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Research in Oldham

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Oldham, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Oldham Council.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.3k
▲ 342% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
5.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Oldham

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 Oldham?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Oldham CouncilGovernment institution 4,613 #7,114
2Oldham CollegeUniversity 74 not ranked
3Capita Translation and Interpreting (United Kingdom)Company 7 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.

Which fields of science does Oldham work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Oldham is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Computer Science (16%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,395 fractional works · 38.8% of its workComputer Science: 566 fractional works · 15.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 229 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 124 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 88 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 272 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 113 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 258 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 127 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 51 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,322 fractional works · 36.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 569 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 192 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 98 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 69 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 210 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPhilosophy: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 183 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 177 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 57 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 115 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 78 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 70 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 554 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMedicine: 431 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 93 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 320 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 113 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 65 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 93 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 88 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 69 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKOldham3,592fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences37%

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. Computer Science56615.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy2727.6%
    3. Engineering2587.2%
    4. Environmental Science1273.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences621.7%
    6. Mathematics511.4%
    7. Materials Science290.8%
    8. Chemistry140.4%
    9. Energy130.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,32236.8%
    1. Social Sciences56915.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities2105.8%
    3. Psychology1835.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1774.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1153.2%
    6. Decision Sciences701.9%
    1. Medicine43112.0%
    2. Health Professions932.6%
    3. Dentistry120.3%
    4. Nursing120.3%
    5. Veterinary60.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1133.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences932.6%
    3. Neuroscience882.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology180.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Oldham strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Oldham is most concentrated in Management Information Systems and Safety Research (5.1× the world share in Management Information Systems).

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 43.0 works5.1×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 20.9 works3.7×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 289 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 149 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.95× its world share, 89 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 263 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 136 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 79 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 99 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 360 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.31×136 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.08×41 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.95×89 works
  4. Computer Science1.81×289 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.81×79 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.77×117 works
  7. Veterinary1.64×5 works
  8. Psychology1.59×99 works
  9. Social Sciences1.39×360 works
  10. Neuroscience1.28×42 works
  11. Health Professions1.28×69 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.92×30 works
  13. Nursing0.83×8 works
  14. Environmental Science0.82×83 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×6 works
  16. Mathematics0.70×17 works
  17. Medicine0.67×263 works
  18. Dentistry0.65×6 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×59 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×62 works
  21. Engineering0.49×149 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×9 works
  23. Energy0.42×8 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.25×2 works
  25. Materials Science0.20×14 works
  26. Chemistry0.12×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Oldham?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Security, Ethics, Deep Learning, Distributed Systems and Globalization.

▲ 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. Machine Learning250▲ 2.1×83 topics
  2. Big Data160▲ 4.7×27 topics
  3. Deep Learning159▲ 1.28×77 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence132▲ 2.6×46 topics
  5. Sustainability131▲ 1.49×86 topics
  6. Climate Change126▲ 1.29×98 topics
  7. Globalization122▲ 1.73×102 topics
  8. Neural Networks97▲ 1.75×34 topics
  9. Healthcare95▲ 2.3×29 topics
  10. Security90▲ 3.7×27 topics
  11. Education81▲ 1.32×88 topics
  12. Ethics81▲ 4.5×43 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management73▲ 2.3×21 topics
  14. Internet of Things58▲ 1.88×18 topics
  15. Distributed Systems56▲ 9.1×5 topics
  16. Quantum Gravity53▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Data Mining51▲ 1.94×16 topics
  18. Surveillance45▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Discrimination44▲ 5.8×8 topics
  20. Risk Management43▲ 2.5×13 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection42▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Transparency40▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Neuroscience40▲ 3.6×18 topics
  24. Accountability39▲ 8.6×4 topics
  25. Fairness37▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Cloud Computing37▲ 3.6×9 topics
  27. Dark Energy37▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Algorithmic Bias36▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Predictive Analytics29▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Performance Prediction28▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Deep Neural Networks28▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Log Analysis28▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Microservices28▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Supernovae27▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. General Relativity26▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Relativity26▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Cosmic Microwave Background25▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Cosmological Parameters25▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Virtualization25▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Analytics25▲ 7.9×1 topic

What research is done in Oldham?

Big Data and Business Intelligence: 20 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 15 fractional worksSoftware System Performa…14Software System Performance and Reliability: 14 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…14Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 14 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 12 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 12 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…9Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 9 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 9 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 8 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 7 fractional works
Management Information SystemsInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 20 works
  2. 2 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 15 works
  3. 3 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 14 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 12 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 12 works
  7. 7 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  8. 8 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Oldham11.0% 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 28.8% in 2009.

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