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Research in London

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in London, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Western University, London Health Sciences Centre and Lawson Health Research Institute.

Research institutions
27
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
102k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2M
31.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.6%
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
1Western UniversityUniversity 90,480 #276
2London Health Sciences CentreHospital / health system 6,712 #3,512
3Lawson Health Research InstituteHospital / health system 2,296 #6,103
4St. Joseph's HospitalHospital / health system 829 #10,656 all time
5Parkwood InstituteHospital / health system 333 #18,651
6Fanshawe CollegeUniversity 248 #21,286 all time
7Mediprobe Research (Canada)Company 189 #22,168 all time
8Trudell Medical International (Canada)Company 155 #33,801 all time
9Thames Valley Children's CentreHospital / health system 144 #28,499 all time
10Sciencetech (Canada)Company 99 not ranked
11Trojan Technologies (Canada)Company 90 not ranked
12Middlesex London Health UnitHospital / health system 76 not ranked
13Network for Business SustainabilityNonprofit 62 not ranked
14A&L Canada Laboratories (Canada)Company 60 not ranked
15KGK Synergize (Canada)Company 34 not ranked
16Guenther Dermatology Research CentreResearch facility 28 not ranked
17London HydroGovernment institution 18 not ranked
18Viron Therapeutics (Canada)Company 10 not ranked
19Centre for Imaging Technology CommercializationCompany 8 not ranked
20Ontario Commercial Fisheries' AssociationInstitution 5 not ranked
21Alzheimer Society London MiddlesexInstitution 3 not ranked
22Brain Tumour Foundation of CanadaNonprofit 3 not ranked
23Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing NetworkInstitution 2 not ranked
24Axcelon Biopolymers (Canada)Company 1 not ranked
25Lake Huron & Elgin Area Primary Water Supply SystemsInstitution 1 not ranked
26Let's Talk ScienceNonprofit 1 not ranked
27Defeat Duchenne CanadaInstitution 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.

Western University: 88.8%London Health Sciences Centre: 6.6%Lawson Health Research Institute: 2.3%St. Joseph's Hospital: 0.8%22 others listed: 1.5%89%largest
Western University90k · 88.8%London Health Sciences Centre6,712 · 6.6%Lawson Health Research Institute2,296 · 2.3%St. Joseph's Hospital829 · 0.8%22 others listed1,570 · 1.5%

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

Which fields of science does London work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in London is in Health Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5,549 fractional works · 37.1% of its workMedicine: 4,726 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSurgery: 682 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 367 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 364 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 351 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 260 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 247 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 207 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 200 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 188 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 172 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 160 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 140 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 133 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 101 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 99 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 98 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 675 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 424 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,895 fractional works · 26.0% of its workEngineering: 1,515 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 325 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 271 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 231 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 153 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 669 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 245 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 94 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 529 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 82 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 284 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 264 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 121 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 187 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 168 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 166 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,693 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,695 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 569 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 228 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 195 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 134 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 115 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 843 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 339 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 205 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 133 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 454 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 287 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 278 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 193 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,829 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 859 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 444 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 203 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 546 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 335 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 231 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 160 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 127 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLondon15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences25%

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 Sciences5,54937.1%
    1. Medicine4,72631.6%
    2. Health Professions6754.5%
    3. Nursing710.5%
    4. Dentistry690.5%
    5. Veterinary70.0%
    1. Engineering1,51510.1%
    2. Computer Science6694.5%
    3. Environmental Science5293.5%
    4. Materials Science2841.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2641.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1871.3%
    7. Chemistry1681.1%
    8. Mathematics1661.1%
    9. Energy800.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering340.2%
  3. Social Sciences3,69324.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,69511.3%
    2. Psychology8435.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities4543.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2871.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2781.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1370.9%
  4. Life Sciences1,82912.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8595.7%
    2. Neuroscience5463.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2311.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1601.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics320.2%
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 Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Health (2.9× the world share in Cognitive Neuroscience).

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 285.2 works2.9×
  2. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 179.8 works2.7×
  3. HealthSubfield · 100.5 works2.5×
  4. Gender StudiesSubfield · 119.4 works2.5×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 203 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 749 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 137 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.17× its world share, 467 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 29 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 148 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 587 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 167 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 70 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 1,377 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 475 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 258 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 149 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 226 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 63 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 609 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 4,166 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 62 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 401 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 265 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 122 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 261 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 754 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1,514 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.17×467 works
  2. Psychology1.86×754 works
  3. Health Professions1.74×609 works
  4. Medicine1.63×4,166 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.06×749 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.04×401 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×137 works
  8. Dentistry0.97×63 works
  9. Mathematics0.95×149 works
  10. Nursing0.95×62 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.95×122 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×261 works
  13. Social Sciences0.90×1,514 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.80×167 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.76×226 works
  16. Environmental Science0.72×475 works
  17. Chemistry0.71×148 works
  18. Engineering0.69×1,377 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.65×30 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×265 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×29 works
  22. Computer Science0.57×587 works
  23. Energy0.57×70 works
  24. Materials Science0.55×258 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×203 works
  26. Veterinary0.31×6 works

Which keywords describe research in London?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology972▲ 1.63×137 topics
  2. Inflammation447▲ 1.40×80 topics
  3. Mental Health403▲ 1.88×46 topics
  4. Machine Learning349▼ 0.70×86 topics
  5. Quality of Life347▲ 1.60×56 topics
  6. Deep Learning339▼ 0.66×80 topics
  7. Climate Change311▼ 0.76×95 topics
  8. Public Health296▲ 1.36×66 topics
  9. Globalization282◆ 0.96×120 topics
  10. Treatment274▲ 1.51×52 topics
  11. Risk Factors271▲ 1.65×37 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress262◆ 1.06×60 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease248▲ 1.46×39 topics
  14. Genetics214▲ 2.0×26 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders209▲ 2.4×20 topics
  16. Clinical Trials208▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Depression207▲ 1.57×26 topics
  18. Diagnosis189▲ 1.36×41 topics
  19. Management182▲ 1.52×35 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome181▲ 1.49×23 topics
  21. Complications163▲ 2.2×17 topics
  22. Identity162▲ 1.49×62 topics
  23. Prevalence161▲ 2.6×15 topics
  24. Global Burden155▲ 1.90×12 topics
  25. Mortality153▲ 1.79×13 topics
  26. Rehabilitation145▲ 2.4×13 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction145▲ 3.1×10 topics
  28. Primary Care144▲ 2.6×15 topics
  29. Anxiety135▲ 1.89×12 topics
  30. Adolescents121▲ 2.2×10 topics
  31. Medical Education119▲ 3.0×14 topics
  32. Health-related Quality of Life114▲ 3.2×5 topics
  33. Neuroimaging112▲ 2.7×11 topics
  34. Revision Surgery109▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Total Hip Replacement109▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Health Equity109▲ 2.5×6 topics
  37. Neurobiology106▲ 2.7×10 topics
  38. Neural Plasticity100▲ 3.6×5 topics
  39. Inflammatory Bowel Disease97▲ 5.4×5 topics
  40. Arthroplasty75▲ 5.1×2 topics

What research is done in London?

Total Knee Arthroplasty …58Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 58 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease45Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 45 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 44 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 39 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 39 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 37 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 37 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…36Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 36 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 35 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 35 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 58 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 45 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 44 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 39 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 39 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 37 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 37 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 36 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 35 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 35 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%London19.6% 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 30.0% in 2008.

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