Research in Cardiff
Science Explorer records 56 research institutions in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University and University of Wales.
- Research institutions
- 56 9 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 103k ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.9M 28.6 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 21.9% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Cardiff?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff UniversityUniversity | 63,156 | #272 | |
| 2 | University of WalesUniversity | 26,881 | #2,058 | |
| 3 | National Health Service WalesHospital / health system | 6,163 | #9,252 | |
| 4 | Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardHospital / health system | 4,504 | #7,064 | |
| 5 | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityUniversity | 4,065 | #1,082 | |
| 6 | Welsh GovernmentGovernment institution | 1,609 | #9,702 | |
| 7 | Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom)Company | 1,055 | #10,931 | |
| 8 | Public Health WalesHospital / health system | 859 | #8,530 | |
| 9 | National Museum WalesArchive | 757 | #21,758 | |
| 10 | Tenovus Cancer CareNonprofit | 720 | #16,619 all time | |
| 11 | Velindre Cancer CentreHospital / health system | 623 | #14,011 all time | |
| 12 | Velindre NHS TrustHospital / health system | 312 | #21,465 all time | |
| 13 | IQE (United Kingdom)Company | 245 | #24,918 all time | |
| 14 | Chapter Arts CentreArchive | 191 | #29,066 all time | |
| 15 | Natural Resources WalesResearch facility | 173 | #26,788 all time | |
| 16 | Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and MethodsResearch facility | 172 | #28,368 all time | |
| 17 | National Centre for Product Design and Development ResearchResearch facility | 110 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Midatech Pharma (United Kingdom)Company | 84 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Sport WalesInstitution | 75 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Minerva Laboratories (United Kingdom)Company | 63 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Welsh Local Government AssociationGovernment institution | 62 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Glamorgan ArchivesUniversity | 59 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Compound Semiconductor Centre (United Kingdom)Company | 49 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Cardiff CouncilGovernment institution | 42 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Cancer Research WalesNonprofit | 32 | not ranked | |
| 26 | The AD CentreResearch facility | 32 | not ranked | |
| 27 | British Biocell International (United Kingdom)Company | 24 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Cardiff Story MuseumArchive | 23 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Action in Caerau & Ely (United Kingdom)Company | 23 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Biocatalysts (United Kingdom)Company | 21 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Cardiff and Vale CollegeUniversity | 21 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Arts Council of WalesNonprofit | 19 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Project SeagrassNonprofit | 16 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Diurnal (United Kingdom)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Cutest Systems (United Kingdom)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaUniversity | 16 | not ranked | |
| 37 | TechniquestResearch facility | 15 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Cardiff West Community High SchoolUniversity | 14 | not ranked | |
| 39 | The GateInstitution | 13 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Jellagen (United Kingdom)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Butetown Community CentreInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 42 | CatScI (United Kingdom)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Osteotronix (United Kingdom)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Flexicare (United Kingdom)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 45 | School Health Research NetworkNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Higher Education Funding Council for WalesNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Science made simpleInstitution | 3 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Geolang (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Wales Council for Voluntary ActionNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 50 | The Waterloo FoundationNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Cardiff Tourist Information CentreInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 52 | ElrhaNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 53 | National Theatre WalesInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Welsh Refugee CouncilNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth ServicesNonprofit | 0 | not ranked | |
| 56 | SPIE EuropeNonprofit | 0 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Cardiff work in?
In 2022-now, 33% of research in Cardiff is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences4,39733.1%
- Social Sciences2,08015.7%
- Psychology7325.5%
- Arts and Humanities6404.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting4063.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3983.0%
- Decision Sciences1411.1%
- Physical Sciences3,82428.8%
- Engineering1,35310.2%
- Computer Science7695.8%
- Environmental Science5033.8%
- Physics and Astronomy2652.0%
- Materials Science2451.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2341.8%
- Chemistry1911.4%
- Mathematics1040.8%
- Energy990.7%
- Chemical Engineering610.5%
- Health Sciences3,63127.3%
- Medicine2,86821.6%
- Health Professions6214.7%
- Dentistry860.6%
- Nursing450.3%
- Veterinary110.1%
- Life Sciences1,42810.8%
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).
