economic Growth30▲ 1.64×20 topics
  21. IoT Security27▲ 3.8×3 topics
  22. Mortality26▲ 2.1×13 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations26▲ 3.5×14 topics
  24. Social Support25▲ 2.1×13 topics
  25. Quality Improvement22▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Conflict20▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Cybersecurity19▲ 3.6×5 topics
  28. Medical Education18▲ 3.3×12 topics
  29. Chronic Disease Management18▲ 4.3×5 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice18▲ 6.4×7 topics
  31. Quality of Care18▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Elderly Patients18▲ 4.9×4 topics
  33. Mortality Risk18▲ 3.4×6 topics
  34. Long-Term Care17▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Behavior Change16▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Health Policy16▲ 4.6×3 topics
  37. Nursing Home13▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Person-Centered Care13▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Inappropriate Medication Use12▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Polypharmacy12▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Bradford?

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 13 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 12 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 11 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 11 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 10 works
  8. 8 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  10. 10 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works

Research output over time

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