Research in Leicester
Science Explorer records 52 research institutions in Leicester, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Leicester, De Montfort University and National Centre for Earth Observation.
- Research institutions
- 52 13 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 82k ▲ 8% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 20.0% 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 Leicester?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of LeicesterUniversity | 46,488 | #761 | |
| 2 | De Montfort UniversityUniversity | 12,987 | #2,607 | |
| 3 | Leicester Royal InfirmaryHospital / health system | 5,412 | #14,031 | |
| 4 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustHospital / health system | 3,840 | #4,593 | |
| 5 | Leicester General HospitalHospital / health system | 2,897 | #13,439 | |
| 6 | Glenfield HospitalHospital / health system | 2,454 | #10,986 | |
| 7 | Leicester CollegeUniversity | 1,424 | #22,896 | |
| 8 | Guidance (United Kingdom)Company | 1,044 | #18,217 | |
| 9 | NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research CentreResearch facility | 772 | #5,512 | |
| 10 | National Centre for Earth ObservationResearch facility | 640 | #4,558 | |
| 11 | Leicestershire Partnership NHS TrustHospital / health system | 592 | #19,470 | |
| 12 | PepsiCo (United Kingdom)Company | 577 | #24,030 | |
| 13 | National Space CentreArchive | 409 | #31,412 all time | |
| 14 | Mental Health Research UKNonprofit | 344 | #19,943 | |
| 15 | Ulverscroft (United Kingdom)Company | 344 | #27,672 all time | |
| 16 | Leicester City CouncilGovernment institution | 318 | #19,891 all time | |
| 17 | British Psychological SocietyInstitution | 279 | #37,584 all time | |
| 18 | NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research UnitGovernment institution | 239 | #22,046 all time | |
| 19 | European Thermodynamics (United Kingdom)Company | 151 | #30,631 all time | |
| 20 | Paint Research AssociationInstitution | 134 | #29,634 all time | |
| 21 | Energy Technologies InstituteResearch facility | 120 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Mettler-Toledo (United Kingdom)Company | 76 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Leicester Frith HospitalHospital / health system | 63 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Children's Cancer and Leukaemia GroupNonprofit | 48 | not ranked | |
| 25 | NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research UnitGovernment institution | 39 | not ranked | |
| 26 | St Philip's CentreInstitution | 35 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Crown Packaging (United Kingdom)Company | 26 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Tech4i2Company | 23 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Fusion UKNonprofit | 23 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Mark Group (United Kingdom)Company | 22 | not ranked | |
| 31 | New Walk Museum and Art GalleryArchive | 18 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Steris (United Kingdom)Company | 17 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Caterpillar (United Kingdom)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Ibstock Brick (United Kingdom)Company | 14 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Nova LaboratoriesResearch facility | 13 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Leicestershire PoliceGovernment institution | 13 | not ranked | |
| 37 | NIHR Leicester Respiratory Biomedical Research UnitGovernment institution | 11 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Base Materials (United Kingdom)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Bluefrog Design (United Kingdom)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Ametek (United Kingdom)Company | 9 | not ranked | |
| 41 | National Youth AgencyInstitution | 8 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Euro Projects (United Kingdom)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Learning and Work InstituteInstitution | 3 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Magna Parva (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Corium Solutions (United Kingdom)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 46 | Hope Against CancerNonprofit | 2 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Medieval Settlement Research GroupInstitution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 48 | New Wave InnovationResearch facility | 1 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Leicestershire Fire and Rescue ServiceGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 50 | DarbarInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Schizophrenia Research FundNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Uvasol (United Kingdom)Company | 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.
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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).
- NephrologySubfield · 82.2 works4.0×
- Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 40.8 works3.9×
- HistorySubfield · 107.1 works3.5×
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 Leicester?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health, Public Health, Inflammation, Primary Care, Quality of Life and Diagnosis.
- Insulin Therapy
- COPD
- Respiratory
- Nationalism
- Anxiety
- Diabetes
- Guidelines
- Obesity
- Heart Failure
- Global Burden
- Gender
- Healthcare
- Depression
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Climate Change
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Globalization
- Inflammation
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Deep Learning
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Quality of Life
- Treatment
- Sustainability
- Management
- COVID-19
- Identity
- Primary Care
- Mortality
- Human Rights
- History
- Genetics
- Social Capital
- Literature
- Glycemic Control
- Myocardial Infarction
- spirometry
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
- Epidemiology547▲ 1.44×136 topics
- Machine Learning314◆ 1.00×92 topics
- Deep Learning300◆ 0.91×80 topics
- Inflammation286▲ 1.43×81 topics
- Mental Health266▲ 1.88×47 topics
- Globalization262▲ 1.39×114 topics
- Public Health256▲ 1.83×65 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease247▲ 2.3×37 topics
- Quality of Life238▲ 1.71×57 topics
- Climate Change211▼ 0.81×94 topics
- Treatment207▲ 1.78×52 topics
- Diagnosis199▲ 2.2×40 topics
- Sustainability188▼ 0.80×93 topics
- Risk Factors171▲ 1.62×37 topics
- Management171▲ 2.3×34 topics
- Depression169▲ 2.0×26 topics
- COVID-19165▲ 1.26×33 topics
- Healthcare162▲ 1.50×36 topics
- Identity160▲ 2.3×58 topics
- Gender158▲ 3.0×49 topics
- Primary Care153▲ 4.2×15 topics
- Global Burden148▲ 2.9×12 topics
- Mortality144▲ 2.6×13 topics
- Heart Failure131▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Human Rights131▲ 1.32×58 topics
- Obesity126▲ 1.74×27 topics
- History122▲ 1.82×45 topics
- Guidelines121▲ 2.7×13 topics
- Genetics117▲ 1.74×26 topics
- Diabetes115▲ 2.4×21 topics
- Social Capital104▲ 2.0×18 topics
- Anxiety103▲ 2.3×12 topics
- Literature100▲ 1.93×49 topics
- Nationalism94▲ 2.1×30 topics
- Glycemic Control81▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Respiratory75▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Myocardial Infarction73▲ 3.2×7 topics
- COPD71▲ 11×1 topic
- spirometry71▲ 11×1 topic
- Insulin Therapy60▲ 5.2×3 topics
What research is done in Leicester?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 71 works
- 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 42 works
- 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 36 works
- 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 32 works
- 5 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 31 works
- 6 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 29 works
- 7 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 29 works
- 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28 works
- 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 28 works
- 10 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 27 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.