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Research in Canterbury

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Canterbury, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.

Research institutions
24
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
36k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.1%
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 Canterbury?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KentUniversity 29,079 #1,602
2Canterbury Christ Church UniversityUniversity 4,641 #6,352
3Kent and Canterbury HospitalHospital / health system 899 #17,933 all time
4Pulmonary Vascular Research InstituteNonprofit 393 #26,231 all time
5St Martin's HospitalHospital / health system 308 #28,992 all time
6Canterbury Archaeological TrustNonprofit 202 #27,258 all time
7Canterbury CollegeUniversity 187 #37,556 all time
8Folkestone CollegeUniversity 89 not ranked
9The Langton Grammar School for BoysUniversity 62 not ranked
10Eastbridge HospitalHospital / health system 51 not ranked
11Broadstairs CollegeUniversity 42 not ranked
12Ancon (United Kingdom)Company 35 not ranked
13Dover Technical CollegeUniversity 17 not ranked
14Warnborough CollegeUniversity 9 not ranked
15Wildwood TrustNonprofit 8 not ranked
16Sheppey CollegeUniversity 5 not ranked
17Westgate HallNonprofit 4 not ranked
18Algaecytes (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
19Canterbury City CouncilGovernment institution 3 not ranked
20Psicon (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
21Naneum (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
22Freight Transport AssociationInstitution 3 not ranked
23Creative FoundationInstitution 3 not ranked
24Canterbury Museums and GalleriesArchive 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 Kent: 80.7%Canterbury Christ Church University: 12.9%Kent and Canterbury Hospital: 2.5%Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute: 1.1%20 others listed: 2.9%81%largest
University of Kent29k · 80.7%Canterbury Christ Church University4,641 · 12.9%Kent and Canterbury Hospital899 · 2.5%Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute393 · 1.1%20 others listed1,039 · 2.9%

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

What is Canterbury strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Canterbury is most concentrated in History, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and History and Philosophy of Science (6.6× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 85.1 works6.6×
  2. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 34.4 works5.2×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 30.9 works5.0×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 54.9 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.

Which keywords describe research in Canterbury?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Gender, Colonialism, Literature, Nationalism, Religion and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Globalization204▲ 2.6×91 topics
  2. Mental Health122▲ 2.1×39 topics
  3. Identity116▲ 4.0×54 topics
  4. Human Rights103▲ 2.5×51 topics
  5. Gender102▲ 4.7×44 topics
  6. Colonialism97▲ 5.1×35 topics
  7. Literature94▲ 4.3×43 topics
  8. Climate Change92▼ 0.86×85 topics
  9. Public Health87▲ 1.51×55 topics
  10. History86▲ 3.1×41 topics
  11. Religion86▲ 4.5×33 topics
  12. Nationalism86▲ 4.7×28 topics
  13. Ethics82▲ 4.2×36 topics
  14. Social Media77▲ 1.35×28 topics
  15. Quality of Life74▲ 1.28×46 topics
  16. Neoliberalism73▲ 5.1×22 topics
  17. Culture63▲ 3.0×24 topics
  18. Emotion59▲ 7.2×11 topics
  19. Feminism57▲ 5.1×19 topics
  20. Intersectionality56▲ 7.7×13 topics
  21. Neuroscience53▲ 4.5×14 topics
  22. Cultural Identity53▲ 2.6×23 topics
  23. Social Justice52▲ 2.2×35 topics
  24. Social Capital50▲ 2.4×19 topics
  25. Social Support48▲ 2.2×15 topics
  26. Politics47▲ 4.3×18 topics
  27. Democracy46▲ 3.3×22 topics
  28. Society41▲ 5.3×14 topics
  29. Postcolonialism40▲ 8.1×16 topics
  30. Cosmopolitanism34▲ 7.8×7 topics
  31. NGOs32▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. National Identity32▲ 6.9×8 topics
  33. Race31▲ 7.0×17 topics
  34. Humanitarianism30▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Anthropocene30▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Social History30▲ 9.0×6 topics
  37. Theology30▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Biopolitics28▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Global South26▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Transitional Justice26▲ 7.8×5 topics

What research is done in Canterbury?

Reformation and Early Mo…18Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 18 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture18Law in Society and Culture: 18 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 16 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 16 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 16 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 16 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 14 fractional worksTheatre and Performance …14Theatre and Performance Studies: 14 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 14 fractional works
HistoryLawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPaleontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 18 works
  2. 2 Law in Society and Culture Law 18 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 16 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 16 works
  5. 5 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  6. 6 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works
  7. 7 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 14 works
  8. 8 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 14 works
  9. 9 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works

Research output over time

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