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Research in Dundee

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Dundee, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Dundee, James Hutton Institute and Abertay University.

Research institutions
21
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
37.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Dundee

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 Dundee?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of DundeeUniversity 38,467 #323
2James Hutton InstituteFunder 3,242 #3,098
3Abertay UniversityUniversity 2,453 #7,211
4NHS TaysideHospital / health system 1,389 #9,365
5Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (United Kingdom)Company 94 not ranked
6Police Forensic Science Laboratory DundeeInstitution 54 not ranked
7Dundee and Angus CollegeUniversity 51 not ranked
8Dundee City CouncilGovernment institution 25 not ranked
9Vascular Flow Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 18 not ranked
10Dundee Science CentreNonprofit 8 not ranked
11Academic Health Science PartnershipHospital / health system 7 not ranked
12Dudhope Multicultural CentreInstitution 7 not ranked
13Dundee Contemporary ArtsInstitution 6 not ranked
14National Telford InstituteUniversity 5 not ranked
15Dundee Heritage TrustNonprofit 5 not ranked
16National Phenotypic Screening CentreResearch facility 5 not ranked
17Scottish Social Services CouncilGovernment institution 4 not ranked
18APS Biocontrol (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
19Scottish Cancer FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
20Brittle Bone SocietyNonprofit 2 not ranked
21Volunteer DundeeNonprofit 1 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 Dundee: 83.9%James Hutton Institute: 7.1%Abertay University: 5.4%NHS Tayside: 3.0%17 others listed: 0.6%84%largest
University of Dundee38k · 83.9%James Hutton Institute3,242 · 7.1%Abertay University2,453 · 5.4%NHS Tayside1,389 · 3.0%17 others listed297 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Dundee work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Dundee is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,825 fractional works · 34.5% of its workMedicine: 1,481 fractional works · 28.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 171 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 162 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 139 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 128 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 108 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 106 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 235 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 139 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 88 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOral Surgery: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,343 fractional works · 25.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 614 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 194 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 125 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 203 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 183 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHistory: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 150 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 140 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 91 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,105 fractional works · 20.9% of its workEngineering: 345 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 314 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 192 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,013 fractional works · 19.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 528 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 324 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGenetics: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 296 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 155 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 94 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 79 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDundee5,286fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences25%

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. Health Sciences1,82534.5%
    1. Medicine1,48128.0%
    2. Health Professions2354.4%
    3. Dentistry881.7%
    4. Nursing170.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,34325.4%
    1. Social Sciences61411.6%
    2. Psychology2033.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities1833.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1502.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1402.6%
    6. Decision Sciences521.0%
    1. Engineering3456.5%
    2. Environmental Science3145.9%
    3. Computer Science1923.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences611.1%
    5. Materials Science500.9%
    6. Chemistry420.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy410.8%
    8. Energy350.7%
    9. Mathematics240.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.0%
  4. Life Sciences1,01319.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52810.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2965.6%
    3. Neuroscience941.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology791.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dundee strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dundee is most concentrated in Periodontics, Dentistry and Emergency Medical Services (3.4× the world share in Periodontics).

  1. PeriodonticsSubfield · 21.6 works3.4×
  2. DentistryField · 73.5 works3.2×
  3. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 27.4 works3.2×
← 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: 1.16× its world share, 259 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.83× its world share, 458 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 70 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 82 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 177 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 55 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 310 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 269 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.23× its world share, 74 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 214 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 1,313 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 167 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 135 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 559 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.23×74 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.83×458 works
  3. Health Professions1.73×214 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.48×70 works
  5. Medicine1.45×1,313 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×129 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.23×167 works
  8. Psychology1.23×176 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.16×259 works
  10. Environmental Science1.16×269 works
  11. Neuroscience1.08×82 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.99×45 works
  13. Social Sciences0.94×559 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×135 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×14 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×55 works
  17. Energy0.75×32 works
  18. Nursing0.62×14 works
  19. Veterinary0.57×4 works
  20. Chemistry0.50×37 works
  21. Computer Science0.48×177 works
  22. Engineering0.44×310 works
  23. Mathematics0.36×20 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.35×36 works
  25. Materials Science0.26×42 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.11×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Dundee?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Climate Change, Quality of Life, Treatment, Cancer Therapy, Oxidative Stress and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology350▲ 1.66×130 topics
  2. Climate Change191▲ 1.33×97 topics
  3. Inflammation188▲ 1.67×81 topics
  4. Quality of Life136▲ 1.79×51 topics
  5. Sustainability130◆ 1.01×80 topics
  6. Treatment127▲ 1.97×50 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress120▲ 1.38×58 topics
  8. Globalization110◆ 1.06×95 topics
  9. Public Health109▲ 1.42×57 topics
  10. Cancer108▲ 1.52×51 topics
  11. Mental Health88▲ 1.16×46 topics
  12. Risk Factors86▲ 1.49×37 topics
  13. Cancer Therapy83▲ 2.8×18 topics
  14. Genetics80▲ 2.1×26 topics
  15. Diagnosis79▲ 1.60×39 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease72▲ 1.19×35 topics
  17. Healthcare70▲ 1.17×33 topics
  18. Global Burden68▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Prevention53▲ 2.4×15 topics
  20. Mortality52▲ 1.74×13 topics
  21. Primary Care51▲ 2.6×15 topics
  22. Reflective Practice50▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation48▲ 2.4×14 topics
  24. Medical Education47▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services47▲ 2.3×12 topics
  26. Immunology43▲ 7.5×3 topics
  27. Asthma43▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Transcriptional Regulation37▲ 4.3×9 topics
  29. Microbiota36▲ 3.2×7 topics
  30. Allergic Diseases36▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Eosinophils36▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Proteasome Inhibitors30▲ 8.4×2 topics
  33. NF-?B Activation29▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Cystic Fibrosis29▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Mutation Analysis28▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Pulmonary Infections28▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Proteasome28▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Ubiquitin28▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Bronchiectasis27▲ 17×1 topic
  40. CFTR27▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Dundee?

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 32 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 27 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…24Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 24 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…20Innovations in Medical Education: 20 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 18 fractional worksRural development and sustainability: 18 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…17Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 17 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 16 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 15 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…13Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 13 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 32 works
  2. 2 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 27 works
  3. 3 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 24 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  5. 5 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 18 works
  6. 6 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 works
  7. 7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 17 works
  8. 8 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 16 works
  9. 9 Scottish History and National Identity History 15 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 13 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%Dundee17.1% 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 32.8% in 2013.

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