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Queen Margaret University ranked 112th in the United Kingdom, 1958th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 64 research topics. Queen Margaret University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,464 academic publications and 112,159 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1958 of 14,131 In the World
#662 of 2,785 In Europe
#112 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#13 of 18 In Scotland
#4 of 5 In Edinburgh
#377 of 1,257 For Occupational Therapy
#534 of 2,923 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#578 of 3,540 For Communications and Public Relations
#1568 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2250 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 61 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 105th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1785th in the World with 3,440 publications made and 88,960 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#105 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#607 of 1,500 In Europe
#1785 of 7,081 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 13 30
1993 14 35
1994 30 52
1995 92 99
1996 54 128
1997 51 170
1998 63 218
1999 54 258
2000 64 338
2001 60 340
2002 58 426
2003 67 617
2004 65 680
2005 62 775
2006 74 1016
2007 115 1273
2008 114 1515
2009 106 1810
2010 101 2125
2011 112 2522
2012 93 2634
2013 130 3607
2014 127 3628
2015 175 3821
2016 142 3767
2017 182 3905
2018 151 4361
2019 130 5397
2020 162 6924
2021 211 8057
2022 159 7804
2023 170 8079
2024 129 7383

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 86 205 578
Special Education 92 282 746
Media Studies 111 284 769
Publishing 92 294 777
Sports / Exercise science 70 296 799
Social Work 103 263 799
Anthropology 101 308 800
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 97 357 893
Gender Studies 109 350 1057
Public Policy / Administration 106 405 1142
Aesthetics 112 475 1248
Sociology 105 448 1298
Criminology and Criminal Justice 113 407 1301
Law 103 480 1337
Political Science 102 535 1440
Linguistics 94 507 1445
Education Majors 114 464 1491
Library and Information science 113 503 1500
Art History 129 547 1519
History 111 572 1654
Demography 97 506 1694
Archaeology 108 582 1753
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 115 612 1858
Classics and Ancient History 118 598 1862
Philosophy 103 634 1939

Medicine rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 97th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1672nd in the World with 2,938 publications made and 73,236 citations received. Main research topics: Nursing, Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#97 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#493 of 1,433 In Europe
#1672 of 6,775 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 10 39
1993 14 40
1994 28 58
1995 77 86
1996 47 129
1997 47 131
1998 45 221
1999 60 254
2000 49 338
2001 47 374
2002 52 435
2003 48 584
2004 52 618
2005 49 753
2006 65 934
2007 87 1178
2008 84 1361
2009 73 1555
2010 84 1883
2011 89 2288
2012 91 2354
2013 106 3090
2014 109 3182
2015 158 3292
2016 112 3360
2017 166 3482
2018 126 3889
2019 114 4745
2020 147 6333
2021 173 7200
2022 159 7107
2023 132 7339
2024 124 6877

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 40 147 377
Healthcare Management (MHA) 67 185 534
Sports Medicine 59 253 629
Nursing 76 220 629
Audiology 54 245 664
Gerontology 70 241 729
Physical Therapy 70 303 793
Sports / Exercise science 70 296 799
Social Work 103 263 799
Health Science 91 297 918
Clinical Psychology 98 395 1220
Family medicine 94 354 1278
Public Health 90 430 1370
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 104 410 1390
Psychiatry 95 434 1391
Critical Care Nursing 98 478 1558
Pediatrics 95 447 1612
Pathology 92 478 1666
Anesthesiology 93 486 1759
Surgery 94 508 1773
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 102 588 2043
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 100 651 2108
Anatomy and Physiology 102 596 2113
Cardiology 107 690 2506
Oncology and Cancer research 105 665 2807
Virology 108 668 2855
Immunology 109 685 2909
Pharmacology 107 681 3092

Psychology rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 103rd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1545th in the World with 2,101 publications made and 54,723 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#103 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#486 of 1,423 In Europe
#1545 of 6,645 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 26
1993 8 26
1994 24 38
1995 45 55
1996 27 76
1997 25 91
1998 29 154
1999 40 145
2000 27 191
2001 26 204
2002 27 253
2003 35 348
2004 38 410
2005 42 524
2006 48 686
2007 80 792
2008 72 967
2009 58 1156
2010 65 1448
2011 58 1793
2012 67 1882
2013 65 2317
2014 78 2465
2015 104 2601
2016 76 2587
2017 119 2765
2018 98 3138
2019 85 3833
2020 113 5121
2021 129 5785
2022 107 5665
2023 109 5803
2024 91 5110

