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Research in Rotherham

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Rotherham, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Environment Agency and National Trust.

Research institutions
12
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.1k
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
70k
22.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Rotherham

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 Rotherham?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Environment AgencyGovernment institution 1,559 #7,879
2Rotherham General HospitalHospital / health system 567 #19,548 all time
3National TrustNonprofit 477 #15,073
4The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 374 #24,542 all time
5Castings Technology InternationalCompany 47 not ranked
6Kirkstall (United Kingdom)Company 31 not ranked
7Doncaster Gate HospitalHospital / health system 8 not ranked
8ITI Energy (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
9Rotherham United Community Sports TrustNonprofit 3 not ranked
10MagnaArchive 2 not ranked
11Iceotope Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
12Xeros Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 1 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.

Environment Agency: 50.7%Rotherham General Hospital: 18.4%National Trust: 15.5%The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust: 12.2%8 others listed: 3.2%51%largest
Environment Agency1,559 · 50.7%Rotherham General Hospital567 · 18.4%National Trust477 · 15.5%The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust374 · 12.2%8 others listed97 · 3.2%

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

Which fields of science does Rotherham work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Rotherham is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Environmental Science (22%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 174 fractional works · 35.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 110 fractional works · 22.2% of its workEcology: 25 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 159 fractional works · 32.2% of its workMedicine: 134 fractional works · 27.0% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 95 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 66 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRotherham494fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences19%

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. Environmental Science11022.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences224.4%
    3. Engineering214.2%
    4. Computer Science102.1%
    5. Materials Science50.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    7. Energy20.3%
    8. Chemistry20.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Medicine13427.0%
    2. Health Professions224.5%
    3. Dentistry20.3%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Nursing10.1%
    1. Social Sciences408.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities224.5%
    3. Psychology112.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance102.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting91.8%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology275.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences275.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.9%
    4. Neuroscience20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rotherham strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rotherham is most concentrated in Ecology (6.7× the world share in Ecology).

  1. EcologySubfield · 21.5 works6.7×
← 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: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.46× its world share, 91 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.46×91 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.90×19 works
  3. Health Professions1.94×21 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×7 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.72×20 works
  6. Veterinary1.59×1 works
  7. Medicine1.42×112 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.13×22 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×19 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×8 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.72×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.69×1 works
  13. Psychology0.65×8 works
  14. Social Sciences0.61×32 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×8 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.52×2 works
  17. Energy0.42×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.30×10 works
  19. Engineering0.30×18 works
  20. Neuroscience0.25×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.24×2 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  23. Nursing0.19×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.17×2 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  26. Mathematics0.11×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Rotherham?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Conservation, Public Health, Population Dynamics, Hydrological Modeling and Health Effects.

▲ 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 Change57▲ 4.2×65 topics
  2. Epidemiology38▲ 1.92×82 topics
  3. Public Health23▲ 3.2×37 topics
  4. Invasive Species18▲ 8.6×19 topics
  5. Conservation17▲ 8.2×18 topics
  6. Remote Sensing16▲ 2.6×16 topics
  7. Biodiversity15▲ 3.9×23 topics
  8. Health Effects14▲ 4.8×16 topics
  9. Inflammation14▲ 1.29×37 topics
  10. Environmental Impact13▲ 1.53×30 topics
  11. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 9.9×4 topics
  12. Population Dynamics12▲ 9.2×10 topics
  13. Fisheries Sustainability11▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Sediment Transport11▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Pathogenesis11▲ 4.4×15 topics
  16. Freshwater Biodiversity11▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 9.9×4 topics
  18. Risk Perception10▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Land Use Change9▲ 6.0×5 topics
  20. Vaccine9▲ 4.4×10 topics
  21. Aging8▲ 3.1×8 topics
  22. Mortality8▲ 3.0×12 topics
  23. Conservation Challenges8▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Flow Regulation8▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Primary Care8▲ 4.5×11 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services8▲ 4.0×10 topics
  27. Satellite Imagery8▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Water Resources7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 4.5×10 topics
  30. River Restoration7▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Cultural Sustainability7▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Flood Risk7▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Model Evaluation7▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Phylogeny6▲ 7.8×10 topics
  35. Flood Inundation Modeling6▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Surface Water Mapping6▲ 17×1 topic
  38. DNA Barcoding6▲ 7.1×9 topics
  39. Geomorphological Effects6▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Environmental Exposure5▲ 9.3×3 topics

What research is done in Rotherham?

Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…5Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …4Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…3Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeArcheologyWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 5 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Rotherham19.1% 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 30.7% in 2006.

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