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Research in Waterford

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Waterford, Ireland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are South East Technological University, Waterford Institute of Technology and University Hospital Waterford.

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.8%
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 Waterford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Waterford Institute of TechnologyNonprofit 1,965 #9,792
2University Hospital WaterfordHospital / health system 881 #23,566
3South East Technological UniversityUniversity 341 #9,667
4OPKO Health (Ireland)Company 162 #38,994 all time
5Southern Regional AssemblyGovernment institution 6 not ranked
6Men’s Development NetworkInstitution 3 not ranked
7U-Casadh Project (Ireland)Company 2 not ranked
8Respond Housing AssociationInstitution 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.

Waterford Institute of Technology: 58.5%University Hospital Waterford: 26.2%South East Technological University: 10.1%OPKO Health (Ireland): 4.8%3 others listed: 0.3%58%largest
Waterford Institute of Technology1,965 · 58.5%University Hospital Waterford881 · 26.2%South East Technological University341 · 10.1%OPKO Health (Ireland)162 · 4.8%3 others listed11 · 0.3%

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

Which keywords describe research in Waterford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Elderly Patients, Rehabilitation, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Aging, Complications and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology65▲ 1.94×91 topics
  2. Inflammation30▲ 1.69×42 topics
  3. Sustainability25▲ 1.21×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life24▲ 2.0×35 topics
  5. Mental Health22▲ 1.82×27 topics
  6. Public Health20▲ 1.62×30 topics
  7. Risk Factors19▲ 2.0×25 topics
  8. Rehabilitation17▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. Aging17▲ 3.7×7 topics
  10. Elderly Patients17▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Treatment17▲ 1.63×32 topics
  12. Internet of Things16▲ 2.2×10 topics
  13. Mortality16▲ 3.3×11 topics
  14. Complications16▲ 3.7×14 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management14▲ 1.85×11 topics
  16. Physical Activity14▲ 3.4×7 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 2.8×14 topics
  18. Primary Care12▲ 3.8×13 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Guidelines11▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Prevention11▲ 3.1×13 topics
  22. Surgical Management10▲ 3.0×17 topics
  23. Surgery10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  24. Health Benefits10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations10▲ 3.4×11 topics
  26. Mortality Risk10▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Physical Performance8▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Exercise8▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Frailty7▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Geriatric Assessment7▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Entanglement7▲ 5.8×3 topics
  32. Nutritional Status7▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Transition7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Body Composition7▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Cancer Cachexia6▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Consociationalism6▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Northern Ireland6▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Sarcopenia6▲ 8.7×1 topic
  39. Intervention Strategies6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Sedentary Behavior6▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Waterford?

Frailty in Older Adults7Frailty in Older Adults: 7 fractional worksIrish and British Studies6Irish and British Studies: 6 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 6 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…6Physical Activity and Health: 6 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…6Digital Transformation in Industry: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 5 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 5 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…5Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 4 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologySociology and Political SciencePhysiologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 7 works
  2. 2 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 6 works
  4. 4 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 6 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works

Research output over time

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