Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Edinburgh · United Kingdom

Heriot-Watt University

In research, Heriot-Watt University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#679 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#527 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,270 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Environmental Engineering (Ocean Engineering is 6.6× its share of world research).

hw.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#1,034
of 22,385 · #692 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#67
of 862
Research works
18k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
446k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Heriot-Watt University

What is Heriot-Watt University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #679 of 10,670 12.6%1,559 #458
EngineeringField #527 of 5,901 12.9%684 #277
Social SciencesDomain #1,270 of 9,585 16.7%436 #623
Computer ScienceField #839 of 4,417 11.8%223 #504
Environmental ScienceField #683 of 3,334 13.0%202 #591
Health SciencesDomain #2,712 of 9,902 14.6%113 #1209
Social SciencesField #1,814 of 5,988 18.1%130 #848
Life SciencesDomain #1,970 of 6,403 13.2%105 #1643
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #683 of 2,176 11.0%127 #310
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #601 of 1,862 12.5%102 #405

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heriot-Watt University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#458 #679
  2. Engineering#277 #527
  3. Social Sciences#623 #1,270
  4. Computer Science#504 #839
  5. Environmental Science#591 #683
  6. Health Sciences#1,209 #2,712
  7. Social Sciences#848 #1,814
  8. Life Sciences#1,643 #1,970
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#310 #683
  10. Artificial Intelligence#405 #601
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Heriot-Watt University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Heriot-Watt University is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Computer Science (10%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,711 fractional works · 70.4% of its workEngineering: 737 fractional works · 30.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 133 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 100 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 84 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 59 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 59 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 249 fractional works · 10.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 115 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 234 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 149 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 90 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInstrumentation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 89 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 43 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 80 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOceanography: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 475 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 143 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 56 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 113 fractional works · 4.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 74 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 74 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 126 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 90 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 118 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHeriot-WattUniversity2,429fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences20%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering73730.4%
    2. Computer Science24910.3%
    3. Environmental Science2349.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1496.1%
    5. Materials Science893.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences803.3%
    7. Mathematics632.6%
    8. Chemistry582.4%
    9. Energy381.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.6%
    1. Social Sciences1435.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1134.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance743.1%
    4. Psychology743.0%
    5. Decision Sciences421.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities291.2%
    1. Medicine903.7%
    2. Health Professions321.3%
    3. Nursing20.1%
    4. Veterinary10.0%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology471.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences451.8%
    3. Neuroscience200.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Heriot-Watt University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 83.9 works6.6×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 89.9 works5.2×
  3. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 63.5 works4.8×
  4. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 24.9 works4.7×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 249 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 80 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 737 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 234 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 89 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.21× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.75× its world share, 149 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 113 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.75×149 works
  2. Mathematics2.21×63 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.10×80 works
  4. Engineering2.02×737 works
  5. Environmental Science1.94×234 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.79×42 works
  7. Energy1.70×38 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.62×14 works
  9. Chemistry1.51×58 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.44×113 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×74 works
  12. Computer Science1.32×249 works
  13. Materials Science1.05×89 works
  14. Psychology0.99×74 works
  15. Neuroscience0.50×20 works
  16. Health Professions0.50×32 works
  17. Social Sciences0.46×142 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.42×29 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×44 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×47 works
  21. Veterinary0.35×1 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×2 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×5 works
  24. Medicine0.19×90 works
  25. Nursing0.17×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Heriot-Watt University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jiju Antony, Babak Taheri and Phil Renforth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heriot-Watt University.

