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Research in Huddersfield

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Huddersfield, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and Cummins (United Kingdom).

Research institutions
14
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
233k
15.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Huddersfield

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 Huddersfield?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of HuddersfieldUniversity 12,653 #1,129
2Cummins (United Kingdom)Company 716 #17,774
3Huddersfield Royal InfirmaryHospital / health system 625 #19,492 all time
4Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 549 #16,574
5Kirkwood HospiceHospital / health system 47 not ranked
6Kirklees CollegeUniversity 38 not ranked
7Thornton and Ross (United Kingdom)Company 19 not ranked
8Textile Centre of ExcellenceNonprofit 13 not ranked
9Ionix Advanced Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
10Kirklees CouncilGovernment institution 11 not ranked
11Antich & Sons (United Kingdom)University 5 not ranked
12Kite Innovation (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
13Lorna Young FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
14Water Industry ForumNonprofit 0 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 Huddersfield: 86.1%Cummins (United Kingdom): 4.9%Huddersfield Royal Infirmary: 4.3%Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust: 3.7%9 others listed: 1.0%86%largest
University of Huddersfield13k · 86.1%Cummins (United Kingdom)716 · 4.9%Huddersfield Royal Infirmary625 · 4.3%Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust549 · 3.7%9 others listed148 · 1.0%

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

Which fields of science does Huddersfield work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Huddersfield is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,106 fractional works · 39.3% of its workEngineering: 639 fractional works · 22.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 132 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 84 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 69 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 236 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 69 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 57 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 67 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 65 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,005 fractional works · 35.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 454 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 184 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 66 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 158 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 147 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMusic: 46 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 115 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 78 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 52 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 541 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 401 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSurgery: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 123 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 68 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 160 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 65 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKHuddersfield2,813fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences36%

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. Engineering63922.7%
    2. Computer Science2368.4%
    3. Materials Science672.4%
    4. Environmental Science652.3%
    5. Chemistry220.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy220.8%
    7. Energy210.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences160.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering130.5%
    10. Mathematics50.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,00535.7%
    1. Social Sciences45416.1%
    2. Psychology1585.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities1475.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1154.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance782.8%
    6. Decision Sciences521.8%
    1. Medicine40114.3%
    2. Health Professions1234.4%
    3. Nursing120.4%
    4. Dentistry50.2%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology652.3%
    2. Neuroscience361.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences351.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology120.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Huddersfield strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Huddersfield is most concentrated in Music (20.7× the world share in Music).

  1. MusicSubfield · 42.6 works21×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 215 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 564 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 355 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 137 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 103 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 73 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 143 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 415 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.89×137 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.88×46 works
  3. Psychology1.86×143 works
  4. Health Professions1.66×110 works
  5. Engineering1.49×564 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.36×73 works
  7. Social Sciences1.30×415 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×103 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.26×11 works
  10. Computer Science1.10×215 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.07×9 works
  12. Nursing0.85×10 works
  13. Energy0.82×19 works
  14. Neuroscience0.76×31 works
  15. Medicine0.73×355 works
  16. Materials Science0.67×59 works
  17. Chemistry0.47×18 works
  18. Environmental Science0.44×55 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×57 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×11 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.35×20 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×13 works
  23. Dentistry0.30×4 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×31 works
  25. Veterinary0.23×1 works
  26. Mathematics0.16×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Huddersfield?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Globalization, Vibration Analysis, Mental Health, Neural Networks, Identity and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning154▲ 1.59×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning136▲ 1.45×77 topics
  3. Globalization110▲ 2.0×72 topics
  4. Epidemiology92▼ 0.83×107 topics
  5. Sustainability82▲ 1.19×73 topics
  6. Mental Health80▲ 1.99×36 topics
  7. Neural Networks72▲ 1.67×35 topics
  8. Identity53▲ 2.6×38 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis50▲ 6.7×7 topics
  10. Public Health48▲ 1.17×42 topics
  11. Healthcare43▲ 1.33×25 topics
  12. Risk Factors41▲ 1.33×34 topics
  13. Social Capital40▲ 2.7×14 topics
  14. Culture39▲ 2.6×14 topics
  15. Gender38▲ 2.5×29 topics
  16. Neoliberalism35▲ 3.4×19 topics
  17. Social Justice34▲ 2.0×27 topics
  18. Technology32▲ 2.2×15 topics
  19. Nonlinear Dynamics31▲ 4.9×7 topics
  20. Sociology30▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Fault Diagnosis29▲ 7.1×7 topics
  22. Rolling Contact Fatigue28▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Wavelet Transform28▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Psychological Impact28▲ 3.1×10 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations27▲ 2.8×15 topics
  26. Youth26▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Music26▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Condition Monitoring24▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Empirical Mode Decomposition24▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Authenticity23▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Rap23▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Subcultures23▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Tool Wear20▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Ethnomusicology19▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Gear Dynamics18▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Mesh Stiffness18▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Mental Workload17▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Brain Activity17▲ 10×3 topics
  39. High-Speed Trains16▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Hypersonic Effect15▲ 38×1 topic

What research is done in Huddersfield?

Music History and Culture21Music History and Culture: 21 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis …20Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 20 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 16 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 14 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 13 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 13 fractional worksPsychometric Methodologies and Testing: 13 fractional worksPsychological Testing an…12Psychological Testing and Assessment: 12 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 10 fractional works
MusicControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Music History and Culture Music 21 works
  2. 2 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 14 works
  5. 5 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 13 works
  6. 6 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Management Science and Operations Research 13 works
  8. 8 Psychological Testing and Assessment Applied Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 12 works
  10. 10 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 10 works

Research output over time

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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%Huddersfield21.4% 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 28.5% in 2016.

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