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Research in Glasgow

Science Explorer records 134 research institutions in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University.

Research institutions
134
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
192k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.3%
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 Glasgow?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GlasgowUniversity 85,514 #160
2University of StrathclydeUniversity 46,684 #439
3Glasgow Royal InfirmaryHospital / health system 8,814 #12,400
4Glasgow Caledonian UniversityUniversity 8,331 #3,606
5Western InfirmaryHospital / health system 6,258 #1,963 all time
6Royal Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system 4,792 #10,917
7Southern General HospitalHospital / health system 2,589 #6,834 all time
8Glasgow LifeNonprofit 2,497 #21,968
9Stobhill HospitalHospital / health system 1,869 #8,797 all time
10NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeHospital / health system 1,708 #10,354
11Cancer Research UK Scotland InstituteResearch facility 1,668 #6,380
12Queen Elizabeth University HospitalHospital / health system 1,589 #7,135
13Gartnavel General HospitalHospital / health system 1,573 #25,501
14Scottish Universities Environmental Research CentreResearch facility 1,144 #10,391
15Institute of NanotechnologyNonprofit 1,137 #4,397
16MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences UnitResearch facility 957 #12,992
17Glasgow Victoria InfirmaryHospital / health system 854 #17,524 all time
18Turing InstituteResearch facility 852 #5,462
19Beatson West of Scotland Cancer CentreHospital / health system 848 #12,450
20Glasgow School of ArtUniversity 839 #20,921
21City of Glasgow CollegeUniversity 814 #20,765
22Princess Royal Maternity HospitalHospital / health system 765 #15,948 all time
23MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus ResearchGovernment institution 672 #5,891
24Wellcome Centre for Molecular ParasitologyResearch facility 664 #6,634 all time
25Ruchill HospitalHospital / health system 649 #15,149 all time
26Scottish Universities Physics AllianceUniversity 603 #7,732
27Energy Technology CentreInstitution 508 #26,349 all time
28The Robertson TrustNonprofit 463 #15,218 all time
29Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandUniversity 452 #20,889
30Glasgow Centre for Population HealthHospital / health system 450 #10,495 all time
31Scottish EnterpriseGovernment institution 427 #12,299 all time
32Canniesburn HospitalHospital / health system 401 #23,883 all time
33Thales (United Kingdom)Company 388 #24,334
34CREATe CentreResearch facility 331 #17,999
35Health Protection ScotlandGovernment institution 306 #16,604 all time
36Scottish Power (United Kingdom)Company 275 #34,208 all time
37The HunterianArchive 229 #24,197 all time
38Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowUniversity 218 #24,495 all time
39Industrial Systems and Control (United Kingdom)Company 205 #38,061 all time
40Belvidere HospitalHospital / health system 177 #20,910 all time
41Kelvin Nanotechnology (United Kingdom)Company 167 #18,562 all time
42Economic History SocietyNonprofit 162 #39,221 all time
43Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in ScotlandInstitution 131 #41,819 all time
44Urban Big Data CentreResearch facility 114 not ranked
45Fintry Development TrustNonprofit 114 not ranked
46DNV (United Kingdom)Company 109 not ranked
47Glasgow City CouncilGovernment institution 106 not ranked
48Dimensional Imaging (United Kingdom)Company 102 not ranked
49Institute for Research and Innovation in Social ServicesInstitution 91 not ranked
50Fraunhofer Centre for Applied PhotonicsResearch facility 91 not ranked
51Taylor McKenzie (United Kingdom)Company 84 not ranked
52Centre for Youth & Criminal JusticeNonprofit 77 not ranked
53Barr and Stroud (United Kingdom)Company 67 not ranked
54Midland Valley Exploration (United Kingdom)Company 66 not ranked
55Gold Standard Simulations (United Kingdom)Company 65 not ranked
56Fraunhofer UK ResearchNonprofit 56 not ranked
57Scottish School of Primary CareUniversity 53 not ranked
58M Squared Lasers (United Kingdom)Company 47 not ranked
59Compound Semiconductor Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 46 not ranked
60Kuehne + Nagel (United Kingdom)Company 46 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 Glasgow: 44.7%University of Strathclyde: 24.4%Glasgow Royal Infirmary: 4.6%Glasgow Caledonian University: 4.4%56 others listed: 21.9%45%largest
University of Glasgow86k · 44.7%University of Strathclyde47k · 24.4%Glasgow Royal Infirmary8,814 · 4.6%Glasgow Caledonian University8,331 · 4.4%56 others listed42k · 21.9%

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

What is Glasgow strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Glasgow is most concentrated in History, Public Administration and Classics (3.6× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 264.2 works3.6×
  2. Public AdministrationSubfield · 42.2 works3.4×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 39.2 works2.9×
  4. InstrumentationSubfield · 27.9 works2.4×
  5. BiophysicsSubfield · 63.3 works2.4×
  6. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 59.1 works2.4×
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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 Glasgow?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Public Health, Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology981◆ 1.08×134 topics
  2. Deep Learning720◆ 0.91×84 topics
  3. Machine Learning684◆ 0.91×95 topics
  4. Globalization642▲ 1.42×143 topics
  5. Climate Change540◆ 0.87×108 topics
  6. Sustainability529◆ 0.94×111 topics
  7. Inflammation465◆ 0.97×80 topics
  8. Public Health464▲ 1.39×64 topics
  9. Renewable Energy422▲ 1.27×52 topics
  10. Mental Health411▲ 1.22×46 topics
  11. Neural Networks353◆ 1.00×41 topics
  12. Quality of Life338◆ 1.02×59 topics
  13. Environmental Impact320▼ 0.82×64 topics
  14. Identity305▲ 1.82×71 topics
  15. History290▲ 1.79×54 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease288◆ 1.13×39 topics
  17. Healthcare284◆ 1.09×35 topics
  18. Treatment258◆ 0.92×52 topics
  19. Human Rights257◆ 1.08×74 topics
  20. Risk Factors252◆ 1.00×37 topics
  21. Gender252▲ 2.0×51 topics
  22. Nationalism248▲ 2.3×34 topics
  23. Literature237▲ 1.90×57 topics
  24. Economic Growth236▲ 1.21×30 topics
  25. Colonialism228▲ 2.1×46 topics
  26. Neoliberalism216▲ 2.6×28 topics
  27. Ethics205▲ 1.85×53 topics
  28. Biosensors200▲ 1.69×12 topics
  29. Mortality198▲ 1.49×13 topics
  30. Primary Care176▲ 2.0×15 topics
  31. Religion171▲ 1.56×38 topics
  32. Health Disparities152▲ 2.5×9 topics
  33. National Identity141▲ 5.4×8 topics
  34. Health Outcomes140▲ 2.2×8 topics
  35. Health Equity136▲ 2.2×6 topics
  36. Empire101▲ 5.2×6 topics
  37. Cosmopolitanism100▲ 4.0×8 topics
  38. Cultural Politics98▲ 6.5×8 topics
  39. Scotland74▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Union of 170774▲ 40×1 topic

What research is done in Glasgow?

  1. 1 Scottish History and National IdentityHistory 74 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 68 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 65 works
  4. 4 Employment and Welfare StudiesGeneral Health Professions 62 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 56 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsHuman-Computer Interaction 44 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 42 works
  8. 8 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 42 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Energy ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering 41 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 41 works

Research output over time

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