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Research in Chester

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Chester, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester and EA Technology.

Research institutions
14
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.2k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
97k
13.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Chester

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 Chester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ChesterUniversity 4,224 #3,962
2Cheshire West and ChesterGovernment institution 1,160 #12,393
3EA TechnologyCompany 643 #14,561
4Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 248 #31,110 all time
5Chester ZooArchive 169 #31,610 all time
6International Union of CrystallographyNonprofit 127 #34,622 all time
7Bowmere HospitalHospital / health system 94 not ranked
8C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)Company 54 not ranked
9Strix (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
10CadScan (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
11Croft Additive ManufacturingInstitution 1 not ranked
12Cheshire Archives and Local StudiesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
13Byotrol (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
14Cheshire Image BankArchive 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.

University of Chester: 62.7%Cheshire West and Chester: 17.2%EA Technology: 9.6%Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 3.7%9 others listed: 6.8%63%largest
University of Chester4,224 · 62.7%Cheshire West and Chester1,160 · 17.2%EA Technology643 · 9.6%Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust248 · 3.7%9 others listed457 · 6.8%

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

Which fields of science does Chester work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Chester is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (17%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 521 fractional works · 40.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 220 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 83 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 130 fractional works · 10.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 63 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 81 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 49 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 370 fractional works · 28.8% of its workMedicine: 268 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 32 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 78 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 286 fractional works · 22.2% of its workEngineering: 100 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 71 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 47 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 108 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChester1,285fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences41%

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
    1. Social Sciences22017.1%
    2. Psychology13010.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities816.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting493.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance282.2%
    6. Decision Sciences131.0%
    1. Medicine26820.8%
    2. Health Professions786.0%
    3. Veterinary120.9%
    4. Nursing80.6%
    5. Dentistry50.4%
    1. Engineering1007.8%
    2. Computer Science715.5%
    3. Environmental Science473.7%
    4. Materials Science201.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences161.2%
    6. Mathematics151.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy70.5%
    8. Energy50.4%
    9. Chemistry40.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology453.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences332.6%
    3. Neuroscience191.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Chester strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chester is most concentrated in History (6.1× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 21.6 works6.1×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 229 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.66× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 106 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 192 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.66×10 works
  2. Psychology3.17×106 works
  3. Health Professions2.38×69 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.28×72 works
  5. Social Sciences1.38×192 works
  6. Mathematics1.12×14 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.11×39 works
  8. Medicine1.08×229 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×25 works
  10. Nursing1.07×6 works
  11. Neuroscience0.92×16 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.92×10 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×15 works
  14. Environmental Science0.74×40 works
  15. Computer Science0.73×63 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×8 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×37 works
  18. Dentistry0.54×3 works
  19. Engineering0.52×85 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×26 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×2 works
  22. Energy0.48×5 works
  23. Materials Science0.44×17 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.19×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.19×3 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.19×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Chester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Religion, Prevalence, Primary Care, Globalization and Resilience.

▲ 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. Epidemiology66▲ 1.28×104 topics
  2. Mental Health61▲ 3.3×37 topics
  3. Quality of Life38▲ 2.1×47 topics
  4. Globalization37▲ 1.48×52 topics
  5. Machine Learning36▼ 0.84×58 topics
  6. Public Health31▲ 1.66×42 topics
  7. Religion25▲ 4.2×24 topics
  8. Risk Factors25▲ 1.75×29 topics
  9. Identity24▲ 2.5×30 topics
  10. Prevalence23▲ 4.4×14 topics
  11. Resilience22▲ 3.5×14 topics
  12. Depression22▲ 1.93×22 topics
  13. Primary Care22▲ 4.5×13 topics
  14. History20▲ 2.3×25 topics
  15. Gender20▲ 2.9×26 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations19▲ 4.2×15 topics
  17. Social Justice19▲ 2.4×25 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis19▲ 2.5×18 topics
  19. Nationalism18▲ 3.2×16 topics
  20. Health Disparities17▲ 5.2×7 topics
  21. Well-being17▲ 3.4×13 topics
  22. Health16▲ 3.2×14 topics
  23. Colonialism16▲ 2.6×22 topics
  24. Neuroscience15▲ 3.8×12 topics
  25. Coping Strategies15▲ 4.5×6 topics
  26. Adolescents14▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Population Dynamics13▲ 4.1×10 topics
  28. Intellectual Disability12▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice12▲ 6.9×7 topics
  30. Trauma12▲ 4.3×8 topics
  31. Reflective Practice11▲ 4.5×7 topics
  32. Stigma10▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Habitat Selection9▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Health Care Utilization9▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Religious Identity9▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Neurological Complications9▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Psychological Functioning8▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Trade8▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Down Syndrome8▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Genetic Counseling8▲ 52×1 topic

What research is done in Chester?

Family and Disability Su…7Family and Disability Support Research: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Br…6Historical Studies of British Isles: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksDown syndrome and intellectual disability research: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 5 fractional worksHemophilia Treatment and…5Hemophilia Treatment and Research: 5 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyHistoryEcologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies of British Isles History 6 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 5 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 5 works
  8. 8 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 5 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  10. 10 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 4 works

Research output over time

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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%Chester13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.2% in 2016.

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