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Food Standards Scotland

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Research works
11
▲ 464% vs 2018-21
Citations
23
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
94%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Food Standards Scotland

Not ranked overall: Food Standards Scotland is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Food Standards Scotland work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Food Standards Scotland is in Life Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (44%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 7 fractional works · 61.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 44.1% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 36.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 15.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 22.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 13.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 7.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 7.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 10.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFood StandardsScotland11fractional works, all years
Life Sciences62%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences544.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology215.3%
    3. Neuroscience01.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology01.0%
    1. Medicine213.1%
    2. Nursing17.2%
    3. Veterinary01.5%
    4. Health Professions00.9%
    1. Environmental Science110.0%
    2. Engineering03.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting02.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 10.43× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 17.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing17.43×1 works
  2. Veterinary12.57×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.43×5 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.40×1 works
  5. Environmental Science2.06×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×0 works
  7. Medicine0.55×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.24×0 works
  9. Engineering0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Food Standards Scotland?

Ranked on the quality score, Alana McDonald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Food Standards Scotland.

  1. 1 Alana McDonald United Kingdom · #4,128,296 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Food Standards Scotland

What are the most cited papers from Food Standards Scotland?

The most cited paper from Food Standards Scotland is "Heterogeneity in the abundance and distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in Scotland: implications for risk prediction" (Caroline Millins, Lucy Gilbert, P. Johnson et al., 2016), with 46 citations. Next come "Outbreak ofEscherichia coliO157 Phage Type 32 linked to the consumption of venison products" (12) and "Evidence of on-going transmission of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 following a foodborne outbreak" (10).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heterogeneity in the abundance and distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in Scotland: implications for risk prediction Caroline Millins, Lucy Gilbert, P. Johnson et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 22 Nov 2016 46
2 Outbreak ofEscherichia coliO157 Phage Type 32 linked to the consumption of venison products Alison Smith‐Palmer, Gillian Hawkins, Lynda Browning et al. · Epidemiology and Infection Open access 6 Jul 2018 12
3 Evidence of on-going transmission of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 following a foodborne outbreak Saira Butt, Alison Smith‐Palmer, Allan Shand et al. · Epidemiology and Infection Open access 2021 10
4 Meat and dairy consumption in Scottish adults: insights from a national survey Cristina Stewart, Geraldine McNeill, Ricki Runions et al. · Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Open access 4 Oct 2024 8
5 25 years of RIFE—a brief history and highlights Alastair Dewar, Franck Dal Molin, Fiona Clyne et al. · Journal of Radiological Protection 30 Sep 2021 6
All 35 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Food Standards Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural safety and regulations, Digestive system and related health, Infant Nutrition and Health and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Agricultural safety and …3Agricultural safety and regulations: 3 fractional worksDigestive system and related health: 0 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 0 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 0 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene: 0 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 0 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 0 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 0 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 0 fractional worksFood Supply Chain Traceability: 0 fractional works
Food ScienceGeneticsNutrition and DieteticsInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 3 works
  2. 2 Digestive system and related health Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 0 works
  6. 6 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 0 works
  8. 8 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Food Supply Chain Traceability Food Science 0 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 available94.2%not open5.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Food Standards Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 464% higher than in 2018-2021.

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