Research in Luton
Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Luton, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 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 ▼ 14% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 16.7% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Luton?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BedfordshireUniversity | 5,615 | #6,012 | |
| 2 | Luton and Dunstable HospitalHospital / health system | 1,177 | #23,446 | |
| 3 | South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS TrustHospital / health system | 414 | #26,662 | |
| 4 | Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system | 274 | #35,712 all time | |
| 5 | Luton CultureNonprofit | 18 | not ranked | |
| 6 | TRUMPF (United Kingdom)Company | 17 | not ranked | |
| 7 | SKF (United Kingdom)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Barnfield CollegeUniversity | 6 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Ball (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Gilson (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Electrolux (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Internal Systems Limited (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Baily Thomas Charitable FundNonprofit | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
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What is 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).
- Clinical PsychologySubfield · 42.0 works3.9×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Luton?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Public Health, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Treatment and Patient Satisfaction.
- Health Care
- Bariatric Surgery
- Social Identity
- Lifestyle Intervention
- Student Perceptions
- Surgery
- Discrimination
- Psychological Impact
- Security
- Resilience
- Patient Satisfaction
- Prevalence
- Supply Chain Management
- Depression
- Risk Factors
- Big Data
- Quality of Life
- Healthcare
- Deep Learning
- Mental Health
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Public Health
- Treatment
- Inflammation
- Primary Care
- Artificial Intelligence
- Diagnosis
- Complications
- Obesity
- Ethical Considerations
- Higher Education
- Health Outcomes
- Reflective Practice
- Weight Loss
- Cardiovascular Risk
- Health Care Utilization
- Psychological Well-being
- Predictive Analytics
- Metabolic Surgery
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology64▲ 1.57×105 topics
- Mental Health46▲ 3.0×34 topics
- Machine Learning44▲ 1.29×54 topics
- Deep Learning38◆ 1.08×57 topics
- Public Health36▲ 2.4×36 topics
- Healthcare29▲ 2.5×19 topics
- Treatment28▲ 2.3×38 topics
- Quality of Life27▲ 1.81×43 topics
- Inflammation25▲ 1.18×52 topics
- Big Data23▲ 2.5×15 topics
- Primary Care23▲ 6.0×13 topics
- Risk Factors23▲ 2.0×32 topics
- Artificial Intelligence21▲ 1.46×23 topics
- Depression20▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Diagnosis19▲ 1.94×28 topics
- Supply Chain Management18▲ 1.87×10 topics
- Complications18▲ 3.4×16 topics
- Prevalence18▲ 4.2×13 topics
- Obesity18▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Patient Satisfaction16▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Ethical Considerations16▲ 4.5×16 topics
- Resilience15▲ 3.0×12 topics
- Higher Education14▲ 2.6×11 topics
- Security14▲ 2.1×14 topics
- Health Outcomes14▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Psychological Impact13▲ 3.9×9 topics
- Reflective Practice13▲ 6.8×6 topics
- Discrimination13▲ 6.3×3 topics
- Weight Loss11▲ 6.7×4 topics
- Surgery11▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Cardiovascular Risk11▲ 3.4×7 topics
- Student Perceptions9▲ 4.9×6 topics
- Health Care Utilization9▲ 7.4×3 topics
- Lifestyle Intervention9▲ 9.9×2 topics
- Psychological Well-being9▲ 5.9×6 topics
- Social Identity8▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Predictive Analytics8▲ 7.2×2 topics
- Bariatric Surgery8▲ 24×1 topic
- Metabolic Surgery8▲ 24×1 topic
- Health Care8▲ 7.8×2 topics
What research is done in Luton?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 8 works
- 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 7 works
- 3 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 7 works
- 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
- 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 6 works
- 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
- 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
- 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
- 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
- 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
Research output over time
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