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Queen Margaret University ranked 110th in the United Kingdom, 1909th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 63 research topics. Queen Margaret University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,039 academic publications and 80,468 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1909 of 14,131 In the World
#650 of 2,785 In Europe
#110 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#13 of 18 In Scotland
#4 of 5 In Edinburgh
#357 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#390 of 1,028 For Social Work
#462 of 2,642 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#1519 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2250 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 60 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 103rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 1659th in the World with 3,138 publications made and 65,267 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#103 of 153 In the United Kingdom
#580 of 1,492 In Europe
#1659 of 7,020 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 11 25
1992 12 23
1993 13 26
1994 33 39
1995 91 74
1996 53 98
1997 48 128
1998 60 182
1999 48 214
2000 57 273
2001 59 271
2002 50 358
2003 63 474
2004 61 540
2005 59 621
2006 76 831
2007 110 1047
2008 109 1240
2009 82 1520
2010 102 1837
2011 110 2159
2012 93 2247
2013 114 2640
2014 121 2966
2015 162 3069
2016 150 2951
2017 175 2921
2018 136 3472
2019 122 4327
2020 162 5223
2021 194 6287
2022 149 6417
2023 163 6201

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
Social Work 80 124 390
Communications and Public Relations 86 183 522
Sports / Exercise science 69 255 674
Anthropology 99 287 741
Publishing 97 280 764
Special Education 97 307 799
Media Studies 112 294 822
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 98 345 854
Gender Studies 107 324 958
Public Policy / Administration 106 390 1095
Law 102 452 1234
Sociology 105 437 1236
Aesthetics 112 495 1315
Political Science 102 507 1318
Linguistics 94 489 1370
Education Majors 114 443 1420
Art History 126 518 1421
History 111 537 1514
Archaeology 107 563 1594
Classics and Ancient History 116 541 1629
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 113 576 1673
Demography 98 510 1687
Library and Information science 116 538 1694
Philosophy 102 602 1791

Medicine rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 97th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 1589th in the World with 2,707 publications made and 55,009 citations received. Main research topics: Nursing, Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#97 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#484 of 1,417 In Europe
#1589 of 6,680 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 13 31
1992 10 35
1993 14 35
1994 28 48
1995 73 62
1996 44 99
1997 45 103
1998 46 186
1999 55 220
2000 45 280
2001 46 314
2002 49 373
2003 47 454
2004 48 501
2005 47 608
2006 69 744
2007 91 951
2008 78 1146
2009 63 1311
2010 86 1602
2011 89 1952
2012 92 2004
2013 98 2339
2014 109 2613
2015 153 2654
2016 115 2690
2017 143 2752
2018 120 3169
2019 108 3882
2020 150 4909
2021 169 5835
2022 146 6011
2023 121 6011

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 37 136 357
Social Work 80 124 390
Healthcare Management (MHA) 62 159 462
Nursing 73 203 572
Sports Medicine 56 228 580
Audiology 54 246 658
Sports / Exercise science 69 255 674
Physical Therapy 67 282 743
Gerontology 74 256 776
Health Science 88 283 840
Clinical Psychology 98 378 1127
Family medicine 91 340 1130
Psychiatry 94 420 1343
Orthodontics 70 452 1355
Public Health 92 443 1373
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 104 426 1449
Pediatrics 90 436 1525
Critical Care Nursing 99 497 1587
Surgery 87 468 1591
Pathology 92 472 1593
Anesthesiology 93 477 1694
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 96 564 1864
Anatomy and Physiology 101 582 1986
Cardiology 101 660 2324
Oncology and Cancer research 97 612 2464
Virology 105 640 2682
Immunology 105 656 2692
Pharmacology 102 634 2773

Psychology rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 102nd for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 1469th in the World with 1,933 publications made and 40,973 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#102 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#473 of 1,414 In Europe
#1469 of 6,528 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 8 17
1992 3 23
1993 9 26
1994 23 32
1995 44 40
1996 26 60
1997 24 73
1998 30 127
1999 38 120
2000 27 160
2001 26 176
2002 25 227
2003 33 267
2004 35 334
2005 35 408
2006 50 558
2007 82 669
2008 74 816
2009 46 1004
2010 65 1252
2011 52 1538
2012 65 1600
2013 61 1896
2014 80 2075
2015 97 2153
2016 84 2117
2017 110 2194
2018 97 2574
2019 88 3151
2020 108 4069
2021 118 4646
2022 100 4835
2023 101 4789

