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University of Glasgow
Gilmorehill Campus, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8QQ United Kingdom |
#74 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Glasgow Data
Total number of students
28,250
Number of international students
11,065
Total number of academic staff
2,150
Number of international staff
745
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
4,265
Number of master's degrees awarded
3,825
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
525
Number of research only staff
1,160
Number of new undergraduate students
4,770
Number of new master's students
5,670
Number of new doctoral students
710
University of Glasgow Rankings
University of Glasgow is ranked #74 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Glasgow Rankings
University of Glasgow Subject Rankings
- #84in Arts and Humanities
- #102in Biology and Biochemistry
- #6in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #97in Cell Biology (tie)
- #225in Chemistry (tie)
- #50in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #211in Computer Science (tie)
- #210in Economics and Business (tie)
- #189in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #19in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #263in Engineering (tie)
- #290in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #238in Geosciences (tie)
- #139in Immunology
- #89in Infectious Diseases
- #534in Materials Science (tie)
- #60in Microbiology
- #106in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #246in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (tie)
- #87in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #80in Oncology
- #39in Optics (tie)
- #120in Pharmacology and Toxicology (tie)
- #386in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #55in Physics (tie)
- #129in Plant and Animal Science
- #105in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #89in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #215in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #133in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #188in Space Science
- #143in Surgery (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Glasgow's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
72.8
Global research reputation
#144
Regional research reputation
#137
Publications
#172
Books
#51
Conferences
#224
Normalized citation impact
#51
Total citations
#116
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#133
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#71
International collaboration - relative to country
#615
International collaboration
#279
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#92
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#55
Arts and Humanities overall score
61.4
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#102
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#48
Arts and Humanities publications
#50
Arts and Humanities books
#27
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#214
Arts and Humanities total citations
#83
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#87
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#217
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#206
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#198
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
54.0
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#69
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#102
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#200
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#88
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#129
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#115
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#63
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#150
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#61
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#120
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#122
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
83.8
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#58
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#45
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#5
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#23
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#22
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#1
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#109
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#11
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#16
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#2
Cell Biology overall score
48.0
Cell Biology publications
#191
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#85
Cell Biology total citations
#148
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#122
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#167
Cell Biology international collaboration
#56
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#77
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#34
Chemistry overall score
57.9
Chemistry global research reputation
#172
Chemistry regional research reputation
#158
Chemistry publications
#405
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#277
Chemistry total citations
#336
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#311
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#285
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#563
Chemistry international collaboration
#237
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#233
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Clinical Medicine overall score
74.5
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#134
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#67
Clinical Medicine publications
#172
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#86
Clinical Medicine total citations
#87
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#90
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#8
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#225
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#116
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#61
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#36
Computer Science overall score
50.9
Computer Science global research reputation
#201
Computer Science regional research reputation
#60
Computer Science publications
#304
Computer Science conferences
#267
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#228
Computer Science total citations
#269
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#235
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#205
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#476
Computer Science international collaboration
#173
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#265
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#322
Economics and Business overall score
34.4
Economics and Business global research reputation
#151
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#125
Economics and Business publications
#107
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#268
Economics and Business total citations
#164
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#166
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#257
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#150
Economics and Business international collaboration
#163
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#237
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#286
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
54.6
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#276
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#164
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#164
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#242
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#250
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#213
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#192
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#64
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#207
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#199
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
73.7
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#95
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#17
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#55
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#37
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#5
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#52
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#26
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#22
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#1
Engineering overall score
55.8
Engineering global research reputation
#149
Engineering regional research reputation
#105
Engineering publications
#334
Engineering conferences
#215
Engineering normalized citation impact
#518
Engineering total citations
#321
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#292
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#402
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#450
Engineering international collaboration
#122
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#540
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#837
Environment/Ecology overall score
51.0
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#136
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#133
Environment/Ecology publications
#339
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#298
Environment/Ecology total citations
#317
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#307
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#303
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#280
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#90
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#338
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#373
Geosciences overall score
41.3
Geosciences global research reputation
#214
Geosciences regional research reputation
#66
Geosciences publications
#326
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#106
Geosciences total citations
#260
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#346
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#324
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#241
Geosciences international collaboration
#124
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#319
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#294
Immunology overall score
35.7
Immunology global research reputation
#146
Immunology regional research reputation
#38
Immunology publications
#164
Immunology normalized citation impact
#68
Immunology total citations
#129
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#120
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#50
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#118
Immunology international collaboration
#45
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Infectious Diseases overall score
50.6
Infectious Diseases publications
#102
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#77
Infectious Diseases total citations
#105
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#79
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#18
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#84
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#44
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#106
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#98
Materials Science overall score
29.3
Materials Science global research reputation
#416
Materials Science regional research reputation
#154
Materials Science publications
#548
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#344
Materials Science total citations
#497
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#482
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#371
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#396
Materials Science international collaboration
#126
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#388
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#317
Microbiology overall score
51.0
Microbiology global research reputation
#82
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#39
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#123
Microbiology total citations
#64
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#147
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#59
Microbiology international collaboration
#20
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#70
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#138
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
50.2
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#199
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#30
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#113
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#30
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#204
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#71
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#72
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#20
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology overall score
27.7
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology publications
#347
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology conferences
#94
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology normalized citation impact
#204
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology total citations
#306
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#288
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#207
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration - relative to country
#287
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration
#86
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#256
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#209
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
53.6
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#88
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#183
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#23
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#126
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#105
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#6
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#105
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#29
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#104
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#39
Oncology overall score
55.8
Oncology publications
#262
Oncology conferences
#69
Oncology normalized citation impact
#15
Oncology total citations
#157
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#184
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#23
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#233
Oncology international collaboration
#71
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#110
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Optics overall score
70.4
Optics publications
#117
Optics conferences
#79
Optics normalized citation impact
#22
Optics total citations
#70
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#66
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#29
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#154
Optics international collaboration
#53
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#31
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#23
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
52.7
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#75
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#46
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#399
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#47
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#282
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#191
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#13
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#178
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#42
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#12
Physical Chemistry overall score
42.3
Physical Chemistry publications
#519
Physical Chemistry conferences
#68
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#303
Physical Chemistry total citations
#472
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#439
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#315
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#410
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#173
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#320
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#219
Physics overall score
74.8
Physics global research reputation
#112
Physics regional research reputation
#110
Physics publications
#123
Physics normalized citation impact
#57
Physics total citations
#48
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#70
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#496
Physics international collaboration
#172
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#77
Plant and Animal Science overall score
65.7
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#65
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#150
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#299
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#139
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#143
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#276
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#424
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#187
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#124
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#207
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
52.9
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#139
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#217
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#8
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#121
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#65
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#245
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#176
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#125
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#47
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
57.7
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#104
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#179
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#141
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#99
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#78
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#57
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#255
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#157
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
28.7
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#233
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#141
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#208
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#233
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#202
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#165
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#181
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#92
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#170
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
57.9
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#113
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#78
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#116
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#180
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#112
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#375
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#416
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#375
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#112
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#222
Space Science overall score
33.3
Space Science global research reputation
#97
Space Science regional research reputation
#46
Space Science publications
#233
Space Science normalized citation impact
#63
Space Science total citations
#189
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#216
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#170
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#221
Space Science international collaboration
#162
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#172
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#77
Surgery overall score
48.1
Surgery publications
#262
Surgery conferences
#124
Surgery normalized citation impact
#44
Surgery total citations
#200
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#155
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#12
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#155
Surgery international collaboration
#79
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#152
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#81