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Police Scotland

In research, Police Scotland stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,512 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,580
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,124
of 2,253
Research works
271
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Police Scotland 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 #15,512 of 16,945 15.3%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Police Scotland 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: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.75× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Police Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, Chelsea Sutton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Police Scotland.

  1. 1 Chelsea Sutton United Kingdom · #908,244 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Police Scotland

Which keywords describe research at Police Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Drug Trafficking, Ancient DNA, Human Evolution, Criminal Behavior, Public Health and Criminal Networks.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Law Enforcement2▲ 138×3 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  5. Ancient DNA1▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Criminal Behavior1▲ 120×2 topics
  7. Drug Trafficking1▲ 93×2 topics
  8. Human Evolution1▲ 247×2 topics
  9. Criminal Networks1▲ 217×1 topic
  10. Human Rights1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  11. Organized Crime1▲ 217×1 topic
  12. Crime1▲ 161×1 topic
  13. Drug Analysis1▲ 253×1 topic
  14. Forensic Toxicology1▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Genomic Analysis1▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Integration1▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Population History1▲ 332×1 topic
  18. Social Identity1▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Social Structure1▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Epidemiology1◆ 1.02×8 topics
  21. Legal Framework1▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Police Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Forensic and Genetic Research and Crime Patterns and Interventions.

Crime, Illicit Activitie…1Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 1 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …1Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 1 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Res…1Forensic and Genetic Research: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…1Crime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…1Policing Practices and Perceptions: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGender and Women's Rights: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceToxicologyGeneticsArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 1 works
  3. 3 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Gender and Women's Rights Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Police Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher 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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