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Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

In research, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,463 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,622 of 14,347 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,977 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,338
of 28,054 · #13,622 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#730
of 1,094
Research works
791
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
51.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,463 of 6,031 39.1%191
Life SciencesDomain #6,622 of 14,347 33.3%358
Environmental ScienceField #2,977 of 6,208 39.3%131
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,285 of 7,814 27.5%131
Health SciencesDomain #14,180 of 20,462 31.4%143
Physical SciencesDomain #15,788 of 21,541 32.6%248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 4.05× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.25× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.40× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.45× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 31.30× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 31.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Brewer, A. Y. Tamime and James W. McNicol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland.

  1. 1 Mark Brewer United Kingdom · #89,196 worldwide 270 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 A. Y. Tamime United Kingdom · #248,405 worldwide 144 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 James W. McNicol United Kingdom · #276,065 worldwide 123 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Graham Horgan United Kingdom · #335,049 worldwide 199 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Richard Birnie United Kingdom · #391,071 worldwide 132 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Adam Butler United Kingdom · #730,227 worldwide 155 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 David A. Elston United Kingdom · #762,236 worldwide 126 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 C. A. Glasbey United Kingdom · #1,032,781 worldwide 67 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Glenn Marion United Kingdom · #1,125,971 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Edward Hunter United Kingdom · #1,150,569 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

Which keywords describe research at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Gut Microbiota, Invasive Species, Genetic Diversity, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics and Probiotics.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change8▲ 3.7×29 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×29 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.55×12 topics
  4. Gut Microbiota4▲ 13×5 topics
  5. Invasive Species4▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Biodiversity3▲ 5.2×12 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity3▲ 8.6×7 topics
  8. Population Dynamics2▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Genetics2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  10. Probiotics2▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Animal Welfare2▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Health Effects2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  13. Model Selection2▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Population Genetics2▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Variable Selection2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Genetic Characterization2▲ 54×2 topics
  17. High-Dimensional Data2▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Bayesian Methods2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Heat Stress2▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Statistical Analysis2▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Cancer Prevention2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  22. Emotional State2▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Lasso2▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Regularization2▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Stress Indicators2▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Survival Analysis2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Amino Acids2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Consumer Perception2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  30. Habitat Selection2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Viral Pathogenesis2▲ 35×2 topics
  33. African Swine Fever2▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem2▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Foot-and-Mouth Disease2▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Genome-Wide Association2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Global Change2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Ivermectin2▲ 77×2 topics
  39. Nematodes2▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Time Series Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Statistical Methods and Inference, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Data Analysis with R.

Animal Behavior and Welf…2Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksStatistical Methods and …2Statistical Methods and Inference: 2 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksData Analysis with R2Data Analysis with R: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksCensus and Population Es…1Census and Population Estimation: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksHelminth infection and control: 1 fractional works
Small AnimalsStatistics and ProbabilityAgronomy and Crop ScienceArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  2. 2 Statistical Methods and Inference Statistics and Probability 2 works
  3. 3 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  4. 4 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Census and Population Estimation Statistics and Probability 1 works
  9. 9 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Helminth infection and control Small Animals 1 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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