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 37 136 357
Social Work 80 124 390
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 72 222 766
Special Education 97 307 799
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 98 345 854
Child Psychology 93 343 985
Clinical Psychology 98 378 1127
Psychiatry 94 420 1343
Education Majors 114 443 1420
Neuroscience 92 467 1424
Social Psychology 109 506 1500
Cognitive Science 97 489 1627

Biology rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 108th for Biology in the United Kingdom and 2714th in the World with 1,795 publications made and 39,258 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#108 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#692 of 1,445 In Europe
#2714 of 6,770 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 8 14
1992 5 17
1993 10 20
1994 24 36
1995 47 38
1996 38 61
1997 32 66
1998 37 140
1999 40 147
2000 43 217
2001 27 214
2002 26 250
2003 37 309
2004 46 360
2005 31 442
2006 42 573
2007 70 736
2008 54 861
2009 39 1022
2010 66 1236
2011 57 1470
2012 49 1523
2013 64 1717
2014 86 1908
2015 94 1955
2016 78 1949
2017 97 2024
2018 63 2333
2019 63 2792
2020 96 3545
2021 103 4054
2022 77 4110
2023 87 4075

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 92 467 1424
Nutrition and Food Science 70 421 1448
Zoology 104 627 2441
Oncology and Cancer research 97 612 2464
Paleontology 110 681 2465
Virology 105 640 2682
Immunology 105 656 2692
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 112 694 2742
Pharmacology 102 634 2773
Botany 108 674 2779
Biochemistry 107 749 3152
Genetics 112 776 3226

Computer Science rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 104th for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 2230th in the World with 1,659 publications made and 39,648 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#104 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#658 of 1,459 In Europe
#2230 of 6,752 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 7 9
1992 7 14
1993 11 21
1994 27 28
1995 61 41
1996 32 59
1997 30 69
1998 42 105
1999 39 134
2000 34 168
2001 29 161
2002 28 206
2003 43 248
2004 42 291
2005 40 369
2006 40 492
2007 72 620
2008 60 725
2009 42 902
2010 53 1094
2011 58 1280
2012 52 1335
2013 64 1600
2014 73 1741
2015 71 1810
2016 53 1782
2017 85 1780
2018 50 2033
2019 60 2513
2020 78 3154
2021 88 3508
2022 60 3621
2023 80 3477

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
Information Technology 65 186 592
Computational Linguistics 58 303 757
Management Information Systems 100 502 1237
Neuroscience 92 467 1424
Cognitive Science 97 489 1627
Library and Information science 116 538 1694
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 112 749 2694
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 112 694 2742
Machine Learning 110 750 2904
Computer Networking 113 821 3181
Cyber Security 120 865 3262
Computer Vision 111 865 3379
Telecommunications 112 897 3454

Environmental Science rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 114th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 2554th in the World with 1,415 publications made and 31,292 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#114 of 148 In the United Kingdom
#712 of 1,458 In Europe
#2554 of 6,798 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 7
1992 5 10
1993 12 11
1994 20 18
1995 31 37
1996 30 47
1997 22 47
1998 28 87
1999 23 112
2000 34 125
2001 28 148
2002 29 151
2003 28 202
2004 27 280
2005 23 295
2006 29 398
2007 51 554
2008 58 682
2009 34 732
2010 41 922
2011 38 1106
2012 35 1172
2013 54 1339
2014 64 1440
2015 66 1481
2016 67 1430
2017 69 1508
2018 48 1707
2019 47 2082
2020 83 2653
2021 88 2972
2022 77 3135
2023 78 3071

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 112 678 2238
Paleontology 110 681 2465
Geology 115 768 2838
Ecology 117 792 3116

