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Research in Leicester

Science Explorer records 45 research institutions in Leicester, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Leicester, De Montfort University and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

Research institutions
45
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
82k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
2M
24.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Leicester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LeicesterUniversity 58,276 #431
2De Montfort UniversityUniversity 12,987 #2,121
3University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustHospital / health system 3,982 #4,887
4Leicester CollegeUniversity 1,424 #16,547
5Guidance (United Kingdom)Company 1,044 #11,018
6National Centre for Earth ObservationResearch facility 640 #14,890
7Leicestershire Partnership NHS TrustHospital / health system 592 #14,990
8PepsiCo (United Kingdom)Company 577 #9,919
9National Space CentreArchive 409 #14,690 all time
10Mental Health Research UKNonprofit 344 #19,458
11Ulverscroft (United Kingdom)Company 344 #9,283 all time
12Leicester City CouncilGovernment institution 318 #17,379 all time
13British Psychological SocietyInstitution 279 #26,821 all time
14European Thermodynamics (United Kingdom)Company 151 #33,119 all time
15Paint Research AssociationInstitution 134 #31,984 all time
16Energy Technologies InstituteResearch facility 120 not ranked
17Mettler-Toledo (United Kingdom)Company 76 not ranked
18Leicester Frith HospitalHospital / health system 63 not ranked
19Children's Cancer and Leukaemia GroupNonprofit 48 not ranked
20St Philip's CentreInstitution 35 not ranked
21Crown Packaging (United Kingdom)Company 26 not ranked
22Tech4i2Company 23 not ranked
23Fusion UKNonprofit 23 not ranked
24Mark Group (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
25New Walk Museum and Art GalleryArchive 18 not ranked
26Steris (United Kingdom)Company 17 not ranked
27Caterpillar (United Kingdom)Company 15 not ranked
28Ibstock Brick (United Kingdom)Company 14 not ranked
29Nova LaboratoriesResearch facility 13 not ranked
30Leicestershire PoliceGovernment institution 13 not ranked
31Base Materials (United Kingdom)Company 10 not ranked
32Bluefrog Design (United Kingdom)Company 10 not ranked
33Ametek (United Kingdom)Company 9 not ranked
34National Youth AgencyInstitution 8 not ranked
35Euro Projects (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
36Learning and Work InstituteInstitution 3 not ranked
37Magna Parva (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
38Corium Solutions (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
39Hope Against CancerNonprofit 2 not ranked
40Medieval Settlement Research GroupInstitution 2 not ranked
41New Wave InnovationResearch facility 1 not ranked
42Leicestershire Fire and Rescue ServiceGovernment institution 1 not ranked
43DarbarInstitution 1 not ranked
44Schizophrenia Research FundNonprofit 1 not ranked
45Uvasol (United Kingdom)Company 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 Leicester: 71.0%De Montfort University: 15.8%University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: 4.9%Leicester College: 1.7%40 others listed: 6.6%71%largest
University of Leicester58k · 71.0%De Montfort University13k · 15.8%University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust3,982 · 4.9%Leicester College1,424 · 1.7%40 others listed5,415 · 6.6%

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

Which fields of science does Leicester work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Leicester is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,952 fractional works · 36.1% of its workMedicine: 3,333 fractional works · 30.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 387 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 345 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 326 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 232 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 217 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 182 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 154 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 147 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 142 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 141 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 548 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 325 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,455 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,602 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 564 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 241 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 158 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 99 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 579 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHistory: 121 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 526 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 229 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 144 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 364 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 271 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 208 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 113 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,688 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEngineering: 809 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 143 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 119 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 641 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 234 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 132 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 398 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 259 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 165 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 220 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 851 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 406 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 215 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 175 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 159 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLeicester11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences32%

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. Health Sciences3,95236.1%
    1. Medicine3,33330.5%
    2. Health Professions5485.0%
    3. Nursing460.4%
    4. Dentistry170.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,45531.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,60214.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities5795.3%
    3. Psychology5264.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3643.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2712.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1131.0%
    1. Engineering8097.4%
    2. Computer Science6415.9%
    3. Environmental Science3983.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2592.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2202.0%
    6. Materials Science1281.2%
    7. Chemistry970.9%
    8. Mathematics710.6%
    9. Energy380.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering260.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4063.7%
    2. Neuroscience1751.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1591.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology850.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Leicester strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leicester is most concentrated in Nephrology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and History (4.0× the world share in Nephrology).

