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Glasgow Life

In research, Glasgow Life stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,540 of 16,945 worldwide), Medicine (#4,262 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,266 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,968
of 28,054 · #8,522 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#810
of 1,094
Research works
2.5k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

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
Social SciencesDomain #3,540 of 16,945 7.0%1,207
MedicineField #4,262 of 17,978 12.5%558
Health SciencesDomain #5,266 of 20,462 10.9%766
Social SciencesField #3,557 of 10,206 8.8%414
Physical SciencesDomain #7,897 of 21,541 14.4%355
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,677 of 3,836 4.7%643
Life SciencesDomain #9,750 of 14,347 15.5%168
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,320 of 4,340 10.4%135
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #1,745 of 2,051 7.4%135
Health ProfessionsField #3,390 of 3,776 7.6%166

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Glasgow Life specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 22.3 works6.3×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.50× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.29× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Glasgow Life?

Ranked on the composite score, William John Macquorn Rankine, H. T. BARNWELL and R. F. Muirhead lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glasgow Life.

  1. 1 William John Macquorn Rankine · #112,608 worldwide 137 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 H. T. BARNWELL · #310,198 worldwide 4 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 R. F. Muirhead · #349,672 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Kenneth Varty · #432,590 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Philip Drew · #479,972 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 John Campbell · #493,180 worldwide 24 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Martin Bellamy · #513,966 worldwide 20 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Robert F. Gardiner · #630,809 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Geo. Neilson · #658,822 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 R. Inglis · #691,497 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Glasgow Life

Which keywords describe research at Glasgow Life?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Globalization, Neoliberalism, Capitalism, Nationalism, Cell-Free DNA, Prenatal Diagnosis and Aneuploidy Screening.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 3.5×19 topics
  2. Literature6▲ 9.1×8 topics
  3. Neoliberalism6▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 2.1×14 topics
  5. Nationalism3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  6. History3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  7. Cultural Identity3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  8. Capitalism3▲ 37×2 topics
  9. Colonialism3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  10. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  11. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Primary Care3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  14. Aneuploidy Screening3▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing3▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Property Rights3▲ 33×3 topics
  17. Ethics2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Narrative2▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Quality Improvement2▲ 11×4 topics
  20. National Identity2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Cultural Politics2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Imperialism2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Income Inequality2▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Empire2▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Economic Institutions2▲ 95×1 topic
  26. Embodiment2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Institutional Economics2▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Marxism2▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Postcolonialism2▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Postmodernism2▲ 45×4 topics
  31. Scotland2▲ 206×1 topic
  32. Uneven and Combined Development2▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Union of 17072▲ 206×1 topic
  34. Devolution2▲ 111×2 topics
  35. Reflective Practice2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. African Christianity2▲ 68×2 topics
  37. Diaspora2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Medical Ethics2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. neurological history2▲ 165×1 topic
  40. neuroscience pioneers2▲ 165×1 topic

Which research topics does Glasgow Life publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Political Economy and Marxism, Economic Theory and Institutions and Scottish History and National Identity.

Prenatal Screening and D…3Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…2Political Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…2Scottish History and National Identity: 2 fractional worksNeurology and Historical…2Neurology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 2 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…1Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  2. 2 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Scottish History and National Identity History 2 works
  5. 5 Neurology and Historical Studies Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies of British Isles History 2 works
  7. 7 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  8. 8 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Glasgow Life's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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