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Scottish Government

In research, Scottish Government stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,166 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,587 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,502 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,216
of 28,054 · #23,669 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#963
of 1,094
Research works
481
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Scottish Government 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,166 of 20,462 16.8%148
Social SciencesDomain #12,587 of 16,945 20.3%147
Physical SciencesDomain #18,502 of 21,541 27.5%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scottish Government 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: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.01× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scottish Government?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon Cameron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scottish Government.

  1. 1 Simon Cameron United Kingdom · #701,121 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Scottish Government

Which keywords describe research at Scottish Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Public Health, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Mental Health, Ecosystem Management, Marine Fisheries and Gender Identity.

▲ 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. Climate Change11▲ 6.3×23 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 5.3×18 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades3▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Management2▲ 64×1 topic
  9. Gender Identity2▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Marine Fisheries2▲ 92×1 topic
  11. Rural Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Physical Activity2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  13. Population Dynamics2▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Social Innovation2▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Agricultural Change2▲ 219×1 topic
  16. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  17. International Relations2▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Neo-Endogenous Development2▲ 219×1 topic
  19. Primary Care2▲ 7.9×8 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  21. Biodiversity2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Identity2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Invasive Species2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  24. Arctic2▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Nationalism2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Conservation Challenges2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Exercise2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Global Warming2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Health Benefits2▲ 6.9×1 topic
  32. Ocean Acidification2▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Sedentary Behavior2▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Governance1▲ 6.6×1 topic
  36. Health Inequalities1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Health Utility Measures1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Shipping1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Positive Psychology1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Stakeholder Engagement1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Scottish Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Rural development and sustainability, Physical Activity and Health and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksRural development and sustainability: 2 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…2Physical Activity and Health: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksdemographic modeling and…1demographic modeling and climate adaptation: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…1Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…1Zoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies1Irish and British Studies: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPhysiologyNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 demographic modeling and climate adaptation Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  9. 9 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scottish Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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