  1. NephrologySubfield · 82.2 works4.0×
  2. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 40.8 works3.9×
  3. HistorySubfield · 107.1 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.

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: 0.31× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 345 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 74 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 151 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 84 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 582 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 188 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 702 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 342 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 56 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 202 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 483 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 2,921 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 525 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 329 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 104 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 255 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 470 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1,420 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions1.91×483 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.89×525 works
  3. Psychology1.60×470 works
  4. Medicine1.58×2,921 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.25×188 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.24×255 works
  7. Social Sciences1.17×1,420 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.12×104 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.06×329 works
  10. Neuroscience0.97×151 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.94×202 works
  12. Nursing0.84×40 works
  13. Computer Science0.78×582 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×74 works
  15. Environmental Science0.71×342 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×345 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×22 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.61×21 works
  19. Veterinary0.57×7 works
  20. Chemistry0.55×84 works
  21. Mathematics0.50×56 works
  22. Engineering0.49×702 works
  23. Energy0.36×32 works
  24. Dentistry0.35×16 works
  25. Materials Science0.32×106 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×142 works

Which keywords describe research in Leicester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health, Public Health, Primary Care, Inflammation, Quality of Life and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology626▲ 1.43×138 topics
  2. Machine Learning351◆ 0.96×93 topics
  3. Deep Learning336◆ 0.89×83 topics
  4. Inflammation325▲ 1.39×82 topics
  5. Globalization297▲ 1.38×121 topics
  6. Mental Health291▲ 1.86×47 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease287▲ 2.3×37 topics
  8. Public Health286▲ 1.79×67 topics
  9. Quality of Life275▲ 1.74×57 topics
  10. Climate Change246▼ 0.83×99 topics
  11. Treatment232▲ 1.75×52 topics
  12. Diagnosis218▲ 2.1×41 topics
  13. Sustainability210▼ 0.78×102 topics
  14. Risk Factors196▲ 1.62×37 topics
  15. Management188▲ 2.1×34 topics
  16. Identity188▲ 2.4×62 topics
  17. Healthcare187▲ 1.50×36 topics
  18. Depression187▲ 1.94×26 topics
  19. Gender186▲ 3.2×50 topics
  20. COVID-19180▲ 1.26×34 topics
  21. Primary Care172▲ 4.2×15 topics
  22. Global Burden163▲ 2.7×12 topics
  23. Mortality159▲ 2.6×13 topics
  24. Heart Failure155▲ 3.2×13 topics
  25. Obesity149▲ 1.77×27 topics
  26. Human Rights149▲ 1.33×61 topics
  27. History138▲ 1.82×48 topics
  28. Guidelines137▲ 2.7×13 topics
  29. Genetics136▲ 1.76×27 topics
  30. Diabetes132▲ 2.4×21 topics
  31. Social Capital114▲ 2.0×18 topics
  32. Literature113▲ 1.89×52 topics
  33. Anxiety112▲ 2.2×12 topics
  34. Aging111▲ 1.86×18 topics
  35. Colonialism110▲ 2.1×46 topics
  36. Glycemic Control93▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Respiratory80▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. COPD75▲ 10×1 topic
  39. spirometry75▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Insulin Therapy70▲ 5.1×3 topics

What research is done in Leicester?

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 71 works
  2. 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 42 works
  3. 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 36 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 32 works
  5. 5 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 31 works
  6. 6 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 29 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 29 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 28 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 27 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%Leicester17.5% 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 28.0% in 2008.

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