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Research in Stirling

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Stirling, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Stirling.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
19k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
25.8%
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 Stirling?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of StirlingUniversity 18,580 #1,563
2Scottish Environment Protection AgencyGovernment institution 269 #29,740 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 2022–2025. 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 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.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Stirling?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Gender, Aquaculture, Identity, Mental Health, Colonialism and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change105▲ 2.0×80 topics
  2. Globalization99▲ 2.6×80 topics
  3. Mental Health68▲ 2.4×38 topics
  4. Public Health61▲ 2.2×41 topics
  5. Gender58▲ 5.6×34 topics
  6. Identity55▲ 4.0×42 topics
  7. Environmental Impact52▲ 1.61×44 topics
  8. Social Media52▲ 1.90×28 topics
  9. Sustainability51◆ 1.09×66 topics
  10. History47▲ 3.5×30 topics
  11. Aquaculture46▲ 9.2×8 topics
  12. Colonialism45▲ 4.9×30 topics
  13. Nationalism44▲ 5.0×25 topics
  14. Biodiversity44▲ 3.0×28 topics
  15. Human Rights41▲ 2.1×39 topics
  16. Literature40▲ 3.8×30 topics
  17. Invasive Species34▲ 4.2×19 topics
  18. Neoliberalism34▲ 5.0×19 topics
  19. Culture32▲ 3.1×19 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services31▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Religion30▲ 3.3×24 topics
  22. Ethics28▲ 3.1×30 topics
  23. Conservation28▲ 3.4×20 topics
  24. Psychiatric Disorders28▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Monetary Policy26▲ 5.7×9 topics
  26. Well-being25▲ 3.4×12 topics
  27. Social Cognition23▲ 7.2×8 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease23▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Adaptation22▲ 4.1×13 topics
  30. Neuroscience22▲ 3.9×13 topics
  31. Income Inequality20▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. National Identity19▲ 8.8×9 topics
  33. Marine Environment19▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Fatty Acids18▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Omega-3 Fatty Acids18▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Substance Use Disorders18▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Fish Feed18▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Feeds18▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Financialization17▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Impulsivity17▲ 17×2 topics

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 GrowthAquatic Science 18 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEpidemiology 15 works
  3. 3 Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSociology and Political Science 15 works
  4. 4 Sports, Gender, and SocietyGender Studies 14 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology 12 works
  6. 6 Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismFinance 10 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic PollutionPollution 10 works
  8. 8 Sport Psychology and PerformanceDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 10 works
  9. 9 Scottish History and National IdentityHistory 10 works
  10. 10 Smoking Behavior and CessationPhysiology 9 works

Research output over time

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