West College Scotland
In research, West College Scotland stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,357 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,637 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #22,490 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #1,214 of 2,253
- Research works
- 337 ▼ 33% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 5.2k 15.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 10% world 28%
What is West College Scotland known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #3,357 of 6,031 | 13.7% | 170 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #12,637 of 14,347 | 12.7% | 216 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West College 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).
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at West College Scotland?
Ranked on the composite score, A. MacPherson, J. Frame and I. V. Hunt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West College Scotland.
- 1 A. MacPherson United Kingdom · #447,111 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
- 2 J. Frame United Kingdom · #683,354 worldwide 57 citations · 21 works
- 3 I. V. Hunt United Kingdom · #1,006,636 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at West College Scotland?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Milk Composition, Microbial Community, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Genetic Diversity, Climate Change, Food Security and Phylogenetic Analysis.
- Genome Sequencing
- Drought Resistance
- Biofortification
- Milk Quality
- Genomic Characterization
- Maillard Reaction
- Water Quality
- Host Specificity
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Genomic Selection
- Population Genetics
- Fungal Pathogens
- Invasive Species
- Potato
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Biodiversity
- Genetic Diversity
- Methane Production
- Climate Change
- Milk Composition
- Microbial Community
- Ruminant Nutrition
- Food Security
- Metabolism
- Sustainability
- Toxicity
- Antioxidants
- Probiotics
- Plant Breeding
- Animal Breeding
- Gut Microbiota
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Soil Fertility
- Acrylamide
- Plant Nutrition
- Bovine Mastitis
- Rhizosphere Interactions
- Microbiota
- Ecology
Size is fractional works in all years 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
- Milk Composition30▲ 156×2 topics
- Climate Change29▲ 3.2×34 topics
- Microbial Community26▲ 81×5 topics
- Methane Production23▲ 170×1 topic
- Ruminant Nutrition23▲ 170×1 topic
- Genetic Diversity19▲ 12×11 topics
- Food Security15▲ 11×10 topics
- Biodiversity14▲ 5.5×13 topics
- Metabolism13▲ 6.1×10 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 10×7 topics
- Sustainability13▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 14×8 topics
- Toxicity12▲ 8.1×7 topics
- Potato12▲ 71×2 topics
- Antioxidants12▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Invasive Species11▲ 5.6×14 topics
- Probiotics10▲ 12×4 topics
- Fungal Pathogens10▲ 16×4 topics
- Plant Breeding10▲ 26×3 topics
- Population Genetics9▲ 16×2 topics
- Animal Breeding9▲ 45×1 topic
- Genomic Selection9▲ 45×1 topic
- Gut Microbiota9▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Nitrogen Fixation9▲ 32×2 topics
- Antimicrobial Resistance9▲ 10×7 topics
- Host Specificity9▲ 20×4 topics
- Soil Fertility8▲ 14×5 topics
- Water Quality8▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Acrylamide7▲ 85×1 topic
- Maillard Reaction7▲ 85×1 topic
- Plant Nutrition7▲ 27×2 topics
- Genomic Characterization7▲ 13×2 topics
- Bovine Mastitis7▲ 121×1 topic
- Milk Quality7▲ 121×1 topic
- Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 28×2 topics
- Biofortification7▲ 45×2 topics
- Microbiota6▲ 8.6×6 topics
- Drought Resistance6▲ 20×3 topics
- Ecology6▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Genome Sequencing6▲ 11×3 topics
Which research topics does West College Scotland publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Energy Load and Power Forecasting, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Industrial Automation and Control Systems and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
- 2 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
- 3 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
- 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
- 5 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 0 works
- 6 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 0 works
- 7 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
- 8 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
- 9 Power System Reliability and Maintenance Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
- 10 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has West College Scotland's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower than in 2013–2017.
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 Clydebank
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