Research in Portsmouth
Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and St. Mary's Hospital.
- Research institutions
- 15 4 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 28k ▲ 10% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 24.0% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Portsmouth?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PortsmouthUniversity | 17,123 | #1,191 | |
| 2 | St. Mary's HospitalHospital / health system | 4,489 | #12,698 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth CollegeUniversity | 2,556 | #7,589 all time | |
| 4 | Queen Alexandra HospitalHospital / health system | 2,205 | #16,504 | |
| 5 | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system | 1,157 | #10,046 | |
| 6 | Pall Corporation (United Kingdom)Company | 47 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Mary Rose TrustNonprofit | 23 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Highbury CollegeUniversity | 19 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Portsmouth City CouncilGovernment institution | 18 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Portsmouth MuseumArchive | 8 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Nautical Archaeology SocietyNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 12 | ASV (United Kingdom)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 13 | National Museum of the Royal NavyArchive | 3 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate ManagementNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 15 | SSBV Aerospace & Technology Group (United Kingdom)Company | 2 | 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.
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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).
- PaleontologySubfield · 25.2 works5.5×
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 98.9 works5.0×
- Gender StudiesSubfield · 52.9 works3.8×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Portsmouth?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Control Systems, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Real-Time Simulation, Globalization, Renewable Energy, Epidemiology, Smart Grid and Power Electronics.
- Neural Correlates
- Durkheim
- Solidarity
- Black Holes
- Supernovae
- Homelessness
- Violence
- Sociology
- Health Care Utilization
- Health
- Mortality
- Hardware-in-the-Loop
- Gender
- Power Electronics
- Economic Growth
- Risk Factors
- Public Health
- Renewable Energy
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Environmental Impact
- Smart Grid
- Corporate Governance
- Control Systems
- Identity
- Real-Time Simulation
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Cultural Studies
- Law Enforcement
- Mental Illness
- Substance Abuse
- Housing First
- Emergence
- Drug Trafficking
- Anthropology
- Tarde
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
- Epidemiology155◆ 1.02×120 topics
- Deep Learning131◆ 1.00×70 topics
- Globalization123▲ 1.63×82 topics
- Machine Learning122◆ 0.98×78 topics
- Sustainability112▲ 1.20×72 topics
- Renewable Energy106▲ 1.93×32 topics
- Climate Change106◆ 1.03×79 topics
- Public Health97▲ 1.75×53 topics
- Environmental Impact88▲ 1.36×46 topics
- Risk Factors68▲ 1.61×34 topics
- Smart Grid64▲ 4.4×5 topics
- Economic Growth61▲ 1.86×24 topics
- Corporate Governance60▲ 2.1×22 topics
- Power Electronics59▲ 4.7×5 topics
- Control Systems58▲ 8.1×7 topics
- Gender58▲ 2.8×38 topics
- Identity58▲ 2.1×38 topics
- Hardware-in-the-Loop56▲ 59×1 topic
- Real-Time Simulation56▲ 59×1 topic
- Mortality55▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines50▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Health49▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Cultural Studies47▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Health Care Utilization38▲ 8.7×3 topics
- Law Enforcement38▲ 17×3 topics
- Sociology36▲ 7.0×8 topics
- Mental Illness35▲ 13×3 topics
- Violence35▲ 6.2×8 topics
- Substance Abuse34▲ 13×2 topics
- Homelessness33▲ 20×1 topic
- Housing First33▲ 20×1 topic
- Supernovae33▲ 10×2 topics
- Emergence29▲ 45×2 topics
- Black Holes29▲ 8.0×3 topics
- Drug Trafficking29▲ 13×2 topics
- Solidarity29▲ 27×4 topics
- Anthropology28▲ 7.6×2 topics
- Durkheim28▲ 493×1 topic
- Tarde28▲ 493×1 topic
- Neural Correlates28▲ 7.7×7 topics
What research is done in Portsmouth?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 56 works
- 2 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 33 works
- 3 Emile Durkheim and Sociology Sociology and Political Science 28 works
- 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
- 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
- 6 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 17 works
- 7 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 17 works
- 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
- 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 16 works
- 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works
Research output over time
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