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Research in Brighton

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Brighton, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Sussex, University of Brighton and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
24
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
63k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
2M
31.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Brighton

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 Brighton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SussexUniversity 51,112 #316
2University of BrightonUniversity 9,773 #1,871
3University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 3,959 #7,112
4City College Brighton and HoveUniversity 225 #16,740 all time
5Royal PavilionArchive 205 #25,703 all time
6Sussex Community NHS Foundation TrustInstitution 191 #30,677 all time
7International HIV/AIDS AllianceNonprofit 78 not ranked
8International Centre for Tax and DevelopmentResearch facility 26 not ranked
9Kennedy Martin Health Outcomes (United Kingdom)Company 25 not ranked
10Emteq (United Kingdom)Company 23 not ranked
11TechnopolisCompany 15 not ranked
12The Acronym Institute for Disarmament DiplomacyNonprofit 14 not ranked
13Blast TheoryInstitution 12 not ranked
14Semantico (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
15Brighton MuseumArchive 9 not ranked
16Noise Abatement SocietyNonprofit 5 not ranked
17Sensatech Designs (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
18Brighton Peace and Environment CentreNonprofit 4 not ranked
19Animal Monday (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
20Earthwise Construction (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
21Wired SussexNonprofit 2 not ranked
22Visual Acuity (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
23Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom & IrelandResearch facility 1 not ranked
24Ambiental Technical Solutions (United Kingdom)Company 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 Sussex: 77.8%University of Brighton: 14.9%University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust: 6.0%City College Brighton and Hove: 0.3%20 others listed: 1.0%78%largest
University of Sussex51k · 77.8%University of Brighton9,773 · 14.9%University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust3,959 · 6.0%City College Brighton and Hove225 · 0.3%20 others listed631 · 1.0%

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

Which fields of science does Brighton work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Brighton is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (21%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,299 fractional works · 42.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,704 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 690 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 313 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 143 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 499 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 179 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 149 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 372 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 323 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 111 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 316 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 202 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 84 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,056 fractional works · 26.2% of its workMedicine: 1,663 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSurgery: 218 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 187 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 83 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 82 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 131 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 335 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 229 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,650 fractional works · 21.1% of its workEngineering: 535 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 97 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 356 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 123 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 283 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 194 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 828 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 291 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 149 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 273 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 188 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 188 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBrighton7,833fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences42%

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 Sciences3,29942.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,70421.8%
    2. Psychology4996.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities3724.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3234.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3164.0%
    6. Decision Sciences841.1%
  2. Health Sciences2,05626.2%
    1. Medicine1,66321.2%
    2. Health Professions3354.3%
    3. Nursing300.4%
    4. Dentistry170.2%
    5. Veterinary110.1%
    1. Engineering5356.8%
    2. Computer Science3564.5%
    3. Environmental Science2833.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1942.5%
    5. Mathematics680.9%
    6. Materials Science630.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences520.7%
    8. Energy500.6%
    9. Chemistry380.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2913.7%
    2. Neuroscience2733.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1882.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology560.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Brighton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Brighton is most concentrated in Public Administration, Gender Studies and Finance (6.8× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 25.3 works6.8×
  2. Gender StudiesSubfield · 88.7 works3.5×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 68.7 works3.3×
  4. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 161.1 works3.2×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 169 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 260 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 233 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 319 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 486 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 250 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 174 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 300 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 1,442 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 324 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 296 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 293 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 445 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 1,537 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.10×445 works
  2. Neuroscience2.06×233 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.97×293 works
  4. Social Sciences1.74×1,537 works
  5. Health Professions1.63×300 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.61×324 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.32×296 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.12×174 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.10×74 works
  10. Medicine1.08×1,442 works
  11. Veterinary1.02×10 works
  12. Nursing0.81×28 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.76×19 works
  14. Mathematics0.73×60 works
  15. Environmental Science0.72×250 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×260 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×48 works
  18. Energy0.65×42 works
  19. Computer Science0.59×319 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×169 works
  21. Engineering0.46×486 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×48 works
  23. Dentistry0.38×13 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.35×9 works
  25. Chemistry0.32×35 works
  26. Materials Science0.24×58 works

Which keywords describe research in Brighton?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Neoliberalism, Mental Health, Human Rights, Identity, Gender and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization401▲ 2.6×118 topics
  2. Epidemiology365▲ 1.17×131 topics
  3. Climate Change229◆ 1.08×86 topics
  4. Sustainability227▲ 1.19×88 topics
  5. Mental Health219▲ 1.96×44 topics
  6. Public Health189▲ 1.66×59 topics
  7. Human Rights188▲ 2.3×66 topics
  8. Identity164▲ 2.9×57 topics
  9. Quality of Life153▲ 1.35×56 topics
  10. Gender139▲ 3.3×46 topics
  11. Renewable Energy139▲ 1.22×44 topics
  12. Neoliberalism138▲ 4.9×24 topics
  13. Colonialism130▲ 3.5×42 topics
  14. Economic Growth127▲ 1.99×29 topics
  15. Nationalism124▲ 3.5×30 topics
  16. Healthcare116▲ 1.30×32 topics
  17. History110▲ 2.0×46 topics
  18. Ethics104▲ 2.6×42 topics
  19. Depression103▲ 1.49×22 topics
  20. Social Justice93▲ 1.99×43 topics
  21. Politics87▲ 4.2×18 topics
  22. Resilience87▲ 2.2×17 topics
  23. Neuroscience85▲ 3.5×17 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations84▲ 3.1×20 topics
  25. Feminism84▲ 3.7×22 topics
  26. Political Economy82▲ 4.1×16 topics
  27. Ethnicity82▲ 2.8×18 topics
  28. Global Governance80▲ 4.3×19 topics
  29. Primary Care76▲ 2.6×15 topics
  30. Democracy74▲ 2.7×24 topics
  31. Health Disparities73▲ 3.6×9 topics
  32. Emotion69▲ 4.2×12 topics
  33. Labor Market69▲ 3.1×13 topics
  34. Discrimination67▲ 4.1×8 topics
  35. Immigration61▲ 7.0×8 topics
  36. Public Opinion59▲ 6.3×6 topics
  37. Cosmopolitanism57▲ 6.7×8 topics
  38. Income Inequality56▲ 5.1×6 topics
  39. Stigma52▲ 4.9×5 topics
  40. Imperialism44▲ 7.3×8 topics

What research is done in Brighton?

Migration, Refugees, and…29Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 29 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…23HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 23 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 23 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 23 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 22 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 22 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 21 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…20Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 20 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 20 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 20 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 23 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 22 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 22 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 21 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 20 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 20 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%Brighton21.4% 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 35.5% in 2011.

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