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Research in Oxford

Science Explorer records 103 research institutions in Oxford, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Oxford, Science Oxford and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

Research institutions
103
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
273k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
11.1M
40.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Oxford

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 Oxford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of OxfordUniversity 219,250 #4
2Science OxfordNonprofit 14,171 #721
3Oxford Brookes UniversityUniversity 11,359 #1,458
4Oxford University Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system 4,551 #1,961
5Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreHospital / health system 4,509 #1,067
6Genomics (United Kingdom)Company 2,193 #2,589
7Oxford ArchaeologyNonprofit 1,661 #8,056
8Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 1,488 #3,300
9OxfamNonprofit 1,419 #9,593
10CochraneNonprofit 1,408 #7,663
11AnthrologicaInstitution 1,199 #13,407
12Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom)Company 1,186 #1,278
13Oxford Policy ManagementInstitution 788 #7,678
14Museum of the History of ScienceArchive 730 #14,989
15Manor HospitalHospital / health system 721 #12,825 all time
16Oxford Centre for Mission StudiesNonprofit 713 #15,148
17Jenner InstituteResearch facility 617 #12,552
18Sobell HouseNonprofit 474 #10,179 all time
19Oxford Centre for Computational NeuroscienceHospital / health system 448 #22,830 all time
20Littlemore HospitalHospital / health system 421 #16,234 all time
21Slade HospitalHospital / health system 358 #23,203 all time
22Sharp Laboratories of Europe (United Kingdom)Company 321 #26,282 all time
23Numerical Algorithms Group (United Kingdom)Company 318 #19,303 all time
24Ripon College CuddesdonUniversity 299 #33,742 all time
25Picker Institute EuropeNonprofit 288 #15,570 all time
26Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesResearch facility 272 #12,346 all time
27Ruskin CollegeUniversity 236 #30,910 all time
28Routledge (United Kingdom)Company 234 #27,955 all time
29Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife TrustNonprofit 229 #24,866 all time
30Oxford FertilityHospital / health system 202 #24,583 all time
31Oxford Spires AcademyUniversity 180 #20,689 all time
32Bodle Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 174 #20,332 all time
33International Commission on Radiological ProtectionNonprofit 133 #26,054 all time
34Centre for Sustainable HealthcareNonprofit 133 #29,443 all time
35Valid International (United Kingdom)Company 120 #29,391 all time
36Anglo-Norman Text SocietyInstitution 118 not ranked
37Landscape Research GroupInstitution 110 not ranked
38International Foundation for Integrated CareNonprofit 103 not ranked
39Felix ScholarshipNonprofit 98 not ranked
40Pitt Rivers MuseumArchive 98 not ranked
41Union School of TheologyUniversity 83 not ranked
42International Network for Advancing Science and PolicyNonprofit 82 not ranked
43Oxford Applied Research (United Kingdom)Company 81 not ranked
44Instruct-ERICNonprofit 78 not ranked
45Climate OutreachNonprofit 75 not ranked
46Mirada Medical (United Kingdom)Company 67 not ranked
47Oxford Gene Technology (United Kingdom)Company 58 not ranked
48Oxford Nanopore Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 56 not ranked
49Oxford Photovoltaics (United Kingdom)Company 55 not ranked
50Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning GroupHospital / health system 50 not ranked
51Becton Dickinson (United Kingdom)Company 43 not ranked
52Earthwatch EuropeNonprofit 42 not ranked
53Infectious Diseases Data ObservatoryResearch facility 42 not ranked
54Oxford Academic Health Science NetworkHospital / health system 41 not ranked
55Fine Treatment (United Kingdom)Company 40 not ranked
56Rebellion (United Kingdom)Company 36 not ranked
57Blue Earth Diagnostics (United Kingdom)Company 35 not ranked
58Quantum Motion Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 33 not ranked
59Beckley FoundationNonprofit 33 not ranked
60Photon Design (United Kingdom)Company 31 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 Oxford: 79.9%Science Oxford: 5.2%Oxford Brookes University: 4.1%Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust: 1.7%56 others listed: 9.1%80%largest
University of Oxford219k · 79.9%Science Oxford14k · 5.2%Oxford Brookes University11k · 4.1%Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust4,551 · 1.7%56 others listed25k · 9.1%

