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Research in Loughborough

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Loughborough, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Loughborough University, Loughborough College and Intelligent Energy (United Kingdom).

Research institutions
13
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
24.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Loughborough

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 Loughborough?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Loughborough UniversityUniversity 42,627 #627
2Loughborough CollegeUniversity 629 #16,851
3Intelligent Energy (United Kingdom)Company 324 #17,335
4Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human FactorsNonprofit 157 #24,470 all time
5Beacon Energy (United Kingdom)Company 30 not ranked
6Cenex (United Kingdom)Company 16 not ranked
7Nemaura Pharma (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
8Fully Distributed Systems (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
9M Wright and Sons (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
10VBC Group (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
113DX-Ray (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
12Charnwood ArtsInstitution 1 not ranked
13Britwind (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.

Loughborough University: 97.3%Loughborough College: 1.4%Intelligent Energy (United Kingdom): 0.7%Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors: 0.4%8 others listed: 0.2%97%largest
Loughborough University43k · 97.3%Loughborough College629 · 1.4%Intelligent Energy (United Kingdom)324 · 0.7%Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors157 · 0.4%8 others listed71 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Loughborough work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Loughborough is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,791 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEngineering: 1,425 fractional works · 24.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 327 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 169 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 163 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 127 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 126 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 95 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 451 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 145 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 260 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 205 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 121 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 115 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 111 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,979 fractional works · 34.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 943 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 358 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 112 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 95 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 338 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 124 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 226 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 208 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 177 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 122 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 88 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 733 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMedicine: 552 fractional works · 9.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 94 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 154 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 282 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 109 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLoughborough5,785fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences34%

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. Engineering1,42524.6%
    2. Computer Science4517.8%
    3. Environmental Science2604.5%
    4. Materials Science2053.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1152.0%
    6. Mathematics1111.9%
    7. Energy741.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences651.1%
    9. Chemistry621.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.4%
  2. Social Sciences1,97934.2%
    1. Social Sciences94316.3%
    2. Psychology3385.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2263.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities2083.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1773.1%
    6. Decision Sciences881.5%
    1. Medicine5529.6%
    2. Health Professions1542.7%
    3. Nursing180.3%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1091.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences861.5%
    3. Neuroscience691.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Loughborough strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Loughborough is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Gender Studies and Automotive Engineering (6.4× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 83.3 works6.4×
  2. Gender StudiesSubfield · 81.2 works4.4×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 113.4 works4.2×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 38.3 works2.8×
← 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, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 96 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 391 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 65 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 1,264 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 214 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 177 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 96 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 96 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 133 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 478 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 181 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 198 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 81 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 161 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 297 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 819 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.93×297 works
  2. Engineering1.67×1,264 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.66×81 works
  4. Mathematics1.61×96 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.49×161 works
  6. Energy1.40×65 works
  7. Social Sciences1.28×819 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.24×181 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×198 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.11×20 works
  11. Computer Science1.00×391 works
  12. Materials Science1.00×177 works
  13. Health Professions1.00×133 works
  14. Environmental Science0.86×214 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.86×96 works
  16. Neuroscience0.72×59 works
  17. Chemistry0.68×54 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×54 works
  19. Nursing0.64×16 works
  20. Medicine0.49×478 works
  21. Veterinary0.43×3 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×7 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×96 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×76 works
  25. Dentistry0.22×6 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Loughborough?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Deep Learning, Gender, Identity, Social Media, High-Intensity Interval Training and Resistance Training.

▲ 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. Sustainability232▲ 1.64×90 topics
  2. Deep Learning220◆ 1.10×80 topics
  3. Globalization175▲ 1.54×106 topics
  4. Machine Learning163▼ 0.84×82 topics
  5. Epidemiology155▼ 0.67×101 topics
  6. Climate Change150◆ 0.95×89 topics
  7. Social Media145▲ 1.81×30 topics
  8. Renewable Energy126▲ 1.51×45 topics
  9. Identity118▲ 2.8×43 topics
  10. Public Health114▲ 1.35×49 topics
  11. Gender107▲ 3.4×34 topics
  12. Neural Networks107▲ 1.19×37 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency85▲ 1.58×33 topics
  14. Physical Activity75▲ 2.7×12 topics
  15. Social Capital72▲ 2.4×16 topics
  16. Neoliberalism71▲ 3.4×22 topics
  17. Additive Manufacturing66▲ 3.7×8 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control64▲ 4.3×6 topics
  19. Electric Vehicles62▲ 3.7×4 topics
  20. Well-being61▲ 2.7×13 topics
  21. High-Intensity Interval Training58▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. 3D Printing57▲ 4.4×5 topics
  23. Resistance Training56▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Feminism54▲ 3.2×18 topics
  25. Injury Prevention53▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Masculinity47▲ 9.7×3 topics
  27. Community Development47▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Sport43▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Physiological Demands42▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Training Load42▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Fan Culture42▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Femininity42▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Urban Regeneration40▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Mega Events39▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Sport Tourism39▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Athletic Training39▲ 7.3×3 topics
  37. Muscle Injuries37▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. Sports Injury37▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Athlete Development35▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Expert Performance35▲ 21×1 topic

What research is done in Loughborough?

Sports Performance and T…38Sports Performance and Training: 38 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…36Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 36 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 34 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…33Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 33 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…33Sports injuries and prevention: 33 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 24 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…23Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 23 fractional worksCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills: 18 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 17 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 38 works
  2. 2 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  3. 3 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 34 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 33 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 33 works
  6. 6 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 29 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 24 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 23 works
  9. 9 Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Statistics and Probability 18 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 17 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%Loughborough21.3% 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 33.5% in 2016.

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