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Queen Margaret University

In research, Queen Margaret University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,827 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,811 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,304 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,163
of 28,054 · #8,484 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#412
of 1,094
Research works
2.8k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Queen Margaret University 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 #3,827 of 10,521 25.2%186 #1636
Health SciencesDomain #4,811 of 11,982 20.2%117 #2762
Social SciencesField #3,304 of 6,365 25.3%92 #1927
MedicineField #7,127 of 10,443 18.1%69 #7788

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queen Margaret 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,636 #3,827
  2. Health Sciences#2,762 #4,811
  3. Social Sciences#1,927 #3,304
  4. Medicine#7,788 #7,127
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.95× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.88× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queen Margaret University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter and James Buchan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen Margaret University.

  1. 1 Alastair Ager United Kingdom · #36,528 worldwide 486 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Sophie Witter United Kingdom · #128,433 worldwide 119 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 James Buchan United Kingdom · #131,549 worldwide 90 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 James Law United Kingdom · #170,783 worldwide 208 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Richard Prentice United Kingdom · #180,029 worldwide 152 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 James M. Scobbie United Kingdom · #304,862 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Kirsty Forsyth United Kingdom · #330,783 worldwide 89 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Ineke Mennen United Kingdom · #342,618 worldwide 123 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Lisa Salisbury United Kingdom · #370,400 worldwide 64 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 James Buchan United Kingdom · #388,429 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Queen Margaret University

Which keywords describe research at Queen Margaret University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Public Health, Ethical Considerations, Health Disparities, Primary Care, Trauma and Psychological Adjustment.

▲ 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. Quality of Life26▲ 5.2×28 topics
  2. Mental Health21▲ 4.2×22 topics
  3. Public Health18▲ 3.7×31 topics
  4. Epidemiology18▲ 1.36×43 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 2.2×31 topics
  6. Ethical Considerations12▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Health Disparities12▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Primary Care10▲ 7.8×15 topics
  9. Identity9▲ 3.7×13 topics
  10. Trauma9▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Social Justice9▲ 4.3×18 topics
  12. Well-being9▲ 6.5×10 topics
  13. Psychological Adjustment8▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Depression8▲ 2.6×12 topics
  15. Anxiety8▲ 4.7×7 topics
  16. Reflective Practice8▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Resettlement7▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Acculturation7▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Integration7▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Immigrant7▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Neuroscience7▲ 6.8×9 topics
  23. Refugee7▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Resilience7▲ 4.2×10 topics
  25. Social Capital7▲ 3.7×7 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  27. Immigration6▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Cultural Studies6▲ 4.6×3 topics
  29. Coping Strategies6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  30. Health Promotion6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  31. End-of-Life6▲ 18×2 topics
  32. National Identity6▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Palliative Care6▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Health Inequalities5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Regional Growth5▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Pain Management5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Cancer Patients5▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Early Intervention5▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Global Health5▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Queen Margaret University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Health and Trauma, Art Therapy and Mental Health, Global Maternal and Child Health and Occupational Therapy Practice and Research.

Migration, Health and Tr…7Migration, Health and Trauma: 7 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental H…4Art Therapy and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 4 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 4 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 4 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…4Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 4 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyConservationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOccupational Therapy5 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 4 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 4 works
  5. 5 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available37.9%not open62.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queen Margaret University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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