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Research in Plymouth

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Plymouth, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Plymouth, Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry.

Research institutions
14
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
974k
33.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Plymouth

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 Plymouth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PlymouthUniversity 16,989 #723
2Plymouth Marine LaboratoryResearch facility 6,050 #5,335
3University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustHospital / health system 2,060 #11,977
4Peninsula College of Medicine and DentistryUniversity 1,949 #10,908
5Marine Biological Association of the United KingdomResearch facility 1,145 #19,672
6Plymouth Marjon UniversityUniversity 506 #18,821
7Continuous Plankton Recorder SurveyNonprofit 130 #34,779 all time
8Mount Gould HospitalHospital / health system 95 not ranked
9Argans (United Kingdom)Company 84 not ranked
10Plymouth City CouncilGovernment institution 73 not ranked
11Arts University PlymouthUniversity 72 not ranked
12PML Applications (United Kingdom)Company 17 not ranked
13Plymouth City Museum and Art GalleryArchive 7 not ranked
14Partnership for Observation of the Global OceanInstitution 2 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 Plymouth: 58.2%Plymouth Marine Laboratory: 20.7%University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust: 7.1%Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry: 6.7%10 others listed: 7.3%58%largest
University of Plymouth17k · 58.2%Plymouth Marine Laboratory6,050 · 20.7%University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust2,060 · 7.1%Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry1,949 · 6.7%10 others listed2,131 · 7.3%

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

Which fields of science does Plymouth work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Plymouth is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Environmental Science (12%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,450 fractional works · 34.8% of its workMedicine: 1,070 fractional works · 25.7% of its workSurgery: 155 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 121 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 108 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 271 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 158 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 86 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOral Surgery: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,397 fractional works · 33.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 499 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEcology: 126 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 95 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 325 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 251 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOceanography: 136 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 188 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 963 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 464 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 155 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 116 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 227 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 83 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 69 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 100 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 89 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 53 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 352 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 129 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 100 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 93 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPlymouth4,162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences23%

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. Health Sciences1,45034.8%
    1. Medicine1,07025.7%
    2. Health Professions2716.5%
    3. Dentistry862.1%
    4. Nursing180.4%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Environmental Science49912.0%
    2. Engineering3257.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2516.0%
    4. Computer Science1884.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy411.0%
    6. Materials Science390.9%
    7. Energy200.5%
    8. Mathematics190.5%
    9. Chemistry120.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Social Sciences46411.2%
    2. Psychology2275.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1002.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities892.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance531.3%
    6. Decision Sciences300.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1293.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1002.4%
    3. Neuroscience932.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology240.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Plymouth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Plymouth is most concentrated in Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Periodontics (11.4× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 117.4 works11×
  2. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 26.4 works6.0×
  3. PeriodonticsSubfield · 22.1 works4.4×
  4. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 28.9 works4.3×
  5. PollutionSubfield · 59.3 works4.1×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 75 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 171 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.73× its world share, 215 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 293 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 445 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.07× its world share, 73 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.50× its world share, 242 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 946 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 94 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 199 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 418 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.07×73 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.73×215 works
  3. Health Professions2.50×242 works
  4. Environmental Science2.44×445 works
  5. Psychology1.78×199 works
  6. Medicine1.34×946 works
  7. Neuroscience1.26×75 works
  8. Social Sciences0.90×418 works
  9. Nursing0.89×16 works
  10. Veterinary0.82×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×94 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.74×78 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.67×24 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×48 works
  15. Computer Science0.60×171 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×112 works
  17. Engineering0.53×293 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×19 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×86 works
  20. Energy0.47×16 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.43×35 works
  22. Mathematics0.41×18 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×5 works
  24. Materials Science0.26×33 works
  25. Chemistry0.18×11 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.16×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Plymouth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Ocean Acidification, Quality of Life, Recycling and Waste Management.

▲ 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. Climate Change285▲ 2.5×84 topics
  2. Epidemiology215▲ 1.30×124 topics
  3. Environmental Impact152▲ 2.1×56 topics
  4. Quality of Life123▲ 2.0×52 topics
  5. Sustainability109◆ 1.08×66 topics
  6. Public Health87▲ 1.43×56 topics
  7. Mental Health86▲ 1.44×36 topics
  8. Marine Environment75▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Recycling74▲ 4.7×9 topics
  10. Waste Management73▲ 4.4×9 topics
  11. Ocean Acidification71▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Global Warming65▲ 3.7×13 topics
  13. Human Health55▲ 8.3×2 topics
  14. Pollution55▲ 6.8×3 topics
  15. Benthic Communities53▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Marine Biodiversity53▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Reflective Practice52▲ 6.7×7 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services52▲ 3.2×9 topics
  19. Climate Change Impacts50▲ 9.9×5 topics
  20. Gender Differences49▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Microplastics48▲ 12×1 topic
  22. Terrestrial Ecosystems48▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Coastal Protection47▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Eutrophication44▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Sea-Level Rise43▲ 8.8×5 topics
  26. Stakeholder Engagement43▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Harmful Algal Blooms40▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability39▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience36▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Marine Ecosystems34▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Nutrient Limitation34▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Dissolved Organic Matter33▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Oceanic Carbon Cycle33▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Trophic Cascades33▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Dental Students32▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Career Choice31▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Health31▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem-Based Management31▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Leadership Development31▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Marine Spatial Planning31▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in Plymouth?

Microplastics and Plasti…46Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 46 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…28Marine and coastal ecosystems: 28 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 28 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 27 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 25 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 25 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 23 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…22Innovations in Medical Education: 22 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 22 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 22 fractional works
PollutionOceanographyGeneral Health ProfessionsGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 46 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 28 works
  3. 3 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 28 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 27 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 25 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 25 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 23 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 22 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 22 works
  10. 10 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 22 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%Plymouth17.6% 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 34.7% in 2016.

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