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Edinburgh Napier University

In research, Edinburgh Napier University stands highest in Social Sciences (#681 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#789 of 6,365 worldwide) and Engineering (#911 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing and Computer Networks and Communications — Signal Processing is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,967
of 28,054 · #2,466 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#81
of 1,094
Research works
8.3k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
157k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Edinburgh Napier University 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 #681 of 10,521 33.4%612 #597
Social SciencesField #789 of 6,365 33.0%271 #479
EngineeringField #911 of 6,636 23.8%325 #1661
Health SciencesDomain #1,723 of 11,982 22.7%258 #1437
Physical SciencesDomain #2,294 of 12,888 24.6%852 #3446
Business, Management and AccountingField #546 of 2,578 35.1%93 #329
Computer ScienceField #1,048 of 4,667 26.9%354 #1079
MedicineField #3,275 of 10,443 22.7%176 #4374
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #827 of 2,578 30.4%89 #777
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #249 of 705 32.9%69 #720

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#597 #681
  2. Social Sciences#479 #789
  3. Engineering#1,661 #911
  4. Health Sciences#1,437 #1,723
  5. Physical Sciences#3,446 #2,294
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#329 #546
  7. Computer Science#1,079 #1,048
  8. Medicine#4,374 #3,275
  9. Sociology and Political Science#777 #827
  10. Computer Networks and Communications#720 #249
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Edinburgh Napier University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 30.4 works5.6×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 68.8 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.52× its world share, 354 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 325 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 176 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 93 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 99 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 271 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Edinburgh Napier University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Deakin, Mark Huxham and Peter Ross lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edinburgh Napier University.

  1. 1 Mark Deakin United Kingdom · #40,749 worldwide 220 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Mark Huxham United Kingdom · #46,804 worldwide 392 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Peter Ross United Kingdom · #56,981 worldwide 387 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Francesco Pomponi United Kingdom · #86,082 worldwide 410 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Zhiyuan Tan United Kingdom · #136,638 worldwide 322 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 David McGuire United Kingdom · #143,512 worldwide 136 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Gordon Wilmsmeier United Kingdom · #160,512 worldwide 189 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Jawad Ahmad United Kingdom · #193,093 worldwide 250 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Paul Barron United Kingdom · #198,264 worldwide 114 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Gillian Raab United Kingdom · #202,233 worldwide 173 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Edinburgh Napier University

Which keywords describe research at Edinburgh Napier University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT Security, Internet of Things, Security Analysis, Security, Anomaly Detection and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Learning159▲ 2.6×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning130▲ 2.2×70 topics
  3. Sustainability69▲ 1.57×65 topics
  4. IoT Security56▲ 9.6×3 topics
  5. Internet of Things54▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Neural Networks52▲ 1.86×34 topics
  7. Healthcare50▲ 2.5×20 topics
  8. Climate Change49◆ 1.00×68 topics
  9. Renewable Energy48▲ 1.87×35 topics
  10. Security47▲ 4.0×19 topics
  11. Mental Health46▲ 1.75×35 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management42▲ 2.5×15 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency40▲ 2.4×29 topics
  14. Public Health39▲ 1.50×34 topics
  15. Social Media38▲ 1.47×24 topics
  16. Data Mining37▲ 2.8×12 topics
  17. Big Data37▲ 2.2×22 topics
  18. Security Analysis35▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Anomaly Detection34▲ 6.4×4 topics
  20. Cybersecurity29▲ 6.7×5 topics
  21. Privacy27▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Risk Management26▲ 2.9×12 topics
  23. Detection24▲ 4.6×8 topics
  24. Intrusion Detection24▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. 5G Networks24▲ 6.4×5 topics
  26. Smart Cities24▲ 5.0×6 topics
  27. Network Security22▲ 9.1×2 topics
  28. Botnet Detection22▲ 9.8×1 topic
  29. DDoS Attacks22▲ 9.8×1 topic
  30. Security and Privacy21▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Behavioral Analysis21▲ 9.7×2 topics
  32. Dynamic Analysis19▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Android Malware19▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Permission Analysis19▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Mobile Edge Computing17▲ 5.9×2 topics
  36. Smart Contracts16▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. Cryptocurrencies16▲ 6.4×1 topic
  38. Edge Computing16▲ 6.8×2 topics
  39. Fog Computing15▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. Metamaterial14▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Edinburgh Napier University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Network Security and Int…22Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…19Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 19 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…16Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 16 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing15IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 15 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 14 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 10 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…10Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 10 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 9 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 9 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 8 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingInformation SystemsAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 22 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 19 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 16 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 15 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 10 works
  7. 7 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  9. 9 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 9 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edinburgh Napier University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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