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Research in Waterford

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Waterford, Ireland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are South East Technological University and Waterford Institute of Technology.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
48k
14.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Waterford

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 Waterford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Waterford Institute of TechnologyNonprofit 1,965 #7,157
2South East Technological UniversityUniversity 341 #5,703
3OPKO Health (Ireland)Company 162 #23,732 all time
4Southern Regional AssemblyGovernment institution 6 not ranked
5Men’s Development NetworkInstitution 3 not ranked
6U-Casadh Project (Ireland)Company 2 not ranked
7Respond Housing AssociationInstitution 0 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.

Waterford Institute of Technology: 79.3%South East Technological University: 13.8%OPKO Health (Ireland): 6.5%Southern Regional Assembly: 0.2%2 others listed: 0.2%79%largest
Waterford Institute of Technology1,965 · 79.3%South East Technological University341 · 13.8%OPKO Health (Ireland)162 · 6.5%Southern Regional Assembly6 · 0.2%2 others listed5 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Waterford work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Waterford is in Health Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Social Sciences (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 387 fractional works · 41.0% of its workMedicine: 332 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSurgery: 66 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 46 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 235 fractional works · 24.9% of its workEngineering: 90 fractional works · 9.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 63 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 226 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 45 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 96 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWaterford944fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences24%

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. Medicine33235.2%
    2. Health Professions464.8%
    3. Veterinary30.3%
    4. Nursing30.3%
    5. Dentistry30.3%
    1. Engineering909.6%
    2. Computer Science636.7%
    3. Environmental Science272.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy181.9%
    5. Mathematics121.3%
    6. Materials Science101.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.7%
    8. Chemistry50.5%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences10611.2%
    2. Psychology454.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting394.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities161.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.4%
    6. Decision Sciences70.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences404.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology333.5%
    3. Neuroscience101.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology50.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Waterford?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology72▲ 1.91×98 topics
  2. Inflammation31▲ 1.56×49 topics
  3. Quality of Life26▲ 1.92×36 topics
  4. Sustainability26◆ 1.13×37 topics
  5. Machine Learning26▼ 0.81×49 topics
  6. Mental Health24▲ 1.80×28 topics
  7. Risk Factors22▲ 2.1×29 topics
  8. Public Health21▲ 1.55×34 topics
  9. Treatment20▲ 1.73×35 topics
  10. Mortality18▲ 3.4×11 topics
  11. Rehabilitation18▲ 4.8×8 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 1.64×28 topics
  13. Aging17▲ 3.4×8 topics
  14. Elderly Patients17▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Internet of Things17▲ 2.1×11 topics
  16. Complications17▲ 3.7×14 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 3.0×14 topics
  18. Healthcare16▲ 1.46×15 topics
  19. Diagnosis16▲ 1.76×29 topics
  20. Guidelines15▲ 3.4×13 topics
  21. Physical Activity15▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management15▲ 1.74×11 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 4.3×9 topics
  24. Primary Care12▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Surgery12▲ 3.6×10 topics
  26. Prevention12▲ 2.9×13 topics
  27. Surgical Management11▲ 2.9×18 topics
  28. Health Benefits10▲ 3.3×10 topics
  29. Mortality Risk10▲ 4.6×6 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations10▲ 3.1×11 topics
  31. Physical Performance8▲ 9.3×2 topics
  32. Revision Surgery8▲ 7.0×2 topics
  33. Total Hip Replacement8▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Exercise8▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Frailty8▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Geriatric Assessment8▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Transition7▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Nutritional Status7▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Consociationalism7▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Northern Ireland7▲ 62×1 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

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Waterford12.1% 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 29.9% in 2015.

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