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Research in Stockport

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Stockport, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom), Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Stepping Hill Hospital.

Research institutions
15
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 #27,615
2Stockport CollegeUniversity 475 #25,975 all time
3Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)Company 431 #6,331
4Stockport NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 364 #26,364
5EMI (United Kingdom)Company 223 #25,714 all time
6Agilent Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 133 #21,835 all time
7Aquinas CollegeUniversity 95 not ranked
8Simulation Solutions (United Kingdom)Company 33 not ranked
9UK BiobankNonprofit 33 not ranked
10Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilGovernment institution 23 not ranked
11Biolin Scientific (United Kingdom)Company 12 not ranked
12Pre Chasm Research Limited (United Kingdom)Company 9 not ranked
13Sceptica Scientific (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
14Transport and Health Study GroupInstitution 4 not ranked
15Plasma Clean (United Kingdom)Company 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.

Stepping Hill Hospital: 28.2%Stockport College: 18.5%Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom): 16.8%Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: 14.2%11 others listed: 22.3%28%largest
Stepping Hill Hospital724 · 28.2%Stockport College475 · 18.5%Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)431 · 16.8%Stockport NHS Foundation Trust364 · 14.2%11 others listed573 · 22.3%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Stockport?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nonlinear Optics, Microstructure, Fiber Lasers, Microresonators, Raman Lasers, Frequency Conversion and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 1.40×78 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties22▲ 5.1×18 topics
  3. Nonlinear Optics17▲ 36×4 topics
  4. Microstructure16▲ 7.3×12 topics
  5. Fiber Lasers13▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Microresonators12▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Raman Lasers11▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Treatment10▲ 1.96×30 topics
  9. Frequency Conversion10▲ 57×3 topics
  10. Diagnosis10▲ 2.5×26 topics
  11. Optical Modulators10▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  13. Biosensors9▲ 4.0×9 topics
  14. Guidelines9▲ 4.5×9 topics
  15. Crystal Growth9▲ 7.2×10 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 6.7×9 topics
  17. Microwave Photonics8▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Mortality8▲ 3.3×10 topics
  19. Complications8▲ 3.7×15 topics
  20. Optical Frequency Combs8▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Ultrafast Lasers8▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Optical Fiber7▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Photonic Crystals7▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Process Parameters6▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Gas Sensing6▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Material Characterization6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Integrated Circuits6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Metallic Components6▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Selective Laser Melting6▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Silicon Photonics6▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Microcavities5▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Nanophotonic Waveguides5▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Genetic Variants5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Solid-State Lasers5▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Ytterbium5▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Prostate Cancer5▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Laser Ablation5▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Micromachining5▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Femtosecond Laser5▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Transparent Materials5▲ 50×1 topic

What research is done in Stockport?

  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

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.