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Research in Edinburgh

Science Explorer records 136 research institutions in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Napier University.

Research institutions
136
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
203k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2M
30.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of EdinburghUniversity 146,975 #43
2Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity 17,646 #1,034
3Edinburgh Napier UniversityUniversity 8,324 #1,289
4Edinburgh CollegeUniversity 5,052 #6,378
5NHS LothianHospital / health system 4,477 #2,780
6Marine ScotlandGovernment institution 2,827 #14,740 all time
7Queen Margaret UniversityUniversity 2,755 #4,637
8Scotland's Rural CollegeUniversity 1,972 #5,161
9Royal ObservatoryResearch facility 1,892 #18,893
10Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghResearch facility 1,689 #12,482
11Scottish Agricultural Science AgencyGovernment institution 1,680 #8,102 all time
12Scottish National Blood Transfusion ServiceNonprofit 1,165 #23,538 all time
13National Museums ScotlandGovernment institution 722 #11,872
14Public Health ScotlandGovernment institution 675 #7,930
15Institute of Occupational MedicineNonprofit 603 #19,236
16NHS Education for ScotlandHospital / health system 563 #17,304
17The Medical Device (United Kingdom)Company 536 #10,366
18Scottish GovernmentGovernment institution 481 #16,225
19National Health Service ScotlandGovernment institution 430 #20,532
20Scottish Natural HeritageArchive 385 #24,759 all time
21Centre for Immunity, Infection and EvolutionHospital / health system 383 #4,053 all time
22National Library of ScotlandArchive 332 #24,122 all time
23Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic HospitalHospital / health system 329 #27,250 all time
24Children in ScotlandInstitution 306 #24,781 all time
25Queen’s Nursing Institute ScotlandNonprofit 288 #33,921 all time
26Historic Environment ScotlandGovernment institution 283 #24,061 all time
27Medical Research ScotlandNonprofit 224 #23,738 all time
28Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghUniversity 206 #21,679 all time
29Alzheimer ScotlandNonprofit 206 #15,396 all time
30Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghUniversity 203 #25,779 all time
31Aquamarine Power (United Kingdom)Company 182 #13,398
32Royal Zoological Society of ScotlandNonprofit 173 #31,752 all time
33Royal Incorporation of Architects in ScotlandInstitution 167 #31,178 all time
34Healthcare Improvement ScotlandHospital / health system 147 #28,708 all time
35Royal Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom)Company 144 #33,730 all time
36Lothian Sexual HealthHospital / health system 122 #33,918 all time
37Association for the Study of Medical EducationInstitution 110 not ranked
38City of Edinburgh CouncilGovernment institution 100 not ranked
39Digital Curation CentreInstitution 98 not ranked
40SeafishGovernment institution 97 not ranked
41Chief Scientist OfficeGovernment institution 96 not ranked
42The David Hume InstituteUniversity 89 not ranked
43Scotch Whisky Research InstituteResearch facility 88 not ranked
44Royal Society of EdinburghUniversity 85 not ranked
45Roslin Cells (United Kingdom)Company 82 not ranked
46Scottish ParliamentGovernment institution 81 not ranked
47Edinburgh GenomicsResearch facility 78 not ranked
48National Trust for ScotlandNonprofit 70 not ranked
49Codeplay (United Kingdom)Company 62 not ranked
50BlackwoodNonprofit 52 not ranked
51Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary MedicinesNonprofit 47 not ranked
52Myeloma UKNonprofit 43 not ranked
53Accord (United Kingdom)Company 41 not ranked
54Scottish Funding CouncilGovernment institution 40 not ranked
55Fettes CollegeUniversity 36 not ranked
56Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines NetworkInstitution 35 not ranked
57Scottish Wildlife TrustNonprofit 32 not ranked
58PowerPhotonic (United Kingdom)Company 29 not ranked
59Portobello High SchoolUniversity 29 not ranked
60CereProc (United Kingdom)Company 28 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 Edinburgh: 71.3%Heriot-Watt University: 8.6%Edinburgh Napier University: 4.0%Edinburgh College: 2.5%56 others listed: 13.6%71%largest
University of Edinburgh147k · 71.3%Heriot-Watt University18k · 8.6%Edinburgh Napier University8,324 · 4.0%Edinburgh College5,052 · 2.5%56 others listed28k · 13.6%

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

Which fields of science does Edinburgh work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Edinburgh is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (11%).

