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?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of EssexUniversity | 25,838 | #1,359 | |
| 2 | Institute for Social and Economic ResearchResearch facility | 1,152 | #19,731 | |
| 3 | Colchester HospitalHospital / health system | 800 | #24,430 | |
| 4 | Oaks HospitalHospital / health system | 344 | #22,856 | |
| 5 | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system | 307 | #20,466 | |
| 6 | Colchester InstituteUniversity | 254 | #23,354 all time | |
| 7 | Essex County HospitalHospital / health system | 156 | #30,863 all time | |
| 8 | UK Data ArchiveArchive | 76 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Care UK (United Kingdom)Company | 64 | not ranked | |
| 10 | The Sixth Form College ColchesterUniversity | 38 | not ranked | |
| 11 | UK Data ServiceArchive | 28 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Colchester + Ipswich MuseumsArchive | 7 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Understanding SocietyResearch facility | 6 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Essex Wildlife TrustNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 15 | British Machine Vision AssociationNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 16 | UK Council on DeafnessGovernment institution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 17 | European Consortium for Political ResearchNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Fluxus Technology (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 19 | European Second Language AssociationInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Cardiocity (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.
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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).
- FinanceSubfield · 73.0 works6.2×
- Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 112.3 works4.0×
- Gender StudiesSubfield · 55.6 works4.0×
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 225.3 works3.9×
- HistorySubfield · 46.7 works3.8×
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.
- Gender Inequality
- Liquidity
- Unemployment
- International Relations
- Inequality
- International Law
- Income Inequality
- Nationalism
- Colonialism
- Political Economy
- Identity
- Labor Market
- Social Capital
- Gender
- Social Media
- Monetary Policy
- Public Health
- Economic Growth
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Globalization
- Mental Health
- Human Rights
- Epidemiology
- Neural Networks
- Corporate Governance
- Democracy
- History
- Neoliberalism
- Ethics
- Economic Policy
- Social Support
- Public Opinion
- Health Disparities
- Global Governance
- Governance
- Emotion
- Social Policy
- Violence
- Motor Imagery
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
- Globalization204▲ 2.7×106 topics
- Deep Learning185▲ 1.39×74 topics
- Mental Health133▲ 2.4×41 topics
- Machine Learning129◆ 1.01×76 topics
- Human Rights124▲ 3.1×51 topics
- Economic Growth116▲ 3.5×25 topics
- Epidemiology112▼ 0.73×110 topics
- Public Health104▲ 1.84×54 topics
- Neural Networks91▲ 1.51×39 topics
- Monetary Policy88▲ 9.3×11 topics
- Corporate Governance75▲ 2.6×24 topics
- Social Media73▲ 1.31×26 topics
- Democracy70▲ 5.1×22 topics
- Gender69▲ 3.3×39 topics
- History65▲ 2.4×40 topics
- Social Capital64▲ 3.1×15 topics
- Neoliberalism62▲ 4.5×25 topics
- Labor Market60▲ 5.2×14 topics
- Ethics56▲ 3.0×33 topics
- Identity54▲ 1.92×51 topics
- Economic Policy54▲ 27×8 topics
- Political Economy52▲ 5.2×16 topics
- Social Support51▲ 2.4×16 topics
- Colonialism49▲ 2.7×35 topics
- Public Opinion47▲ 9.7×6 topics
- Nationalism47▲ 2.6×24 topics
- Health Disparities46▲ 4.5×9 topics
- Income Inequality46▲ 8.3×7 topics
- Global Governance46▲ 5.2×18 topics
- International Law45▲ 3.8×18 topics
- Governance44▲ 3.4×17 topics
- Inequality40▲ 4.5×16 topics
- Emotion39▲ 4.9×12 topics
- International Relations38▲ 4.1×17 topics
- Social Policy32▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Unemployment32▲ 9.6×3 topics
- Violence32▲ 5.6×10 topics
- Liquidity31▲ 11×3 topics
- Motor Imagery31▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Gender Inequality31▲ 5.8×6 topics
What research is done in Colchester?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 26 works
- 2 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 23 works
- 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 22 works
- 4 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 20 works
- 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 19 works
- 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 19 works
- 7 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 18 works
- 8 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 17 works
- 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 14 works
- 10 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
Research output over time
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