Glasgow School of Art: Rankings

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The Glasgow School of Art ranked 131st in the United Kingdom, 2929th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 64 research topics. The Glasgow School of Art ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 906 academic publications and 4,353 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 75 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2929 of 14,131 In the World
#878 of 2,785 In Europe
#131 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#17 of 18 In Scotland
#4 of 5 In Glasgow
#639 of 1,028 For Social Work
#742 of 1,002 For Game Design and Development
#781 of 1,060 For Cinematography
#848 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1571 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 136th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 4475th in the World with 738 publications made and 3,545 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#136 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#1101 of 1,492 In Europe
#4475 of 7,020 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 2
1992 2 1
1993 2 1
1994 2 3
1995 3 4
1996 0 1
1997 10 4
1998 2 5
1999 1 4
2000 2 4
2001 4 4
2002 1 5
2003 3 10
2004 6 6
2005 8 9
2006 16 22
2007 16 19
2008 29 27
2009 19 29
2010 19 55
2011 30 86
2012 33 75
2013 41 140
2014 39 103
2015 43 129
2016 42 157
2017 68 150
2018 61 238
2019 53 282
2020 49 380
2021 45 434
2022 37 455
2023 28 444

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 99 203 639
Art History 132 568 1620
Aesthetics 127 745 2440
Communications and Public Relations 129 728 2459
Education Majors 131 779 3140
Anthropology 135 891 3413
Sociology 136 899 3593
History 136 958 3772
Archaeology 135 990 3858
Law 138 1009 4009
Political Science 138 1065 4205
Linguistics 138 1095 4417
Philosophy 136 1159 4612

Engineering rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 130th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 4650th in the World with 522 publications made and 2,805 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#130 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#1136 of 1,453 In Europe
#4650 of 6,684 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 2
1992 1 0
1993 1 2
1994 2 2
1995 2 2
1996 0 1
1997 6 4
1998 1 3
1999 0 5
2000 2 2
2001 2 3
2002 3 6
2003 6 4
2004 5 9
2005 3 9
2006 9 25
2007 14 18
2008 23 22
2009 11 24
2010 13 46
2011 26 72
2012 25 53
2013 34 92
2014 28 72
2015 29 87
2016 26 102
2017 42 115
2018 44 182
2019 37 199
2020 30 279
2021 33 313
2022 32 356
2023 19 362

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architectural Engineering 83 398 1064
Architecture 86 457 1132
Human-Computer Interaction 101 566 1546
Civil Engineering 115 839 3061
Mechanical Engineering 123 1011 3740
Electrical Engineering 120 1093 4408
Materials Science 133 1290 5530

Computer Science rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 134th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 4708th in the World with 488 publications made and 2,665 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Computer Interaction, Multimedia, Management Information Systems, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#134 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#1138 of 1,459 In Europe
#4708 of 6,752 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 2
1992 1 0
1993 0 3
1994 2 1
1995 1 5
1996 0 0
1997 4 5
1998 2 5
1999 1 4
2000 3 2
2001 2 3
2002 2 4
2003 4 4
2004 2 8
2005 5 9
2006 9 20
2007 15 24
2008 18 21
2009 9 22
2010 10 36
2011 18 63
2012 18 43
2013 23 74
2014 31 83
2015 29 86
2016 24 108
2017 44 109
2018 35 182
2019 35 229
2020 34 304
2021 36 331
2022 40 388
2023 18 371

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 76 322 742
Multimedia 104 508 1521
Human-Computer Interaction 101 566 1546
Management Information Systems 118 775 2284
Computer Vision 123 1002 4008
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 131 1100 4394
Neuroscience 136 1125 4813

Environmental Science rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 135th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 4950th in the World with 434 publications made and 2,237 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#135 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#1164 of 1,458 In Europe
#4950 of 6,798 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 2
1995 1 3
1996 0 0
1997 8 2
1998 1 4
1999 0 4
2000 0 3
2001 3 2
2002 2 2
2003 3 4
2004 5 5
2005 1 3
2006 10 18
2007 10 15
2008 16 13
2009 9 14
2010 11 31
2011 20 42
2012 16 45
2013 36 80
2014 22 68
2015 30 67
2016 22 91
2017 38 97
2018 39 156
2019 31 177
2020 27 267
2021 20 270
2022 16 327
2023 17 290

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 119 968 3852
Geography and Cartography 131 1067 4320
Paleontology 132 1143 4913
Geology 133 1192 5052
Ecology 134 1171 5073

Art & Design rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 128th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 2662nd in the World with 409 publications made and 1,737 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#128 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#778 of 1,349 In Europe
#2662 of 5,720 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 1
1995 2 1
1996 0 0
1997 6 2
1998 2 1
1999 0 1
2000 2 1
2001 2 0
2002 2 2
2003 3 3
2004 4 6
2005 5 5
2006 5 15
2007 11 13
2008 14 10
2009 7 9
2010 5 22
2011 19 32
2012 14 25
2013 20 46
2014 28 35
2015 27 53
2016 19 56
2017 40 77
2018 32 89
2019 35 118
2020 32 165
2021 26 183
2022 22 213
2023 18 199

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 76 322 742
Cinematography 104 315 781
Illustration and Concept Art 79 328 840
Painting and Drawing 77 341 869
Sculpture 77 341 869
Architecture 86 457 1132
Creative Writing 121 460 1292
Multimedia 104 508 1521
Art History 132 568 1620
Aesthetics 127 745 2440
Fashion Design 127 766 2564
Literature 140 851 3022

Psychology rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 137th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 4600th in the World with 306 publications made and 2,210 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Social Work.

