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Research in Paisley

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Paisley, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the West of Scotland.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.8k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
124k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Paisley

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 Paisley?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the West of ScotlandUniversity 7,264 #1,730

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.

Which fields of science does Paisley work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Paisley is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 650 fractional works · 47.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 343 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 129 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEducation: 65 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 115 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 81 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 49 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 387 fractional works · 28.4% of its workEngineering: 144 fractional works · 10.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 129 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 25 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 255 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMedicine: 187 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 61 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 70 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPaisley1,362fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences48%

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. Social Sciences34325.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1158.4%
    3. Psychology815.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities493.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance352.6%
    6. Decision Sciences282.1%
    1. Engineering14410.6%
    2. Computer Science1299.4%
    3. Environmental Science584.2%
    4. Materials Science171.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy110.8%
    6. Energy80.6%
    7. Mathematics70.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.5%
    9. Chemistry40.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Medicine18713.7%
    2. Health Professions614.5%
    3. Nursing40.3%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology261.9%
    2. Neuroscience191.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences181.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Paisley strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Paisley is most concentrated in Management of Technology and Innovation and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (5.8× the world share in Management of Technology and Innovation).

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 21.2 works5.8×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 24.9 works4.3×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 164 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.52× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 73 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 304 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.52×98 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.04×24 works
  3. Social Sciences1.99×304 works
  4. Psychology1.98×73 works
  5. Health Professions1.77×57 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.28×45 works
  7. Computer Science1.23×116 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×31 works
  9. Environmental Science0.87×52 works
  10. Neuroscience0.80×16 works
  11. Engineering0.71×129 works
  12. Medicine0.70×164 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.67×3 works
  14. Energy0.66×7 works
  15. Nursing0.53×3 works
  16. Dentistry0.49×3 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×5 works
  18. Materials Science0.38×16 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.38×10 works
  20. Veterinary0.38×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×24 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×6 works
  23. Mathematics0.31×4 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×14 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×1 works
  26. Chemistry0.22×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Paisley?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Globalization, Identity, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Globalization74▲ 2.8×69 topics
  2. Machine Learning56▲ 1.24×58 topics
  3. Deep Learning55▲ 1.18×62 topics
  4. Sustainability52▲ 1.55×58 topics
  5. Social Capital48▲ 6.8×14 topics
  6. Epidemiology43▼ 0.79×79 topics
  7. Healthcare36▲ 2.3×25 topics
  8. Identity36▲ 3.6×35 topics
  9. Social Media35▲ 1.87×26 topics
  10. Mental Health34▲ 1.74×34 topics
  11. Public Health33▲ 1.68×36 topics
  12. Education29▲ 1.25×56 topics
  13. Sustainable Development29▲ 1.37×33 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management28▲ 2.3×14 topics
  15. Internet of Things28▲ 2.4×15 topics
  16. Leadership25▲ 3.8×21 topics
  17. Gender22▲ 3.0×24 topics
  18. Economic Impact22▲ 3.0×4 topics
  19. Qualitative Research22▲ 1.87×19 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship21▲ 3.9×9 topics
  21. Higher Education20▲ 2.8×19 topics
  22. Social Entrepreneurship20▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Organizational Performance19▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Neoliberalism19▲ 3.8×14 topics
  25. Entrepreneurial Orientation18▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Opportunity Recognition18▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Environmental Management17▲ 3.1×11 topics
  28. National Identity17▲ 11×5 topics
  29. IoT Security17▲ 4.0×3 topics
  30. 5G Networks16▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Community Development16▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Smart Cities16▲ 4.4×6 topics
  33. Student Perceptions16▲ 6.5×7 topics
  34. Mega Events13▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Sport Tourism13▲ 28×1 topic
  36. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Cultural Politics11▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Stereotypes11▲ 8.5×3 topics
  39. Masculinity10▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Succession Planning10▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Paisley?

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 17 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 12 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 8 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 8 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 8 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…7Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…6Human Resource and Talent Management: 6 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsHistory6 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 17 works
  2. 2 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  4. 4 Scottish History and National Identity History 8 works
  5. 5 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 7 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  8. 8 Higher Education and Employability Education 6 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Paisley19.8% 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 35.6% in 2016.

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