Research in Wigan
Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Wigan, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and Wrightington Hospital.
- Research institutions
- 6 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.1k ◆ 2% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 6.7% 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 Wigan?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrightington HospitalHospital / health system | 1,029 | #26,979 | |
| 2 | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system | 668 | #20,833 | |
| 3 | Royal Albert Edward InfirmaryHospital / health system | 374 | #31,378 all time | |
| 4 | Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustInstitution | 47 | not ranked | |
| 5 | ATG UV Technology (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Lowri Beck (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 Wigan strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Wigan is most concentrated in Surgery (14.8× the world share in Surgery).
- SurgerySubfield · 110.6 works15×
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 Wigan?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Rehabilitation, Surgical Management, Patient Satisfaction and Mortality.
- Chronic Pain
- Periprosthetic Joint Infection
- Postoperative Complications
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Hip Fracture
- Distal Radius Fractures
- Elbow Injuries
- Quality Improvement
- Elderly Patients
- Shoulder Pathology
- Guidelines
- Outcomes
- Surgery
- Quality of Life
- Wear Particles
- Shoulder Function
- Mortality
- Surgical Management
- Total Hip Replacement
- Complications
- Epidemiology
- Revision Surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Patient Satisfaction
- Treatment
- Hip Arthroplasty
- Arthroplasty
- Diagnosis
- Health-related Quality of Life
- Total Knee Replacement
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Primary Care
- Functional Recovery
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Orthogeriatric Care
- Health Care Costs
- Osteoarthritis
- Prosthetic Joint Infections
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
- Epidemiology45▲ 3.6×56 topics
- Complications36▲ 23×13 topics
- Revision Surgery26▲ 66×2 topics
- Total Hip Replacement26▲ 66×2 topics
- Rehabilitation21▲ 17×9 topics
- Surgical Management21▲ 16×15 topics
- Patient Satisfaction20▲ 19×9 topics
- Mortality19▲ 10×9 topics
- Treatment19▲ 4.8×22 topics
- Shoulder Function15▲ 55×2 topics
- Hip Arthroplasty14▲ 74×1 topic
- Wear Particles14▲ 74×1 topic
- Arthroplasty14▲ 46×2 topics
- Quality of Life13▲ 2.9×26 topics
- Diagnosis13▲ 4.5×18 topics
- Surgery13▲ 12×7 topics
- Health-related Quality of Life13▲ 17×4 topics
- Outcomes12▲ 48×1 topic
- Total Knee Replacement12▲ 58×1 topic
- Guidelines12▲ 7.8×11 topics
- Rotator Cuff Tears11▲ 54×1 topic
- Shoulder Pathology11▲ 54×1 topic
- Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 5.3×11 topics
- Elderly Patients8▲ 16×4 topics
- Primary Care8▲ 7.1×12 topics
- Quality Improvement8▲ 14×8 topics
- Functional Recovery8▲ 16×2 topics
- Elbow Injuries8▲ 115×1 topic
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction8▲ 115×1 topic
- Distal Radius Fractures7▲ 43×1 topic
- Flexor Tendon Repair7▲ 43×1 topic
- Hip Fracture7▲ 60×1 topic
- Orthogeriatric Care7▲ 60×1 topic
- Diagnostic Imaging7▲ 19×2 topics
- Health Care Costs7▲ 26×2 topics
- Postoperative Complications7▲ 16×4 topics
- Osteoarthritis7▲ 16×4 topics
- Periprosthetic Joint Infection7▲ 52×1 topic
- Prosthetic Joint Infections7▲ 52×1 topic
- Chronic Pain6▲ 9.3×3 topics
What research is done in Wigan?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 14 works
- 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 12 works
- 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 11 works
- 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 8 works
- 5 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works
- 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 7 works
- 7 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 7 works
- 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 6 works
- 9 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 5 works
- 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.