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Research in Wrexham

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Wrexham, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Wrexham University.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.9k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
17.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Wrexham

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 Wrexham?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Wrexham UniversityUniversity 1,589 #10,254
2Micro Materials (United Kingdom)Company 182 #29,485 all time
3International Rectifier (United Kingdom)Company 141 #33,689 all time
4Tritech Group (United Kingdom)Company 18 not ranked
5Wrexham County Borough Museum & ArchivesArchive 14 not ranked
6Glyndwr Innovations (United Kingdom)Company 6 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.

Wrexham University: 81.5%Micro Materials (United Kingdom): 9.3%International Rectifier (United Kingdom): 7.2%Tritech Group (United Kingdom): 0.9%2 others listed: 1.0%81%largest
Wrexham University1,589 · 81.5%Micro Materials (United Kingdom)182 · 9.3%International Rectifier (United Kingdom)141 · 7.2%Tritech Group (United Kingdom)18 · 0.9%2 others listed20 · 1.0%

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

Which fields of science does Wrexham work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Wrexham is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 128 fractional works · 39.4% of its workMedicine: 106 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 6.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 88 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEngineering: 46 fractional works · 14.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWrexham324fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences26%

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. Medicine10632.6%
    2. Health Professions185.4%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Engineering4614.0%
    2. Computer Science164.9%
    3. Materials Science82.6%
    4. Environmental Science72.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy62.0%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Chemistry10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences4212.9%
    2. Psychology185.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities123.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting92.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.1%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences82.5%
    3. Neuroscience20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Wrexham?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neuroscience, Complications, Quality of Life, Mortality, Patient Satisfaction, Mechanical Properties and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 1.68×66 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 2.2×29 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 5.2×11 topics
  4. Healthcare8▲ 2.2×16 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 1.69×22 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties8▲ 2.5×14 topics
  7. Neuroscience7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  8. Diagnosis7▲ 2.4×21 topics
  9. Mental Health7▲ 1.52×24 topics
  10. Treatment7▲ 1.80×26 topics
  11. Mortality7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  12. Big Data6▲ 1.97×9 topics
  13. Management6▲ 2.4×17 topics
  14. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  16. Nanocomposites5▲ 2.1×9 topics
  17. Clinical Trials5▲ 2.4×12 topics
  18. Guidelines5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  19. Surgery5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis5▲ 2.5×9 topics
  21. Professional Development4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Elderly Patients4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Functional Recovery4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  24. Primary Care4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  25. Thin Films4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  26. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Medical Education4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  28. Coatings4▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Nanoindentation4▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Cultural Competence4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  31. Reflective Practice4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  32. Burnout4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Genetic Variants3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  34. Secularism3▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Supervision3▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Child Welfare3▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Retention3▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Revision Surgery3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Statins3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 7.1×2 topics

What research is done in Wrexham?

Metal and Thin Film Mech…4Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 4 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…3Social Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…2Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 2 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsPublic AdministrationSurgeryAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  2. 2 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  3. 3 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%all institutions10.0% in 2025Wrexham9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.8% in 2009.

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