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Abertay University

In research, Abertay University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,334 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,773 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,211
of 22,385 · #7,628 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#252
of 862
Research works
2.5k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
48k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Abertay University

What is Abertay University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,334 of 9,585 12.1%124 #4614
Physical SciencesDomain #6,773 of 10,670 7.7%92 #8185

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Abertay University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Abertay University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Abertay University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Computer Science (13%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 148 fractional works · 42.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 35 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 110 fractional works · 31.2% of its workComputer Science: 47 fractional works · 13.3% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 60 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAbertayUniversity351fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences42%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6919.6%
    2. Psychology3510.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting185.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities113.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance92.6%
    6. Decision Sciences61.8%
    1. Computer Science4713.3%
    2. Engineering318.8%
    3. Environmental Science174.9%
    4. Materials Science41.3%
    5. Mathematics41.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy30.9%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine4512.9%
    2. Health Professions133.8%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences133.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.5%
    3. Neuroscience92.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.57× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.28× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.28×35 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.87×6 works
  3. Computer Science1.71×47 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.57×18 works
  5. Social Sciences1.55×69 works
  6. Neuroscience1.52×9 works
  7. Health Professions1.43×13 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.23×9 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.08×11 works
  10. Environmental Science0.99×17 works
  11. Mathematics0.97×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×13 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×3 works
  14. Nursing0.72×1 works
  15. Medicine0.67×45 works
  16. Engineering0.59×31 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×9 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.38×3 works
  19. Materials Science0.37×4 works
  20. Energy0.33×1 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×1 works
  23. Veterinary0.14×0 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.13×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Abertay University?

Ranked on the quality score, John W. Crawford, Iain M. Young and Simona M. Hapca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Abertay University.

  1. 1 John W. Crawford United Kingdom · #350,622 worldwide 13k citations · 308 works
  2. 2 Iain M. Young United Kingdom · #362,279 worldwide 18k citations · 295 works
  3. 3 Simona M. Hapca United Kingdom · #371,127 worldwide 2.6k citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Lara A. Wood United Kingdom · #975,001 worldwide 956 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Andrew J. Spiers United Kingdom · #1,151,344 worldwide 6.5k citations · 107 works
  6. 6 John Babraj United Kingdom · #1,274,212 worldwide 5.4k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 A. M. MacLeod United Kingdom · #1,299,284 worldwide 3.3k citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Peter Romilly United Kingdom · #1,414,338 worldwide 1.9k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Wilfred Otten United Kingdom · #1,451,320 worldwide 6k citations · 155 works
  10. 10 Nat Jack United Kingdom · #1,760,948 worldwide 1.3k citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Abertay University

What are the most cited papers from Abertay University?

The most cited paper from Abertay University is "The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification" (Dawn Field et al., 2008), with 1,165 citations. Next come "The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria" (1,123) and "Interactions and Self-Organization in the Soil-Microbe Complex" (948).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification Dawn Field et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access May 2008 1,165
2 The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria Elizabeth M. H. Wellington, Alistair B. A. Boxall, Paul A Cross et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 21 Jan 2013 1,123
3 Interactions and Self-Organization in the Soil-Microbe Complex Iain M. Young, John W. Crawford · Science 10 Jun 2004 948
4 MOEA/D with Adaptive Weight Adjustment Yutao Qi, Xiaoliang Ma, Fang Liu et al. · Evolutionary Computation Open access 18 Jun 2013 697
5 Cyber security in the age of COVID-19: A timeline and analysis of cyber-crime and cyber-attacks during the pandemic Harjinder Singh Lallie, Lynsay A. Shepherd, Jason R. C. Nurse et al. · Computers & Security Open access 5 Mar 2021 673
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Abertay University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Interaction, High-Intensity Interval Training, Machine Learning, Gender Dynamics, Student Engagement, Higher Education, Stereotypes and Resistance Training.

▲ 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 institution'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. Machine Learning18▲ 1.57×28 topics
  2. Deep Learning12◆ 0.96×25 topics
  3. Social Interaction10▲ 7.4×7 topics
  4. Mental Health9▲ 1.81×27 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 1.58×17 topics
  6. High-Intensity Interval Training8▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Higher Education8▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Healthcare8▲ 1.91×9 topics
  9. Student Engagement8▲ 5.4×8 topics
  10. Big Data7▲ 2.1×14 topics
  11. Gender Dynamics7▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Risk Management6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  13. Social Capital6▲ 3.1×10 topics
  14. Stereotypes5▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Cybersecurity5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  16. Resistance Training5▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Esports5▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Gender Differences5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Online Gaming5▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Performance Analysis5▲ 6.9×2 topics
  21. Video Games5▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Law Enforcement5▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Physiological Demands4▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Training Load4▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Infrastructure4▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Information Security4▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Intrinsic Motivation4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Fermentation4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  29. Victimization4▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Behavioral Analysis4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Neural Correlates4▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Policy Compliance4▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Security Awareness4▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Geodetic4▲ 132×1 topic
  35. Monitoring4▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Co-Creation of Curriculum4▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Injury Prevention4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Student-Staff Partnerships4▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Cardiorespiratory Fitness4▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Exercise Capacity4▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Abertay University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Games and Media, Sports Performance and Training, Information and Cyber Security and Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures.

Digital Games and Media5Digital Games and Media: 5 fractional worksSports Performance and T…4Sports Performance and Training: 4 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 4 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 3 fractional worksStructural mechanics and…3Structural mechanics and materials: 3 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 3 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOrthopedics and Sports MedicineInformation SystemsCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 4 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Structural mechanics and materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Abertay University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Abertay University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Abertay University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Abertay University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Abertay University5.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2008.

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