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Research in Peterborough

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Peterborough, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Peterborough City Hospital and Kidney Research UK.

Research institutions
22
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.4k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
15.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Peterborough

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Which research institutions are in Peterborough?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Peterborough City HospitalHospital / health system 1,094 #16,157
2Kidney Research UKNonprofit 262 #21,085
3Joint Nature Conservation CommitteeGovernment institution 238 #28,156 all time
4Peterborough Regional CollegeUniversity 194 #23,360 all time
5Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 173 #32,094 all time
6Association of Learned and Professional Society PublishersInstitution 122 #34,436 all time
7AB AgriCompany 59 not ranked
8Coloplast (United Kingdom)Company 58 not ranked
9Crop Protection AssociationInstitution 35 not ranked
10United LearningNonprofit 32 not ranked
11Phase Change Material Products (United Kingdom)Company 23 not ranked
12Processors and Growers Research OrganisationInstitution 20 not ranked
13Alsitek (United Kingdom)Company 16 not ranked
14BuglifeArchive 16 not ranked
15British Ornithologists UnionInstitution 15 not ranked
16ShineNonprofit 14 not ranked
17Stanground AcademyUniversity 14 not ranked
18Peterborough City CouncilGovernment institution 11 not ranked
19Agricultural Industries ConfederationInstitution 9 not ranked
20Hotpoint (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
21GlenDimplex (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
22Road Haulage AssociationNonprofit 6 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.

Peterborough City Hospital: 45.1%Kidney Research UK: 10.8%Joint Nature Conservation Committee: 9.8%Peterborough Regional College: 8.0%18 others listed: 26.3%45%largest
Peterborough City Hospital1,094 · 45.1%Kidney Research UK262 · 10.8%Joint Nature Conservation Committee238 · 9.8%Peterborough Regional College194 · 8.0%18 others listed639 · 26.3%

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

Which fields of science does Peterborough work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Peterborough is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Environmental Science (6%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 254 fractional works · 63.3% of its workMedicine: 229 fractional works · 57.1% of its workSurgery: 44 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransplantation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 55 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKPeterborough401fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences11%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine22957.1%
    2. Health Professions174.2%
    3. Dentistry40.9%
    4. Nursing30.7%
    5. Veterinary20.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences235.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology215.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology71.7%
    4. Neuroscience40.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Environmental Science256.2%
    2. Engineering112.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.2%
    4. Computer Science20.4%
    5. Materials Science10.3%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences215.1%
    2. Psychology82.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities82.0%
    4. Decision Sciences30.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Peterborough?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Mortality, Treatment and Chronic Kidney Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34▲ 2.1×89 topics
  2. Quality of Life22▲ 3.8×35 topics
  3. Inflammation18▲ 2.1×54 topics
  4. Diagnosis17▲ 4.6×31 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 3.8×27 topics
  6. Treatment17▲ 3.4×35 topics
  7. Climate Change16▲ 1.46×45 topics
  8. Complications16▲ 8.0×13 topics
  9. Mortality13▲ 5.7×11 topics
  10. Management12▲ 3.9×24 topics
  11. Chronic Kidney Disease11▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Guidelines10▲ 5.5×10 topics
  13. Risk Factors10▲ 2.2×22 topics
  14. Heart Failure8▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 6.6×9 topics
  16. Surgery8▲ 5.6×8 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 2.3×18 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations7▲ 5.3×13 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations7▲ 3.9×14 topics
  21. Radiotherapy7▲ 4.3×13 topics
  22. Rehabilitation7▲ 4.2×7 topics
  23. Kidney Transplantation6▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Surgical Management6▲ 3.6×14 topics
  25. Autoantibodies6▲ 6.2×8 topics
  26. Fibrosis5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  27. Glycemic Control5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Insulin Therapy5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  29. Population Dynamics5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Children5▲ 5.1×5 topics
  32. Graft Survival5▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Breast Reconstruction4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Infection Prevention4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. TGF-ß4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  36. Hemodialysis4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Amino Acids4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Transplantation4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Feed Additives4▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Peterborough?

Animal Nutrition and Phy…4Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 4 fractional worksBreast Implant and Recon…3Breast Implant and Reconstruction: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 3 fractional worksStoma care and complications: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…2Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologySurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  2. 2 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Stoma care and complications Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  8. 8 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 2 works
  9. 9 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works

Research output over time

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How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Peterborough8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.9% in 2013.

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