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Research in Colchester

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Colchester, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research and East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
20
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.6%
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 Colchester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of EssexUniversity 25,838 #1,359
2Institute for Social and Economic ResearchResearch facility 1,152 #19,731
3Colchester HospitalHospital / health system 800 #24,430
4Oaks HospitalHospital / health system 344 #22,856
5East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 307 #20,466
6Colchester InstituteUniversity 254 #23,354 all time
7Essex County HospitalHospital / health system 156 #30,863 all time
8UK Data ArchiveArchive 76 not ranked
9Care UK (United Kingdom)Company 64 not ranked
10The Sixth Form College ColchesterUniversity 38 not ranked
11UK Data ServiceArchive 28 not ranked
12Colchester + Ipswich MuseumsArchive 7 not ranked
13Understanding SocietyResearch facility 6 not ranked
14Essex Wildlife TrustNonprofit 4 not ranked
15British Machine Vision AssociationNonprofit 2 not ranked
16UK Council on DeafnessGovernment institution 2 not ranked
17European Consortium for Political ResearchNonprofit 2 not ranked
18Fluxus Technology (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
19European Second Language AssociationInstitution 1 not ranked
20Cardiocity (United Kingdom)Company 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 Essex: 88.8%Institute for Social and Economic Research: 4.0%Colchester Hospital: 2.8%Oaks Hospital: 1.2%16 others listed: 3.3%89%largest
University of Essex26k · 88.8%Institute for Social and Economic Research1,152 · 4.0%Colchester Hospital800 · 2.8%Oaks Hospital344 · 1.2%16 others listed949 · 3.3%

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

What is Colchester strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Colchester is most concentrated in Finance, Cognitive Neuroscience and Gender Studies (6.2× the world share in Finance).

  1. FinanceSubfield · 73.0 works6.2×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 112.3 works4.0×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 55.6 works4.0×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 225.3 works3.9×
  5. HistorySubfield · 46.7 works3.8×
← 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 Colchester?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Mental Health, Deep Learning, Democracy and Economic Policy.

▲ 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▲ 2.7×106 topics
  2. Deep Learning185▲ 1.39×74 topics
  3. Mental Health133▲ 2.4×41 topics
  4. Machine Learning129◆ 1.01×76 topics
  5. Human Rights124▲ 3.1×51 topics
  6. Economic Growth116▲ 3.5×25 topics
  7. Epidemiology112▼ 0.73×110 topics
  8. Public Health104▲ 1.84×54 topics
  9. Neural Networks91▲ 1.51×39 topics
  10. Monetary Policy88▲ 9.3×11 topics
  11. Corporate Governance75▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Social Media73▲ 1.31×26 topics
  13. Democracy70▲ 5.1×22 topics
  14. Gender69▲ 3.3×39 topics
  15. History65▲ 2.4×40 topics
  16. Social Capital64▲ 3.1×15 topics
  17. Neoliberalism62▲ 4.5×25 topics
  18. Labor Market60▲ 5.2×14 topics
  19. Ethics56▲ 3.0×33 topics
  20. Identity54▲ 1.92×51 topics
  21. Economic Policy54▲ 27×8 topics
  22. Political Economy52▲ 5.2×16 topics
  23. Social Support51▲ 2.4×16 topics
  24. Colonialism49▲ 2.7×35 topics
  25. Public Opinion47▲ 9.7×6 topics
  26. Nationalism47▲ 2.6×24 topics
  27. Health Disparities46▲ 4.5×9 topics
  28. Income Inequality46▲ 8.3×7 topics
  29. Global Governance46▲ 5.2×18 topics
  30. International Law45▲ 3.8×18 topics
  31. Governance44▲ 3.4×17 topics
  32. Inequality40▲ 4.5×16 topics
  33. Emotion39▲ 4.9×12 topics
  34. International Relations38▲ 4.1×17 topics
  35. Social Policy32▲ 8.8×5 topics
  36. Unemployment32▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Violence32▲ 5.6×10 topics
  38. Liquidity31▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Motor Imagery31▲ 6.6×2 topics
  40. Gender Inequality31▲ 5.8×6 topics

What research is done in Colchester?

Political and Economic h…26Political and Economic history of UK and US: 26 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…23EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 23 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 22 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 20 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 19 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 19 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 18 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…17Social Policy and Reform Studies: 17 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 14 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCognitive NeuroscienceGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Economic history of UK and USPolitical Science and International Relations 26 works
  2. 2 EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesCognitive Neuroscience 23 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare StudiesGeneral Health Professions 22 works
  4. 4 Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationPolitical Science and International Relations 20 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 19 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting 19 works
  7. 7 Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyFinance 18 works
  8. 8 Social Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 17 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics and Econometrics 14 works
  10. 10 Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works

Research output over time

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