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Research in Worcester

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Worcester, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Worcester, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.1k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
110k
15.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Worcester

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 Worcester?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of WorcesterUniversity 3,894 #4,749
2Worcestershire Royal HospitalHospital / health system 2,114 #12,177 all time
3Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustHospital / health system 530 #16,373
4Worcestershire Health and Care NHS TrustHospital / health system 389 #17,612
5Materials Solutions (United Kingdom)Company 68 not ranked
6Worcestershire County CouncilGovernment institution 42 not ranked
7National Sheep AssociationNonprofit 17 not ranked
8Aeromet International (United Kingdom)Company 5 not ranked
9Superform (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
10Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage TrustInstitution 3 not ranked
11Dolphin Computer Access (United Kingdom)Company 2 not ranked
12Sanctuary HousingNonprofit 2 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.

University of Worcester: 55.1%Worcestershire Royal Hospital: 29.9%Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust: 7.5%Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust: 5.5%8 others listed: 2.0%55%largest
University of Worcester3,894 · 55.1%Worcestershire Royal Hospital2,114 · 29.9%Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust530 · 7.5%Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust389 · 5.5%8 others listed143 · 2.0%

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

Which fields of science does Worcester work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Worcester is in Health Sciences, 41% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (20%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 413 fractional works · 43.2% of its workMedicine: 311 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSurgery: 56 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 36 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 86 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 389 fractional works · 40.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 189 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 60 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 41 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 92 fractional works · 9.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 72 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWorcester956fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences41%

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. Medicine31132.6%
    2. Health Professions869.0%
    3. Nursing91.0%
    4. Dentistry50.5%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
    1. Social Sciences18919.7%
    2. Psychology929.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities535.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting323.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.9%
    6. Decision Sciences50.5%
    1. Engineering272.9%
    2. Computer Science232.4%
    3. Environmental Science171.7%
    4. Materials Science50.5%
    5. Mathematics30.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    8. Energy20.2%
    9. Chemistry10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences262.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.6%
    3. Neuroscience131.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Worcester strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Worcester is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions (4.6× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 41.6 works4.6×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 52.6 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.46× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 273 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 177 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.46×78 works
  2. Psychology3.14×82 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.96×48 works
  4. Medicine1.66×273 works
  5. Nursing1.64×7 works
  6. Social Sciences1.63×177 works
  7. Veterinary1.22×1 works
  8. Dentistry1.18×5 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×30 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×17 works
  11. Neuroscience0.88×12 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×23 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.56×5 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×4 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×22 works
  17. Environmental Science0.36×15 works
  18. Computer Science0.29×19 works
  19. Mathematics0.24×2 works
  20. Engineering0.19×24 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×2 works
  22. Energy0.13×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.13×4 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.06×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Worcester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Resilience, Gender, Well-being and Public 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-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. Epidemiology62▲ 1.64×98 topics
  2. Mental Health44▲ 3.2×35 topics
  3. Quality of Life40▲ 2.9×40 topics
  4. Globalization30▲ 1.58×43 topics
  5. Public Health30▲ 2.1×32 topics
  6. Treatment26▲ 2.2×35 topics
  7. Resilience22▲ 4.8×11 topics
  8. Healthcare22▲ 2.0×19 topics
  9. Risk Factors22▲ 2.0×27 topics
  10. Primary Care22▲ 6.1×14 topics
  11. Gender21▲ 4.1×20 topics
  12. Well-being19▲ 5.0×13 topics
  13. Qualitative Research18▲ 2.2×15 topics
  14. Social Support18▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. Identity18▲ 2.6×21 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations17▲ 5.1×11 topics
  17. Psychological Impact16▲ 5.5×9 topics
  18. Complications16▲ 3.4×15 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction16▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction15▲ 4.9×9 topics
  21. Reflective Practice14▲ 8.0×6 topics
  22. Palliative Care14▲ 9.8×3 topics
  23. End-of-Life14▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Nationalism14▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Neuroscience14▲ 4.7×12 topics
  26. Health14▲ 3.5×10 topics
  27. Stress14▲ 3.9×8 topics
  28. Gender Differences13▲ 3.7×12 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice13▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Health Care Costs13▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Medical Education12▲ 4.6×11 topics
  32. Advance Care Planning11▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Family Perspectives11▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Burnout11▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Professional Development10▲ 5.2×8 topics
  36. Cultural Competence10▲ 7.8×6 topics
  37. Bereavement9▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Complicated Grief9▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Quality of Care8▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Long-Term Care8▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Worcester?

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 11 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 5 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…4Family and Disability Support Research: 4 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 4 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 4 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…4Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  2. 2 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 5 works
  5. 5 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 5 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 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%Worcester14.1% 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 22.3% in 2020.

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