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Research in Salford

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Salford, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Salford, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
15
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
546k
20.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Salford

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 Salford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SalfordUniversity 21,023 #1,584
2Salford Royal NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 1,937 #10,445
3Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 1,205 #13,705
4StartNonprofit 58 not ranked
5Greater Manchester STEM CentreNonprofit 57 not ranked
6Oaklands HospitalHospital / health system 53 not ranked
7High Voltage Partial Discharge (United Kingdom)Company 26 not ranked
8Salford City CouncilGovernment institution 23 not ranked
9Salford City CollegeUniversity 23 not ranked
10NGK Insulators (United Kingdom)Company 21 not ranked
11CVD Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
12Un-ConventionInstitution 5 not ranked
13Salford Museum and Art GalleryArchive 3 not ranked
14Working Class Movement LibraryArchive 3 not ranked
15Unlimited PotentialNonprofit 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 Salford: 86.0%Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust: 7.9%Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust: 4.9%Start: 0.2%11 others listed: 0.9%86%largest
University of Salford21k · 86.0%Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust1,937 · 7.9%Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust1,205 · 4.9%Start58 · 0.2%11 others listed224 · 0.9%

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

Which fields of science does Salford work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Salford is in Health Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,081 fractional works · 38.3% of its workMedicine: 868 fractional works · 30.8% of its workSurgery: 124 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 56 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 56 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 54 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 177 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 94 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 770 fractional works · 27.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 357 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 132 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 46 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 141 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 101 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 69 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 60 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 760 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEngineering: 370 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 101 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 200 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 57 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 107 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 211 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 88 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSalford2,822fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences27%

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 Sciences1,08138.3%
    1. Medicine86830.8%
    2. Health Professions1776.3%
    3. Nursing220.8%
    4. Dentistry100.3%
    5. Veterinary50.2%
    1. Social Sciences35712.7%
    2. Psychology1415.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1013.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities692.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance602.1%
    6. Decision Sciences411.5%
    1. Engineering37013.1%
    2. Computer Science2007.1%
    3. Environmental Science1073.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences180.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy150.5%
    6. Materials Science140.5%
    7. Energy120.4%
    8. Mathematics100.3%
    9. Chemistry80.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology883.1%
    2. Neuroscience501.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences371.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology311.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Salford strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Salford is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Speech and Hearing (6.5× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 42.0 works6.5×
  2. Speech and HearingSubfield · 30.0 works6.5×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 336 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 158 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 784 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 312 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.38×158 works
  2. Psychology1.63×125 works
  3. Medicine1.62×784 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.52×37 works
  5. Nursing1.46×18 works
  6. Veterinary1.27×4 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×28 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.08×88 works
  9. Neuroscience1.04×42 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×54 works
  11. Social Sciences0.98×312 works
  12. Computer Science0.91×178 works
  13. Engineering0.89×336 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.79×57 works
  15. Environmental Science0.78×98 works
  16. Dentistry0.67×8 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.63×6 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×78 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×5 works
  20. Energy0.49×11 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×16 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×33 works
  23. Mathematics0.21×6 works
  24. Chemistry0.20×8 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.18×10 works
  26. Materials Science0.13×12 works

Which keywords describe research in Salford?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Quality of Life, Vibration Control, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Injury Prevention and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology185▲ 1.65×124 topics
  2. Machine Learning102◆ 1.08×70 topics
  3. Deep Learning96◆ 0.99×67 topics
  4. Public Health86▲ 2.1×45 topics
  5. Quality of Life82▲ 2.0×53 topics
  6. Inflammation79▲ 1.32×73 topics
  7. Sustainability69◆ 1.01×67 topics
  8. Globalization68▲ 1.23×68 topics
  9. Mental Health66▲ 1.64×42 topics
  10. Treatment63▲ 1.83×48 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management60▲ 2.4×21 topics
  12. Risk Factors60▲ 1.92×34 topics
  13. Healthcare56▲ 1.74×27 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence55▲ 1.37×31 topics
  15. Big Data47▲ 1.73×22 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 1.43×32 topics
  17. Prevention40▲ 3.4×16 topics
  18. Risk Management40▲ 3.0×12 topics
  19. Health Effects40▲ 2.3×20 topics
  20. Primary Care38▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Vibration Control38▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Heat Transfer38▲ 2.7×15 topics
  23. Rehabilitation35▲ 3.1×13 topics
  24. Mortality35▲ 2.2×13 topics
  25. Injury Prevention31▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Autoantibodies30▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Environmental Noise26▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Noise Pollution26▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Wave Propagation24▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training24▲ 8.0×2 topics
  31. Subwavelength Imaging23▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Gait Analysis23▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Acoustic Metamaterials23▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Phononic Crystals23▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Athletic Training22▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. Muscle Injuries22▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Sports Injury22▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Resistance Training21▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Physiological Demands21▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Training Load21▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Salford?

Noise Effects and Management: 24 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 22 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…18Sports injuries and prevention: 18 fractional worksSports Performance and T…18Sports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 15 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 14 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …12Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 12 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 11 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 10 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 9 fractional works
Speech and HearingBiomedical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports MedicineAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 24 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  7. 7 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 9 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 counting10%20%30%Salford18.2% 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 28.9% in 2007.

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