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City of Glasgow College

In research, City of Glasgow College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,725 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,151 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,171 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,765
of 28,054 · #19,356 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#749
of 1,094
Research works
814
▲ 168% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is City of Glasgow College 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,725 of 16,945 19.7%321
Social SciencesField #6,151 of 10,206 22.0%179
Physical SciencesDomain #14,171 of 21,541 12.3%246
Health SciencesDomain #14,348 of 20,462 12.3%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where City of Glasgow College 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.60× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at City of Glasgow College?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger Carey, J. S. Phillimore and Nichola Rumsey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is City of Glasgow College.

  1. 1 Roger Carey United Kingdom · #250,446 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 J. S. Phillimore United Kingdom · #881,041 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Nichola Rumsey United Kingdom · #913,875 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Charlene Williams United Kingdom · #1,174,987 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at City of Glasgow College

Which keywords describe research at City of Glasgow College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Online Social Networks, Privacy Concerns, Regulation, History and Historical Astronomy.

▲ 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. Deep Learning5▲ 2.2×25 topics
  2. Data Privacy3▲ 34×2 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 1.57×10 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  5. Surveillance2▲ 13×2 topics
  6. Online Social Networks2▲ 108×1 topic
  7. Privacy Concerns2▲ 44×1 topic
  8. Neural Networks2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  9. Education2▲ 1.71×8 topics
  10. History2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  11. Regulation2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  13. Nationalism2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  15. Internet of Things2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  16. Historical Astronomy2▲ 132×2 topics
  17. Backpropagation Learning1▲ 25×1 topic
  18. Heat Transfer1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  19. Self-Organizing Maps1▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Ethical Considerations1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  21. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Platform Competition1▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Two-Sided Markets1▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Colonialism1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  26. Spatial Planning1▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Urban Planning1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Intellectual Property1▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Rehabilitation1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. Student Perceptions1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Archaeoastronomy1▲ 160×1 topic
  32. Charles Bonnet Syndrome1▲ 530×1 topic
  33. Cultural Landscapes1▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Employability1▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Graduate Attributes1▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Teacher Preparation1▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Urban Underground Space1▲ 125×1 topic
  38. Utility Tunnels1▲ 125×1 topic
  39. Visual Hallucinations1▲ 530×1 topic
  40. Wireless Communications1▲ 8.6×5 topics

Which research topics does City of Glasgow College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, Neural Networks and Applications, Digital Platforms and Economics and Higher Education and Employability.

Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 1 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 1 fractional worksHallucinations in medical conditions: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Architectural Studies: 1 fractional worksUnderground infrastructu…1Underground infrastructure and sustainability: 1 fractional worksSharing Economy and Platforms: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksLegal and Constitutional Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceStrategy and ManagementEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Employability Education 1 works
  5. 5 Hallucinations in medical conditions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Sharing Economy and Platforms Marketing 1 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Legal and Constitutional Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has City of Glasgow College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 168% 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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