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St. Andrews University

In research, St. Andrews University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,394 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities (Religious studies is 64.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,560
of 22,385 · #2,627 all time
Rank in United States
#1,301
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▲ 88% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
St. Andrews University

What is St. Andrews University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,394 of 9,585 6.9%128 #3540

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Andrews 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does St. Andrews University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at St. Andrews University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (25%), Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 133 fractional works · 56.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 59 fractional works · 24.9% of its workReligious studies: 25 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 21.1% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. AndrewsUniversity235fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities5924.9%
    2. Social Sciences4418.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance104.2%
    4. Psychology104.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting73.1%
    6. Decision Sciences31.4%
    1. Engineering114.7%
    2. Computer Science114.6%
    3. Environmental Science104.3%
    4. Materials Science72.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.1%
    6. Mathematics21.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine2410.4%
    2. Health Professions83.3%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences114.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does St. Andrews University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 64.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 25.3 works64×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 58.7 works8.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.64× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.64×59 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.94×10 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.50×3 works
  4. Social Sciences1.47×44 works
  5. Psychology1.34×10 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.33×5 works
  7. Health Professions1.23×8 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×7 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.95×11 works
  10. Mathematics0.87×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.86×10 works
  12. Veterinary0.85×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.84×7 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×7 works
  15. Computer Science0.59×11 works
  16. Medicine0.54×24 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.37×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.37×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.32×1 works
  21. Engineering0.31×11 works
  22. Nursing0.26×0 works
  23. Energy0.22×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Andrews University?

Ranked on the quality score, Charles W. Joyner, Stuart A. Marks and Reginald F. Christian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Andrews University.

  1. 1 Charles W. Joyner United States · #813,084 worldwide 743 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Stuart A. Marks United States · #1,677,239 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Reginald F. Christian United States · #1,694,688 worldwide 169 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 D. M. Baillie United States · #1,710,994 worldwide 213 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Tony Hunt United States · #1,841,944 worldwide 1.3k citations · 227 works
  6. 6 A. J. M. Wedderburn United States · #2,064,968 worldwide 472 citations · 103 works
  7. 7 A. Shewan United States · #2,079,303 worldwide 28 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 R. McL. Wilson United States · #2,081,596 worldwide 595 citations · 156 works
  9. 9 John Burnet United States · #2,365,969 worldwide 1.1k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Dennis Chapman United States · #2,431,257 worldwide 144 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at St. Andrews University

What are the most cited papers from St. Andrews University?

The most cited paper from St. Andrews University is "Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences" (Freda Kemp, 2003), with 9,378 citations. Next come "Modern Applied Statistics with S," (2,389) and "Exploring the sensitivity of next generation gravitational wave detectors" (1,243).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences Freda Kemp · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician) 21 Nov 2003 9,378
2 Modern Applied Statistics with S, Freda Kemp · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician) 21 Nov 2003 2,389
3 Exploring the sensitivity of next generation gravitational wave detectors B. P. Abbott et al. · Classical and Quantum Gravity Open access722 authors 24 Jan 2017 1,243
4 A Treatise on Generating Functions. Adrienne W. Kemp, H. M. Srivastava, H. L. Manocha · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician) 1986 1,207
5 Identity and Emergency Intervention: How Social Group Membership and Inclusiveness of Group Boundaries Shape Helping Behavior Mark Levine, Amy L. Prosser, David J. Evans et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2 Mar 2005 1,002
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Andrews University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: African Christianity, Social Justice, Religion, Church History, Globalization, Spirituality, Hermeneutics and Biblical Interpretation.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization17▲ 3.6×30 topics
  2. African Christianity16▲ 294×2 topics
  3. Social Justice14▲ 9.6×8 topics
  4. Religion13▲ 12×17 topics
  5. Church History13▲ 128×3 topics
  6. Spirituality12▲ 49×4 topics
  7. Hermeneutics11▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Biblical Interpretation11▲ 148×1 topic
  9. History11▲ 6.6×12 topics
  10. Pentecostalism11▲ 190×1 topic
  11. Literature10▲ 7.5×13 topics
  12. Climate Change8▲ 1.28×32 topics
  13. Theology8▲ 37×3 topics
  14. Human Rights7▲ 3.1×15 topics
  15. Philosophy7▲ 7.0×8 topics
  16. Culture7▲ 5.8×9 topics
  17. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 106×1 topic
  18. Jewish Society6▲ 106×1 topic
  19. Society6▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Gender6▲ 4.8×15 topics
  21. Public Health6▲ 1.78×17 topics
  22. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  23. Migration6▲ 7.2×9 topics
  24. Ethics5▲ 4.4×13 topics
  25. Global Christianity5▲ 148×1 topic
  26. Short-Term Missions5▲ 148×1 topic
  27. Cultural Heritage5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  28. Medieval5▲ 57×2 topics
  29. International Law5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Cultural Studies5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  31. Manuscripts5▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Monasticism5▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Global Financial Crisis4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Monetary Policy4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  35. Environmental Governance4▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Regulatory Policymaking4▲ 189×1 topic
  37. Cultural Politics3▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Low Back Pain3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Social History3▲ 16×4 topics
  40. International Trade3▲ 8.9×5 topics

Which research topics does St. Andrews University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Christian Theology and Mission and Medieval Literature and History.

Pentecostalism and Chris…11Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 11 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 5 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 5 fractional worksLegal case studies and regulations: 4 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…2Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 2 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 2 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 2 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesClassicsPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 11 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 5 works
  4. 4 Medieval Literature and History Classics 5 works
  5. 5 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Scottish History and National Identity History 2 works
  8. 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 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 available18.4%not open81.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Andrews University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 88% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St. Andrews University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00093% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%St. Andrews University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Andrews University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025St. Andrews University4.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.5% in 2020.

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