Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Research facility · Glasgow · United Kingdom

Urban Big Data Centre

ubdc.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
114
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Urban Big Data Centre

Not ranked overall: Urban Big Data Centre is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Urban Big Data Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Urban Big Data Centre is in Physical Sciences, 41% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Environmental Science (20%), Engineering (20%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 50.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 20.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 19.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 40.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 24.9% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUrban Big DataCentre46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences41%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science920.3%
    2. Engineering919.7%
    3. Computer Science37.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    5. Mathematics00.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1124.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance48.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.8%
    4. Decision Sciences11.9%
    5. Psychology00.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Health Professions25.2%
    2. Medicine12.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.08× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.74× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.08×9 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.74×4 works
  3. Health Professions1.97×2 works
  4. Social Sciences1.97×11 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.96×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×2 works
  7. Engineering1.31×9 works
  8. Computer Science0.98×4 works
  9. Energy0.66×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.60×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.29×0 works
  13. Psychology0.25×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.16×0 works
  16. Medicine0.11×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Urban Big Data Centre?

The most cited paper from Urban Big Data Centre is "Geographical and Temporal Weighted Regression (GTWR)" (A. Stewart Fotheringham, Ricardo Crespo, Jing Yao, 2015), with 627 citations. Next come "Neighbourhood Effects Research: New Perspectives" (367) and "Analysis of human mobility patterns from GPS trajectories and contextual information" (279).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Geographical and Temporal Weighted Regression (GTWR) A. Stewart Fotheringham, Ricardo Crespo, Jing Yao · Geographical Analysis 9 Mar 2015 627
2 Neighbourhood Effects Research: New Perspectives Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey et al. Book chapter 4 Nov 2011 367
3 Analysis of human mobility patterns from GPS trajectories and contextual information Katarzyna Siła-Nowicka, Jan Vandrol, Taylor M. Oshan et al. · International Journal of Geographical Information Systems 30 Oct 2015 279
4 A spatio-temporal analysis investigating completeness and inequalities of global urban building data in OpenStreetMap Benjamin Herfort, Sven Lautenbach, João Porto de Albuquerque et al. · Nature Communications Open access 6 Jul 2023 271
5 Asymmetries in housing and financial market institutions and EMU Duncan Maclennan · Oxford Review of Economic Policy Sep 1998 227
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Urban Big Data Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Physical Activity, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation, Remote Sensing, Urbanization, Urban Development and Accessibility.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 5.0×16 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  3. Physical Activity4▲ 16×3 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services3▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.8×12 topics
  6. Climate Change3▲ 2.5×18 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  9. Urbanization3▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Urban Development3▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Accessibility3▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Active Travel3▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Built Environment3▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Land Use Change2▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Real Estate Market2▲ 111×2 topics
  16. Big Data2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  17. Global Impact2▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Neoliberalism2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Travel Behavior2▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Housing Supply2▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Mortgage Credit Expansion2▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Internet of Things2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  25. Traffic Flow2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Income Inequality1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Social Support1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  28. Thermal Comfort1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Financialization1▲ 27×1 topic
  30. GPS Data1▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Human Mobility1▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Neighborhood Effects1▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Satellite Imagery1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Shareholder Value1▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Social Sustainability1▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Short-Term Forecasting1▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Smart Cities1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Spatio-Temporal Data1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Environmental Impacts1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Urban Poverty1▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does Urban Big Data Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Housing Market and Economics and Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis.

Urban Transport and Acce…3Urban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…2Housing Market and Economics: 2 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Locat…1Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…1Urban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 1 fractional works
TransportationGlobal and Planetary ChangeEconomics and EconometricsFinance4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 1 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 1 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 available69.2%not open30.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Urban Big Data Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Urban Big Data Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Urban Big Data Centre0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Urban Big Data Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Other research institutions in Glasgow

All research institutions in Glasgow

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Urban Big Data Centre. Posts are plain text and can be reported.