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University · Armadale · United Kingdom

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

In research, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,977 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,649
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,213
of 2,253
Research works
133
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
523
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 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 #13,977 of 16,945 23.1%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 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.

Who are the top researchers at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugh Cheape and Mike Cormack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

  1. 1 Hugh Cheape United Kingdom · #639,747 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Mike Cormack United Kingdom · #978,103 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Which keywords describe research at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Cultural Identity, Colonialism, Religious Identity, Devolution, Wales, Welsh literature and History.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Nationalism43▲ 56×6 topics
  2. Cultural Identity38▲ 65×9 topics
  3. Colonialism36▲ 55×7 topics
  4. Religious Identity35▲ 385×3 topics
  5. Devolution35▲ 1122×2 topics
  6. Wales33▲ 2642×1 topic
  7. Welsh literature33▲ 2642×1 topic
  8. History26▲ 24×7 topics
  9. Literature25▲ 38×10 topics
  10. National Identity22▲ 142×2 topics
  11. Cultural Politics22▲ 212×3 topics
  12. Empire21▲ 185×2 topics
  13. Scotland21▲ 894×1 topic
  14. Union of 170721▲ 894×1 topic
  15. Ethnicity11▲ 27×5 topics
  16. Identity10▲ 10×10 topics
  17. Conflict9▲ 43×4 topics
  18. Globalization7▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Consociationalism7▲ 251×1 topic
  20. Language Policy7▲ 40×3 topics
  21. Northern Ireland7▲ 251×1 topic
  22. Sociolinguistics7▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Bilingual Education6▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Multilingualism6▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Religion5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  26. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy4▲ 93×1 topic
  27. Translanguaging4▲ 93×1 topic
  28. Human Rights4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  29. Lexicography4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Cultural Exchange4▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Culture4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  32. Language Evolution4▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Linguistics4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Etymology3▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Indo-European3▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Bilingualism3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Language Contact3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Archaeology3▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Mediterranean3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Sabhal Mòr Ostaig publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American history and culture, Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles and Marriage and Family Dynamics.

Latin American history a…1Latin American history and culture: 1 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 0 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods and Innovations: 0 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 0 fractional worksIrish and British Studies0Irish and British Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 0 fractional worksGender and Women's Rights: 0 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…0Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 0 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsHistorySociology and Political ScienceEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  2. 2 Scottish History and National Identity History 0 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies of British Isles History 0 works
  4. 4 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 0 works
  6. 6 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 0 works
  7. 7 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 0 works
  9. 9 Gender and Women's Rights Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 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 available12.3%not open87.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.2%domestic only97.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sabhal Mòr Ostaig's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.