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 36.6 works5.8×
- ClassicsSubfield · 31.6 works4.5×
- HistorySubfield · 147.2 works3.9×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 78.8 works2.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Professions1.80×560 works
- Psychology1.78×641 works
- Neuroscience1.72×330 works
- Arts and Humanities1.68×573 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×366 works
- Chemical Engineering1.31×54 works
- Dentistry1.30×75 works
- Social Sciences1.24×1,858 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.13×134 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.11×206 works
- Medicine1.11×2,532 works
- Decision Sciences1.09×124 works
- Chemistry0.95×176 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.95×362 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.90×238 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×552 works
- Energy0.82×89 works
- Environmental Science0.76×447 works
- Computer Science0.75×687 works
- Engineering0.70×1,237 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×29 works
- Mathematics0.66×92 works
- Nursing0.64×37 works
- Veterinary0.63×10 works
- Materials Science0.55×227 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×204 works
Which keywords describe research in Cardiff?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Public Health, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Deep Learning, Nationalism and Machine Learning.
- Devolution
- National Identity
- Prevalence
- Ethical Considerations
- Religion
- Resilience
- Economic Growth
- Colonialism
- Mortality
- Genetics
- Nationalism
- History
- COVID-19
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
- Inflammation
- Climate Change
- Mental Health
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Quality of Life
- Renewable Energy
- Social Media
- Healthcare
- Depression
- Identity
- Gender
- Ethics
- Human Rights
- Neoliberalism
- Primary Care
- Literature
- Social Support
- Health
- Adolescents
- Evidence-Based Practice
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
- Epidemiology658▲ 1.24×135 topics
- Deep Learning386▼ 0.84×82 topics
- Globalization372▲ 1.43×126 topics
- Machine Learning355▼ 0.80×87 topics
- Public Health328▲ 1.69×63 topics
- Mental Health320▲ 1.68×43 topics
- Sustainability306◆ 0.94×104 topics
- Climate Change302▼ 0.84×101 topics
- Quality of Life298▲ 1.55×58 topics
- Inflammation259◆ 0.92×82 topics
- Renewable Energy202◆ 1.05×50 topics
- Risk Factors198▲ 1.35×37 topics
- Social Media197◆ 1.07×38 topics
- Treatment190▲ 1.17×51 topics
- Healthcare189▲ 1.25×36 topics
- COVID-19185◆ 1.07×31 topics
- Depression182▲ 1.56×25 topics
- History181▲ 1.96×43 topics
- Identity167▲ 1.73×60 topics
- Nationalism161▲ 2.7×29 topics
- Gender158▲ 2.2×51 topics
- Genetics154▲ 1.64×26 topics
- Ethics150▲ 2.2×41 topics
- Mortality149▲ 1.98×13 topics
- Human Rights148◆ 1.09×58 topics
- Colonialism142▲ 2.2×38 topics
- Neoliberalism140▲ 2.9×27 topics
- Economic Growth140▲ 1.29×27 topics
- Primary Care138▲ 2.8×14 topics
- Resilience135▲ 2.1×16 topics
- Literature132▲ 1.82×48 topics
- Religion130▲ 2.1×33 topics
- Social Support125▲ 1.75×19 topics
- Ethical Considerations123▲ 2.7×18 topics
- Health109▲ 2.0×23 topics
- Prevalence104▲ 1.92×15 topics
- Adolescents98▲ 2.0×11 topics
- National Identity77▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice71▲ 4.0×7 topics
- Devolution59▲ 30×2 topics
What research is done in Cardiff?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 44 works
- 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 36 works
- 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 35 works
- 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 33 works
- 5 Historical Studies of British Isles History 32 works
- 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 31 works
- 7 Scottish History and National Identity History 31 works
- 8 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 30 works
- 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 29 works
- 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 29 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.8% in 2016.
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