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Research in London

Science Explorer records 1,840 research institutions in London, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University College London, Imperial College London and King's College London.

Research institutions
1,840
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5M
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
46.4M
31.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
London

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 London?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University College LondonUniversity 238,377 #16
2Imperial College LondonUniversity 184,443 #38
3King's College LondonUniversity 142,752 #76
4Queen Mary University of LondonUniversity 57,365 #116
5London School of Economics and Political ScienceUniversity 38,633 #421
6University of LondonUniversity 34,340 #661
7Barts Health NHS TrustHospital / health system 33,710 #1,176
8Brunel University of LondonUniversity 25,650 #1,195
9London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUniversity 21,824 #223
10Birkbeck, University of LondonUniversity 19,113 #1,017
11City, University of LondonUniversity 19,042 #947
12GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)Company 14,437 #1,189
13St George's, University of LondonUniversity 13,253 #853
14University of GreenwichUniversity 10,743 #799
15Middlesex UniversityUniversity 10,444 #1,980
16St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 10,159 #3,359
17National Physical LaboratoryResearch facility 10,002 #3,010
18Cancer Research UKNonprofit 9,978 #834
19University of WestminsterUniversity 9,870 #1,937
20Institute of Cancer ResearchUniversity 9,770 #1,080
21Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 9,694 #821
22Goldsmiths University of LondonUniversity 9,533 #2,476
23Natural History MuseumArchive 9,515 #1,938
24London South Bank UniversityUniversity 8,246 #2,409
25Kingston UniversityUniversity 8,001 #2,593
26South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 7,960 #2,271
27Royal Brompton HospitalHospital / health system 7,816 #3,127
28Royal Veterinary CollegeUniversity 7,657 #2,650
29King's College SchoolUniversity 7,612 #1,070
30Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 7,600 #5,560
31Department for Environment Food and Rural AffairsGovernment institution 7,402 #3,534
32University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 7,336 #1,618
33Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustHospital / health system 7,291 #1,411
34London Metropolitan UniversityUniversity 7,264 #2,565
35Wellcome TrustNonprofit 6,940 #3,399
36University of East LondonUniversity 6,937 #2,430
37SOAS University of LondonUniversity 6,525 #3,066
38Academy of Medical SciencesNonprofit 6,286 #4,153
39The Honourable Society of Lincoln's InnInstitution 6,253 #21,521
40Centre for Economic Policy ResearchNonprofit 6,152 #3,740
41BP (United Kingdom)Company 6,023 #6,802
42Faculty of Public HealthNonprofit 5,925 #1,525
43University of RoehamptonUniversity 5,854 #3,289
44Royal Botanic Gardens, KewArchive 5,087 #5,398
45Unilever (United Kingdom)Company 5,027 #13,140
46British MuseumArchive 4,867 #12,447
47Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 4,844 #3,935
48Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 4,691 #2,644
49London Postgraduate Medical and Dental EducationUniversity 4,627 #12,028 all time
50Public Health EnglandGovernment institution 4,535 #3,146
51London Business SchoolUniversity 4,283 #5,830
52Central Electricity Generating BoardGovernment institution 3,772 #11,882 all time
53King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 3,687 #3,462
54Psychiatry Research TrustNonprofit 3,568 #10,140 all time
55BT Group (United Kingdom)Company 3,508 #19,476
56Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)Company 3,334 #8,603
57London North West Healthcare NHS TrustHospital / health system 3,278 #9,770
58National Health ServiceHospital / health system 3,206 #1,693
59University of West LondonUniversity 3,148 #3,189
60National Institute for Health and Care ResearchGovernment institution 3,010 #726

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 College London: 20.7%Imperial College London: 16.0%King's College London: 12.4%Queen Mary University of London: 5.0%56 others listed: 45.9%21%largest
University College London238k · 20.7%Imperial College London184k · 16.0%King's College London143k · 12.4%Queen Mary University of London57k · 5.0%56 others listed529k · 45.9%

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

Which fields of science does London work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in London is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 73k fractional works · 34.4% of its workMedicine: 61k fractional works · 28.8% of its workSurgery: 6,830 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5,248 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4,915 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4,639 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3,689 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 3,203 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3,134 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2,825 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2,525 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2,411 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2,209 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2,029 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,472 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1,426 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1,331 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1,091 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1,037 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 939 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 906 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 860 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 820 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 805 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 697 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 635 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 585 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 556 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 528 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 523 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 515 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3,078 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 9,482 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5,948 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 827 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 795 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 530 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,383 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1,092 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1,037 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 855 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 182 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 400 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 62k fractional works · 29.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 28k fractional works · 13.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9,666 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4,982 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 2,962 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 1,357 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1,203 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1,152 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1,042 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 966 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 949 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 749 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 679 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 560 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 535 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 469 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,068 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 11k fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 4,799 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2,582 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1,570 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 854 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 640 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8,303 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory: 1,371 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1,254 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1,215 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 790 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 707 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 651 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 564 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,751 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7,027 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4,741 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 1,563 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 723 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5,702 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,560 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1,092 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 971 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 688 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 659 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 553 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2,400 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1,191 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 607 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 511 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 52k fractional works · 24.6% of its workEngineering: 19k fractional works · 8.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3,708 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3,328 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,998 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,606 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,564 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,189 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,042 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 906 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 808 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 796 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 676 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 555 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 820 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 12k fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4,396 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1,841 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,681 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,143 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 693 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 578 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 513 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 823 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7,136 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,350 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,312 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1,118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 775 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 765 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 445 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,371 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4,073 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1,227 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,044 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 697 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 522 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 583 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2,951 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,647 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 448 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 856 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,545 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 557 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 544 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 507 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 938 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2,103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 680 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,423 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1,466 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 592 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 874 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1,053 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 846 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 207 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 424 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 25k fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12k fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6,355 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 2,664 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 891 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 708 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,435 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 5,581 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2,997 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1,014 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 734 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 836 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4,176 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1,220 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 965 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 665 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,326 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2,784 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1,845 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 940 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 546 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLondon213kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences29%

