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Research in Dundee

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Dundee, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Dundee, James Hutton Institute and Ninewells Hospital.

Research institutions
26
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.9%
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 Dundee?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of DundeeUniversity 27,529 #987
2Ninewells HospitalHospital / health system 8,188 #5,383
3Abertay UniversityUniversity 2,453 #14,345
4James Hutton InstituteFunder 2,451 #4,891
5NHS TaysideHospital / health system 1,218 #18,445
6Dundee Dental HospitalHospital / health system 1,077 #19,286
7MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation UnitResearch facility 611 #10,283
8Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives ResearchResearch facility 449 #12,513
9King's Cross HospitalHospital / health system 121 #36,392 all time
10Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (United Kingdom)Company 94 not ranked
11Police Forensic Science Laboratory DundeeInstitution 54 not ranked
12Dundee and Angus CollegeUniversity 51 not ranked
13Dundee City CouncilGovernment institution 25 not ranked
14Vascular Flow Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 18 not ranked
15Dundee Science CentreNonprofit 8 not ranked
16Academic Health Science PartnershipHospital / health system 7 not ranked
17Dudhope Multicultural CentreInstitution 7 not ranked
18Dundee Contemporary ArtsInstitution 6 not ranked
19National Telford InstituteUniversity 5 not ranked
20Dundee Heritage TrustNonprofit 5 not ranked
21National Phenotypic Screening CentreResearch facility 5 not ranked
22Scottish Social Services CouncilGovernment institution 4 not ranked
23APS Biocontrol (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
24Scottish Cancer FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
25Brittle Bone SocietyNonprofit 2 not ranked
26Volunteer DundeeNonprofit 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 Dundee: 62.0%Ninewells Hospital: 18.4%Abertay University: 5.5%James Hutton Institute: 5.5%22 others listed: 8.5%62%largest
University of Dundee28k · 62.0%Ninewells Hospital8,188 · 18.4%Abertay University2,453 · 5.5%James Hutton Institute2,451 · 5.5%22 others listed3,773 · 8.5%

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

What is Dundee strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dundee is most concentrated in Periodontics, Dentistry and Emergency Medical Services (3.4× the world share in Periodontics).

  1. PeriodonticsSubfield · 21.6 works3.4×
  2. DentistryField · 73.5 works3.2×
  3. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 27.4 works3.2×
← 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 Dundee?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Climate Change, Treatment, Quality of Life, Cancer Therapy, Oxidative Stress and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology309▲ 1.66×128 topics
  2. Inflammation167▲ 1.71×81 topics
  3. Climate Change166▲ 1.32×96 topics
  4. Sustainability118◆ 1.03×79 topics
  5. Quality of Life118▲ 1.74×51 topics
  6. Treatment114▲ 2.0×49 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress107▲ 1.40×58 topics
  8. Globalization101◆ 1.10×90 topics
  9. Cancer98▲ 1.55×50 topics
  10. Public Health95▲ 1.39×56 topics
  11. Mental Health78◆ 1.14×46 topics
  12. Cancer Therapy74▲ 2.8×18 topics
  13. Risk Factors74▲ 1.44×37 topics
  14. Diagnosis71▲ 1.63×38 topics
  15. Genetics68▲ 2.1×26 topics
  16. Healthcare64▲ 1.20×33 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease61▲ 1.17×35 topics
  18. Global Burden57▲ 2.2×12 topics
  19. Mortality48▲ 1.77×13 topics
  20. Prevention48▲ 2.4×15 topics
  21. Primary Care47▲ 2.6×15 topics
  22. Reflective Practice45▲ 5.2×7 topics
  23. Medical Education43▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation42▲ 2.4×13 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services41▲ 2.3×12 topics
  26. Immunology38▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Asthma37▲ 8.2×3 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations37▲ 2.3×19 topics
  29. Transcriptional Regulation34▲ 4.5×9 topics
  30. Allergic Diseases32▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Eosinophils32▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Proteasome Inhibitors29▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. NF-?B Activation28▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Proteasome27▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Ubiquitin27▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Cystic Fibrosis26▲ 7.8×3 topics
  37. Mutation Analysis26▲ 7.4×2 topics
  38. Pulmonary Infections26▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Bronchiectasis24▲ 18×1 topic
  40. CFTR24▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Dundee?

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 32 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 27 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…24Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 24 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…20Innovations in Medical Education: 20 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 18 fractional worksRural development and sustainability: 18 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…17Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 17 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 16 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 15 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…13Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 13 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 32 works
  2. 2 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 27 works
  3. 3 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 24 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  5. 5 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 18 works
  6. 6 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 works
  7. 7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 17 works
  8. 8 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 16 works
  9. 9 Scottish History and National Identity History 15 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 13 works

Research output over time

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