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Research in Swansea

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Swansea, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Swansea University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Research institutions
15
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
36k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
805k
22.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Swansea

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 Swansea?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Swansea UniversityUniversity 30,109 #610
2University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidUniversity 2,971 #6,179
3Swansea Bay University Health BoardHospital / health system 934 #11,295
4Gower College SwanseaUniversity 382 #16,005 all time
5Welsh Centre for Printing and CoatingResearch facility 73 not ranked
6Rockfield (United Kingdom)Company 67 not ranked
7Cefn Coed HospitalHospital / health system 63 not ranked
8Calon Cardio (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
9Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological TrustInstitution 16 not ranked
10Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyGovernment institution 7 not ranked
11Swansea MuseumArchive 5 not ranked
12Caerbont Automotive Instruments (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
13We Predict (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
14Creative & Cultural SkillsNonprofit 1 not ranked
15Haemair (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.

Swansea University: 86.9%University of Wales Trinity Saint David: 8.6%Swansea Bay University Health Board: 2.7%Gower College Swansea: 1.1%11 others listed: 0.8%87%largest
Swansea University30k · 86.9%University of Wales Trinity Saint David2,971 · 8.6%Swansea Bay University Health Board934 · 2.7%Gower College Swansea382 · 1.1%11 others listed262 · 0.8%

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

Which fields of science does Swansea work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Swansea is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (13%).

Physical Sciences: 1,962 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEngineering: 708 fractional works · 12.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 187 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 99 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 97 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 398 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 139 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 267 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 175 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 157 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,733 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 762 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 259 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 122 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 100 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 352 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 154 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 82 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 243 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHistory: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 185 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 118 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 73 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,514 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMedicine: 1,223 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSurgery: 157 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 137 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 116 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 255 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 165 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 439 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 172 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 119 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwansea5,648fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering70812.5%
    2. Computer Science3987.0%
    3. Environmental Science2674.7%
    4. Materials Science1753.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1572.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences931.6%
    7. Mathematics801.4%
    8. Energy370.7%
    9. Chemistry320.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.3%
  2. Social Sciences1,73330.7%
    1. Social Sciences76213.5%
    2. Psychology3526.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities2434.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1853.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1182.1%
    6. Decision Sciences731.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,51426.8%
    1. Medicine1,22321.7%
    2. Health Professions2554.5%
    3. Nursing190.3%
    4. Dentistry90.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1723.0%
    2. Neuroscience1192.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences981.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology370.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 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: 0.37× its world share, 88 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 155 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 106 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 359 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 648 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 235 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 160 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 138 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 234 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 1,074 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 216 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 164 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 68 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.03× its world share, 312 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 672 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.03×312 works
  2. Health Professions1.76×234 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.49×216 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.40×68 works
  5. Neuroscience1.30×106 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.23×138 works
  7. Mathematics1.22×72 works
  8. Medicine1.11×1,074 works
  9. Veterinary1.05×7 works
  10. Social Sciences1.05×672 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×164 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×109 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.99×78 works
  14. Environmental Science0.94×235 works
  15. Computer Science0.92×359 works
  16. Materials Science0.91×160 works
  17. Engineering0.86×648 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.74×13 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×12 works
  20. Energy0.67×31 works
  21. Nursing0.67×17 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×31 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×155 works
  24. Chemistry0.38×30 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×88 works
  26. Dentistry0.32×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Swansea?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Epidemiology276▲ 1.22×128 topics
  2. Machine Learning167◆ 0.89×80 topics
  3. Public Health162▲ 1.97×57 topics
  4. Climate Change160◆ 1.04×91 topics
  5. Deep Learning149▼ 0.77×75 topics
  6. Mental Health126▲ 1.56×41 topics
  7. Globalization118◆ 1.06×96 topics
  8. Sustainability116▼ 0.84×78 topics
  9. Quality of Life116▲ 1.42×50 topics
  10. Inflammation100▼ 0.83×70 topics
  11. Healthcare91▲ 1.41×29 topics
  12. Social Media87◆ 1.11×28 topics
  13. COVID-1986▲ 1.17×28 topics
  14. Risk Factors86▲ 1.38×35 topics
  15. Treatment83▲ 1.21×48 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease80▲ 1.24×34 topics
  17. Primary Care79▲ 3.8×15 topics
  18. Mortality70▲ 2.2×13 topics
  19. Big Data69▲ 1.28×24 topics
  20. Depression67▲ 1.35×25 topics
  21. Genetics67▲ 1.67×25 topics
  22. Obesity63▲ 1.45×23 topics
  23. Identity63▲ 1.54×50 topics
  24. History62▲ 1.58×35 topics
  25. Gender62▲ 2.0×40 topics
  26. Prevalence60▲ 2.6×13 topics
  27. Physical Activity58▲ 2.1×12 topics
  28. Efficiency58▲ 3.4×7 topics
  29. Colonialism55▲ 2.0×32 topics
  30. Anxiety54▲ 2.0×12 topics
  31. Nationalism54▲ 2.1×26 topics
  32. Ethics52▲ 1.81×34 topics
  33. Adolescents49▲ 2.4×8 topics
  34. Health Equity47▲ 2.8×6 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations45▲ 2.3×18 topics
  36. Health Disparities41▲ 2.8×9 topics
  37. Emotion Recognition37▲ 3.4×5 topics
  38. Comorbidity36▲ 5.6×4 topics
  39. Organometal Halide Perovskites30▲ 5.0×1 topic
  40. Perovskite Solar Cells30▲ 5.0×1 topic

What research is done in Swansea?

Perovskite Materials and…29Perovskite Materials and Applications: 29 fractional worksConducting polymers and …21Conducting polymers and applications: 21 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 19 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 17 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 17 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 16 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 16 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…16Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 16 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 15 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 15 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsClinical PsychologyNuclear and High Energy Physics4 others

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

  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

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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%30%Swansea19.5% 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 29.5% in 2013.

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