Research in York
Science Explorer records 51 research institutions in York, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of York, York St John University and Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (United Kingdom).
- Research institutions
- 51 8 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 56k ▲ 9% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 23.3% 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 York?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of YorkUniversity | 46,654 | #483 | |
| 2 | York St John UniversityUniversity | 2,639 | #5,368 | |
| 3 | Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (United Kingdom)Company | 2,309 | #12,417 | |
| 4 | Fera Science (United Kingdom)Company | 1,058 | #21,275 | |
| 5 | York HospitalHospital / health system | 762 | #20,908 all time | |
| 6 | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system | 518 | #21,205 | |
| 7 | Natural EnglandGovernment institution | 482 | #21,781 | |
| 8 | York Archaeological TrustNonprofit | 437 | #18,047 | |
| 9 | Higher Education AcademyUniversity | 290 | #25,130 | |
| 10 | York MinsterInstitution | 212 | #28,871 all time | |
| 11 | Antibiotic Research UKNonprofit | 105 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Joseph Rowntree FoundationNonprofit | 93 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Abingdon Health (United Kingdom)Company | 81 | not ranked | |
| 14 | White Rose University ConsortiumInstitution | 58 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Queen Margaret'sUniversity | 47 | not ranked | |
| 16 | Council for British ArchaeologyNonprofit | 30 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Paraytec (United Kingdom)Company | 29 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Askham Bryan CollegeUniversity | 23 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Rapita Systems (United Kingdom)Company | 22 | not ranked | |
| 20 | York CollegeUniversity | 21 | not ranked | |
| 21 | J P French AssociatesResearch facility | 19 | not ranked | |
| 22 | St Helen's Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system | 19 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Advance HEInstitution | 18 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Friends of the National Railway MuseumArchive | 14 | not ranked | |
| 25 | City of York CouncilGovernment institution | 13 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Saddle Point Science (United Kingdom)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Explore YorkArchive | 12 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Housing Quality Network (United Kingdom)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 29 | The Tuke CentreNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable TrustNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 31 | BioValeNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 32 | York Osteoarchaeology (United Kingdom)Company | 8 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Cybula (United Kingdom)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 34 | York Museums TrustNonprofit | 7 | not ranked | |
| 35 | York Castle MuseumArchive | 7 | not ranked | |
| 36 | OptiBiotix (United Kingdom)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 37 | The National Centre for Early MusicUniversity | 5 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Neotherix (United Kingdom)Company | 4 | not ranked | |
| 39 | York Theatre RoyalInstitution | 4 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Jorvik Viking CentreArchive | 4 | not ranked | |
| 41 | Stockholm Environment InstituteNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Foundation for Research into Traditional Chinese MedicineInstitution | 3 | not ranked | |
| 43 | White Cross Court Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system | 2 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Blueberry AcademyUniversity | 2 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Crop Health and ProtectionInstitution | 2 | not ranked | |
| 46 | MyScience (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 47 | St Monicas HospitalHospital / health system | 1 | not ranked | |
| 48 | York Blind & Partially Sighted SocietyNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 49 | Clearsky Medical Diagnostics (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Libertine FPE (United Kingdom)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Local Area Research & Intelligence AssociationInstitution | 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.
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What is York strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in York is most concentrated in Classics, Music and Paleontology (7.0× the world share in Classics).
- ClassicsSubfield · 34.7 works7.0×
- MusicSubfield · 43.2 works6.4×
- PaleontologySubfield · 62.0 works6.2×
- HistorySubfield · 163.5 works6.2×
- SoftwareSubfield · 29.9 works5.6×
- AnthropologySubfield · 115.1 works4.9×
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 York?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Religion, History, Gender, Literature, Intersectionality and Neoliberalism.
- Black Feminist Theory
- African Diaspora
- Agricultural Origins
- Social Cognition
- Social Inequality
- Society
- Primary Care
- Social Justice
- Social Support
- Depression
- Cultural Identity
- Neoliberalism
- Economic Growth
- Identity
- Literature
- Quality of Life
- Sustainability
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Public Health
- History
- Gender
- Religion
- Colonialism
- Human Rights
- Ethics
- Nationalism
- Culture
- Intersectionality
- Health
- Philosophy
- Feminism
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Social History
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Archaeology of Resistance
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
- Globalization324▲ 2.0×122 topics
- Epidemiology254▼ 0.77×134 topics
- Mental Health233▲ 1.92×43 topics
- Machine Learning225▼ 0.83×81 topics
- Climate Change218◆ 0.98×102 topics
- Deep Learning206▼ 0.73×78 topics
- Public Health188▲ 1.56×65 topics
- Sustainability177◆ 0.88×97 topics
- History160▲ 2.8×45 topics
- Quality of Life156▲ 1.31×57 topics
- Gender145▲ 3.2×51 topics
- Literature145▲ 3.2×50 topics
- Religion145▲ 3.7×37 topics
- Identity144▲ 2.4×60 topics
- Colonialism125▲ 3.2×40 topics
- Economic Growth123▲ 1.75×24 topics
- Human Rights122▲ 1.44×56 topics
- Neoliberalism115▲ 3.9×24 topics
- Ethics115▲ 2.9×46 topics
- Cultural Identity115▲ 2.7×28 topics
- Nationalism114▲ 3.0×29 topics
- Depression107▲ 1.47×23 topics
- Culture100▲ 2.3×26 topics
- Social Support96▲ 2.1×18 topics
- Intersectionality94▲ 6.3×14 topics
- Social Justice92▲ 1.89×39 topics
- Health92▲ 2.8×24 topics
- Primary Care92▲ 2.9×15 topics
- Philosophy84▲ 2.3×31 topics
- Society78▲ 4.9×21 topics
- Feminism78▲ 3.3×22 topics
- Social Inequality70▲ 3.1×17 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice64▲ 6.0×7 topics
- Social Cognition62▲ 4.4×9 topics
- Social History59▲ 8.6×7 topics
- Agricultural Origins57▲ 21×1 topic
- Radiocarbon Dating57▲ 21×1 topic
- African Diaspora53▲ 16×4 topics
- Archaeology of Resistance45▲ 62×1 topic
- Black Feminist Theory45▲ 62×1 topic
What research is done in York?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 57 works
- 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 45 works
- 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 44 works
- 4 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 33 works
- 5 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 29 works
- 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 27 works
- 7 Medieval Literature and History Classics 26 works
- 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 24 works
- 9 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 24 works
- 10 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 22 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.