Research in Edinburgh
Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Edinburgh. The largest by output are MRC Human Genetics Unit, Headland Archaeology (UK) Limited (United Kingdom) and Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research.
- Research institutions
- 9
- Research works
- 340 ▲ 112% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 10.9% 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 Edinburgh?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRC Human Genetics UnitResearch facility | 206 | #19,102 all time | |
| 2 | Headland Archaeology (UK) Limited (United Kingdom)Company | 109 | not ranked | |
| 3 | Asthma UK Centre for Applied ResearchResearch facility | 13 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Simons Initiative for the Developing BrainResearch facility | 5 | not ranked | |
| 5 | South-East Scotland School of AnaesthesiaUniversity | 4 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Research Space (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 7 | The Darwin Trust of EdinburghNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Rural and Environment Science and Analytical ServicesGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 9 | UK Regenerative Medicine PlatformResearch facility | 0 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Edinburgh strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Edinburgh is most concentrated in Earth and Planetary Sciences (19.6× the world share in Earth and Planetary Sciences).
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 21.7 works20×
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 Edinburgh?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electrical Resistivity Tomography, Magnetotelluric Imaging, Intersectionality, African Diaspora, Black Feminist Theory, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating and Remote Sensing.
- Satellite Imagery
- Medieval Architecture
- Spectroscopy
- Sedimentology
- Paleolithic Archaeology
- Iron Production
- Archaeological Analysis
- Geophysical Surveys
- Data Integration
- Cultural History
- Civil Engineering
- Maritime Archaeology
- Cultural Heritage
- Compositional Data Analysis
- Geological Mapping
- Magnetosome Formation
- Remote Sensing
- Agricultural Origins
- African Diaspora
- Magnetotelluric Imaging
- Electrical Resistivity Tomography
- Intersectionality
- Black Feminist Theory
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Geomagnetic Field
- Machine Learning
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Mineral Prospectivity
- Holocene
- Mediterranean
- GIS-based Modeling
- British architecture
- Geological Modeling
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Archaeology
- Hominin Genetics
- Ground-Penetrating Radar
- Soil Properties
- LiDAR
- Rural Landscapes
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
- Electrical Resistivity Tomography9▲ 474×1 topic
- Magnetotelluric Imaging9▲ 474×1 topic
- Intersectionality8▲ 59×2 topics
- African Diaspora7▲ 270×1 topic
- Black Feminist Theory7▲ 1188×1 topic
- Agricultural Origins7▲ 309×1 topic
- Radiocarbon Dating7▲ 309×1 topic
- Remote Sensing7▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Geomagnetic Field7▲ 428×1 topic
- Magnetosome Formation7▲ 428×1 topic
- Machine Learning6▲ 2.8×5 topics
- Geological Mapping6▲ 96×2 topics
- Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 20×2 topics
- Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 84×1 topic
- Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 84×1 topic
- Cultural Heritage3▲ 8.6×7 topics
- Holocene2▲ 31×2 topics
- Maritime Archaeology2▲ 155×1 topic
- Mediterranean2▲ 32×1 topic
- Civil Engineering2▲ 52×2 topics
- GIS-based Modeling2▲ 33×2 topics
- Cultural History2▲ 22×2 topics
- British architecture2▲ 920×1 topic
- Data Integration2▲ 15×2 topics
- Geological Modeling2▲ 152×1 topic
- Geophysical Surveys2▲ 45×2 topics
- Uncertainty Analysis2▲ 152×1 topic
- Archaeological Analysis2▲ 238×1 topic
- Archaeology2▲ 17×3 topics
- Iron Production2▲ 238×1 topic
- Hominin Genetics1▲ 95×1 topic
- Paleolithic Archaeology1▲ 95×1 topic
- Ground-Penetrating Radar1▲ 42×1 topic
- Sedimentology1▲ 42×1 topic
- Soil Properties1▲ 11×2 topics
- Spectroscopy1▲ 11×2 topics
- LiDAR1▲ 37×1 topic
- Medieval Architecture1▲ 82×1 topic
- Rural Landscapes1▲ 151×1 topic
- Satellite Imagery1▲ 12×1 topic
What research is done in Edinburgh?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 9 works
- 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 7 works
- 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 7 works
- 4 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 7 works
- 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
- 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
- 7 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 2 works
- 8 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
- 9 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 2 works
- 10 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.