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Research in Derby

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Derby, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Derby and Association for Language Learning.

Research institutions
13
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.3k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
175k
18.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Derby

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 Derby?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of DerbyUniversity 5,546 #2,003
2Association for Language LearningInstitution 771 #11,435
3Derby CollegeUniversity 247 #18,995 all time
4Derbyshire Children's HospitalHospital / health system 201 #27,969 all time
5Micropore Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 68 not ranked
6London Road Community HospitalHospital / health system 28 not ranked
7Derby City CouncilGovernment institution 20 not ranked
8SCITEK Consultants (United Kingdom)Company 13 not ranked
9Greenbank Group (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
10Association for Real ChangeNonprofit 6 not ranked
11Riverside Medical Packaging (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
12Dovedale Day HospitalHospital / health system 2 not ranked
13Derby MuseumsArchive 2 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 Derby: 80.2%Association for Language Learning: 11.1%Derby College: 3.6%Derbyshire Children's Hospital: 2.9%9 others listed: 2.2%80%largest
University of Derby5,546 · 80.2%Association for Language Learning771 · 11.1%Derby College247 · 3.6%Derbyshire Children's Hospital201 · 2.9%9 others listed151 · 2.2%

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

Which fields of science does Derby work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Derby is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Psychology (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 915 fractional works · 42.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 396 fractional works · 18.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 142 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 84 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 44 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 236 fractional works · 11.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 113 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 66 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 136 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 46 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 85 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 581 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMedicine: 445 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSurgery: 62 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 42 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 116 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 75 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 511 fractional works · 23.9% of its workEngineering: 200 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 137 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 47 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 86 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 133 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDerby2,139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences43%

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 Sciences39618.5%
    2. Psychology23611.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1366.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities854.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance411.9%
    6. Decision Sciences211.0%
    1. Medicine44520.8%
    2. Health Professions1165.4%
    3. Nursing130.6%
    4. Dentistry60.3%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Engineering2009.4%
    2. Computer Science1376.4%
    3. Environmental Science864.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences251.2%
    5. Materials Science211.0%
    6. Energy120.6%
    7. Mathematics90.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy90.4%
    9. Chemistry90.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology552.6%
    2. Neuroscience391.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences261.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Derby strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Derby is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Psychology (5.1× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 100.0 works5.1×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 60.6 works3.7×
  3. PsychologyField · 209.1 works3.6×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 115 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 175 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 398 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.99× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.65× its world share, 209 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 348 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.65×209 works
  2. Health Professions2.11×104 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.99×120 works
  4. Social Sciences1.46×348 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.33×72 works
  6. Neuroscience1.14×35 works
  7. Medicine1.10×398 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.07×20 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.91×37 works
  10. Environmental Science0.82×76 works
  11. Veterinary0.80×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.79×115 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×22 works
  14. Nursing0.69×6 works
  15. Energy0.66×11 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×4 works
  17. Engineering0.62×175 works
  18. Dentistry0.60×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×46 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×8 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.40×3 works
  22. Mathematics0.37×8 works
  23. Materials Science0.25×16 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×21 works
  25. Chemistry0.23×7 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.19×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Derby?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Well-being, Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Emotion Regulation, Quality of Life, Globalization and Depression.

▲ 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. Mental Health100▲ 3.2×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology94◆ 1.11×114 topics
  3. Globalization67▲ 1.59×74 topics
  4. Machine Learning64◆ 0.90×66 topics
  5. Quality of Life62▲ 2.0×50 topics
  6. Sustainability58◆ 1.11×65 topics
  7. Deep Learning54▼ 0.73×65 topics
  8. Public Health54▲ 1.73×45 topics
  9. Well-being51▲ 6.2×14 topics
  10. Depression48▲ 2.6×22 topics
  11. Education48▲ 1.31×65 topics
  12. Healthcare44▲ 1.82×22 topics
  13. Neuroscience42▲ 6.3×15 topics
  14. Risk Factors41▲ 1.75×33 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management41▲ 2.1×20 topics
  16. Anxiety37▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation37▲ 5.4×9 topics
  18. Psychological Impact34▲ 5.0×10 topics
  19. Social Support32▲ 2.8×16 topics
  20. Identity32▲ 2.0×45 topics
  21. Social Justice31▲ 2.4×23 topics
  22. Environmental Management30▲ 3.4×13 topics
  23. Resilience28▲ 2.7×13 topics
  24. Physical Activity28▲ 2.7×12 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations27▲ 3.6×16 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis26▲ 2.1×16 topics
  27. Neoliberalism24▲ 3.2×19 topics
  28. Gender Differences24▲ 2.9×13 topics
  29. Cognitive Therapy22▲ 9.1×3 topics
  30. Adolescents22▲ 2.8×9 topics
  31. Psychological Distress22▲ 4.1×5 topics
  32. Stress Reduction21▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Workers19▲ 3.7×5 topics
  34. Mindfulness18▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Self-Compassion18▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Criminal Behavior16▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Cultural Competence16▲ 5.6×6 topics
  38. Mental Disorders15▲ 6.1×3 topics
  39. Green Practices14▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Supply Chain Management14▲ 8.1×1 topic

What research is done in Derby?

Mindfulness and Compassi…16Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 16 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…14Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health14COVID-19 and Mental Health: 14 fractional worksQuality and Supply Manag…10Quality and Supply Management: 10 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 10 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 9 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…9Urban Green Space and Health: 9 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 9 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 8 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …8Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 8 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyStrategy and ManagementManagement Information SystemsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 14 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 14 works
  4. 4 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 10 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 10 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 9 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 8 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 8 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Derby23.8% 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 29.6% in 2020.

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