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Research in Luton

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Luton, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Dunstable Hospital and South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust.

Research institutions
13
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.5k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
128k
17.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Luton

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 Luton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BedfordshireUniversity 5,615 #3,760
2Luton and Dunstable HospitalHospital / health system 1,177 #18,427
3South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS TrustHospital / health system 414 #19,886
4Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 274 #26,684 all time
5Luton CultureNonprofit 18 not ranked
6TRUMPF (United Kingdom)Company 17 not ranked
7SKF (United Kingdom)Company 15 not ranked
8Barnfield CollegeUniversity 6 not ranked
9Ball (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
10Gilson (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
11Electrolux (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
12Internal Systems Limited (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
13Baily Thomas Charitable FundNonprofit 1 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 Bedfordshire: 74.4%Luton and Dunstable Hospital: 15.6%South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust: 5.5%Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 3.6%9 others listed: 0.9%74%largest
University of Bedfordshire5,615 · 74.4%Luton and Dunstable Hospital1,177 · 15.6%South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust414 · 5.5%Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust274 · 3.6%9 others listed67 · 0.9%

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

Which fields of science does Luton work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Luton is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 443 fractional works · 38.0% of its workMedicine: 351 fractional works · 30.1% of its workSurgery: 56 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 37 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 84 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 49 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPharmacy: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 390 fractional works · 33.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 175 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 53 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 46 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 88 fractional works · 7.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 47 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 50 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 251 fractional works · 21.5% of its workComputer Science: 98 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 88 fractional works · 7.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 81 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLuton1,165fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences33%

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. Medicine35130.1%
    2. Health Professions847.2%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Social Sciences17515.0%
    2. Psychology887.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities504.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting463.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.6%
    6. Decision Sciences131.1%
    1. Computer Science988.4%
    2. Engineering887.6%
    3. Environmental Science332.8%
    4. Materials Science70.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.6%
    6. Chemistry60.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.3%
    8. Energy30.3%
    9. Mathematics20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology393.3%
    2. Neuroscience181.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Luton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Luton is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology (3.9× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 42.0 works3.9×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 78 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 302 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 158 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.64×72 works
  2. Psychology2.36×74 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.60×48 works
  4. Veterinary1.54×2 works
  5. Medicine1.52×302 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.29×43 works
  7. Social Sciences1.21×158 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.16×12 works
  10. Computer Science1.12×89 works
  11. Neuroscience1.00×17 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×18 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×36 works
  14. Nursing0.63×3 works
  15. Environmental Science0.56×29 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×6 works
  17. Engineering0.50×78 works
  18. Dentistry0.46×2 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.42×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.35×6 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.28×6 works
  22. Energy0.27×3 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×11 works
  24. Materials Science0.21×7 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×2 works
  26. Mathematics0.11×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Luton?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology70▲ 1.52×110 topics
  2. Mental Health53▲ 3.2×34 topics
  3. Machine Learning48▲ 1.23×55 topics
  4. Deep Learning43◆ 1.07×59 topics
  5. Public Health40▲ 2.3×38 topics
  6. Healthcare32▲ 2.4×20 topics
  7. Quality of Life31▲ 1.83×45 topics
  8. Treatment30▲ 2.1×39 topics
  9. Inflammation29▲ 1.19×56 topics
  10. Big Data26▲ 2.3×15 topics
  11. Risk Factors25▲ 1.98×32 topics
  12. Primary Care24▲ 5.7×13 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 1.43×24 topics
  14. Depression22▲ 2.1×18 topics
  15. Complications20▲ 3.5×16 topics
  16. Diagnosis20▲ 1.87×29 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management20▲ 1.86×12 topics
  18. Obesity19▲ 2.1×18 topics
  19. Prevalence19▲ 4.0×13 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations18▲ 4.4×16 topics
  21. Internet of Things18▲ 1.78×14 topics
  22. Resilience17▲ 3.0×12 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction17▲ 4.6×9 topics
  24. Higher Education16▲ 2.5×11 topics
  25. Psychological Impact14▲ 3.9×10 topics
  26. Discrimination14▲ 5.9×4 topics
  27. Health Outcomes14▲ 4.6×8 topics
  28. Physical Activity14▲ 2.5×9 topics
  29. Reflective Practice14▲ 6.4×6 topics
  30. Surgery14▲ 3.4×11 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk12▲ 3.3×7 topics
  32. Weight Loss12▲ 6.4×4 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Student Perceptions10▲ 4.8×6 topics
  35. Lifestyle Intervention9▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Health Care Utilization9▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Social Identity8▲ 8.0×5 topics
  38. Bariatric Surgery8▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Surgery8▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Health Care8▲ 7.5×2 topics

What research is done in Luton?

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…8Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…7Big Data and Business Intelligence: 7 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 7 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…6EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…6Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 6 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health5COVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 4 fractional works
SurgeryManagement Information SystemsPharmacyLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 8 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 7 works
  3. 3 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 7 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 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%Luton14.0% 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 27.7% in 2018.

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