Physical Sciences: 9,953 fractional works · 34.3% of its workEngineering: 3,106 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 677 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 502 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 315 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 255 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 198 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 190 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 186 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 177 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 165 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 131 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 100 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2,409 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,003 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 322 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 318 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 247 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 139 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 96 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,389 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 287 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 254 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 179 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 173 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 126 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,065 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 378 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 204 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 189 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 122 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 545 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 148 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 111 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 449 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 220 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 449 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 97 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 298 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 126 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 165 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 128 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8,889 fractional works · 30.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,038 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,453 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 594 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 418 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 229 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 192 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 140 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 140 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 126 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 123 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 119 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,807 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHistory: 326 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 258 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 226 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 182 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 162 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 150 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1,348 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 480 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 382 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 225 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 178 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 737 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 174 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 154 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 637 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 434 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 163 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 323 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 156 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,390 fractional works · 22.0% of its workMedicine: 5,187 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSurgery: 629 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 550 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 434 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 382 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 279 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 278 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 277 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 257 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 204 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 187 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 182 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 139 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 680 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 933 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 582 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 199 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 116 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3,798 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,863 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 993 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 463 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 869 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 266 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 195 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 99 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 72 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 657 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 383 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 346 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 233 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEdinburgh29kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering3,10610.7%
    2. Computer Science2,4098.3%
    3. Environmental Science1,3894.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1,0653.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences5451.9%
    6. Materials Science4491.5%
    7. Mathematics4491.5%
    8. Chemistry2981.0%
    9. Energy1650.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering780.3%
  2. Social Sciences8,88930.6%
    1. Social Sciences4,03813.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,8076.2%
    3. Psychology1,3484.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting7372.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6372.2%
    6. Decision Sciences3231.1%
  3. Health Sciences6,39022.0%
    1. Medicine5,18717.9%
    2. Health Professions9333.2%
    3. Veterinary1320.5%
    4. Nursing870.3%
    5. Dentistry510.2%
  4. Life Sciences3,79813.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,8636.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8693.0%
    3. Neuroscience6572.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3461.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics640.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Edinburgh strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Edinburgh is most concentrated in Instrumentation, Classics and Veterinary (5.8× the world share in Instrumentation).

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 73.5 works5.8×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 82.9 works5.5×
  3. VeterinaryField · 120.0 works3.5×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 134.7 works3.4×
  5. HistorySubfield · 276.3 works3.4×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 747 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1,624 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 301 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 553 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 52 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 68 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 262 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 2,127 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 455 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 144 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 2,817 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 1,198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 394 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 407 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 940 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 48 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 834 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 4,536 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 73 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.46× its world share, 120 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 1,581 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 675 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 279 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 586 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 1,161 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 3,568 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.46×120 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.14×1,581 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.65×940 works
  4. Psychology1.49×1,161 works
  5. Mathematics1.35×407 works
  6. Neuroscience1.33×553 works
  7. Health Professions1.24×834 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.19×1,624 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.17×301 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×455 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.13×279 works
  12. Social Sciences1.10×3,568 works
  13. Computer Science1.07×2,127 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×586 works
  15. Environmental Science0.94×1,198 works
  16. Medicine0.92×4,536 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×675 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.76×68 works
  19. Engineering0.74×2,817 works
  20. Chemistry0.65×262 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×747 works
  22. Energy0.61×144 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×52 works
  24. Nursing0.58×73 works
  25. Materials Science0.44×394 works
  26. Dentistry0.38×48 works

Which keywords describe research in Edinburgh?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Public Health, Mental Health and History.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,177◆ 1.02×140 topics
  2. Deep Learning886◆ 0.88×83 topics
  3. Machine Learning877◆ 0.91×90 topics
  4. Climate Change858◆ 1.09×118 topics
  5. Globalization774▲ 1.36×147 topics
  6. Sustainability630◆ 0.89×116 topics
  7. Public Health574▲ 1.36×72 topics
  8. Mental Health565▲ 1.36×44 topics
  9. Inflammation523▼ 0.85×82 topics
  10. Neural Networks445◆ 0.99×39 topics
  11. Quality of Life416◆ 0.99×57 topics
  12. History402▲ 1.99×54 topics
  13. Renewable Energy401◆ 0.95×54 topics
  14. Environmental Impact369▼ 0.75×69 topics
  15. Identity364▲ 1.73×68 topics
  16. Human Rights341◆ 1.15×79 topics
  17. Healthcare339◆ 1.02×41 topics
  18. Nationalism312▲ 2.4×32 topics
  19. Literature304▲ 1.91×57 topics
  20. Risk Factors304◆ 0.95×36 topics
  21. Ethics300▲ 2.0×50 topics
  22. Colonialism299▲ 2.2×45 topics
  23. Depression296▲ 1.16×24 topics
  24. Gender295▲ 1.89×53 topics
  25. Big Data294◆ 1.06×33 topics
  26. Genetics294▲ 1.43×27 topics
  27. Religion280▲ 2.1×40 topics
  28. Culture245▲ 1.62×34 topics
  29. Neoliberalism235▲ 2.2×27 topics
  30. Primary Care220▲ 2.0×15 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations211▲ 2.1×21 topics
  32. Neuroscience200▲ 2.2×19 topics
  33. Feminism194▲ 2.3×25 topics
  34. Health Disparities181▲ 2.4×9 topics
  35. Population Genetics157▲ 3.9×5 topics
  36. National Identity154▲ 4.6×10 topics
  37. Black Holes131▲ 4.7×3 topics
  38. Empire122▲ 4.9×6 topics
  39. Religious Identity112▲ 6.3×6 topics
  40. Late Antiquity105▲ 7.1×3 topics

What research is done in Edinburgh?

Natural Language Process…77Natural Language Processing Techniques: 77 fractional worksTopic Modeling68Topic Modeling: 68 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 63 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…61Scottish History and National Identity: 61 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…60Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 60 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 58 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 56 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…51Byzantine Studies and History: 51 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 48 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 46 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAnthropologyHistoryGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 77 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 68 works
  3. 3 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 63 works
  4. 4 Scottish History and National Identity History 61 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 60 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 58 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 56 works
  8. 8 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 51 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 48 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 46 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%Edinburgh21.2% 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 32.5% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Edinburgh for research?

Science Explorer records 136 research institutions in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Napier University.

Which research institutions are in Edinburgh?
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