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Research in Cardiff

Science Explorer records 62 research institutions in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University and University Hospital of Wales.

Research institutions
62
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
103k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.9%
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 Cardiff?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cardiff UniversityUniversity 53,279 #327
2University of WalesUniversity 26,881 #6,530
3University Hospital of WalesHospital / health system 7,093 #6,001
4Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityUniversity 4,061 #2,927
5Welsh GovernmentGovernment institution 1,609 #15,519
6Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardHospital / health system 1,256 #11,904
7Cardiff Royal InfirmaryHospital / health system 1,207 #11,470 all time
8Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom)Company 1,055 #13,192
9Whitchurch HospitalHospital / health system 956 #10,940 all time
10Public Health WalesHospital / health system 859 #12,027
11National Museum WalesArchive 757 #20,631
12Tenovus Cancer CareNonprofit 720 #8,864 all time
13Velindre Cancer CentreHospital / health system 623 #11,338 all time
14Velindre NHS TrustHospital / health system 312 #18,222 all time
15IQE (United Kingdom)Company 245 #22,391 all time
16University Dental Hospital on Cardiff UniversityHospital / health system 237 #32,518 all time
17National Health Service WalesHospital / health system 232 #21,160
18Chapter Arts CentreArchive 191 #41,776 all time
19Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for WalesHospital / health system 178 #36,951 all time
20Natural Resources WalesResearch facility 173 #35,083 all time
21Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and MethodsResearch facility 172 #33,507 all time
22National Centre for Product Design and Development ResearchResearch facility 110 not ranked
23Midatech Pharma (United Kingdom)Company 84 not ranked
24Sport WalesInstitution 75 not ranked
25Minerva Laboratories (United Kingdom)Company 63 not ranked
26Welsh Local Government AssociationGovernment institution 62 not ranked
27Glamorgan ArchivesUniversity 59 not ranked
28Compound Semiconductor Centre (United Kingdom)Company 49 not ranked
29Cardiff CouncilGovernment institution 42 not ranked
30Cancer Research WalesNonprofit 32 not ranked
31The AD CentreResearch facility 32 not ranked
32British Biocell International (United Kingdom)Company 24 not ranked
33Cardiff Story MuseumArchive 23 not ranked
34Action in Caerau & Ely (United Kingdom)Company 23 not ranked
35Biocatalysts (United Kingdom)Company 21 not ranked
36Cardiff and Vale CollegeUniversity 21 not ranked
37Arts Council of WalesNonprofit 19 not ranked
38Project SeagrassNonprofit 16 not ranked
39Diurnal (United Kingdom)Company 16 not ranked
40Cutest Systems (United Kingdom)Company 16 not ranked
41Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaUniversity 16 not ranked
42TechniquestResearch facility 15 not ranked
43Cardiff West Community High SchoolUniversity 14 not ranked
44The GateInstitution 13 not ranked
45NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipHospital / health system 12 not ranked
46Jellagen (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
47Butetown Community CentreInstitution 6 not ranked
48CatScI (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
49Osteotronix (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
50Flexicare (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
51School Health Research NetworkNonprofit 4 not ranked
52Higher Education Funding Council for WalesNonprofit 3 not ranked
53Science made simpleInstitution 3 not ranked
54Geolang (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
55Wales Council for Voluntary ActionNonprofit 2 not ranked
56The Waterloo FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
57Cardiff Tourist Information CentreInstitution 1 not ranked
58ElrhaNonprofit 1 not ranked
59National Theatre WalesInstitution 1 not ranked
60Welsh Refugee CouncilNonprofit 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.

Cardiff University: 51.7%University of Wales: 26.1%University Hospital of Wales: 6.9%Cardiff Metropolitan University: 3.9%56 others listed: 11.3%52%largest
Cardiff University53k · 51.7%University of Wales27k · 26.1%University Hospital of Wales7,093 · 6.9%Cardiff Metropolitan University4,061 · 3.9%56 others listed12k · 11.3%

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

What is Cardiff strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cardiff is most concentrated in Public Administration, Classics and History (5.8× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 36.6 works5.8×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 31.6 works4.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 147.2 works3.9×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 78.8 works2.4×
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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 Cardiff?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Globalization, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Deep Learning, Nationalism and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology580▲ 1.24×135 topics
  2. Deep Learning348▼ 0.86×82 topics
  3. Globalization330▲ 1.42×120 topics
  4. Machine Learning307▼ 0.79×87 topics
  5. Public Health295▲ 1.71×63 topics
  6. Mental Health282▲ 1.62×43 topics
  7. Sustainability273◆ 0.95×99 topics
  8. Climate Change265▼ 0.83×97 topics
  9. Quality of Life264▲ 1.54×58 topics
  10. Inflammation228◆ 0.93×81 topics
  11. Renewable Energy181◆ 1.06×46 topics
  12. Social Media176◆ 1.04×37 topics
  13. Risk Factors175▲ 1.34×37 topics
  14. Healthcare170▲ 1.28×35 topics
  15. Treatment170▲ 1.18×50 topics
  16. COVID-19170◆ 1.05×31 topics
  17. History163▲ 1.97×42 topics
  18. Depression160▲ 1.54×25 topics
  19. Nationalism151▲ 2.8×28 topics
  20. Identity144▲ 1.68×59 topics
  21. Mortality137▲ 2.0×13 topics
  22. Gender137▲ 2.1×50 topics
  23. Human Rights136◆ 1.11×56 topics
  24. Genetics135▲ 1.63×25 topics
  25. Economic Growth132▲ 1.31×27 topics
  26. Colonialism128▲ 2.3×38 topics
  27. Ethics126▲ 2.2×39 topics
  28. Neoliberalism126▲ 3.0×27 topics
  29. Primary Care125▲ 2.8×14 topics
  30. Religion119▲ 2.1×31 topics
  31. Literature119▲ 1.85×47 topics
  32. Social Support118▲ 1.79×19 topics
  33. Resilience115▲ 2.0×16 topics
  34. Clinical Trials113▲ 1.43×19 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations110▲ 2.7×17 topics
  36. Health103▲ 2.2×22 topics
  37. Adolescents89▲ 2.0×11 topics
  38. National Identity70▲ 5.2×9 topics
  39. Devolution52▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Religious Identity49▲ 6.6×6 topics

What research is done in Cardiff?

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 44 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 36 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social IssuesGeneral Health Professions 35 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 33 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies of British IslesHistory 32 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 31 works
  7. 7 Scottish History and National IdentityHistory 31 works
  8. 8 Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesCellular and Molecular Neuroscience 30 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchCognitive Neuroscience 29 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 29 works

Research output over time

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