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University of the West of Scotland

In research, University of the West of Scotland stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,774 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,384 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,926 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Management of Technology and Innovation is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,727
of 28,054 · #3,734 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#150
of 1,094
Research works
6.2k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
116k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of the West of Scotland 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 #1,774 of 10,521 26.4%572 #1285
Social SciencesField #1,384 of 6,365 28.4%303 #1002
Health SciencesDomain #2,926 of 11,982 27.4%166 #3075
Physical SciencesDomain #3,736 of 12,888 25.0%346 #3479
EngineeringField #2,369 of 6,636 20.3%128 #2227
MedicineField #4,518 of 10,443 29.1%110 #4635
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,133 of 2,578 26.2%116 #1001
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,405 of 2,578 25.1%97 #1291
Computer ScienceField #2,669 of 4,667 28.6%116 #2304
PsychologyField #1,714 of 2,181 20.4%72 #1315

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the West of Scotland 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#1,285 #1,774
  2. Social Sciences#1,002 #1,384
  3. Health Sciences#3,075 #2,926
  4. Physical Sciences#3,479 #3,736
  5. Engineering#2,227 #2,369
  6. Medicine#4,635 #4,518
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,001 #1,133
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,291 #1,405
  9. Computer Science#2,304 #2,669
  10. Psychology#1,315 #1,714
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 the West of Scotland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 21.2 works6.1×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 24.1 works4.4×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 110 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.65× its world share, 97 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 303 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the West of Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Connolly, Des Gibson and Thomas Hainey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the West of Scotland.

  1. 1 Thomas Connolly United Kingdom · #33,977 worldwide 437 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Des Gibson United Kingdom · #52,250 worldwide 581 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Thomas Hainey United Kingdom · #58,735 worldwide 299 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth Boyle United Kingdom · #60,715 worldwide 216 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 I.H. Marshall United Kingdom · #72,005 worldwide 283 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Naeem Ramzan United Kingdom · #148,687 worldwide 297 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 James Thompson United Kingdom · #157,682 worldwide 278 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 James Nightingale United Kingdom · #203,257 worldwide 47 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Julien S. Baker United Kingdom · #218,527 worldwide 156 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 T. George Truscott United Kingdom · #263,521 worldwide 131 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of the West of Scotland

Which keywords describe research at University of the West of Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Capital, Identity, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Social Entrepreneurship and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Globalization69▲ 3.1×66 topics
  2. Deep Learning50▲ 1.28×56 topics
  3. Machine Learning49▲ 1.33×52 topics
  4. Sustainability46▲ 1.65×56 topics
  5. Social Capital44▲ 7.3×14 topics
  6. Healthcare31▲ 2.5×24 topics
  7. Identity31▲ 3.8×32 topics
  8. Social Media30▲ 1.87×24 topics
  9. Mental Health29▲ 1.73×33 topics
  10. Public Health28▲ 1.72×33 topics
  11. Internet of Things27▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Education26▲ 1.32×49 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management26▲ 2.4×14 topics
  14. Sustainable Development26▲ 1.42×30 topics
  15. Economic Impact21▲ 3.1×4 topics
  16. Leadership20▲ 3.8×16 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship19▲ 4.4×9 topics
  18. Gender19▲ 3.0×23 topics
  19. Higher Education18▲ 2.9×17 topics
  20. Social Entrepreneurship18▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Organizational Performance17▲ 6.0×8 topics
  22. Entrepreneurial Orientation17▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Opportunity Recognition17▲ 17×1 topic
  24. IoT Security16▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. National Identity16▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Neoliberalism16▲ 3.8×12 topics
  27. Environmental Management15▲ 3.3×10 topics
  28. Smart Cities15▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Community Development14▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Student Perceptions14▲ 6.9×7 topics
  31. 5G Networks13▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Decentralization12▲ 5.0×3 topics
  33. Mega Events12▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Sport Tourism12▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Security and Privacy11▲ 5.1×3 topics
  36. Stereotypes10▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. High-Intensity Interval Training10▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Cultural Politics10▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Succession Planning10▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Regional Growth9▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of the West of Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Scottish History and National Identity.

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 17 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 12 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 8 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 8 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 8 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…7Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…6Human Resource and Talent Management: 6 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsHistory6 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 17 works
  2. 2 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  4. 4 Scottish History and National Identity History 8 works
  5. 5 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 7 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  8. 8 Higher Education and Employability Education 6 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the West of Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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