Research in Oxford

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.

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×

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.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Religion, History, Nationalism, Colonialism, Gender and Human Rights.

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