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Research in Stirling

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Stirling, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Stirling.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
19k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
540k
28.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
25.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Stirling

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 Stirling?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of StirlingUniversity 18,580 #1,324
2Scottish Environment Protection AgencyGovernment institution 269 #22,861 all time
3Bumblebee Conservation TrustNonprofit 9 not ranked
4Cascade Technologies (United Kingdom)Company 8 not ranked
5Greenspace Scotland (United Kingdom)Company 3 not ranked
6AberlourInstitution 2 not ranked
7Scottish Aquaculture Innovation CentreResearch facility 2 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 Stirling: 98.4%Scottish Environment Protection Agency: 1.4%Bumblebee Conservation Trust: 0.0%Cascade Technologies (United Kingdom): 0.0%3 others listed: 0.0%98%largest
University of Stirling19k · 98.4%Scottish Environment Protection Agency269 · 1.4%Bumblebee Conservation Trust9 · 0.0%Cascade Technologies (United Kingdom)8 · 0.0%3 others listed7 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Stirling work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in Stirling is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (11%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,112 fractional works · 51.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 562 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 223 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 93 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 47 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 176 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 60 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 53 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 156 fractional works · 7.2% of its workHistory: 45 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 108 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 68 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 84 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 459 fractional works · 21.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 229 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEcology: 58 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 43 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 98 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 42 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 50 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 357 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMedicine: 231 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 109 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 82 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 231 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 90 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAquatic Science: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 63 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKStirling2,159fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences52%

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 Sciences1,11251.5%
    1. Social Sciences56226.0%
    2. Psychology1768.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities1567.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1085.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting843.9%
    6. Decision Sciences251.1%
    1. Environmental Science22910.6%
    2. Computer Science984.5%
    3. Engineering502.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences401.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy160.7%
    6. Mathematics120.6%
    7. Energy60.3%
    8. Materials Science40.2%
    9. Chemistry30.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine23110.7%
    2. Health Professions1095.1%
    3. Nursing100.5%
    4. Veterinary50.2%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences904.2%
    2. Neuroscience632.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology502.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology251.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Stirling strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Stirling is most concentrated in Aquatic Science and History (7.3× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 25.6 works7.3×
  2. HistorySubfield · 40.0 works6.5×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 87 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.11× its world share, 201 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 96 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 196 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.89× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 140 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 501 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.70×158 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.53×140 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.42×99 works
  4. Environmental Science2.11×201 works
  5. Social Sciences2.07×501 works
  6. Health Professions1.90×96 works
  7. Veterinary1.89×5 works
  8. Neuroscience1.80×56 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×76 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.22×23 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×35 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×21 works
  13. Nursing0.98×9 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×83 works
  15. Computer Science0.59×87 works
  16. Medicine0.53×196 works
  17. Mathematics0.50×11 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×43 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.35×15 works
  20. Energy0.31×6 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×2 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.24×2 works
  23. Engineering0.15×44 works
  24. Chemistry0.10×3 works
  25. Dentistry0.07×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.05×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Stirling?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Gender, Aquaculture, Mental Health, Colonialism, Identity and Public Health.

▲ 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. Climate Change119▲ 2.0×83 topics
  2. Globalization112▲ 2.6×87 topics
  3. Mental Health77▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. Public Health75▲ 2.4×49 topics
  5. Gender62▲ 5.4×35 topics
  6. Identity59▲ 3.8×44 topics
  7. Sustainability57◆ 1.08×70 topics
  8. Environmental Impact56▲ 1.52×44 topics
  9. Social Media56▲ 1.87×28 topics
  10. Aquaculture52▲ 9.5×8 topics
  11. History52▲ 3.5×33 topics
  12. Colonialism51▲ 5.0×33 topics
  13. Biodiversity50▲ 3.0×28 topics
  14. Human Rights48▲ 2.2×45 topics
  15. Nationalism48▲ 4.9×25 topics
  16. Literature42▲ 3.6×32 topics
  17. Invasive Species39▲ 4.2×19 topics
  18. Neoliberalism39▲ 5.0×21 topics
  19. Psychiatric Disorders35▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services34▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Ethics34▲ 3.1×32 topics
  22. Culture34▲ 3.0×19 topics
  23. Religion32▲ 3.2×24 topics
  24. Conservation31▲ 3.4×20 topics
  25. Well-being29▲ 3.4×13 topics
  26. Monetary Policy29▲ 5.6×9 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease28▲ 5.3×4 topics
  28. Social Cognition27▲ 7.0×8 topics
  29. Substance Use Disorders25▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Impulsivity23▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Income Inequality22▲ 7.2×5 topics
  32. National Identity22▲ 8.6×9 topics
  33. Marine Environment21▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Behavioral Interventions20▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Fatty Acids20▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Omega-3 Fatty Acids20▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Fish Feed20▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Feeds20▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Alcohol Dependence20▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Motivational Interviewing20▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Stirling?

Aquaculture Nutrition an…18Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 18 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…15Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 15 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 15 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…14Sports, Gender, and Society: 14 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…12Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 12 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 10 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 10 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…10Sport Psychology and Performance: 10 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 10 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 9 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEpidemiologySociology and Political ScienceGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 18 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 15 works
  3. 3 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  4. 4 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 14 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 12 works
  6. 6 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 10 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 10 works
  8. 8 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 works
  9. 9 Scottish History and National Identity History 10 works
  10. 10 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 9 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%Stirling25.1% 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 39.4% in 2010.

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