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Research in Portsmouth

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and St. Mary's Hospital.

Research institutions
14
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
28k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
611k
22.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PortsmouthUniversity 17,123 #979
2St. Mary's HospitalHospital / health system 4,489 #15,239
3Portsmouth CollegeUniversity 2,556 #13,197 all time
4Portsmouth Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system 1,157 #9,018
5Pall Corporation (United Kingdom)Company 47 not ranked
6Mary Rose TrustNonprofit 23 not ranked
7Highbury CollegeUniversity 19 not ranked
8Portsmouth City CouncilGovernment institution 18 not ranked
9Portsmouth MuseumArchive 8 not ranked
10Nautical Archaeology SocietyNonprofit 5 not ranked
11ASV (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
12National Museum of the Royal NavyArchive 3 not ranked
13Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate ManagementNonprofit 3 not ranked
14SSBV Aerospace & Technology Group (United Kingdom)Company 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 Portsmouth: 67.3%St. Mary's Hospital: 17.6%Portsmouth College: 10.0%Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust: 4.5%10 others listed: 0.5%67%largest
University of Portsmouth17k · 67.3%St. Mary's Hospital4,489 · 17.6%Portsmouth College2,556 · 10.0%Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust1,157 · 4.5%10 others listed132 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Portsmouth work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Portsmouth is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,598 fractional works · 37.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 797 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 330 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 146 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 87 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 227 fractional works · 5.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 66 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 215 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 67 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 161 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 149 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 114 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,294 fractional works · 30.3% of its workEngineering: 393 fractional works · 9.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 82 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 298 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 99 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 67 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 223 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 178 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 115 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 102 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPaleontology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,077 fractional works · 25.3% of its workMedicine: 855 fractional works · 20.1% of its workSurgery: 135 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 95 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 73 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 68 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 181 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 120 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 297 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 129 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 70 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPortsmouth4,266fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences37%

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 Sciences1,59837.5%
    1. Social Sciences79718.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2275.3%
    3. Psychology2155.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities1613.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1493.5%
    6. Decision Sciences491.1%
    1. Engineering3939.2%
    2. Computer Science2987.0%
    3. Environmental Science2235.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1784.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1022.4%
    6. Materials Science461.1%
    7. Energy230.5%
    8. Mathematics160.4%
    9. Chemistry110.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,07725.3%
    1. Medicine85520.1%
    2. Health Professions1814.3%
    3. Dentistry260.6%
    4. Nursing100.2%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1293.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences721.7%
    3. Neuroscience701.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology190.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Portsmouth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Portsmouth is most concentrated in Paleontology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Gender Studies (5.5× the world share in Paleontology).

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 25.2 works5.5×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 98.9 works5.0×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 52.9 works3.8×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 258 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 358 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 202 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.76× its world share, 149 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 166 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 765 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 145 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 211 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 141 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 189 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 728 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy1.76×149 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.72×141 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.71×211 works
  4. Health Professions1.65×166 works
  5. Psychology1.62×189 works
  6. Social Sciences1.51×728 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.44×86 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.31×145 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.22×45 works
  10. Dentistry1.20×22 works
  11. Environmental Science1.06×202 works
  12. Medicine1.04×765 works
  13. Neuroscience0.95×59 works
  14. Computer Science0.87×258 works
  15. Veterinary0.70×4 works
  16. Engineering0.62×358 works
  17. Energy0.60×21 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×114 works
  19. Nursing0.49×9 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×6 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×17 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×63 works
  23. Mathematics0.31×14 works
  24. Materials Science0.30×40 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.29×4 works
  26. Chemistry0.14×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Portsmouth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Control Systems, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Real-Time Simulation, Epidemiology, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology173◆ 1.02×122 topics
  2. Deep Learning145◆ 0.99×71 topics
  3. Machine Learning137◆ 0.96×80 topics
  4. Globalization136▲ 1.62×85 topics
  5. Sustainability123▲ 1.18×80 topics
  6. Climate Change120◆ 1.03×85 topics
  7. Renewable Energy111▲ 1.80×34 topics
  8. Public Health106▲ 1.71×54 topics
  9. Environmental Impact98▲ 1.35×50 topics
  10. Risk Factors75▲ 1.60×35 topics
  11. Economic Growth64▲ 1.85×24 topics
  12. Smart Grid64▲ 4.2×5 topics
  13. Identity62▲ 2.0×41 topics
  14. Corporate Governance62▲ 1.97×24 topics
  15. Gender62▲ 2.7×38 topics
  16. Power Electronics60▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Mortality59▲ 2.4×13 topics
  18. Control Systems58▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Hardware-in-the-Loop56▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Real-Time Simulation56▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines55▲ 2.4×14 topics
  22. Health51▲ 3.0×16 topics
  23. Guidelines50▲ 2.5×13 topics
  24. Cultural Studies48▲ 3.1×16 topics
  25. Law Enforcement42▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Health Care Utilization38▲ 8.3×3 topics
  27. Violence37▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Supernovae37▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Sociology37▲ 6.1×8 topics
  30. Black Holes36▲ 8.6×3 topics
  31. Mental Illness35▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Substance Abuse34▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Homelessness33▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Housing First33▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Drug Trafficking32▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Emergence31▲ 41×3 topics
  37. Neural Correlates30▲ 7.0×7 topics
  38. Solidarity29▲ 24×4 topics
  39. Gravitational Waves29▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Durkheim28▲ 423×1 topic

What research is done in Portsmouth?

Real-time simulation and…56Real-time simulation and control systems: 56 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 33 fractional worksEmile Durkheim and Sociology: 28 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 20 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 19 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 17 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activitie…17Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 17 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 16 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 16 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 15 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 56 works
  2. 2 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 33 works
  3. 3 Emile Durkheim and Sociology Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 17 works
  7. 7 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 16 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%Portsmouth22.0% 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 29.2% in 2016.

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