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Research in Stoke-on-Trent

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Staffordshire, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and Wardell Armstrong (United Kingdom).

Research institutions
21
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Stoke-on-Trent?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of StaffordshireUniversity 6,428 #7,041
2Royal Stoke University HospitalHospital / health system 2,133 #20,061
3University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustHospital / health system 1,347 #13,330
4Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilGovernment institution 492 #17,365 all time
5Wardell Armstrong (United Kingdom)Company 264 #17,493
6North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS TrustHospital / health system 189 #39,609 all time
7Haywood Community HospitalHospital / health system 120 #37,670 all time
8Harplands HospitalHospital / health system 45 not ranked
9Fuchs (United Kingdom)Company 35 not ranked
10Goodwin (United Kingdom)Company 28 not ranked
11Haywood AcademyUniversity 25 not ranked
12Michelin (United Kingdom)Company 24 not ranked
13Beth Johnson FoundationInstitution 20 not ranked
14City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form CollegeUniversity 7 not ranked
15Keeling & Walker (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
16The Potteries Museum and Art GalleryArchive 4 not ranked
17James Kent (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
18Cheadle Community HospitalHospital / health system 1 not ranked
19RestokeNonprofit 1 not ranked
20Longton Cottage HospitalHospital / health system 0 not ranked
21Frontline DanceNonprofit 0 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.

University of Staffordshire: 57.5%Royal Stoke University Hospital: 19.1%University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: 12.1%Stoke-on-Trent City Council: 4.4%15 others listed: 6.9%58%largest
University of Staffordshire6,428 · 57.5%Royal Stoke University Hospital2,133 · 19.1%University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust1,347 · 12.1%Stoke-on-Trent City Council492 · 4.4%15 others listed771 · 6.9%

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What is Stoke-on-Trent strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Stoke-on-Trent is most concentrated in Anthropology (5.3× the world share in Anthropology).

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 23.5 works5.3×
← 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Treatment, Intersectionality, Guidelines, Risk Factors and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology125▲ 2.0×110 topics
  2. Machine Learning51◆ 0.99×59 topics
  3. Deep Learning49◆ 0.91×61 topics
  4. Quality of Life49▲ 2.2×46 topics
  5. Treatment43▲ 2.3×40 topics
  6. Complications41▲ 5.2×17 topics
  7. Risk Factors40▲ 2.3×33 topics
  8. Mental Health40▲ 1.74×32 topics
  9. Public Health37▲ 1.61×41 topics
  10. Globalization36▲ 1.16×46 topics
  11. Management35▲ 2.8×28 topics
  12. Inflammation34◆ 1.04×47 topics
  13. Diagnosis34▲ 2.3×35 topics
  14. Guidelines30▲ 4.1×12 topics
  15. Chemotherapy30▲ 2.7×21 topics
  16. Diabetes28▲ 3.6×13 topics
  17. Mortality28▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines27▲ 3.1×14 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis26▲ 2.9×16 topics
  20. Depression26▲ 1.92×19 topics
  21. Primary Care25▲ 4.2×14 topics
  22. Social Inequality24▲ 5.7×6 topics
  23. Radiotherapy23▲ 3.9×13 topics
  24. Intersectionality23▲ 8.0×6 topics
  25. Global Burden22▲ 2.6×12 topics
  26. Cultural Identity21▲ 2.6×6 topics
  27. Well-being21▲ 3.5×13 topics
  28. Biomechanics21▲ 4.4×9 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations20▲ 3.8×12 topics
  30. Rehabilitation20▲ 3.2×11 topics
  31. Surgery20▲ 3.6×12 topics
  32. African Diaspora19▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Black Feminist Theory19▲ 135×1 topic
  34. Clinical Guidelines18▲ 4.1×9 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy18▲ 5.0×5 topics
  36. Prevention18▲ 2.8×14 topics
  37. Medical Education17▲ 4.1×12 topics
  38. Agricultural Origins15▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Radiocarbon Dating15▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Postoperative Complications13▲ 6.2×4 topics

What research is done in Stoke-on-Trent?

Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 19 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 15 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …10Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 10 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…10Esophageal and GI Pathology: 10 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 8 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 8 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…8Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 8 fractional worksBehavioral Health and Interventions: 7 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 6 fractional works
AnthropologyPaleontologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 19 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 15 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 10 works
  5. 5 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 8 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 8 works
  7. 7 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  8. 8 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 7 works
  9. 9 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 7 works
  10. 10 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works

Research output over time

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