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Research in Stockport

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Stockport, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom), Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Stepping Hill Hospital.

Research institutions
14
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 83% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Stockport

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 Stockport?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Stepping Hill HospitalHospital / health system 724 #22,135
2Stockport CollegeUniversity 475 #18,216 all time
3Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)Company 431 #16,108
4Stockport NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 364 #21,928
5Agilent Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 133 #29,450 all time
6Aquinas CollegeUniversity 95 not ranked
7Simulation Solutions (United Kingdom)Company 33 not ranked
8UK BiobankNonprofit 33 not ranked
9Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilGovernment institution 23 not ranked
10Biolin Scientific (United Kingdom)Company 12 not ranked
11Pre Chasm Research Limited (United Kingdom)Company 9 not ranked
12Sceptica Scientific (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
13Transport and Health Study GroupInstitution 4 not ranked
14Plasma Clean (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.

Stepping Hill Hospital: 30.9%Stockport College: 20.3%Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom): 18.4%Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: 15.5%10 others listed: 14.9%31%largest
Stepping Hill Hospital724 · 30.9%Stockport College475 · 20.3%Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)431 · 18.4%Stockport NHS Foundation Trust364 · 15.5%10 others listed350 · 14.9%

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

Which fields of science does Stockport work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Stockport is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Engineering (28%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 276 fractional works · 51.5% of its workEngineering: 152 fractional works · 28.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 55 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 45 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 34 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 188 fractional works · 35.1% of its workMedicine: 171 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSurgery: 34 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKStockport537fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences7%

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. Engineering15228.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy458.3%
    3. Materials Science305.6%
    4. Environmental Science173.2%
    5. Computer Science132.4%
    6. Chemistry81.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.1%
    8. Energy30.5%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Medicine17131.8%
    2. Health Professions142.7%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences163.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities91.7%
    3. Psychology81.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology183.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.1%
    3. Neuroscience40.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Stockport strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Stockport is most concentrated in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (8.5× the world share in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics).

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 26.6 works8.5×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.37× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.66× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 147 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.66×36 works
  2. Engineering1.86×122 works
  3. Medicine1.74×147 works
  4. Materials Science1.37×21 works
  5. Chemistry1.07×7 works
  6. Health Professions0.95×11 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.85×1 works
  8. Nursing0.83×2 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×5 works
  10. Environmental Science0.68×15 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×16 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.62×8 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×2 works
  15. Energy0.49×2 works
  16. Neuroscience0.43×3 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.36×2 works
  18. Psychology0.30×4 works
  19. Computer Science0.27×9 works
  20. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×5 works
  23. Social Sciences0.24×13 works
  24. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×2 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Stockport?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Fiber Lasers, Microresonators, Frequency Conversion, Raman Lasers and Crystal Growth.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 1.37×84 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties27▲ 5.1×19 topics
  3. Nonlinear Optics23▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Microstructure21▲ 7.5×14 topics
  5. Fiber Lasers16▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Treatment15▲ 2.3×34 topics
  7. Microresonators15▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Frequency Conversion15▲ 66×3 topics
  9. Raman Lasers13▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Diagnosis12▲ 2.5×28 topics
  11. Crystal Growth12▲ 8.4×10 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 7.1×7 topics
  13. Optical Modulators12▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Guidelines10▲ 4.1×10 topics
  15. Microwave Photonics10▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Biosensors10▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Optical Frequency Combs10▲ 36×1 topic
  18. Ultrafast Lasers10▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Clinical Guidelines10▲ 6.2×9 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals10▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Optical Fiber9▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Process Parameters8▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Solid-State Lasers8▲ 96×1 topic
  24. Ytterbium8▲ 96×1 topic
  25. Gas Sensing8▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Material Characterization8▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Metallic Components7▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Selective Laser Melting7▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Laser Ablation7▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Micromachining7▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Femtosecond Laser7▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Transparent Materials7▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Ultrafast Dynamics7▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Prostate Cancer6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Integrated Circuits6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Silicon Photonics6▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Phase Stability6▲ 15×2 topics
  38. High-Entropy Alloys6▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Multi-Component Alloys6▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Structured Light6▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Stockport?

Advanced Fiber Laser Tec…8Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…6Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…5Solid State Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 5 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…4Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 5 works
  6. 6 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 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%Stockport10.9% 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 19.7% in 2011.

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