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Glasgow School of Art

In research, Glasgow School of Art stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,415 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,921
of 28,054 · #22,224 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#760
of 1,094
Research works
839
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Glasgow School of Art 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 #9,415 of 10,521 11.5%74 #6613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Glasgow School of Art 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).

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.01× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Glasgow School of Art?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce Peter, Johnny Rodger and Helen McCormack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glasgow School of Art.

  1. 1 Bruce Peter United Kingdom · #485,719 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Johnny Rodger United Kingdom · #679,031 worldwide 1 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Helen McCormack United Kingdom · #708,437 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Florian Urban United Kingdom · #884,895 worldwide 9 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Alastair Macdonald United Kingdom · #977,963 worldwide 22 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Robert Proctor United Kingdom · #1,097,918 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tara French United Kingdom · #1,193,309 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Daisy Abbott United Kingdom · #1,316,096 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Tim Sharpe United Kingdom · #1,351,253 worldwide 36 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Gráinne McGill United Kingdom · #1,554,450 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Glasgow School of Art

Which keywords describe research at Glasgow School of Art?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: User Experience, Education, Globalization, Virtual Reality, Cultural Heritage, Embodiment, Sustainability and Urban 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization9▲ 3.2×17 topics
  2. Education9▲ 3.5×14 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.5×17 topics
  4. User Experience6▲ 53×3 topics
  5. Virtual Reality6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage6▲ 7.1×9 topics
  7. Identity6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  8. Embodiment5▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.3×6 topics
  10. Technology5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  11. Urban Development5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  12. Community Participation5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  13. Cultural Studies5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  14. Innovation5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Participatory Design4▲ 61×2 topics
  16. Learning Outcomes4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  17. Social Interaction4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  18. Aesthetics4▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 49×2 topics
  20. History4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Surgery3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  22. Applications3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  23. Digital Media3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Feminism3▲ 8.3×8 topics
  25. Smart Factory3▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Training3▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Immersive Simulations3▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Maintenance3▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Medical Education3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  30. Medical Applications3▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Sociology3▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Clothing3▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Fashion3▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Health Equity3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Cultural Politics3▲ 30×4 topics
  36. Health Behavior Change3▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Neuroscience3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Design Research3▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Interaction Design3▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Open Innovation3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Glasgow School of Art publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Augmented Reality Applications, Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation.

Augmented Reality Applic…3Augmented Reality Applications: 3 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Tex…3Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 3 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, and Social History: 2 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …2Surgical Simulation and Training: 2 fractional worksAnatomy and Medical Technology: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 2 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMuseologyHuman-Computer InteractionArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  2. 2 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 3 works
  3. 3 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  4. 4 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  7. 7 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Anatomy and Medical Technology Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 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 available42.2%not open57.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Glasgow School of Art's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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