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Scottish Enterprise

In research, Scottish Enterprise stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,140 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,916 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,299
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#676
of 2,253
Research works
427
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
34.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Scottish Enterprise 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,140 of 21,541 34.4%207
Life SciencesDomain #13,916 of 14,347 18.5%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scottish Enterprise 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.51× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.81× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.01× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scottish Enterprise?

Ranked on the composite score, R. P. Ellis, Steven Grahame Moreton and Charlotte Bryant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scottish Enterprise.

  1. 1 R. P. Ellis United Kingdom · #285,427 worldwide 109 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Steven Grahame Moreton United Kingdom · #467,617 worldwide 142 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Charlotte Bryant United Kingdom · #521,925 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Scottish Enterprise

Which keywords describe research at Scottish Enterprise?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Holocene, Sea Level, Paleoclimatology, Solar Influence, Glacial Cycles, Monsoon Dynamics and Potato.

▲ 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. Climate Change65▲ 5.7×37 topics
  2. Holocene30▲ 43×3 topics
  3. Sea Level28▲ 47×2 topics
  4. Paleoclimatology28▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Solar Influence28▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Glacial Cycles28▲ 59×1 topic
  7. Monsoon Dynamics28▲ 59×1 topic
  8. Potato25▲ 120×2 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity23▲ 11×9 topics
  10. Genome Sequencing21▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis20▲ 12×10 topics
  12. Toxicity19▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Tectonics18▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Stable Isotopes17▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Trophic Position17▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Plate Tectonics16▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Agricultural Origins15▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Radiocarbon Dating15▲ 95×1 topic
  19. Plant Pathogens14▲ 80×2 topics
  20. Health Effects14▲ 5.5×9 topics
  21. Phytophthora14▲ 142×1 topic
  22. late blight resistance14▲ 142×1 topic
  23. Thermodynamic Modeling12▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Geochronology12▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Zircon12▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Metabolism12▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Antioxidants12▲ 6.4×3 topics
  28. Radionuclides12▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Acrylamide11▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Maillard Reaction11▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Quantitative Trait Loci11▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Regional Growth10▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Subduction9▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Genetic Mapping9▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Disease Resistance9▲ 44×3 topics
  36. Innovation Policy9▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Territorial Capital9▲ 67×2 topics
  38. Plant Breeding9▲ 19×3 topics
  39. European Union Cohesion Policy9▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Smart Specialization9▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Scottish Enterprise publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Geology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…1Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis…0Complex Network Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Text Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 0 fractional worksData-Driven Disease Surveillance: 0 fractional works
Atmospheric SciencePaleontologyGeophysicsEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Epidemiology 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scottish Enterprise's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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