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Research in Norwich

Science Explorer records 46 research institutions in Norwich, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park and Sainsbury Laboratory.

Research institutions
46
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
55k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2M
40.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Norwich

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 Norwich?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of East AngliaUniversity 36,572 #478
2John Innes CentreResearch facility 5,919 #2,194
3Norwich Research ParkArchive 5,034 #1,200
4Quadram InstituteResearch facility 2,217 #6,048
5Sainsbury LaboratoryResearch facility 1,185 #1,582
6Tyndall CentreInstitution 857 #7,690
7Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 827 #10,091
8St Michaels HospitalHospital / health system 754 #19,452
9Earlham InstituteResearch facility 332 #14,936
10Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 331 #17,541
11City College NorwichUniversity 157 #28,904 all time
12Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS TrustHospital / health system 121 #34,029 all time
13Norfolk Museums ServiceArchive 115 not ranked
14Norfolk County CouncilGovernment institution 99 not ranked
15Norwich University of the ArtsUniversity 94 not ranked
16Little Plumstead HospitalHospital / health system 80 not ranked
17Hellesdon HospitalHospital / health system 72 not ranked
18National Centre for WritingInstitution 61 not ranked
19Julian HospitalHospital / health system 43 not ranked
20The Julian CentreInstitution 41 not ranked
21World Horse WelfareNonprofit 19 not ranked
22Colman HospitalHospital / health system 19 not ranked
23Public Media AllianceNonprofit 17 not ranked
24Kelling HospitalHospital / health system 11 not ranked
25Plant Bioscience Limited (United Kingdom)Company 10 not ranked
26British Biophysical SocietyUniversity 9 not ranked
27Acteon (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
28Norwich BioScience InstitutesResearch facility 7 not ranked
29Intelligent Fingerprinting (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
30North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning GroupInstitution 6 not ranked
31Bernard Matthews (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
32Procarta Biosystems (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
33Active NorfolkInstitution 5 not ranked
34British Beet Research OrganisationResearch facility 4 not ranked
35Norfolk Record OfficeGovernment institution 4 not ranked
36Specialist Vehicle Research and Development (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
37Curious Directive (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
38Easton & Otley CollegeUniversity 4 not ranked
39British Society for Matrix BiologyNonprofit 3 not ranked
40Norfolk Archaeological TrustNonprofit 2 not ranked
41Equipmake (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
42Future Transport SystemsInstitution 1 not ranked
43History of Advertising TrustInstitution 1 not ranked
44Zoological Society of East AngliaNonprofit 1 not ranked
45Horton Levi (United Kingdom)Company 0 not ranked
46Lambda Films (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.

University of East Anglia: 66.4%John Innes Centre: 10.7%Norwich Research Park: 9.1%Quadram Institute: 4.0%40 others listed: 9.7%66%largest
University of East Anglia37k · 66.4%John Innes Centre5,919 · 10.7%Norwich Research Park5,034 · 9.1%Quadram Institute2,217 · 4.0%40 others listed5,326 · 9.7%

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

Which fields of science does Norwich work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Norwich is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,978 fractional works · 29.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 839 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 294 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 153 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 93 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 411 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 92 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 369 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 149 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 93 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 157 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 125 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 135 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,861 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 1,524 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSurgery: 201 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 140 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 121 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 255 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 167 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,509 fractional works · 22.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 699 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 406 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGenetics: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 569 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 380 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 150 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,299 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 411 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 265 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 180 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 144 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 71 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorwich6,647fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences30%

