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Research in St Albans

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in St Albans, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Research institutions
18
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in St Albans?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 305 #16,780
2International Tin Research InstituteNonprofit 275 #15,944 all time
3St Albans City HospitalHospital / health system 257 #25,404 all time
4IFC Research (United Kingdom)Company 121 #41,703 all time
5Crohn's and Colitis UKNonprofit 89 not ranked
6Psychometric Research & Development (United Kingdom)Company 43 not ranked
7Premier Foods (United Kingdom)Company 36 not ranked
8Allergy ActionHospital / health system 23 not ranked
9Anton Paar (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
10Santen (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
11Hartley McMaster (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
12The Abbeyfield Research FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
13ScrewFast Foundations (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
14Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis AllianceNonprofit 2 not ranked
15St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological SocietyNonprofit 1 not ranked
16St Albans MuseumsArchive 1 not ranked
17GenCat (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
18The Battlefields TrustNonprofit 1 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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: 25.8%International Tin Research Institute: 23.3%St Albans City Hospital: 21.8%IFC Research (United Kingdom): 10.3%14 others listed: 18.8%26%largest
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust305 · 25.8%International Tin Research Institute275 · 23.3%St Albans City Hospital257 · 21.8%IFC Research (United Kingdom)121 · 10.3%14 others listed222 · 18.8%

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What is St Albans strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in St Albans is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology and Psychology (14.6× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 27.8 works15×
  2. PsychologyField · 35.5 works6.4×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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Which keywords describe research in St Albans?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetics, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Primary Care and Health Disparities.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology20▲ 2.8×45 topics
  2. Mental Health14▲ 5.2×20 topics
  3. Genetics14▲ 11×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life13▲ 4.8×22 topics
  5. Prevalence12▲ 17×12 topics
  6. Inflammatory Bowel Disease9▲ 43×4 topics
  7. Health Disparities7▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Primary Care7▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Adolescents7▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Resilience6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  11. Epidemiological Study6▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Depression6▲ 3.8×16 topics
  13. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  14. Intellectual Disability6▲ 137×2 topics
  15. Down Syndrome6▲ 288×1 topic
  16. Genetic Counseling6▲ 288×1 topic
  17. Crohn's Disease5▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Immunology5▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Ulcerative Colitis5▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Emotion Recognition5▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Coping Strategies5▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Neurobiology5▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Neuroimaging5▲ 9.8×3 topics
  24. Chronic Conditions5▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Neurodevelopmental Disorders5▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Psychopathology5▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Quality Improvement4▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Autism Spectrum Disorders4▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Social Cognition4▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Inclusion4▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Mental Health Services4▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Neuroanatomy4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Brain Connectivity4▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Comorbidity4▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Early Intervention4▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Social Skills Interventions4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Caregiver Well-Being4▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Parenting Stress4▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in St Albans?

  1. 1 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 5 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 3 works
  6. 6 Microscopic Colitis Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 3 works
  9. 9 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 3 works

Research output over time

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