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

Which fields of science does Oxford work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Oxford is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (17%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 15k fractional works · 35.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,989 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,440 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,415 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 586 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 531 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 311 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 229 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 223 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 198 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 181 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 136 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 111 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 340 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,459 fractional works · 8.2% of its workHistory: 618 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 590 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 531 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 348 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 312 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 259 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 243 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 215 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 111 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1,923 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 712 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 468 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 426 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 186 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,246 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 896 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 244 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 106 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 777 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 240 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 141 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 434 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 208 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 95 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11k fractional works · 26.3% of its workEngineering: 2,734 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 666 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 510 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 261 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 240 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 217 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 145 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 97 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 215 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2,310 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 984 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 341 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 317 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 270 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 151 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 246 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,530 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 362 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 360 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 178 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 161 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 255 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,405 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 417 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 375 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 229 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 169 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 781 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 159 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 101 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 167 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 779 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPaleontology: 192 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 189 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 724 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 431 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 491 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 214 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 84 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 196 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 158 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10k fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 8,924 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSurgery: 936 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 833 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 696 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 578 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 554 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 485 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 472 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 423 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 410 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 363 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 349 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 347 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 236 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 211 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 179 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 160 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 145 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 112 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 104 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 623 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1,265 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 878 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 104 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 283 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 131 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,752 fractional works · 13.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,863 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,601 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 595 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 142 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 263 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1,391 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 854 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 231 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 194 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 760 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 232 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 200 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 228 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 661 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 475 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 186 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 77 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOxford42kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences6,98916.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities3,4598.2%
    3. Psychology1,9234.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,2463.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting7771.9%
    6. Decision Sciences4341.0%
    1. Engineering2,7346.5%
    2. Computer Science2,3105.5%
    3. Environmental Science1,5303.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1,4053.3%
    5. Mathematics7811.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences7791.9%
    7. Materials Science7241.7%
    8. Chemistry4911.2%
    9. Energy1960.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering820.2%
    1. Medicine8,92421.2%
    2. Health Professions1,2653.0%
    3. Nursing1310.3%
    4. Veterinary350.1%
    5. Dentistry320.1%
  4. Life Sciences5,75213.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,8636.8%
    2. Neuroscience1,3913.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7601.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology6611.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics770.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Oxford strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Oxford is most concentrated in Classics, Archeology and Anthropology (9.7× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 213.3 works9.7×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 35.1 works6.2×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 537.8 works5.2×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 277.8 works4.9×
  5. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 35.5 works4.8×
  6. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 29.7 works4.7×
  7. HistorySubfield · 548.8 works4.6×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 666 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 2,459 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 568 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 1,183 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 67 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 70 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 437 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 1,998 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 670 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 169 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 2,449 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 1,312 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 637 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 696 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 1,221 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 1,126 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 7,787 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 114 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 30 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 3,019 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 704 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 374 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 1,166 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 1,635 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 6,249 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.84×3,019 works
  2. Neuroscience1.98×1,183 works
  3. Mathematics1.61×696 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×568 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.49×1,221 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.48×1,166 works
  7. Psychology1.46×1,635 works
  8. Social Sciences1.34×6,249 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×2,459 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×670 works
  11. Health Professions1.16×1,126 works
  12. Medicine1.10×7,787 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.05×374 works
  14. Chemistry0.76×437 works
  15. Environmental Science0.72×1,312 works
  16. Computer Science0.70×1,998 works
  17. Nursing0.63×114 works
  18. Veterinary0.59×30 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×704 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.55×70 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×67 works
  22. Energy0.50×169 works
  23. Materials Science0.50×637 works
  24. Engineering0.44×2,449 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×666 works
  26. Dentistry0.15×26 works

Which keywords describe research in Oxford?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Religion, History, Nationalism, Colonialism, Gender and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,989▲ 1.19×140 topics
  2. Globalization1,448▲ 1.75×161 topics
  3. Climate Change1,199◆ 1.05×117 topics
  4. Machine Learning1,058▼ 0.76×87 topics
  5. Deep Learning946▼ 0.65×82 topics
  6. Inflammation888◆ 0.99×83 topics
  7. Public Health836▲ 1.37×76 topics
  8. History836▲ 2.9×66 topics
  9. Religion770▲ 4.0×42 topics
  10. Human Rights762▲ 1.77×82 topics
  11. Mental Health758▲ 1.26×47 topics
  12. Nationalism674▲ 3.6×34 topics
  13. Colonialism670▲ 3.4×51 topics
  14. Identity658▲ 2.2×76 topics
  15. Gender649▲ 2.9×55 topics
  16. Literature630▲ 2.7×62 topics
  17. Ethics606▲ 2.9×57 topics
  18. Quality of Life587◆ 0.97×59 topics
  19. Culture567▲ 2.6×39 topics
  20. Philosophy552▲ 3.0×47 topics
  21. Depression533▲ 1.44×26 topics
  22. Treatment530◆ 1.04×52 topics
  23. Economic Growth455▲ 1.33×33 topics
  24. Neoliberalism414▲ 2.7×29 topics
  25. Cultural Identity408▲ 1.96×39 topics
  26. Democracy392▲ 2.7×30 topics
  27. Society390▲ 4.8×25 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders385▲ 1.60×20 topics
  29. Primary Care346▲ 2.2×15 topics
  30. Feminism325▲ 2.6×25 topics
  31. Neuroscience324▲ 2.5×20 topics
  32. Politics317▲ 2.9×25 topics
  33. Global Governance292▲ 2.9×24 topics
  34. Public Opinion271▲ 5.3×6 topics
  35. Cosmopolitanism220▲ 4.8×9 topics
  36. Theology205▲ 5.3×6 topics
  37. Social History197▲ 5.8×8 topics
  38. Late Antiquity187▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Demography162▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Medieval162▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Oxford?

Classical Antiquity Stud…138Classical Antiquity Studies: 138 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …124Medieval Literature and History: 124 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 120 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 103 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 98 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 97 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 91 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…90Neural dynamics and brain function: 90 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 88 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 88 fractional works
AnthropologyClassicsPaleontologyHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 138 works
  2. 2 Medieval Literature and History Classics 124 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 120 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 103 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 98 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 97 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 91 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 90 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 88 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 88 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%Oxford23.1% 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 37.6% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Oxford for research?

Science Explorer records 103 research institutions in Oxford, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Oxford, Science Oxford and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

Which research institutions are in Oxford?
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