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Glasgow Life

In research, Glasgow Life stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,231 of 17,446 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,694 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,618 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,166
of 22,385 · #1,381 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#403
of 862
Research works
2.5k
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Glasgow Life

What is Glasgow Life 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,231 of 17,446 8.8%355
Health SciencesDomain #1,694 of 16,688 5.9%766
MedicineField #1,618 of 14,558 6.7%558
Social SciencesDomain #2,183 of 14,833 5.7%1,207
Social SciencesField #1,448 of 9,330 6.5%414
Life SciencesDomain #1,851 of 11,023 7.1%168
Arts and HumanitiesField #941 of 3,511 5.1%643
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,210 of 4,066 8.3%135
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #356 of 956 2.9%172
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #718 of 1,886 3.8%135

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Glasgow Life 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 Glasgow Life work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Glasgow Life is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (20%), Arts and Humanities (18%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 74 fractional works · 50.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 18.5% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 27.6% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGlasgow Life146fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences50%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3322.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities2718.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance64.0%
    4. Psychology53.5%
    5. Decision Sciences10.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    1. Medicine2920.0%
    2. Health Professions95.9%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering96.0%
    2. Computer Science32.2%
    3. Environmental Science21.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology106.8%
    2. Neuroscience31.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.92× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.39× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.39×27 works
  2. Veterinary3.92×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.25×9 works
  4. Dentistry2.00×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.85×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.80×33 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×10 works
  8. Psychology1.15×5 works
  9. Neuroscience1.14×3 works
  10. Medicine1.04×29 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.94×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.94×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×1 works
  15. Energy0.46×1 works
  16. Engineering0.40×9 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.28×3 works
  19. Environmental Science0.25×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×1 works
  21. Nursing0.23×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Glasgow Life?

Ranked on the quality score, William George Black, William John Macquorn Rankine and Robert F. Gardiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glasgow Life.

  1. 1 William George Black United Kingdom · #1,710,078 worldwide 229 citations · 321 works
  2. 2 William John Macquorn Rankine United Kingdom · #1,839,744 worldwide 1.9k citations · 155 works
  3. 3 Robert F. Gardiner United Kingdom · #1,910,630 worldwide 6 citations · 130 works
  4. 4 Rewey Belle Inglis United Kingdom · #1,923,232 worldwide 20 citations · 153 works
  5. 5 Geo. Neilson United Kingdom · #1,939,635 worldwide 31 citations · 121 works
  6. 6 Andrew S. Cairncross United Kingdom · #2,086,857 worldwide 96 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 C. E. STROMEYER United Kingdom · #2,144,381 worldwide 200 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Fraser Inglis United Kingdom · #2,169,656 worldwide 618 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 G. H. Stevenson United Kingdom · #2,193,490 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 W. A. Clouston United Kingdom · #2,311,349 worldwide 27 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Glasgow Life

What are the most cited papers from Glasgow Life?

The most cited paper from Glasgow Life is "The side effects of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs: a review for chemists" (Rabbab Oun, Yvonne E. Moussa, Nial Wheate, 2018), with 1,735 citations. Next come "Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19" (1,515) and "CLINICAL STUDIES WITH AN ARTICULAR INDEX FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF JOINT TENDERNESS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS" (1,351).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The side effects of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs: a review for chemists Rabbab Oun, Yvonne E. Moussa, Nial Wheate · Dalton Transactions 2018 1,735
2 Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19 The GenOMICC Investigators et al. · Nature Open access 11 Dec 2020 1,515
3 CLINICAL STUDIES WITH AN ARTICULAR INDEX FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF JOINT TENDERNESS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Dorothy M. Ritchie, James A. Boyle, John M. Mcinnes et al. · QJM Jul 1968 1,351
4 Aerobic Interval Training Versus Continuous Moderate Exercise as a Treatment for the Metabolic Syndrome Arnt Erik Tjønna, Sang Jun Lee, Øivind Rognmo et al. · Circulation Open access 8 Jul 2008 1,141
5 Human mitochondrial DNA deletions associated with mutations in the gene encoding Twinkle, a phage T7 gene 4-like protein localized in mitochondria Johannes N. Spelbrink et al. · Nature Genetics Jul 2001 891
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Glasgow Life?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Globalization, National Identity, Neoliberalism, Nationalism, Colonialism, History and Devolution.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Literature8▲ 10×8 topics
  3. National Identity7▲ 40×3 topics
  4. Neoliberalism6▲ 12×8 topics
  5. History6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  6. Nationalism6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  7. Colonialism5▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Cultural Identity5▲ 7.1×7 topics
  9. Devolution5▲ 230×2 topics
  10. Empire5▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 2.2×16 topics
  12. Cultural Politics5▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Scotland4▲ 384×1 topic
  14. Union of 17074▲ 384×1 topic
  15. Identity4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  16. Capitalism3▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Diaspora3▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Primary Care3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  19. Property Rights3▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Ethics3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  21. Political Dynamics3▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Aneuploidy Screening3▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Imperialism3▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing3▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Wales3▲ 292×1 topic
  28. Welsh literature3▲ 292×1 topic
  29. Ethnicity2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  30. Narrative2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Quality Improvement2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Income Inequality2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Intergovernmental Relations2▲ 129×1 topic
  34. Marxism2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Multinational Federations2▲ 184×1 topic
  36. Postcolonialism2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Uneven and Combined Development2▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Economic Institutions2▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Institutional Economics2▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Postmodernism2▲ 37×4 topics

Which research topics does Glasgow Life publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics and Political Systems and Governance.

Scottish History and National Identity: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 3 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…3Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksPolitical Systems and Go…2Political Systems and Governance: 2 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksNeurology and Historical…2Neurology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional works
HistoryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Scottish History and National Identity History 4 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies of British Isles History 3 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 Political Systems and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Neurology and Historical Studies Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Glasgow Life's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Glasgow Life as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Glasgow Life0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Glasgow Life 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Glasgow Life6.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.7% in 2014.

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