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 40 147 377
Special Education 92 282 746
Social Work 103 263 799
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 97 357 893
Child Psychology 94 353 1029
Clinical Psychology 98 395 1220
Psychiatry 95 434 1391
Education Majors 114 464 1491
Social Psychology 110 509 1527
Neuroscience 93 483 1537
Cognitive Science 98 505 1724

Biology rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 110th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2883rd in the World with 1,906 publications made and 51,867 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#110 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#714 of 1,448 In Europe
#2883 of 6,833 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 23
1993 11 22
1994 22 43
1995 45 49
1996 37 86
1997 34 89
1998 38 173
1999 41 166
2000 45 248
2001 30 261
2002 29 292
2003 40 400
2004 48 427
2005 33 544
2006 43 702
2007 65 871
2008 56 1010
2009 49 1192
2010 67 1405
2011 60 1702
2012 52 1747
2013 69 2087
2014 88 2261
2015 101 2316
2016 74 2337
2017 102 2407
2018 71 2807
2019 61 3324
2020 88 4473
2021 103 4898
2022 79 4784
2023 86 4862
2024 68 4201

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 93 483 1537
Nutrition and Food Science 71 437 1554
Zoology 97 590 2297
Paleontology 112 708 2659
Oncology and Cancer research 105 665 2807
Botany 106 674 2835
Virology 108 668 2855
Immunology 109 685 2909
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 112 736 3045
Pharmacology 107 681 3092
Biochemistry 107 758 3252
Genetics 113 797 3394

Computer Science rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 105th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2330th in the World with 1,801 publications made and 54,661 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#105 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#664 of 1,469 In Europe
#2330 of 6,845 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 7 20
1993 11 23
1994 26 39
1995 63 62
1996 31 75
1997 32 90
1998 43 125
1999 42 157
2000 36 210
2001 28 203
2002 33 238
2003 44 336
2004 43 355
2005 42 472
2006 43 579
2007 73 751
2008 63 905
2009 62 1031
2010 50 1250
2011 57 1483
2012 55 1541
2013 75 1960
2014 70 2066
2015 76 2202
2016 53 2177
2017 82 2222
2018 60 2478
2019 64 3121
2020 76 4015
2021 96 4452
2022 65 4291
2023 82 4319
2024 60 3584

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 60 312 791
Management Information Systems 100 563 1437
Library and Information science 113 503 1500
Neuroscience 93 483 1537
Cognitive Science 98 505 1724
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 112 777 2873
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 112 736 3045
Machine Learning 111 782 3106
Computer Networking 111 812 3157
Computer Vision 111 854 3291
Cyber Security 120 901 3477
Telecommunications 113 901 3519

Environmental Science rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 114th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2687th in the World with 1,538 publications made and 42,490 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#114 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#729 of 1,464 In Europe
#2687 of 6,876 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 5 18
1993 11 13
1994 22 21
1995 33 41
1996 30 64
1997 25 66
1998 29 116
1999 24 127
2000 37 161
2001 28 171
2002 29 178
2003 31 256
2004 27 332
2005 25 354
2006 32 492
2007 49 652
2008 57 795
2009 44 882
2010 42 1044
2011 41 1255
2012 39 1357
2013 57 1740
2014 64 1734
2015 85 1874
2016 54 1859
2017 69 1914
2018 57 2128
2019 51 2571
2020 88 3411
2021 98 3791
2022 80 3751
2023 75 3922
2024 53 3288

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 111 679 2307
Paleontology 112 708 2659
Geology 115 794 3025
Ecology 117 808 3219

Business rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 102nd for Business in the United Kingdom and 1523rd in the World with 1,382 publications made and 39,896 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#102 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#539 of 1,433 In Europe
#1523 of 6,339 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 4 10
1993 7 14
1994 16 20
1995 36 42
1996 11 46
1997 27 71
1998 31 95
1999 22 100
2000 32 143
2001 20 139
2002 24 164
2003 27 253
2004 28 301
2005 32 370
2006 25 460
2007 47 586
2008 46 644
2009 40 776
2010 49 928
2011 46 1069
2012 51 1165
2013 55 1418
2014 41 1526
2015 64 1584
2016 61 1545
2017 69 1652
2018 64 1821
2019 55 2222
2020 72 2939
2021 81 3234
2022 62 3159
2023 64 3150
2024 41 2658

