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Research in Oxford

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Oxford. The largest by output are IPG Photonics (United States), Maison Française d'Oxford and MRC Population Health Research Unit.

Research institutions
8
Research works
252
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.6%
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 Oxford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1IPG Photonics (United States)Company 139 #17,794 all time
2Maison Française d'OxfordResearch facility 70 not ranked
3MRC Population Health Research UnitResearch facility 13 not ranked
4Centre for the Governance of AINonprofit 13 not ranked
5MRC Molecular Haematology UnitResearch facility 12 not ranked
6Quantum DetectorsCompany 5 not ranked
7International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection ConsortiumInstitution 1 not ranked
8Happier Lives InstituteNonprofit 0 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.

IPG Photonics (United States): 54.9%Maison Française d'Oxford: 27.7%MRC Population Health Research Unit: 5.1%Centre for the Governance of AI: 5.1%3 others listed: 7.1%55%largest
IPG Photonics (United States)139 · 54.9%Maison Française d'Oxford70 · 27.7%MRC Population Health Research Unit13 · 5.1%Centre for the Governance of AI13 · 5.1%3 others listed18 · 7.1%

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

Which keywords describe research in Oxford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Nonlinear Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Microresonators, Fiber Lasers, Frequency Conversion and Discrimination.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  2. Ethics6▲ 19×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics6▲ 79×4 topics
  5. Big Data5▲ 9.1×7 topics
  6. Microresonators4▲ 83×2 topics
  7. Fiber Lasers4▲ 65×2 topics
  8. Frequency Conversion4▲ 151×3 topics
  9. Discrimination4▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Surveillance4▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 101×1 topic
  12. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 101×1 topic
  13. Algorithmic Bias3▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Fairness3▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Raman Lasers3▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Public Policy3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  17. Healthcare3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  19. Biosensors3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  20. Community Engagement2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Local Development2▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Philosophy2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  23. Territorial Governance2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Citizen Participation2▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Crystal Growth2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Environmental Participation2▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Gas Sensing2▲ 71×2 topics
  28. Optical Modulators2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Solid-State Lasers2▲ 188×1 topic
  30. Ytterbium2▲ 188×1 topic
  31. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Micromachining2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Gender Studies2▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Health Equity2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. Literary History2▲ 86×2 topics
  36. Roman Economy2▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Spectroscopic Databases2▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers2▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Urban Workshops2▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Electric Discharge1▲ 208×1 topic

What research is done in Oxford?

Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser A…2Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…1Photonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSafety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  8. 8 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works

Research output over time

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