Science Explorer Interactive view Map

Research in Swansea

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Swansea, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Swansea University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Research institutions
18
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
36k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.1%
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 Swansea?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Swansea UniversityUniversity 28,985 #875
2University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidUniversity 2,971 #13,846
3Morriston HospitalHospital / health system 1,828 #15,032
4Singleton HospitalHospital / health system 980 #16,264 all time
5Swansea Bay University Health BoardHospital / health system 934 #14,329
6Gower College SwanseaUniversity 382 #21,252 all time
7Energy Safety Research InstituteResearch facility 143 #21,199 all time
8Welsh Centre for Printing and CoatingResearch facility 73 not ranked
9Rockfield (United Kingdom)Company 67 not ranked
10Cefn Coed HospitalHospital / health system 63 not ranked
11Calon Cardio (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
12Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological TrustInstitution 16 not ranked
13Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyGovernment institution 7 not ranked
14Swansea MuseumArchive 5 not ranked
15Caerbont Automotive Instruments (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
16We Predict (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
17Creative & Cultural SkillsNonprofit 1 not ranked
18Haemair (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.

Swansea University: 79.4%University of Wales Trinity Saint David: 8.1%Morriston Hospital: 5.0%Singleton Hospital: 2.7%14 others listed: 4.7%79%largest
Swansea University29k · 79.4%University of Wales Trinity Saint David2,971 · 8.1%Morriston Hospital1,828 · 5.0%Singleton Hospital980 · 2.7%14 others listed1,721 · 4.7%

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

What is Swansea strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Swansea is most concentrated in History (3.6× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 58.5 works3.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Swansea?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Primary Care, Mental Health, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Quality of Life and Efficiency.

▲ 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. Epidemiology244▲ 1.22×127 topics
  2. Machine Learning148◆ 0.90×78 topics
  3. Public Health146▲ 2.0×55 topics
  4. Climate Change141◆ 1.04×87 topics
  5. Deep Learning135▼ 0.78×73 topics
  6. Mental Health111▲ 1.51×41 topics
  7. Sustainability107◆ 0.87×73 topics
  8. Globalization106◆ 1.07×90 topics
  9. Quality of Life103▲ 1.41×50 topics
  10. Inflammation86▼ 0.82×68 topics
  11. Healthcare81▲ 1.43×29 topics
  12. Social Media79◆ 1.10×28 topics
  13. COVID-1978◆ 1.14×28 topics
  14. Risk Factors76▲ 1.37×35 topics
  15. Treatment75▲ 1.23×48 topics
  16. Primary Care73▲ 3.8×15 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease69▲ 1.23×34 topics
  18. Mortality63▲ 2.2×13 topics
  19. Depression61▲ 1.39×25 topics
  20. Big Data60▲ 1.31×23 topics
  21. Genetics60▲ 1.69×25 topics
  22. History57▲ 1.62×33 topics
  23. Gender57▲ 2.1×36 topics
  24. Identity57▲ 1.56×46 topics
  25. Obesity56▲ 1.47×23 topics
  26. Efficiency54▲ 3.6×6 topics
  27. Prevalence54▲ 2.6×13 topics
  28. Physical Activity53▲ 2.1×12 topics
  29. Anxiety50▲ 2.1×12 topics
  30. Social Support50▲ 1.77×15 topics
  31. Nationalism48▲ 2.1×25 topics
  32. Colonialism48▲ 2.0×29 topics
  33. Adolescents44▲ 2.3×8 topics
  34. Health Equity43▲ 3.1×6 topics
  35. Well-being43▲ 2.2×14 topics
  36. Health Disparities38▲ 2.9×9 topics
  37. Photovoltaics33▲ 4.0×4 topics
  38. Comorbidity32▲ 5.7×4 topics
  39. Organometal Halide Perovskites29▲ 5.1×1 topic
  40. Perovskite Solar Cells29▲ 5.1×1 topic

What research is done in Swansea?

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 21 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 19 works
  4. 4 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  5. 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 17 works
  6. 6 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 16 works
  7. 7 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies of British Isles History 15 works

Research output over time

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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