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Research in Leeds

Science Explorer records 69 research institutions in Leeds, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Leeds, National Centre for Atmospheric Science and Leeds Beckett University.

Research institutions
69
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
140k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.5%
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 Leeds?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LeedsUniversity 92,371 #183
2Leeds Beckett UniversityUniversity 9,145 #3,235
3Leeds General InfirmaryHospital / health system 8,517 #15,979
4St James's University HospitalHospital / health system 8,405 #5,103
5Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system 4,781 #3,349
6Feminist Archive NorthArchive 2,742 #17,867
7Hitachi (United Kingdom)Company 1,241 #5,473 all time
8National Centre for Atmospheric ScienceNonprofit 1,169 #2,158
9Leeds Dental HospitalHospital / health system 1,132 #23,460
10The MountHospital / health system 1,004 #25,317
11Health Education EnglandGovernment institution 965 #17,431
12Leeds Trinity UniversityUniversity 930 #14,093
13St Mary's HospitalHospital / health system 929 #12,146 all time
14NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research UnitGovernment institution 920 #7,158
15Chapel Allerton HospitalHospital / health system 622 #17,584
16Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 547 #22,958
17KillingbeckHospital / health system 509 #35,036 all time
18NIHR Research Delivery NetworkGovernment institution 441 #12,829
19NHS DigitalGovernment institution 436 #18,374
20Seacroft HospitalHospital / health system 416 #25,435 all time
21Leeds Community Healthcare NHS TrustHospital / health system 406 #20,520 all time
22Royal ArmouriesArchive 297 #19,528 all time
23Leeds Arts UniversityUniversity 276 #23,298
24British Association for Slavonic and East European StudiesInstitution 239 #27,841 all time
25Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and TectonicsResearch facility 234 #10,245 all time
26Active Medicine (United Kingdom)Company 188 #36,294 all time
27Epilepsy ActionNonprofit 145 #31,219 all time
28Centre for Polar Observation and ModellingResearch facility 129 #5,569 all time
29Leeds College of BuildingUniversity 104 not ranked
30Leeds College of MusicUniversity 93 not ranked
31Leeds City CouncilGovernment institution 93 not ranked
32Getech (United Kingdom)Company 82 not ranked
33Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (United Kingdom)Company 65 not ranked
34NHS EmployersInstitution 53 not ranked
35Worldwide Universities NetworkInstitution 51 not ranked
36Northern Gas Networks (United Kingdom)Company 49 not ranked
37NIHR AcademyGovernment institution 34 not ranked
38NIHR Leeds In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operativeResearch facility 32 not ranked
39Rescon Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 29 not ranked
40Engie (United Kingdom)Company 29 not ranked
414D Pharma (United Kingdom)Company 28 not ranked
42British Association for Cancer ResearchNonprofit 27 not ranked
43Nonwovens Innovation & Research InstituteCompany 25 not ranked
44Communication MattersNonprofit 25 not ranked
45Heart Research UKNonprofit 23 not ranked
46Avacta (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
47Fibre Extrusion Technology (United Kingdom)Company 20 not ranked
48Opera North (United Kingdom)Company 15 not ranked
49Clariant (United Kingdom)Company 13 not ranked
50Xiros (United Kingdom)Company 13 not ranked
51Brandon Medical (United Kingdom)Company 12 not ranked
52Sweco (United Kingdom)Company 12 not ranked
53International Moisture Analysers (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
54Leeds CaresInstitution 9 not ranked
55Surgical Innovations (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
56Yorkshire ForwardInstitution 7 not ranked
57Thackray Medical MuseumArchive 6 not ranked
58Arterius (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
59Keracol (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
60Hanzo Archives (United Kingdom)Company 3 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 Leeds: 65.9%Leeds Beckett University: 6.5%Leeds General Infirmary: 6.1%St James's University Hospital: 6.0%56 others listed: 15.5%66%largest
University of Leeds92k · 65.9%Leeds Beckett University9,145 · 6.5%Leeds General Infirmary8,517 · 6.1%St James's University Hospital8,405 · 6.0%56 others listed22k · 15.5%

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

What is Leeds strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leeds is most concentrated in Music, Public Administration and Classics (5.5× the world share in Music).

  1. MusicSubfield · 75.7 works5.5×
  2. Public AdministrationSubfield · 36.0 works4.0×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 34.3 works3.4×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 247.5 works3.3×
  5. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 83.8 works3.2×
  6. RheumatologySubfield · 213.8 works2.8×
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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 Leeds?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Gender, Inflammation, Public Health, Quality of Life 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. Epidemiology799▲ 1.20×134 topics
  2. Climate Change579▲ 1.28×110 topics
  3. Globalization534▲ 1.62×129 topics
  4. Inflammation424▲ 1.21×82 topics
  5. Sustainability417◆ 1.02×109 topics
  6. Machine Learning396▼ 0.72×89 topics
  7. Deep Learning377▼ 0.66×83 topics
  8. Public Health363▲ 1.49×66 topics
  9. Quality of Life361▲ 1.49×58 topics
  10. Mental Health313▲ 1.27×47 topics
  11. Risk Factors300▲ 1.63×37 topics
  12. Identity276▲ 2.3×72 topics
  13. Treatment270▲ 1.33×50 topics
  14. Gender261▲ 2.9×53 topics
  15. Human Rights214▲ 1.24×64 topics
  16. Social Media214◆ 0.89×35 topics
  17. Mortality211▲ 2.2×13 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease199◆ 1.07×38 topics
  19. Neoliberalism184▲ 3.1×27 topics
  20. Depression183▲ 1.24×25 topics
  21. Primary Care182▲ 2.9×15 topics
  22. History179▲ 1.52×55 topics
  23. Obesity175▲ 1.38×26 topics
  24. Colonialism172▲ 2.2×44 topics
  25. Global Warming168▲ 2.5×16 topics
  26. Physical Activity165▲ 2.0×12 topics
  27. Religion163▲ 2.0×39 topics
  28. Complications161▲ 1.92×17 topics
  29. Autoantibodies161▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations160▲ 2.8×21 topics
  31. Ethics152▲ 1.88×45 topics
  32. Literature150▲ 1.65×53 topics
  33. Guidelines148▲ 1.89×13 topics
  34. Social Capital147▲ 1.65×17 topics
  35. Culture146▲ 1.65×33 topics
  36. Prevention130▲ 1.85×16 topics
  37. Adolescents127▲ 2.0×10 topics
  38. Feminism126▲ 2.7×24 topics
  39. Patient Satisfaction122▲ 2.3×10 topics
  40. Greenhouse Gas Emissions114▲ 2.5×9 topics

What research is done in Leeds?

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 62 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 57 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 49 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 49 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 48 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 46 works
  7. 7 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 45 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 44 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 42 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 40 works

Research output over time

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