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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of YorkUniversity 46,654 #483
2York St John UniversityUniversity 2,639 #5,368
3Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (United Kingdom)Company 2,309 #12,417
4Fera Science (United Kingdom)Company 1,058 #21,275
5York HospitalHospital / health system 762 #20,908 all time
6York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustHospital / health system 518 #21,205
7Natural EnglandGovernment institution 482 #21,781
8York Archaeological TrustNonprofit 437 #18,047
9Higher Education AcademyUniversity 290 #25,130
10York MinsterInstitution 212 #28,871 all time
11Antibiotic Research UKNonprofit 105 not ranked
12Joseph Rowntree FoundationNonprofit 93 not ranked
13Abingdon Health (United Kingdom)Company 81 not ranked
14White Rose University ConsortiumInstitution 58 not ranked
15Queen Margaret'sUniversity 47 not ranked
16Council for British ArchaeologyNonprofit 30 not ranked
17Paraytec (United Kingdom)Company 29 not ranked
18Askham Bryan CollegeUniversity 23 not ranked
19Rapita Systems (United Kingdom)Company 22 not ranked
20York CollegeUniversity 21 not ranked
21J P French AssociatesResearch facility 19 not ranked
22St Helen's Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system 19 not ranked
23Advance HEInstitution 18 not ranked
24Friends of the National Railway MuseumArchive 14 not ranked
25City of York CouncilGovernment institution 13 not ranked
26Saddle Point Science (United Kingdom)Company 13 not ranked
27Explore YorkArchive 12 not ranked
28Housing Quality Network (United Kingdom)Company 10 not ranked
29The Tuke CentreNonprofit 9 not ranked
30Joseph Rowntree Charitable TrustNonprofit 9 not ranked
31BioValeNonprofit 9 not ranked
32York Osteoarchaeology (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
33Cybula (United Kingdom)Company 7 not ranked
34York Museums TrustNonprofit 7 not ranked
35York Castle MuseumArchive 7 not ranked
36OptiBiotix (United Kingdom)Company 6 not ranked
37The National Centre for Early MusicUniversity 5 not ranked
38Neotherix (United Kingdom)Company 4 not ranked
39York Theatre RoyalInstitution 4 not ranked
40Jorvik Viking CentreArchive 4 not ranked
41Stockholm Environment InstituteNonprofit 4 not ranked
42Foundation for Research into Traditional Chinese MedicineInstitution 3 not ranked
43White Cross Court Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system 2 not ranked
44Blueberry AcademyUniversity 2 not ranked
45Crop Health and ProtectionInstitution 2 not ranked
46MyScience (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
47St Monicas HospitalHospital / health system 1 not ranked
48York Blind & Partially Sighted SocietyNonprofit 1 not ranked
49Clearsky Medical Diagnostics (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
50Libertine FPE (United Kingdom)Company 1 not ranked
51Local 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.

University of York: 83.2%York St John University: 4.7%Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (United Kingdom): 4.1%Fera Science (United Kingdom): 1.9%47 others listed: 6.1%83%largest
University of York47k · 83.2%York St John University2,639 · 4.7%Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (United Kingdom)2,309 · 4.1%Fera Science (United Kingdom)1,058 · 1.9%47 others listed3,426 · 6.1%

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

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).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 34.7 works7.0×
  2. MusicSubfield · 43.2 works6.4×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 62.0 works6.2×
  4. HistorySubfield · 163.5 works6.2×
  5. SoftwareSubfield · 29.9 works5.6×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 115.1 works4.9×
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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.

▲ 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. Globalization324▲ 2.0×122 topics
  2. Epidemiology254▼ 0.77×134 topics
  3. Mental Health233▲ 1.92×43 topics
  4. Machine Learning225▼ 0.83×81 topics
  5. Climate Change218◆ 0.98×102 topics
  6. Deep Learning206▼ 0.73×78 topics
  7. Public Health188▲ 1.56×65 topics
  8. Sustainability177◆ 0.88×97 topics
  9. History160▲ 2.8×45 topics
  10. Quality of Life156▲ 1.31×57 topics
  11. Gender145▲ 3.2×51 topics
  12. Literature145▲ 3.2×50 topics
  13. Religion145▲ 3.7×37 topics
  14. Identity144▲ 2.4×60 topics
  15. Colonialism125▲ 3.2×40 topics
  16. Economic Growth123▲ 1.75×24 topics
  17. Human Rights122▲ 1.44×56 topics
  18. Neoliberalism115▲ 3.9×24 topics
  19. Ethics115▲ 2.9×46 topics
  20. Cultural Identity115▲ 2.7×28 topics
  21. Nationalism114▲ 3.0×29 topics
  22. Depression107▲ 1.47×23 topics
  23. Culture100▲ 2.3×26 topics
  24. Social Support96▲ 2.1×18 topics
  25. Intersectionality94▲ 6.3×14 topics
  26. Social Justice92▲ 1.89×39 topics
  27. Health92▲ 2.8×24 topics
  28. Primary Care92▲ 2.9×15 topics
  29. Philosophy84▲ 2.3×31 topics
  30. Society78▲ 4.9×21 topics
  31. Feminism78▲ 3.3×22 topics
  32. Social Inequality70▲ 3.1×17 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice64▲ 6.0×7 topics
  34. Social Cognition62▲ 4.4×9 topics
  35. Social History59▲ 8.6×7 topics
  36. Agricultural Origins57▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Radiocarbon Dating57▲ 21×1 topic
  38. African Diaspora53▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Archaeology of Resistance45▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Black Feminist Theory45▲ 62×1 topic

What research is done in York?

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 57 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 45 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 44 works
  4. 4 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 33 works
  5. 5 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 29 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 27 works
  7. 7 Medieval Literature and History Classics 26 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  9. 9 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 24 works
  10. 10 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 22 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.