Research in St Andrews
Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in St Andrews, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of St Andrews.
- Research institutions
- 5 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 37k ▼ 7% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 21.3% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in St Andrews?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of St AndrewsUniversity | 36,662 | #436 | |
| 2 | Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for ScotlandGovernment institution | 53 | not ranked | |
| 3 | St Andrews Community HospitalHospital / health system | 23 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Sentec (United Kingdom)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Association for the Study of Animal BehaviourNonprofit | 2 | 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.
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What is St Andrews strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in St Andrews is most concentrated in Developmental Biology, Classics and History (23.8× the world share in Developmental Biology).
- Developmental BiologySubfield · 23.7 works24×
- ClassicsSubfield · 58.0 works22×
- HistorySubfield · 163.7 works11×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 69.5 works10×
- PhilosophySubfield · 147.4 works7.7×
- AnthropologySubfield · 84.7 works6.8×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 49.3 works6.6×
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 St Andrews?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, History, Globalization, Literature, Nationalism, Religion, Climate Change and Gender.
- Religious Identity
- Medicine
- Church History
- Altruism
- Transition Metal Complexes
- Cultural Exchange
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Empire
- Politics
- International Law
- Neoliberalism
- Acoustic Communication
- Population Dynamics
- Society
- Philosophy
- Culture
- Identity
- Nationalism
- Colonialism
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- History
- Literature
- Religion
- Gender
- Ethics
- Human Rights
- Cultural Identity
- Conservation
- Feminism
- Theology
- International Relations
- Evolution
- National Identity
- Social History
- Cooperation
- Medieval
- Anthropogenic Noise
- Marine Mammals
- Race
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
- Globalization251▲ 2.9×106 topics
- Climate Change242▲ 2.0×88 topics
- History182▲ 5.8×49 topics
- Colonialism171▲ 8.1×45 topics
- Literature158▲ 6.6×47 topics
- Nationalism150▲ 7.3×31 topics
- Religion148▲ 7.0×37 topics
- Identity144▲ 4.5×60 topics
- Gender132▲ 5.5×51 topics
- Culture109▲ 4.6×27 topics
- Ethics109▲ 5.1×48 topics
- Philosophy106▲ 5.4×34 topics
- Human Rights100▲ 2.2×51 topics
- Society94▲ 11×19 topics
- Cultural Identity77▲ 3.4×27 topics
- Population Dynamics75▲ 6.7×12 topics
- Conservation70▲ 3.6×20 topics
- Acoustic Communication65▲ 29×3 topics
- Feminism64▲ 5.1×25 topics
- Neoliberalism63▲ 4.0×25 topics
- Theology58▲ 14×6 topics
- International Law56▲ 4.1×16 topics
- International Relations54▲ 5.0×23 topics
- Politics53▲ 4.4×20 topics
- Evolution53▲ 4.8×14 topics
- Empire51▲ 14×6 topics
- National Identity51▲ 10×10 topics
- Predator-Prey Interactions47▲ 13×3 topics
- Social History46▲ 12×8 topics
- Cultural Exchange45▲ 7.7×11 topics
- Cooperation44▲ 15×4 topics
- Transition Metal Complexes43▲ 11×4 topics
- Medieval42▲ 26×2 topics
- Altruism42▲ 11×4 topics
- Anthropogenic Noise41▲ 32×1 topic
- Church History41▲ 21×3 topics
- Marine Mammals41▲ 32×1 topic
- Medicine40▲ 11×9 topics
- Race39▲ 8.0×17 topics
- Religious Identity39▲ 14×5 topics
What research is done in St Andrews?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 41 works
- 2 Medieval Literature and History Classics 35 works
- 3 Scottish History and National Identity History 26 works
- 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 25 works
- 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 24 works
- 6 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
- 7 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 24 works
- 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 24 works
- 9 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 23 works
- 10 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 22 works
Research output over time
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