Business rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 102nd for Business in the United Kingdom and 1428th in the World with 1,286 publications made and 29,945 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#102 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#526 of 1,414 In Europe
#1428 of 6,187 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 10
1992 4 7
1993 9 8
1994 14 13
1995 37 34
1996 10 36
1997 23 51
1998 27 75
1999 18 78
2000 29 114
2001 19 120
2002 26 146
2003 28 204
2004 28 259
2005 30 314
2006 30 373
2007 43 499
2008 46 543
2009 29 665
2010 56 846
2011 42 934
2012 47 1019
2013 50 1204
2014 43 1302
2015 58 1292
2016 61 1246
2017 65 1254
2018 57 1501
2019 60 1851
2020 69 2293
2021 79 2601
2022 59 2633
2023 59 2565

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 36 95 232
Human Resource Management 93 329 809
Advertising 96 361 930
Marketing 91 403 1044
Public Policy / Administration 106 390 1095
Management Information Systems 100 502 1237
Project Management 103 558 1385
Management 102 564 1693
Finance 102 623 1846
Accounting 106 604 1854

Economics rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 98th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 1212th in the World with 1,228 publications made and 25,551 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#98 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#463 of 1,366 In Europe
#1212 of 5,995 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 4
1992 3 8
1993 5 11
1994 8 11
1995 15 16
1996 11 21
1997 8 26
1998 24 44
1999 17 59
2000 27 97
2001 21 101
2002 15 116
2003 26 191
2004 25 198
2005 21 236
2006 17 263
2007 31 333
2008 37 400
2009 25 509
2010 39 607
2011 50 693
2012 39 737
2013 47 880
2014 38 926
2015 76 1037
2016 60 1022
2017 62 1024
2018 65 1291
2019 61 1605
2020 87 2025
2021 90 2517
2022 74 2707
2023 77 2683

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 90 291 820
Finance 102 623 1846

Mathematics rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 110th for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 2522nd in the World with 824 publications made and 18,619 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#110 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#709 of 1,388 In Europe
#2522 of 6,305 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 5
1992 2 4
1993 0 5
1994 10 8
1995 19 14
1996 15 28
1997 14 33
1998 17 48
1999 16 62
2000 15 72
2001 10 74
2002 9 93
2003 23 117
2004 13 144
2005 18 173
2006 17 241
2007 33 289
2008 29 367
2009 16 405
2010 27 560
2011 23 585
2012 28 681
2013 39 841
2014 30 907
2015 43 916
2016 36 967
2017 37 1002
2018 38 1096
2019 31 1405
2020 53 1721
2021 56 2053
2022 46 2092
2023 46 2089

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 113 472 1625
Statistics 106 690 2417

Art & Design rankings

Queen Margaret University ranked 114th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 1485th in the World with 612 publications made and 8,816 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
#114 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#545 of 1,349 In Europe
#1485 of 5,720 In the World

Queen Margaret University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 3
1992 1 3
1993 3 3
1994 6 6
1995 15 22
1996 7 20
1997 14 26
1998 13 32
1999 10 36
2000 11 34
2001 13 50
2002 6 36
2003 10 68
2004 5 77
2005 8 91
2006 26 155
2007 30 188
2008 18 198
2009 11 243
2010 25 326
2011 18 353
2012 14 384
2013 20 446
2014 35 537
2015 31 517
2016 27 505
2017 40 509
2018 25 587
2019 28 703
2020 28 824
2021 30 909
2022 29 915
2023 35 939

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 102 301 747
Creative Writing 112 373 990
Literature 108 448 1180
Aesthetics 112 495 1315
Art History 126 518 1421
Fashion Design 112 563 1543

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Queen Margaret University

Speciality United Kingdom Europe World Rank
Acoustical Engineering 109 694 2380
Mechanical Engineering 113 807 2805
Astrophysics and Astronomy 111 810 2940
Aerospace Engineering 106 833 3070
Structural Engineering 110 846 3096
Physics 111 836 3146
Quantum and Particle physics 111 841 3166
Chemistry 109 835 3360
Engineering 114 895 3397
Optical Engineering 109 879 3405
Organic Chemistry 103 829 3461
Electrical Engineering 119 1068 4305
Materials Science 125 1193 4990