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Research in Lancaster

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Lancaster, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Lancaster University and Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Research institutions
15
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
40k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.9%
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 Lancaster?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Lancaster UniversityUniversity 38,029 #578
2Royal Lancaster InfirmaryHospital / health system 718 #24,040
3Lancaster City CouncilGovernment institution 400 #21,842 all time
4Myerscough CollegeUniversity 205 #35,622 all time
5Ridge Lea HospitalHospital / health system 183 #40,478 all time
6Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolUniversity 61 not ranked
7Hybrid Instruments (United Kingdom)Company 47 not ranked
8HW Communications (United Kingdom)Company 39 not ranked
9Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeUniversity 23 not ranked
10Rinicom (United Kingdom)Company 14 not ranked
11InTouch (United Kingdom)Company 9 not ranked
12Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological SocietyInstitution 2 not ranked
13The Ethical Small Traders AssociationInstitution 2 not ranked
14Lancaster City MuseumArchive 1 not ranked
15Environmental Information Data CentreArchive 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.

Lancaster University: 95.7%Royal Lancaster Infirmary: 1.8%Lancaster City Council: 1.0%Myerscough College: 0.5%11 others listed: 1.0%96%largest
Lancaster University38k · 95.7%Royal Lancaster Infirmary718 · 1.8%Lancaster City Council400 · 1.0%Myerscough College205 · 0.5%11 others listed382 · 1.0%

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

What is Lancaster strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lancaster is most concentrated in Human-Computer Interaction, Finance and Literature and Literary Theory (5.7× the world share in Human-Computer Interaction).

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 65.9 works5.7×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 63.8 works3.8×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 106.2 works3.6×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 29.8 works3.5×
← 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 Lancaster?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Gender, Social Interaction, Neoliberalism, Sustainability, Machine Learning and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization245▲ 2.2×106 topics
  2. Climate Change225▲ 1.50×98 topics
  3. Machine Learning191◆ 1.04×81 topics
  4. Deep Learning176◆ 0.92×74 topics
  5. Sustainability171▲ 1.25×87 topics
  6. Mental Health123▲ 1.50×40 topics
  7. Public Health116▲ 1.42×55 topics
  8. Social Media109▲ 1.36×32 topics
  9. Gender108▲ 3.6×49 topics
  10. Identity99▲ 2.4×55 topics
  11. Social Interaction96▲ 4.3×11 topics
  12. Neural Networks96◆ 1.11×37 topics
  13. Neoliberalism91▲ 4.5×23 topics
  14. Renewable Energy88◆ 1.10×42 topics
  15. History85▲ 2.2×42 topics
  16. Human Rights85▲ 1.47×52 topics
  17. Innovation82▲ 1.39×47 topics
  18. Literature79▲ 2.6×41 topics
  19. Economic Growth79▲ 1.66×27 topics
  20. Ethics77▲ 2.8×35 topics
  21. Nationalism74▲ 2.9×29 topics
  22. Colonialism71▲ 2.7×42 topics
  23. Social Capital70▲ 2.4×18 topics
  24. Corporate Governance69▲ 1.67×18 topics
  25. Higher Education69▲ 2.3×21 topics
  26. Feminism61▲ 3.8×21 topics
  27. Embodiment60▲ 5.7×7 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations59▲ 3.1×19 topics
  29. Corpus Linguistics56▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Monetary Policy52▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Emotion50▲ 4.3×12 topics
  32. Politics49▲ 3.2×17 topics
  33. Participatory Design45▲ 16×2 topics
  34. User Experience40▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Aesthetics39▲ 9.4×8 topics
  36. Language Development38▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Health Behavior Change38▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Neural Basis37▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Design Research32▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Interaction Design32▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Lancaster?

Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 32 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 29 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in La…22Discourse Analysis in Language Studies: 22 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Com…22Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 22 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 19 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 18 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…16Employment and Welfare Studies: 16 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 16 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 16 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…15Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 15 fractional works
Human-Computer InteractionExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Human-Technology InteractionHuman-Computer Interaction 32 works
  2. 2 Language, Metaphor, and CognitionExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 29 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 22 works
  4. 4 Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLanguage and Linguistics 22 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 works
  6. 6 Gender, Feminism, and MediaGender Studies 18 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare StudiesGeneral Health Professions 16 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage and Linguistics 16 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AISafety Research 16 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesManagement of Technology and Innovation 15 works

Research output over time

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