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University of Dundee

In research, University of Dundee stands highest in Psychology (#100 of 2,181 worldwide), Health Sciences (#553 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#504 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History — History is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#987
of 28,054 · #483 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#41
of 1,094
Research works
28k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
38.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is University of Dundee 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
PsychologyField #100 of 2,181 24.7%114 #440
Health SciencesDomain #553 of 11,982 21.4%907 #259
Social SciencesDomain #504 of 10,521 24.5%899 #422
MedicineField #721 of 10,443 20.4%727 #303
Life SciencesDomain #569 of 7,800 27.0%487 #220
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #457 of 3,579 25.9%317 #137
Social SciencesField #899 of 6,365 25.3%416 #380
Molecular BiologySubfield #344 of 2,175 26.7%203 #113
Physical SciencesDomain #2,473 of 12,888 17.9%629 #949
Health ProfessionsField #450 of 1,928 25.0%128 #306

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Dundee 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. Psychology#440 #100
  2. Health Sciences#259 #553
  3. Social Sciences#422 #504
  4. Medicine#303 #721
  5. Life Sciences#220 #569
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#137 #457
  7. Social Sciences#380 #899
  8. Molecular Biology#113 #344
  9. Physical Sciences#949 #2,473
  10. Health Professions#306 #450
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.

What does University of Dundee specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 35.0 works3.7×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.04× its world share, 317 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 46 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 249 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.99× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 128 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 727 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 133 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 104 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 416 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Dundee?

Ranked on the composite score, Blair H. Smith, D. Grahame Hardie and Philip Cohen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Dundee.

  1. 1 Blair H. Smith United Kingdom · #3,828 worldwide 1.1k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 D. Grahame Hardie United Kingdom · #7,759 worldwide 1.1k citations · 89 works
  3. 3 Philip Cohen United Kingdom · #9,326 worldwide 1.1k citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Alex S. F. Doney United Kingdom · #9,488 worldwide 1.2k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Jianguo Zhang United Kingdom · #10,211 worldwide 1.1k citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Bruce Guthrie United Kingdom · #11,104 worldwide 848 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 John D. Hayes United Kingdom · #13,952 worldwide 939 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 David P. Lane United Kingdom · #14,359 worldwide 1.1k citations · 123 works
  9. 9 H. G. Jones United Kingdom · #15,935 worldwide 529 citations · 87 works
  10. 10 David G. Nicholls United Kingdom · #19,970 worldwide 667 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at University of Dundee

Which keywords describe research at University of Dundee?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Reflective Practice, Cancer Therapy, Treatment, Globalization, Cancer and Immunology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology171▲ 1.48×122 topics
  2. Inflammation103▲ 1.69×78 topics
  3. Globalization81▲ 1.41×73 topics
  4. Climate Change74◆ 0.94×76 topics
  5. Treatment70▲ 1.97×47 topics
  6. Cancer65▲ 1.66×48 topics
  7. Sustainability64◆ 0.90×65 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress62▲ 1.31×53 topics
  9. Quality of Life62▲ 1.46×49 topics
  10. Public Health58▲ 1.36×52 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy54▲ 3.3×18 topics
  12. Mental Health51▲ 1.20×42 topics
  13. Genetics44▲ 2.1×26 topics
  14. Reflective Practice40▲ 7.3×7 topics
  15. Diagnosis40▲ 1.46×37 topics
  16. History35▲ 1.72×27 topics
  17. Global Burden34▲ 2.1×12 topics
  18. Primary Care29▲ 2.6×15 topics
  19. Stress29▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Medical Education28▲ 3.7×13 topics
  21. Immunology28▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Neuroscience28▲ 3.2×15 topics
  23. Transcriptional Regulation26▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Asthma25▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Allergic Diseases23▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Eosinophils23▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Proteasome Inhibitors21▲ 10×2 topics
  28. In Vivo Imaging21▲ 8.3×3 topics
  29. Proteasome20▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Ubiquitin20▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Competency-Based Education18▲ 6.9×2 topics
  32. Faculty Development18▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Cystic Fibrosis17▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Mutation Analysis17▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Pulmonary Infections16▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Continuing Medical Education16▲ 8.9×1 topic
  37. Cultural Politics16▲ 8.6×5 topics
  38. Professional Identity Formation16▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Bronchiectasis16▲ 19×1 topic
  40. CFTR16▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Dundee publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Innovations in Medical Education and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.

Asthma and respiratory d…23Asthma and respiratory diseases: 23 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome…20Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways: 20 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…16Innovations in Medical Education: 16 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…16Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 16 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 15 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 13 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…12Scottish History and National Identity: 12 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 11 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 11 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…10Social Work Education and Practice: 10 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 23 works
  2. 2 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 20 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  4. 4 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  5. 5 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 15 works
  6. 6 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 13 works
  7. 7 Scottish History and National Identity History 12 works
  8. 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 11 works
  10. 10 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 10 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Dundee's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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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.