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 43 132 310
Human Resource Management 96 412 1020
Advertising 99 382 1024
Public Policy / Administration 106 405 1142
Marketing 96 436 1193
Management Information Systems 100 563 1437
Project Management 104 673 1689
Management 102 589 1827
Accounting 102 616 1885
Finance 102 655 1972

Economics rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 99th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 1310th in the World with 1,330 publications made and 34,301 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#99 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#478 of 1,388 In Europe
#1310 of 6,167 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 3 11
1993 6 13
1994 8 12
1995 17 22
1996 15 34
1997 9 37
1998 24 56
1999 20 74
2000 29 120
2001 22 124
2002 15 141
2003 28 224
2004 28 242
2005 21 292
2006 15 335
2007 30 415
2008 37 494
2009 34 605
2010 35 678
2011 51 817
2012 47 844
2013 50 1121
2014 34 1154
2015 85 1285
2016 55 1306
2017 70 1372
2018 64 1596
2019 63 1963
2020 84 2697
2021 91 3132
2022 74 3132
2023 80 3305
2024 58 2780

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 94 318 904
Finance 102 655 1972
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 112 819 3121

Engineering rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 114th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 3485th in the World with 1,059 publications made and 23,425 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#114 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#910 of 1,465 In Europe
#3485 of 6,782 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 5 12
1993 6 10
1994 11 16
1995 35 44
1996 15 47
1997 18 44
1998 21 62
1999 23 77
2000 25 126
2001 17 103
2002 19 112
2003 25 187
2004 17 209
2005 12 268
2006 22 322
2007 36 442
2008 37 544
2009 22 550
2010 28 726
2011 40 889
2012 36 942
2013 50 1126
2014 47 1282
2015 52 1359
2016 33 1345
2017 55 1361
2018 46 1437
2019 42 1884
2020 46 2278
2021 55 2633
2022 42 2424
2023 54 2549
2024 36 2282

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 107 690 2376
Civil Engineering 108 725 2575
Mechanical Engineering 113 819 2896
Aerospace Engineering 105 821 2997
Structural Engineering 109 840 3066
Computer Networking 111 812 3157
Optical Engineering 109 899 3514
Telecommunications 113 901 3519
Electrical Engineering 120 1080 4356
Materials Science 125 1196 5026

Mathematics rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 113th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2681st in the World with 888 publications made and 23,967 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#113 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#738 of 1,401 In Europe
#2681 of 6,418 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 7
1993 0 8
1994 10 10
1995 20 20
1996 15 31
1997 14 41
1998 17 52
1999 16 69
2000 17 80
2001 9 85
2002 10 108
2003 24 143
2004 15 173
2005 16 226
2006 16 280
2007 32 356
2008 27 445
2009 29 461
2010 22 587
2011 24 663
2012 26 753
2013 40 1000
2014 30 1071
2015 47 1133
2016 34 1153
2017 41 1188
2018 45 1281
2019 29 1673
2020 54 2212
2021 53 2540
2022 50 2487
2023 49 2566
2024 37 1919

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 112 521 1860
Statistics 110 720 2619
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 112 819 3121

Art & Design rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 115th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1584th in the World with 681 publications made and 12,491 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, 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
#115 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#568 of 1,381 In Europe
#1584 of 5,966 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 5
1993 3 7
1994 5 8
1995 16 26
1996 8 23
1997 16 32
1998 14 41
1999 11 50
2000 14 58
2001 15 59
2002 7 46
2003 10 97
2004 9 107
2005 7 114
2006 26 195
2007 32 223
2008 16 249
2009 18 299
2010 25 359
2011 22 442
2012 16 483
2013 21 580
2014 37 640
2015 31 666
2016 21 634
2017 46 722
2018 32 759
2019 29 918
2020 28 1048
2021 34 1216
2022 29 1181
2023 38 1252
2024 26 988

The following table provides academic rankings for Queen Margaret University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 100 285 705
Creative Writing 111 386 1032
Aesthetics 112 475 1248
Literature 111 485 1323
Art History 129 547 1519
Fashion Design 110 579 1599

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Queen Margaret University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 111 791 2847
Physics 111 846 3224
Quantum and Particle physics 112 853 3236
Chemistry 111 858 3512
Organic Chemistry 105 847 3591