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. Medicine61k28.8%
    2. Health Professions9,4824.4%
    3. Dentistry1,0920.5%
    4. Nursing1,0370.5%
    5. Veterinary4000.2%
    1. Social Sciences28k13.3%
    2. Psychology11k5.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities8,3033.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7,0273.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting5,7022.7%
    6. Decision Sciences2,4001.1%
    1. Engineering19k8.9%
    2. Computer Science12k5.5%
    3. Environmental Science7,1363.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4,0731.9%
    5. Materials Science2,9511.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,5451.2%
    7. Mathematics2,1031.0%
    8. Chemistry1,4660.7%
    9. Energy1,0530.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering4240.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12k5.6%
    2. Neuroscience5,5812.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4,1762.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2,7841.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5460.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is London strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in London is most concentrated in Space and Planetary Science, Music and General Psychology (2.9× the world share in Space and Planetary Science).

  1. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 108.4 works2.9×
  2. MusicSubfield · 392.6 works2.6×
  3. General PsychologySubfield · 49.7 works2.6×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 1,444.0 works2.6×
  5. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 85.3 works2.4×
  6. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 2,221.3 works2.4×
  7. Public AdministrationSubfield · 237.0 works2.4×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 3,552 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 10k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 2,409 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 4,800 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 455 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 363 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1,282 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 9,926 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 2,121 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 926 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 17k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 6,027 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2,566 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1,841 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 3,469 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 951 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 8,488 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 53k worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 898 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 343 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 7,358 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 5,096 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2,056 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 6,510 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 9,216 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 25k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions1.73×8,488 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×6,510 works
  3. Psychology1.62×9,216 works
  4. Neuroscience1.59×4,800 works
  5. Medicine1.49×53k works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.37×7,358 works
  7. Veterinary1.35×343 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×2,409 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.14×2,056 works
  10. Social Sciences1.07×25k works
  11. Dentistry1.05×951 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×10k works
  13. Nursing0.98×898 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×5,096 works
  15. Mathematics0.84×1,841 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.84×3,469 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×2,121 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×455 works
  19. Computer Science0.68×9,926 works
  20. Environmental Science0.65×6,027 works
  21. Engineering0.60×17k works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.56×363 works
  23. Energy0.54×926 works
  24. Chemistry0.44×1,282 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×3,552 works
  26. Materials Science0.39×2,566 works

Which keywords describe research in London?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Globalization, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Inflammation, Treatment and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13k▲ 1.50×140 topics
  2. Machine Learning5,808▼ 0.82×96 topics
  3. Globalization5,672▲ 1.35×185 topics
  4. Public Health5,515▲ 1.77×77 topics
  5. Deep Learning5,452▼ 0.74×85 topics
  6. Inflammation5,438▲ 1.20×83 topics
  7. Quality of Life4,966▲ 1.61×61 topics
  8. Mental Health4,793▲ 1.57×48 topics
  9. Climate Change4,627▼ 0.80×132 topics
  10. Treatment4,078▲ 1.57×52 topics
  11. Sustainability3,924▼ 0.75×140 topics
  12. Risk Factors3,489▲ 1.49×37 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress3,403◆ 0.97×63 topics
  14. Depression3,141▲ 1.68×26 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease3,112▲ 1.28×39 topics
  16. COVID-193,089◆ 1.11×34 topics
  17. Diagnosis2,956▲ 1.49×41 topics
  18. Healthcare2,950▲ 1.21×44 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence2,742◆ 0.90×66 topics
  20. Human Rights2,729▲ 1.25×91 topics
  21. Genetics2,677▲ 1.78×27 topics
  22. Mortality2,447▲ 2.0×13 topics
  23. Primary Care2,274▲ 2.9×15 topics
  24. Management2,262▲ 1.33×40 topics
  25. Identity2,262▲ 1.46×80 topics
  26. Metabolic Syndrome2,228▲ 1.29×24 topics
  27. Economic Growth2,218▲ 1.28×37 topics
  28. Clinical Trials2,173▲ 1.53×19 topics
  29. Biomarkers2,134▲ 1.43×18 topics
  30. Neurological Disorders2,081▲ 1.71×20 topics
  31. Global Burden2,065▲ 1.77×12 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations1,935▲ 2.6×21 topics
  33. Gender1,916▲ 1.67×58 topics
  34. Anxiety1,905▲ 1.88×12 topics
  35. Ethics1,896▲ 1.76×62 topics
  36. Neoliberalism1,859▲ 2.4×30 topics
  37. Colonialism1,837▲ 1.82×52 topics
  38. Prevalence1,794▲ 2.1×15 topics
  39. Health Equity1,479▲ 2.4×6 topics
  40. Health Disparities1,478▲ 2.7×9 topics

What research is done in London?

Health Systems, Economic…600Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 600 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…480Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 480 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 474 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …442Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 442 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 440 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 383 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 359 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…359Climate Change and Health Impacts: 359 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 352 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 350 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPsychiatry and Mental healthHealth Informatics5 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 600 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 480 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 474 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 442 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 440 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 383 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 359 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 359 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 352 works
  10. 10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 350 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 counting20%40%London19.5% 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 31.0% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in London for research?

Science Explorer records 1,840 research institutions in London, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University College London, Imperial College London and King's College London.

Which research institutions are in London?
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