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Research in Newcastle upon Tyne

Science Explorer records 69 research institutions in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Newcastle University, Northumbria University and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
69
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
112k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Newcastle UniversityUniversity 66,201 #372
2Northumbria UniversityUniversity 19,110 #622
3Royal Victoria InfirmaryHospital / health system 6,958 #10,314
4Freeman HospitalHospital / health system 4,885 #8,128
5Newcastle upon Tyne HospitalHospital / health system 2,515 #11,151
6Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 2,169 #3,486
7Sage (United Kingdom)Company 2,052 #16,005
8Newcastle Dental HospitalHospital / health system 1,242 #13,436
9Newcastle CollegeUniversity 993 #12,253
10Centre for LifeInstitution 911 #11,175
11Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 708 #18,044
12St Nicholas HospitalHospital / health system 693 #15,998
13Newcastle Hospitals - Campus for Ageing and VitalityHospital / health system 595 #5,889 all time
14Great North Children's HospitalHospital / health system 507 #13,731
15Osys TechnologyInstitution 428 #19,791
16Princess Mary Maternity HospitalHospital / health system 336 #25,393 all time
17NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research CentreResearch facility 330 #6,509
18Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial ResearchResearch facility 327 #7,394 all time
19Newcastle City CouncilGovernment institution 214 #34,917 all time
20Children’s FoundationNonprofit 203 #33,920 all time
21Danaher (United Kingdom)Company 131 #39,521 all time
22Insight HealthcareHospital / health system 130 #29,027 all time
23Dream Laboratory (United Kingdom)Company 108 not ranked
24BioTransformations (United Kingdom)Company 93 not ranked
25The Neurosciences FoundationNonprofit 88 not ranked
26National Energy ActionNonprofit 65 not ranked
27Peacocks Medical Group (United Kingdom)Company 57 not ranked
28Northern Powergrid (United Kingdom)Company 57 not ranked
29Academic Health Science Network North East and North CumbriaNonprofit 50 not ranked
30Society of AntiquariesNonprofit 46 not ranked
31Great North Museum HancockArchive 36 not ranked
32Walkergate Park HospitalHospital / health system 32 not ranked
33Biosignatures (United Kingdom)Company 23 not ranked
34Natural History Society of NorthumbriaNonprofit 16 not ranked
35Home Group (United Kingdom)Company 16 not ranked
36QuantuMDx (United Kingdom)Company 15 not ranked
37Sir Bobby Robson FoundationNonprofit 15 not ranked
38Eutechnyx (United Kingdom)Company 13 not ranked
39Reece Innovation (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
40Enviresearch (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
41Alcyomics (United Kingdom)Company 11 not ranked
42NIHR School for Public Health ResearchGovernment institution 10 not ranked
43British Association of Public Safety Communications OfficialsNonprofit 8 not ranked
44Orla Protein Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
45OJ-Bio (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
46Tyne and Wear Archives and MuseumsArchive 6 not ranked
47British Society for Eighteenth-Century StudiesNonprofit 6 not ranked
48Elders of Newscastle Upon TyneNonprofit 4 not ranked
49Demuris (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
50Café ScientifiqueArchive 4 not ranked
51Biosystems Informatics InstituteNonprofit 3 not ranked
52Tyneside CinemaInstitution 3 not ranked
53British Gear AssociationNonprofit 3 not ranked
54North of England Civic TrustNonprofit 2 not ranked
55Cloud Innovation CentreInstitution 2 not ranked
56Isos Housing (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
57Northern Counties Kidney Research FundNonprofit 2 not ranked
58Sir James Knott TrustNonprofit 1 not ranked
59The Angelou CentreNonprofit 1 not ranked
60Newcastle United FoundationNonprofit 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.

Newcastle University: 58.9%Northumbria University: 17.0%Royal Victoria Infirmary: 6.2%Freeman Hospital: 4.3%56 others listed: 13.6%59%largest
Newcastle University66k · 58.9%Northumbria University19k · 17.0%Royal Victoria Infirmary6,958 · 6.2%Freeman Hospital4,885 · 4.3%56 others listed15k · 13.6%

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

What is Newcastle upon Tyne strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Newcastle upon Tyne is most concentrated in Public Administration, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Music (3.6× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 31.3 works3.6×
  2. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 58.2 works3.3×
  3. MusicSubfield · 40.0 works3.0×
  4. Gender StudiesSubfield · 166.3 works2.8×
  5. HistorySubfield · 135.2 works2.6×
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Which keywords describe research in Newcastle upon Tyne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Globalization, Quality of Life, Climate Change, Sustainability and Aging.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology698◆ 1.08×134 topics
  2. Machine Learning466◆ 0.87×93 topics
  3. Deep Learning441▼ 0.79×82 topics
  4. Climate Change434◆ 0.99×104 topics
  5. Globalization433▲ 1.35×122 topics
  6. Sustainability415◆ 1.05×106 topics
  7. Mental Health388▲ 1.63×44 topics
  8. Public Health387▲ 1.64×65 topics
  9. Inflammation377◆ 1.11×82 topics
  10. Quality of Life376▲ 1.60×57 topics
  11. Renewable Energy252◆ 1.07×52 topics
  12. Healthcare243▲ 1.32×38 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress237◆ 0.89×59 topics
  14. Risk Factors235▲ 1.31×37 topics
  15. Identity230▲ 1.94×61 topics
  16. Aging229▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Treatment218◆ 1.10×50 topics
  18. Social Media213◆ 0.91×36 topics
  19. Gender204▲ 2.3×53 topics
  20. Depression190▲ 1.33×25 topics
  21. Social Support190▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Disease186◆ 1.03×39 topics
  23. Human Rights182◆ 1.09×66 topics
  24. Primary Care171▲ 2.8×15 topics
  25. Neoliberalism165▲ 2.8×23 topics
  26. Metabolic Syndrome163▲ 1.23×23 topics
  27. Nationalism157▲ 2.1×30 topics
  28. Genetics155▲ 1.36×27 topics
  29. History155▲ 1.35×52 topics
  30. Colonialism153▲ 1.98×42 topics
  31. Resilience152▲ 1.94×18 topics
  32. Social Capital148▲ 1.73×17 topics
  33. Health Disparities135▲ 3.1×9 topics
  34. Ethical Considerations130▲ 2.4×21 topics
  35. Prevalence127▲ 1.91×15 topics
  36. Mortality Risk118▲ 3.0×6 topics
  37. Health Equity116▲ 2.6×6 topics
  38. Feminism116▲ 2.5×23 topics
  39. Health Outcomes109▲ 2.4×8 topics
  40. Patient Engagement81▲ 3.8×4 topics

What research is done in Newcastle upon Tyne?

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 53 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 52 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 52 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 47 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 44 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 42 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 40 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 39 works
  9. 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 38 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 36 works

Research output over time

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