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Education Scotland

In research, Education Scotland stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,322 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education (Education is 5.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,862
of 22,385 · #6,866 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#467
of 862
Research works
3.3k
▼ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Education Scotland

What is Education Scotland 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 #6,322 of 9,585 16.8%71 #2376

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Education 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Education Scotland work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Education Scotland is in Social Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Psychology (13%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 91 fractional works · 62.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 37.8% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 13.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 17.4% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEducationScotland147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences62%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5637.8%
    2. Psychology2013.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities128.1%
    4. Decision Sciences21.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    1. Computer Science128.0%
    2. Environmental Science64.3%
    3. Mathematics21.7%
    4. Engineering21.3%
    5. Materials Science21.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine149.6%
    2. Health Professions95.9%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience31.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Education Scotland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 24.7 works5.5×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.79× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.43× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.43×20 works
  2. Social Sciences2.99×56 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.79×12 works
  4. Veterinary2.51×0 works
  5. Health Professions2.24×9 works
  6. Mathematics1.41×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.12×2 works
  8. Neuroscience1.07×2 works
  9. Computer Science1.02×12 works
  10. Environmental Science0.87×6 works
  11. Medicine0.50×14 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.30×2 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×2 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.28×1 works
  17. Energy0.25×0 works
  18. Nursing0.25×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×1 works
  24. Engineering0.08×2 works
  25. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Education Scotland?

Ranked on the quality score, Joan Cutting, Cara Aitchison and James P. Maxwell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Education Scotland.

  1. 1 Joan Cutting United Kingdom · #959,779 worldwide 1.9k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Cara Aitchison United Kingdom · #1,419,632 worldwide 2.5k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 James P. Maxwell United Kingdom · #1,480,099 worldwide 722 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Robert R. Rusk United Kingdom · #1,710,919 worldwide 204 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Bróna Murphy United Kingdom · #2,211,679 worldwide 353 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Leslie Dickinson United Kingdom · #2,221,916 worldwide 986 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Rowena Arshad United Kingdom · #2,678,574 worldwide 276 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Herbert Victor Wiseman United Kingdom · #2,832,396 worldwide 71 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 John Raven United Kingdom · #3,078,237 worldwide 16k citations · 116 works
  10. 10 DOUGLAS M. McINTOSH United Kingdom · #3,189,544 worldwide 100 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Education Scotland

What are the most cited papers from Education Scotland?

The most cited paper from Education Scotland is "Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school‐aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns" (Ian Janssen, Peter Todd Katzmarzyk, William F. Boyce et al., 2005), with 1,177 citations. Next come "Let’s not forget: Learning analytics are about learning" (1,030) and "What is Education For? On Good Education, Teacher Judgement, and Educational Professionalism" (873).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school‐aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns Ian Janssen, Peter Todd Katzmarzyk, William F. Boyce et al. · Obesity Reviews 18 Apr 2005 1,177
2 Let’s not forget: Learning analytics are about learning Dragan Gašević, Shane Dawson, George Siemens · TechTrends Open access 21 Dec 2014 1,030
3 What is Education For? On Good Education, Teacher Judgement, and Educational Professionalism Gert Biesta · European Journal of Education 8 Jan 2015 873
4 Physical fitness training for stroke patients David H. Saunders, Mark F. Sanderson, Sara Hayes et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 24 Mar 2016 760
5 Interventions to promote walking: systematic review David Ogilvie, Charlie E Foster, Helen M. Rothnie et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 31 May 2007 703
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Education Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Globalization, Lifelong Learning, Professional Development, Mental Health and Teacher Professional Development.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 3.9×27 topics
  2. Educational Technology8▲ 4.6×13 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 2.7×22 topics
  4. Technology Integration6▲ 14×8 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 3.0×18 topics
  6. Qualitative Research5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  7. Lifelong Learning5▲ 15×7 topics
  8. E-Learning4▲ 3.1×7 topics
  9. Professional Development4▲ 14×11 topics
  10. Higher Education4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  11. Pedagogy4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  12. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Online Learning4▲ 3.0×5 topics
  14. Physical Education4▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Child Development3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Physical Activity3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  17. Gender3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  18. Feminism3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  19. Neoliberalism3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  20. Empathy3▲ 17×7 topics
  21. Teacher Preparation3▲ 27×5 topics
  22. Well-being3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  23. Academic Achievement3▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Educational Leadership3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Reflective Practice3▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Youth Engagement3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  27. Adolescents3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. 21st Century Skills3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  29. Health Promotion3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Cognitive Development2▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Environmental Education2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Internet Use2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Online Education2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Language Policy2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Multilingualism2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Student Satisfaction2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Community Development2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Self-Regulation2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  39. Informal Learning2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. School Improvement2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Education Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Global Educational Policies and Reforms.

Sport and Mega-Event Imp…2Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  4. 4 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  6. 6 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  9. 9 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Education Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Education Scotland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Education Scotland0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Education Scotland 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%Education Scotland15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2024.

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