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Research in Brighton

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Brighton, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Sussex, University of Brighton and Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Research institutions
30
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
63k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.9%
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 Brighton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SussexUniversity 44,462 #773
2University of BrightonUniversity 9,773 #3,757
3Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolUniversity 2,573 #4,953
4Royal Sussex County HospitalHospital / health system 1,592 #16,168
5University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 1,498 #9,822
6Institute of Development StudiesNonprofit 1,049 #10,363
7Brighton General HospitalHospital / health system 694 #14,773 all time
8Sussex Eye HospitalHospital / health system 299 #29,379 all time
9Royal Alexandra Children's HospitalHospital / health system 252 #33,362 all time
10City College Brighton and HoveUniversity 225 #22,901 all time
11Royal PavilionArchive 205 #33,625 all time
12Sussex Community NHS Foundation TrustInstitution 191 #36,527 all time
13International HIV/AIDS AllianceNonprofit 78 not ranked
14International Centre for Tax and DevelopmentResearch facility 26 not ranked
15Kennedy Martin Health Outcomes (United Kingdom)Company 25 not ranked
16Emteq (United Kingdom)Company 23 not ranked
17TechnopolisCompany 15 not ranked
18The Acronym Institute for Disarmament DiplomacyNonprofit 14 not ranked
19Blast TheoryInstitution 12 not ranked
20Semantico (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
21Brighton MuseumArchive 9 not ranked
22Noise Abatement SocietyNonprofit 5 not ranked
23Sensatech Designs (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
24Brighton Peace and Environment CentreNonprofit 4 not ranked
25Animal Monday (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
26Earthwise Construction (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
27Wired SussexNonprofit 2 not ranked
28Visual Acuity (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
29Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom & IrelandResearch facility 1 not ranked
30Ambiental Technical Solutions (United Kingdom)Company 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.

University of Sussex: 70.5%University of Brighton: 15.5%Brighton and Sussex Medical School: 4.1%Royal Sussex County Hospital: 2.5%26 others listed: 7.4%71%largest
University of Sussex44k · 70.5%University of Brighton9,773 · 15.5%Brighton and Sussex Medical School2,573 · 4.1%Royal Sussex County Hospital1,592 · 2.5%26 others listed4,648 · 7.4%

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

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×
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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 Brighton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization357▲ 2.6×108 topics
  2. Epidemiology324▲ 1.18×130 topics
  3. Mental Health202▲ 1.97×43 topics
  4. Sustainability201▲ 1.18×84 topics
  5. Climate Change200◆ 1.06×81 topics
  6. Human Rights171▲ 2.4×58 topics
  7. Public Health168▲ 1.66×57 topics
  8. Identity146▲ 2.9×55 topics
  9. Quality of Life136▲ 1.36×56 topics
  10. Gender126▲ 3.3×45 topics
  11. Neoliberalism125▲ 5.0×23 topics
  12. Economic Growth119▲ 2.0×26 topics
  13. Renewable Energy118▲ 1.18×40 topics
  14. Colonialism117▲ 3.5×41 topics
  15. Nationalism112▲ 3.5×30 topics
  16. Healthcare104▲ 1.33×32 topics
  17. History97▲ 1.98×43 topics
  18. Ethics89▲ 2.6×38 topics
  19. Social Justice81▲ 1.97×39 topics
  20. Politics80▲ 4.2×18 topics
  21. Ethnicity77▲ 2.9×17 topics
  22. Neuroscience77▲ 3.7×15 topics
  23. Resilience76▲ 2.3×17 topics
  24. Political Economy76▲ 4.2×16 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations75▲ 3.1×17 topics
  26. Global Governance72▲ 4.5×19 topics
  27. Feminism72▲ 3.6×20 topics
  28. Democracy69▲ 2.8×23 topics
  29. Primary Care67▲ 2.6×15 topics
  30. Health Disparities66▲ 3.6×9 topics
  31. Labor Market66▲ 3.2×12 topics
  32. Emotion62▲ 4.3×12 topics
  33. Discrimination59▲ 4.4×8 topics
  34. Medical Education59▲ 3.3×12 topics
  35. Immigration56▲ 7.1×7 topics
  36. Public Opinion56▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Income Inequality54▲ 5.4×6 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism53▲ 7.1×7 topics
  39. Gender Inequality48▲ 5.0×6 topics
  40. Imperialism42▲ 7.6×8 topics

What research is done in Brighton?

  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

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