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. Social Sciences1,97829.8%
    1. Social Sciences83912.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities4116.2%
    3. Psychology3695.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1572.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1352.0%
    6. Decision Sciences671.0%
  2. Health Sciences1,86128.0%
    1. Medicine1,52422.9%
    2. Health Professions2553.8%
    3. Nursing630.9%
    4. Dentistry110.2%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,50922.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology69910.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5698.6%
    3. Neuroscience1502.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology761.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.2%
    1. Environmental Science4116.2%
    2. Engineering2654.0%
    3. Computer Science1802.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1442.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy711.1%
    6. Chemistry681.0%
    7. Materials Science630.9%
    8. Mathematics530.8%
    9. Energy360.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Norwich strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Norwich is most concentrated in Classics, History and History and Philosophy of Science (8.2× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 28.6 works8.2×
  2. HistorySubfield · 67.6 works3.6×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 29.9 works3.3×
← 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: 1.71× its world share, 473 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 583 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 68 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 120 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 238 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 360 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 230 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 1,339 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 361 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 149 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 326 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 755 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.15×361 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.88×583 works
  3. Psychology1.84×326 works
  4. Nursing1.81×52 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.71×473 works
  6. Health Professions1.50×230 works
  7. Neuroscience1.39×131 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.31×120 works
  9. Environmental Science1.25×360 works
  10. Medicine1.20×1,339 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.19×149 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.17×68 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.03×58 works
  14. Social Sciences1.02×755 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×15 works
  16. Veterinary0.69×6 works
  17. Chemistry0.67×61 works
  18. Mathematics0.67×46 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×124 works
  20. Energy0.61×33 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.48×62 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.43×9 works
  23. Dentistry0.36×10 works
  24. Computer Science0.34×156 works
  25. Materials Science0.28×56 works
  26. Engineering0.27×238 works

Which keywords describe research in Norwich?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Globalization, Microbiome, Gene Expression, Literature, Plant Immunity and Genomics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology347▲ 1.31×128 topics
  2. Climate Change322▲ 1.78×97 topics
  3. Globalization205▲ 1.57×100 topics
  4. Inflammation161◆ 1.14×80 topics
  5. Mental Health151▲ 1.59×43 topics
  6. Public Health141▲ 1.46×59 topics
  7. Gene Expression117▲ 2.8×20 topics
  8. Quality of Life114▲ 1.18×51 topics
  9. Literature111▲ 3.1×42 topics
  10. Identity100▲ 2.1×55 topics
  11. History94▲ 2.0×37 topics
  12. Global Warming93▲ 3.3×14 topics
  13. Gender89▲ 2.5×40 topics
  14. Genomics86▲ 4.4×11 topics
  15. Genetics84▲ 1.78×26 topics
  16. Microbiome81▲ 8.7×3 topics
  17. Colonialism80▲ 2.5×36 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis79▲ 3.8×15 topics
  19. Culture76▲ 2.2×26 topics
  20. Religion76▲ 2.5×28 topics
  21. Microbial Communities73▲ 2.5×10 topics
  22. Epigenetic Regulation68▲ 4.8×6 topics
  23. Plant Immunity68▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Primary Care68▲ 2.8×15 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance68▲ 2.6×15 topics
  26. Development67▲ 2.8×15 topics
  27. Genome Sequencing60▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Metabolic Health60▲ 4.5×3 topics
  29. Transcription Factors60▲ 7.0×5 topics
  30. Pattern Recognition Receptors57▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. Rhizosphere Interactions53▲ 9.3×2 topics
  32. Society53▲ 4.2×15 topics
  33. Root Exudates51▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Signal Transduction51▲ 4.9×6 topics
  35. Microbial Pathogens50▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Systemic Acquired Resistance50▲ 13×1 topic
  37. MicroRNA50▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Ocean Circulation48▲ 5.3×3 topics
  39. Auxin45▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Plant45▲ 14×1 topic

What research is done in Norwich?

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 41 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 36 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology …35Plant Molecular Biology Research: 35 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…31Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 31 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 23 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 21 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…20Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 20 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 20 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 19 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…19Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 19 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyEcologyClassics2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 41 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 36 works
  3. 3 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 35 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 31 works
  5. 5 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 23 works
  6. 6 Medieval Literature and History Classics 21 works
  7. 7 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 20 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 20 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  10. 10 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 19 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%Norwich21.7% 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 36.4% in 2017.

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