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Research in Watford

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Watford, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are NHS Blood and Transplant, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Watford General Hospital.

Research institutions
18
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.6k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Watford?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Building Research EstablishmentResearch facility 1,750 #7,981 all time
2NHS Blood and TransplantHospital / health system 1,707 #6,868
3Watford General HospitalHospital / health system 877 #25,712
4West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system 541 #19,870
5Action for ChildrenNonprofit 349 #35,974 all time
6Kodak (United Kingdom)Company 119 not ranked
7West Herts CollegeUniversity 70 not ranked
8Vinci (United Kingdom)Company 61 not ranked
9Medtronic (United Kingdom)Company 52 not ranked
10British Board of AgrémentGovernment institution 11 not ranked
11Tropical Marine Centre (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
12Gama (United Kingdom)Hospital / health system 7 not ranked
13Synergation (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
14Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing TechnologiesNonprofit 6 not ranked
15FiberLogix (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
16SLA Pharma (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
17AI Factory (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
18Sheepcot Medical CentreHospital / health system 2 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.

Building Research Establishment: 31.4%NHS Blood and Transplant: 30.6%Watford General Hospital: 15.7%West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: 9.7%14 others listed: 12.5%31%largest
Building Research Establishment1,750 · 31.4%NHS Blood and Transplant1,707 · 30.6%Watford General Hospital877 · 15.7%West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust541 · 9.7%14 others listed699 · 12.5%

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Which keywords describe research in Watford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Kidney Transplantation, Transplantation, Ethical Considerations, Graft Survival, Anemia, Hemorrhage and Blood Transfusion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology51▲ 2.3×104 topics
  2. Kidney Transplantation24▲ 71×2 topics
  3. Transplantation24▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations23▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Graft Survival23▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Public Health22▲ 2.6×33 topics
  7. Inflammation20▲ 1.67×49 topics
  8. Risk Factors20▲ 3.1×26 topics
  9. Anemia18▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Mortality18▲ 5.5×10 topics
  11. Hemorrhage17▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Blood Transfusion17▲ 68×3 topics
  13. Critical Care16▲ 12×8 topics
  14. Complications15▲ 5.4×15 topics
  15. Living Kidney Donors15▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Organ Donation15▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Liver Transplantation15▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Diagnosis14▲ 2.7×32 topics
  19. Management14▲ 3.1×25 topics
  20. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury13▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Biliary Complications13▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Donor Risk Index13▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Guidelines12▲ 4.7×12 topics
  24. SARS-CoV-211▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Cardiac Surgery10▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Coagulopathy10▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Red Blood Cell10▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Tranexamic Acid10▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Immunosuppressive Drugs9▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Antibody-Mediated Rejection9▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Renal Allograft9▲ 46×1 topic
  32. ACE2 Receptor9▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Trauma9▲ 8.1×6 topics
  34. Quality Improvement8▲ 7.6×8 topics
  35. Sepsis8▲ 8.8×4 topics
  36. Environmental Noise8▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Noise Pollution8▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Immunosuppressive Therapy8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  39. Resuscitation8▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Rejection8▲ 33×2 topics

What research is done in Watford?

  1. 1 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  2. 2 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 13 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 10 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 9 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 8 works
  6. 6 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  7. 7 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 6 works
  8. 8 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works

Research output over time

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