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?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea UniversityUniversity | 28,985 | #875 | |
| 2 | University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidUniversity | 2,971 | #13,846 | |
| 3 | Morriston HospitalHospital / health system | 1,828 | #15,032 | |
| 4 | Singleton HospitalHospital / health system | 980 | #16,264 all time | |
| 5 | Swansea Bay University Health BoardHospital / health system | 934 | #14,329 | |
| 6 | Gower College SwanseaUniversity | 382 | #21,252 all time | |
| 7 | Energy Safety Research InstituteResearch facility | 143 | #21,199 all time | |
| 8 | Welsh Centre for Printing and CoatingResearch facility | 73 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Rockfield (United Kingdom)Company | 67 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Cefn Coed HospitalHospital / health system | 63 | not ranked | |
| 11 | Calon Cardio (United Kingdom)Company | 22 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological TrustInstitution | 16 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyGovernment institution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 14 | Swansea MuseumArchive | 5 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Caerbont Automotive Instruments (United Kingdom)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 16 | We Predict (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Creative & Cultural SkillsNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Haemair (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.
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).
- HistorySubfield · 58.5 works3.6×
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.
- Perovskite Solar Cells
- Comorbidity
- Health Disparities
- Health Equity
- Colonialism
- Social Support
- Physical Activity
- Efficiency
- Identity
- History
- Big Data
- Mortality
- Primary Care
- Risk Factors
- Social Media
- Inflammation
- Globalization
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Quality of Life
- Healthcare
- COVID-19
- Treatment
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Depression
- Genetics
- Gender
- Obesity
- Prevalence
- Anxiety
- Nationalism
- Adolescents
- Well-being
- Photovoltaics
- Organometal Halide Perovskites
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
- Epidemiology244▲ 1.22×127 topics
- Machine Learning148◆ 0.90×78 topics
- Public Health146▲ 2.0×55 topics
- Climate Change141◆ 1.04×87 topics
- Deep Learning135▼ 0.78×73 topics
- Mental Health111▲ 1.51×41 topics
- Sustainability107◆ 0.87×73 topics
- Globalization106◆ 1.07×90 topics
- Quality of Life103▲ 1.41×50 topics
- Inflammation86▼ 0.82×68 topics
- Healthcare81▲ 1.43×29 topics
- Social Media79◆ 1.10×28 topics
- COVID-1978◆ 1.14×28 topics
- Risk Factors76▲ 1.37×35 topics
- Treatment75▲ 1.23×48 topics
- Primary Care73▲ 3.8×15 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease69▲ 1.23×34 topics
- Mortality63▲ 2.2×13 topics
- Depression61▲ 1.39×25 topics
- Big Data60▲ 1.31×23 topics
- Genetics60▲ 1.69×25 topics
- History57▲ 1.62×33 topics
- Gender57▲ 2.1×36 topics
- Identity57▲ 1.56×46 topics
- Obesity56▲ 1.47×23 topics
- Efficiency54▲ 3.6×6 topics
- Prevalence54▲ 2.6×13 topics
- Physical Activity53▲ 2.1×12 topics
- Anxiety50▲ 2.1×12 topics
- Social Support50▲ 1.77×15 topics
- Nationalism48▲ 2.1×25 topics
- Colonialism48▲ 2.0×29 topics
- Adolescents44▲ 2.3×8 topics
- Health Equity43▲ 3.1×6 topics
- Well-being43▲ 2.2×14 topics
- Health Disparities38▲ 2.9×9 topics
- Photovoltaics33▲ 4.0×4 topics
- Comorbidity32▲ 5.7×4 topics
- Organometal Halide Perovskites29▲ 5.1×1 topic
- Perovskite Solar Cells29▲ 5.1×1 topic
What research is done in Swansea?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
- 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 21 works
- 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 19 works
- 4 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
- 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 17 works
- 6 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 16 works
- 7 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
- 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
- 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
- 10 Historical Studies of British Isles History 15 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.