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University of Glasgow

In research, University of Glasgow stands highest in Social Sciences (#36 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#34 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#132 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, History and Veterinary — Classics is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#160
of 28,054 · #160 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#9
of 1,094
Research works
86k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4M
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of Glasgow 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
Social SciencesDomain #36 of 10,521 25.9%4,202 #102
Social SciencesField #34 of 6,365 28.7%2,110 #70
Health SciencesDomain #132 of 11,982 22.2%2,365 #100
MedicineField #150 of 10,443 22.0%1,922 #121
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #39 of 2,578 26.5%693 #73
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #23 of 1,201 27.9%392 #29
PsychologyField #45 of 2,181 27.8%473 #154
Arts and HumanitiesField #43 of 1,998 17.0%810 #54
Physical SciencesDomain #279 of 12,888 22.0%4,230 #235
Computer ScienceField #140 of 4,667 24.1%1,003 #227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Glasgow 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. Social Sciences#102 #36
  2. Social Sciences#70 #34
  3. Health Sciences#100 #132
  4. Medicine#121 #150
  5. Sociology and Political Science#73 #39
  6. Political Science and International Relations#29 #23
  7. Psychology#154 #45
  8. Arts and Humanities#54 #43
  9. Physical Sciences#235 #279
  10. Computer Science#227 #140
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 Glasgow specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 36.8 works5.2×
  2. HistorySubfield · 190.9 works5.0×
  3. VeterinaryField · 51.8 works3.2×
  4. Small AnimalsSubfield · 45.4 works3.1×
  5. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 73.3 works3.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 200 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 527 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 122 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 294 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 128 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 1,003 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 115 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 1,600 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 472 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 248 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 153 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 411 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 322 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 1,922 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.19× its world share, 52 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 810 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 318 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 139 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 352 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 473 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2,110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Glasgow?

Ranked on the composite score, Rhian M. Touyz, K. Smith and Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Glasgow.

  1. 1 Rhian M. Touyz United Kingdom · #273 worldwide 3.4k citations · 132 works
  2. 2 K. Smith United Kingdom · #1,067 worldwide 3.9k citations · 107 works
  3. 3 Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi United Kingdom · #1,244 worldwide 4k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Naveed Sattar United Kingdom · #1,722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 260 works
  5. 5 Jill P. Pell United Kingdom · #1,957 worldwide 1.8k citations · 94 works
  6. 6 R. L. Bates United Kingdom · #2,657 worldwide 5.1k citations · 278 works
  7. 7 Ian Ford United Kingdom · #2,890 worldwide 1.3k citations · 99 works
  8. 8 Stewart W Mercer United Kingdom · #3,340 worldwide 989 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Anna F. Dominiczak United Kingdom · #3,653 worldwide 1.5k citations · 127 works
  10. 10 Peter Langhorne United Kingdom · #3,842 worldwide 1k citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at University of Glasgow

Which keywords describe research at University of Glasgow?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Nationalism, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, History, Literature and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization445▲ 1.90×133 topics
  2. Epidemiology432◆ 0.91×132 topics
  3. Deep Learning397◆ 0.97×82 topics
  4. Machine Learning330▼ 0.84×88 topics
  5. Climate Change299◆ 0.93×103 topics
  6. Inflammation261◆ 1.05×79 topics
  7. Sustainability231▼ 0.79×94 topics
  8. Public Health229▲ 1.32×60 topics
  9. Identity224▲ 2.6×67 topics
  10. Mental Health215▲ 1.23×43 topics
  11. History211▲ 2.5×51 topics
  12. Neural Networks197◆ 1.07×39 topics
  13. Nationalism189▲ 3.4×33 topics
  14. Literature187▲ 2.9×56 topics
  15. Human Rights182▲ 1.48×68 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease179▲ 1.35×37 topics
  17. Gender177▲ 2.7×49 topics
  18. Colonialism175▲ 3.1×43 topics
  19. Neoliberalism155▲ 3.6×26 topics
  20. Ethics155▲ 2.7×53 topics
  21. Healthcare150◆ 1.11×30 topics
  22. Economic Growth143▲ 1.41×28 topics
  23. Religion142▲ 2.5×38 topics
  24. Heart Failure116▲ 2.3×13 topics
  25. Culture115▲ 1.81×31 topics
  26. Biosensors114▲ 1.84×12 topics
  27. Cultural Identity107▲ 1.73×33 topics
  28. National Identity98▲ 7.2×8 topics
  29. Feminism88▲ 2.6×23 topics
  30. Health Disparities84▲ 2.7×9 topics
  31. Politics83▲ 2.6×20 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism75▲ 5.8×8 topics
  33. Empire73▲ 7.3×6 topics
  34. Society71▲ 3.1×21 topics
  35. Cultural Politics66▲ 8.4×7 topics
  36. Public Opinion65▲ 4.3×6 topics
  37. Perception62▲ 7.8×7 topics
  38. Truth52▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Scotland50▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Union of 170750▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Glasgow publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scottish History and National Identity, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Photonic and Optical Devices and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics.

Scottish History and Nat…50Scottish History and National Identity: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…46Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 46 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 39 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 38 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 35 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 34 fractional worksTopic Modeling32Topic Modeling: 32 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…32Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 32 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 31 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 30 fractional works
HistoryBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Scottish History and National Identity History 50 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 46 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  4. 4 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 38 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 35 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 34 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 32 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 32 works
  9. 9 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 31 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 30 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Glasgow's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

Other research institutions in Glasgow

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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.