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Research in Bristol

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Bristol, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Roger Williams University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Bristol

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 Bristol?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Roger Williams UniversityUniversity 1,152 #7,332

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.

Which fields of science does Bristol work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Bristol is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Psychology (13%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 124 fractional works · 51.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 13.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 77 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 11.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBristol242fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences51%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5623.0%
    2. Psychology3213.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities125.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting114.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.2%
    6. Decision Sciences52.2%
    1. Engineering2911.9%
    2. Environmental Science208.3%
    3. Computer Science104.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy83.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.9%
    6. Mathematics31.3%
    7. Chemistry20.8%
    8. Materials Science10.6%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine156.4%
    2. Health Professions52.3%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences83.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology83.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bristol strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bristol is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology and Psychology (10.9× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 23.9 works11×
  2. PsychologyField · 31.2 works4.9×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.89× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.89×31 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.64×5 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.83×11 works
  4. Environmental Science1.78×18 works
  5. Social Sciences1.57×42 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×7 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.51×7 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.44×10 works
  9. Mathematics1.25×3 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.08×4 works
  11. Engineering0.88×28 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×8 works
  13. Health Professions0.73×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×7 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.54×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.54×9 works
  18. Medicine0.30×12 works
  19. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  20. Energy0.10×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  22. Nursing0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Bristol?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Psychological Impact, Bereavement, Complicated Grief, Treatment, Human Rights and Psychological Adjustment.

▲ 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 Health28▲ 8.0×14 topics
  2. Treatment18▲ 6.3×7 topics
  3. Resilience18▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Psychological Impact17▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Bereavement17▲ 206×1 topic
  6. Complicated Grief17▲ 206×1 topic
  7. Climate Change11▲ 1.66×41 topics
  8. Human Rights9▲ 3.8×19 topics
  9. Sustainability9▲ 1.57×29 topics
  10. Globalization8▲ 1.77×27 topics
  11. Education7▲ 1.60×17 topics
  12. Adolescents6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  13. Risk Management6▲ 5.2×10 topics
  14. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Invasive Species6▲ 5.6×10 topics
  16. Children6▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Biodiversity5▲ 2.6×12 topics
  19. Family5▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Parental Illness5▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  22. Social Support4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  23. International Law4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  24. Well-being4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  25. Religion4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  26. Democracy4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. End-of-Life4▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Palliative Care4▲ 9.9×1 topic
  29. Genomics4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  30. Privacy3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Surveillance3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  32. Gas Sensing3▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Discrimination3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Resettlement3▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Equality3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Immigrant3▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Media3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Refugee3▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Civil Rights3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Curriculum3▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Bristol?

Grief, Bereavement, and …17Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 17 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 5 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 3 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 17 works
  2. 2 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 3 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 2 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 counting10%20%30%Bristol26.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.8% in 2014.

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