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University of Strathclyde

In research, University of Strathclyde stands highest in Social Sciences (#263 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#178 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#436 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Biophysics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty — Ocean Engineering is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#439
of 28,054 · #364 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#24
of 1,094
Research works
47k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Strathclyde 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 #263 of 10,521 30.0%1,368 #150
EngineeringField #178 of 6,636 20.2%1,791 #239
Physical SciencesDomain #436 of 12,888 20.7%3,211 #354
Social SciencesField #232 of 6,365 33.2%633 #84
EducationSubfield #155 of 1,892 43.2%105 #184
Health SciencesDomain #1,000 of 11,982 21.1%517 #1027
Business, Management and AccountingField #298 of 2,578 35.8%183 #67
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #93 of 793 22.5%146 #125
Life SciencesDomain #970 of 7,800 21.4%370 #774
MedicineField #1,351 of 10,443 19.0%384 #1140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Strathclyde 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#150 #263
  2. Engineering#239 #178
  3. Physical Sciences#354 #436
  4. Social Sciences#84 #232
  5. Education#184 #155
  6. Health Sciences#1,027 #1,000
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#67 #298
  8. Control and Systems Engineering#125 #93
  9. Life Sciences#774 #970
  10. Medicine#1,140 #1,351
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 Strathclyde specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 146.0 works5.1×
  2. BiophysicsSubfield · 27.5 works4.4×
  3. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 37.4 works4.0×
  4. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 20.6 works3.5×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 109.4 works3.5×
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 124.6 works3.2×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 191 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 28 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 119 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 410 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 64 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 1,791 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 243 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 200 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.95× its world share, 237 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 120 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 384 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 130 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 183 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 96 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 180 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 633 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Strathclyde?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter G. Waterman, Xuerong Mao and Bill Johnston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Strathclyde.

  1. 1 Peter G. Waterman United Kingdom · #16,437 worldwide 1k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Xuerong Mao United Kingdom · #16,731 worldwide 1.5k citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Bill Johnston United Kingdom · #17,853 worldwide 412 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 J. O’Reilly United Kingdom · #18,781 worldwide 890 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 J.A. Mangan United Kingdom · #26,137 worldwide 211 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 George Wright United Kingdom · #26,550 worldwide 529 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Deborah Cameron United Kingdom · #28,265 worldwide 379 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Colin Eden United Kingdom · #28,752 worldwide 696 citations · 81 works
  9. 9 David J. Nelson United Kingdom · #28,825 worldwide 427 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 James Alexander United Kingdom · #29,117 worldwide 436 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at University of Strathclyde

Which keywords describe research at University of Strathclyde?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Control Strategies, Sustainability, Power Electronics, Machine Learning, Environmental Impact, Offshore Wind Farms and Smart Grid.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy224▲ 2.8×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning188◆ 1.05×85 topics
  3. Sustainability179▲ 1.35×76 topics
  4. Deep Learning178◆ 0.95×78 topics
  5. Environmental Impact142▲ 1.53×52 topics
  6. Climate Change138◆ 0.94×79 topics
  7. Globalization112◆ 1.04×93 topics
  8. Neural Networks95◆ 1.12×37 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications91▲ 1.40×35 topics
  10. Nanoparticles87▲ 1.27×42 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties85▲ 1.60×33 topics
  12. Power Electronics84▲ 4.6×8 topics
  13. Control Strategies78▲ 10×5 topics
  14. Smart Grid77▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Numerical Simulation71▲ 4.4×13 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration67▲ 3.6×5 topics
  17. Heat Transfer64▲ 2.4×18 topics
  18. Offshore Wind Farms59▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Fluid-Structure Interaction56▲ 6.8×6 topics
  20. Nonlinear Dynamics54▲ 4.5×8 topics
  21. Maritime Transportation50▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Emissions50▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Fault Detection49▲ 6.2×3 topics
  24. Air Quality48▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. CFD Simulation46▲ 7.4×5 topics
  26. Fuel Consumption41▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Aerodynamics40▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Power Take-Off38▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Wave Energy38▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Smart Grid Applications38▲ 5.3×2 topics
  31. Weibull Distribution38▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Alternative Fuels37▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Shipping36▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Sustainability Indicators35▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Emission Control Areas34▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Ship Propulsion34▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Tidal Energy33▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Voltage Control33▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Wind Turbine Wakes33▲ 23×1 topic
  40. HVDC Transmission32▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Strathclyde publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Wind Energy Research and Development and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Wave and Wind Energy Sys…38Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 38 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…34Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 34 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 33 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 26 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 26 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 26 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 23 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…22Smart Grid Energy Management: 22 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 22 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 22 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 38 works
  2. 2 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 34 works
  3. 3 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 33 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 26 works
  5. 5 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  6. 6 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 26 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Strathclyde's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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