Psychology ranking Location
#137 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#1063 of 1,414 In Europe
#4600 of 6,528 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 1 0
2002 1 2
2003 0 2
2004 2 2
2005 2 1
2006 6 6
2007 6 3
2008 10 12
2009 5 16
2010 9 30
2011 11 57
2012 10 45
2013 18 92
2014 18 62
2015 18 72
2016 15 100
2017 26 84
2018 26 131
2019 34 175
2020 24 218
2021 24 262
2022 28 258
2023 9 302

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 99 203 639
Education Majors 131 779 3140
Social Psychology 138 1005 4121
Psychiatry 135 1044 4663
Neuroscience 136 1125 4813

Medicine rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 137th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 5229th in the World with 303 publications made and 1,812 citations received. Main research topics: Nursing, Psychiatry, Pathology, Health Science, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#137 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#1148 of 1,417 In Europe
#5229 of 6,680 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 3 1
2004 0 1
2005 3 0
2006 4 2
2007 4 4
2008 13 6
2009 10 12
2010 10 32
2011 8 60
2012 9 39
2013 12 70
2014 19 57
2015 23 68
2016 16 85
2017 27 79
2018 22 127
2019 28 183
2020 26 208
2021 20 267
2022 32 303
2023 12 325

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 99 203 639
Healthcare Management (MHA) 117 599 2089
Nursing 126 725 3049
Health Science 128 809 3442
Psychiatry 135 1044 4663
Pathology 135 1181 5517

Business rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 132nd for Business in the United Kingdom and 4077th in the World with 289 publications made and 1,712 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance.

Business ranking Location
#132 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#1069 of 1,414 In Europe
#4077 of 6,187 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 2
1992 2 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 4
1995 1 4
1996 0 1
1997 3 5
1998 1 5
1999 0 5
2000 1 3
2001 3 5
2002 1 5
2003 0 9
2004 1 6
2005 2 6
2006 5 17
2007 3 14
2008 8 10
2009 8 16
2010 6 18
2011 8 38
2012 9 34
2013 17 59
2014 18 46
2015 23 51
2016 16 64
2017 31 59
2018 24 95
2019 17 123
2020 16 159
2021 25 191
2022 17 223
2023 8 213

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 118 775 2284
Marketing 127 959 3590
Management 131 1085 4172
Finance 131 1156 4570

Physics rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 132nd for Physics in the United Kingdom and 5139th in the World with 284 publications made and 1,598 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science.

Physics ranking Location
#132 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#1225 of 1,446 In Europe
#5139 of 6,603 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 2
1995 2 2
1996 0 1
1997 2 3
1998 1 2
1999 0 4
2000 0 2
2001 2 1
2002 2 4
2003 4 2
2004 1 6
2005 1 3
2006 4 11
2007 11 9
2008 17 16
2009 9 16
2010 8 29
2011 19 47
2012 12 35
2013 20 60
2014 19 43
2015 16 43
2016 12 59
2017 28 72
2018 19 114
2019 17 113
2020 11 153
2021 16 168
2022 14 207
2023 9 197

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Quantum and Particle physics 133 1206 5001
Materials Science 133 1290 5530

Biology rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 138th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 5776th in the World with 267 publications made and 1,379 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#138 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#1285 of 1,445 In Europe
#5776 of 6,770 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 0 0
1997 3 3
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 1
2001 0 2
2002 0 2
2003 4 2
2004 3 4
2005 2 2
2006 4 5
2007 8 9
2008 7 12
2009 5 11
2010 7 21
2011 11 47
2012 8 33
2013 16 49
2014 15 48
2015 16 53
2016 12 72
2017 26 72
2018 21 116
2019 24 135
2020 21 189
2021 16 229
2022 22 253
2023 10 257

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 136 1125 4813
Paleontology 132 1143 4913

Economics rankings

The Glasgow School of Art ranked 133rd for Economics in the United Kingdom and 4295th in the World with 225 publications made and 1,250 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#133 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#1066 of 1,366 In Europe
#4295 of 5,995 In the World

Glasgow School of Art
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 2 4
1998 1 3
1999 0 3
2000 0 1
2001 1 3
2002 0 2
2003 1 5
2004 1 3
2005 3 6
2006 3 9
2007 3 4
2008 15 11
2009 7 16
2010 9 26
2011 10 36
2012 6 31
2013 17 57
2014 9 35
2015 15 45
2016 9 57
2017 16 48
2018 22 83
2019 14 93
2020 12 101
2021 13 135
2022 18 162
2023 11 142

The following table provides academic rankings for The Glasgow School of Art in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 129 859 3539
Finance 131 1156 4570

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Glasgow School of Art

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Math Teachers 129 811 3401
Mathematics 135 1198 5140
Statistics 134 1206 5181
Chemistry 137 1351 6065