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Edinburgh College

In research, Edinburgh College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,302 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,330 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,919
of 28,054 · #9,324 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#404
of 1,094
Research works
5.1k
▼ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Edinburgh College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,302 of 10,521 20.3%99 #2294
Physical SciencesDomain #9,330 of 12,888 16.1%66 #9536

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edinburgh 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: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.01× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Edinburgh College?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon Frith, Stefan Bilbao and Michael Newton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edinburgh College.

  1. 1 Simon Frith United Kingdom · #9,467 worldwide 253 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Stefan Bilbao United Kingdom · #101,753 worldwide 241 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Michael Newton United Kingdom · #106,889 worldwide 91 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Raymond MacDonald United Kingdom · #115,822 worldwide 187 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Neil Cox United Kingdom · #117,189 worldwide 177 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Dave O’Brien United Kingdom · #185,211 worldwide 77 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Catharine Ward Thompson United Kingdom · #212,063 worldwide 163 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Christopher Breward United Kingdom · #261,634 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Simon Bell United Kingdom · #263,517 worldwide 158 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Chris Speed United Kingdom · #278,145 worldwide 150 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Edinburgh College

Which keywords describe research at Edinburgh College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Globalization, National Identity, Identity, History, Aesthetics and Virtual Reality.

▲ 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. Sustainability12▲ 2.3×32 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 2.4×25 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 3.3×22 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 2.2×22 topics
  5. Identity6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. History6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  7. Virtual Reality5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  8. Human Rights5▲ 2.3×19 topics
  9. National Identity5▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Literature5▲ 4.0×13 topics
  11. Nationalism5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  12. Regulation4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  15. Aesthetics4▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  17. Urban Development4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  18. Cultural Studies4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  19. Religion4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  20. Colonialism4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  21. Embodiment4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  22. Feminism4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  23. Urban Morphology4▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Cultural Politics3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Global Governance3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  26. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Christianity3▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Digital Media3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. China3▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Confucianism3▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Digital Fabrication3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Environmental Justice3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Sociology3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Architectural Design3▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Fashion3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Parametricism3▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Clothing2▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Material Culture2▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Participatory Design2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. User Experience2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Edinburgh College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Architecture and Computational Design, Fashion and Cultural Textiles and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation.

Chinese history and phil…3Chinese history and philosophy: 3 fractional worksArchitecture and Computa…3Architecture and Computational Design: 3 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…2Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksAustralian History and S…2Australian History and Society: 2 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 2 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 2 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…2Scottish History and National Identity: 2 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 2 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArchitectureMuseologyArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 3 works
  3. 3 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 2 works
  4. 4 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  8. 8 Scottish History and National Identity History 2 works
  9. 9 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 2 works
  10. 10 Law in Society and Culture Law 2 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edinburgh College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% lower 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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