  1. 1 Jiju Antony United Kingdom · #4,172 worldwide 32k citations · 749 works
  2. 2 Babak Taheri United Kingdom · #30,375 worldwide 5.9k citations · 195 works
  3. 3 Phil Renforth United Kingdom · #34,403 worldwide 9.7k citations · 158 works
  4. 4 Vicki Stone United Kingdom · #49,383 worldwide 30k citations · 304 works
  5. 5 Xianzhong Chen United Kingdom · #68,472 worldwide 11k citations · 170 works
  6. 6 Mijndert W. van der Spek United Kingdom · #101,310 worldwide 3.5k citations · 126 works
  7. 7 Daniil Yurchenko United Kingdom · #109,740 worldwide 6.6k citations · 179 works
  8. 8 Martin Joseph Gannon United Kingdom · #110,667 worldwide 2.7k citations · 79 works
  9. 9 John Macleod Ball United Kingdom · #135,949 worldwide 16k citations · 200 works
  10. 10 Annelies Kusters United Kingdom · #139,577 worldwide 2k citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Heriot-Watt University

What are the most cited papers from Heriot-Watt University?

The most cited paper from Heriot-Watt University is "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (Marie Ng et al., 2014), with 12,158 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558) and "An overview of current status of carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies" (3,217).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Marie Ng et al. · The Lancet Open access140 authors 28 May 2014 12,158
2 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors 7 Jun 2015 6,558
3 An overview of current status of carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies Dennis Y.C. Leung, Giorgio Caramanna, M. Mercedes Maroto‐Valer · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Open access Aug 2014 3,217
4 Continual lifelong learning with neural networks: A review German Ignacio Parisi, Ronald Kemker, Jose L. Part et al. · Neural Networks Open access 10 Feb 2019 3,189
5 Convexity conditions and existence theorems in nonlinear elasticity John Macleod Ball · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis Dec 1976 2,451
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Heriot-Watt University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, CO2 Sequestration, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Optics, Hydraulic Fracturing, Reactive Transport, Renewable Energy and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning114▲ 1.36×73 topics
  2. Sustainability104▲ 1.75×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning97▲ 1.20×69 topics
  4. Climate Change85▲ 1.29×73 topics
  5. Renewable Energy70▲ 2.0×38 topics
  6. Environmental Impact66▲ 1.59×48 topics
  7. Neural Networks57▲ 1.52×36 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration45▲ 9.5×4 topics
  9. Nonlinear Optics44▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Optimization36▲ 3.3×15 topics
  11. Hydraulic Fracturing36▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Reactive Transport36▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Porous Media35▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Risk Management33▲ 2.9×13 topics
  15. Fiber Lasers30▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Carbon Capture30▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Geological Storage30▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Surfactants28▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Fracture Propagation28▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Shale Gas Reservoirs28▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Shale Gas27▲ 9.4×2 topics
  22. Nanofluids26▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Human-Robot Interaction26▲ 9.1×3 topics
  24. Pore-scale Modeling25▲ 28×1 topic
  25. X-ray Computed Tomography25▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Molecular Dynamics24▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Data Assimilation24▲ 6.0×4 topics
  28. Entanglement24▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Uncertainty Quantification23▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Microresonators22▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Pore Structure21▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Microwave Photonics21▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Ensemble Kalman Filter21▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Gas Permeability21▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Optical Frequency Combs21▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Ultrafast Lasers21▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Closed-Loop Control20▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Nanopores20▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Well Placement20▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Mudstones19▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Heriot-Watt University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

CO2 Sequestration and Ge…30CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 30 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…28Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 28 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…25Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…21Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 21 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 20 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 19 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…18Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 18 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction…16Social Robot Interaction and HRI: 16 fractional worksQuantum Information and …14Quantum Information and Cryptography: 14 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…13Antenna Design and Analysis: 13 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 25 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 19 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 18 works
  8. 8 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 16 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 13 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Heriot-Watt University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Heriot-Watt University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.011% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Heriot-Watt University0.0086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Heriot-Watt University 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%Heriot-Watt University15.4% 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 17.3% in 2009.

Other research institutions in Edinburgh

All research institutions in Edinburgh

Share Heriot-Watt University's ranking

Heriot-Watt University on Science Explorer

A card with Heriot-Watt University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website2Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Its overall standing, then the domains, fields and subfields where Heriot-Watt University is in the world's top ten or its top 1%. Each has an image of its own.

Overall

Domains

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Heriot-Watt University. Posts are plain text and can be reported.