- Student-faculty ratios: 15.7
- Male to female ratio: 57 : 43
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/
- Address: King's College,Aberdeen, Scotland AB24 3FX,United Kingdom
- Phone: -
The University of Aberdeen is Scotland’s third oldest university, and the UK’s fifth. It was formed in the merging of two colleges, King’s and Marischal, in 1860. King’s College was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, the then Bishop of Aberdeen, who used the great European universities of Paris and Bologna as his model. With just 36 staff and students when it first opened, King’s was dedicated to training teachers, doctors, lawyers and the clergy who would serve northern Scotland and the Scottish monarchy. It offered studies in arts, theology and the law, and its position of chair of medicine, established in 1497, was the first to be created in the English-speaking world. Marischal College meanwhile was opened in 1593, in the New Town of Aberdeen, by the fourth Earl Marischal. The two colleges merged and for a time King’s focused on arts and divinity while Marischal focused on law and medicine. The first women were admitted as students in 1894, with four women graduating in arts in 1898. By 1899, women were a quarter of their faculty. Current students of the university number around 14,000 and prominent alumni include former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, former Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell, two judges of the supreme court of Scotland and a number of university vice-chancellors. Health and healthcare have long been a research priority for Aberdeen, with the region boasting the highest concentration of health and life scientists in Europe. In 2002, a new Institute for Medical Sciences was opened followed by a new Health Sciences building in 2006, while the Suttie Centre for Teaching and Learning in Healthcare, a £20m training facility, opened in 2009. The university also opened a new £57 million library, the Sir Duncan Rice in Old Aberdeen, in 2012, and in 2014 an aquatic centre with an Olympic-standard swimming pool.
- Global score 58.6
- Global research reputation #305
- Regional research reputation #202
- Publications #342
- Books #104
- Conferences #878
- Normalized citation impact #210
- Total citations #287
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #279
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #197
- International collaboration #389
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #163
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #215
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #105
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15.7
No. of students per staff
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39%
Percentage of International Students
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57 : 43
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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12,399
Number of FTE Students
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World University Rankings
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2011
149
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2012
151
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2013
176
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2014
188
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2015
178
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2016
=172
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2017
=188
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2018
185
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2019
158
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2020
=168
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Arts & humanities
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2014
100
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2018
101–125
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2019
101–125
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
126–150
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2019
101–125
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-
Engineering & technology
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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-
Life sciences
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2014
65
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2015
67
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2016
84
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2017
=82
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2018
79
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2019
75
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Physical sciences
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2018
176–200
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2019
201–250
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Social sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
126–150
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-
Business & Economics
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2019
201–250
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Computer Science
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2018
151–175
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2019
201–250
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Education
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2019
201–250
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Psychology
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2019
101–125
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European Teaching
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2018
51-75
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2019
51-75
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
35
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
5
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
=51
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
=58
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
64
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
49
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
=51
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
41
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
=31
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #185
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #89
- Arts and Humanities publications #139
- Arts and Humanities books #120
- Arts and Humanities conferences #179
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #223
- Arts and Humanities total citations #172
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #153
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #186
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #240
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #197
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#255 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 38.0
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #276
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #116
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #385
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #190
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #323
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #329
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #240
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #73
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #183
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#187 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #343
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #139
- Clinical Medicine publications #286
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #175
- Clinical Medicine total citations #218
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #209
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #99
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #394
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #219
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #163
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #43
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#367 Engineering
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- Engineering global research reputation #415
- Engineering regional research reputation #144
- Engineering publications #592
- Engineering normalized citation impact #147
- Engineering total citations #487
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #430
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #116
- Engineering international collaboration #118
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #305
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #88
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#68 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 69.3
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #71
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #40
- Environment/Ecology publications #121
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #72
- Environment/Ecology total citations #85
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #92
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #99
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #114
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #40
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #60
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #47
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#176 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 50.3
- Geosciences global research reputation #243
- Geosciences regional research reputation #92
- Geosciences publications #193
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #163
- Geosciences total citations #180
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #161
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #135
- Geosciences international collaboration #168
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #91
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #164
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #148
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#80 Microbiology
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- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #32
- Microbiology publications #238
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #8
- Microbiology total citations #97
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #75
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #6
- Microbiology international collaboration #60
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #21
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #33
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #3
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#237 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #387
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #34
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #263
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #284
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #105
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #103
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #37
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #234
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #107
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#181 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 39.0
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #172
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #60
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #292
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #148
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #259
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #244
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #157
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #123
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #39
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #186
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #104
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#140 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 60.0
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #71
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #199
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #100
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #143
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #129
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #103
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #38
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #10
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #155
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #166
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#157 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 48.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #223
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #136
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #208
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #99
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #174
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #164
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #95
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #66
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #152
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #138
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #91