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Animal Health Trust

In research, Animal Health Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,447 of 16,688 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,214 of 11,023 worldwide) and Veterinary (#132 of 279 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,463
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#613
of 1,844
Research works
1.9k
▼ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Animal Health Trust

What is Animal Health Trust known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #6,447 of 16,688 10.7%1,182
Life SciencesDomain #5,214 of 11,023 11.1%615
VeterinaryField #132 of 279 16.9%358
MedicineField #7,947 of 14,558 7.9%779
EquineSubfield #19 of 30 18.2%179
Small AnimalsSubfield #158 of 247 15.6%179
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,005 of 5,801 8.7%271
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,697 of 5,126 15.7%201

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Animal Health Trust sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Animal Health Trust work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Animal Health Trust is in Health Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Veterinary (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,182 fractional works · 62.8% of its workMedicine: 779 fractional works · 41.4% of its workEpidemiology: 104 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSurgery: 101 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 83 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 64 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 48 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOphthalmology: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 358 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEquine: 179 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSmall Animals: 179 fractional works · 9.5% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 615 fractional works · 32.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 271 fractional works · 14.4% of its workGenetics: 102 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 87 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCell Biology: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 201 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 63 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 60 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 99 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMicrobiology: 37 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAnimal HealthTrust1,882fractional works, all years
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,18262.8%
    1. Medicine77941.4%
    2. Veterinary35819.0%
    3. Health Professions251.4%
    4. Nursing110.6%
    5. Dentistry80.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27114.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20110.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology995.2%
    4. Neuroscience392.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
    1. Environmental Science311.6%
    2. Engineering251.3%
    3. Chemistry70.4%
    4. Materials Science20.1%
    5. Mathematics20.1%
    6. Computer Science20.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    8. Energy10.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.0%
    1. Social Sciences50.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities40.2%
    3. Psychology20.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.05× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 136.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 136.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary136.24×3 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.05×3 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.08×0 works
  4. Medicine2.23×7 works
  5. Health Professions1.63×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.90×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×0 works
  9. Psychology0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Animal Health Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Williams Smith, Sally L. Ricketts and Sue Murphy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Animal Health Trust.

  1. 1 H. Williams Smith United Kingdom · #356,298 worldwide 10k citations · 148 works
  2. 2 Sally L. Ricketts United Kingdom · #675,357 worldwide 6.7k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Sue Murphy United Kingdom · #779,077 worldwide 3.8k citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Oliver P. Forman United Kingdom · #1,263,796 worldwide 1.6k citations · 60 works
  5. 5 N. Chanter United Kingdom · #1,293,108 worldwide 4.3k citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Andrew Stephen Waller United Kingdom · #1,348,962 worldwide 4.2k citations · 184 works
  7. 7 Mike Starkey United Kingdom · #1,366,396 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Roger C. Harris United Kingdom · #1,374,843 worldwide 13k citations · 233 works
  9. 9 Line Z. Greve United Kingdom · #1,627,874 worldwide 824 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Matthew M Binns United Kingdom · #1,701,249 worldwide 9.9k citations · 182 works
All ranked researchers at Animal Health Trust

What are the most cited papers from Animal Health Trust?

The most cited paper from Animal Health Trust is "Unifying the Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Pathogens" (Bryan Thomas Grenfell, Oliver George Pybus, Julia R. Gog et al., 2004), with 1,484 citations. Next come "Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Population Genetics of the Domestic Horse" (857) and "A Mutation in the Myostatin Gene Increases Muscle Mass and Enhances Racing Performance in Heterozygote Dogs" (831).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Unifying the Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Pathogens Bryan Thomas Grenfell, Oliver George Pybus, Julia R. Gog et al. · Science 15 Jan 2004 1,484
2 Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Population Genetics of the Domestic Horse Claire M. Wade et al. · Science Open access 5 Nov 2009 857
3 A Mutation in the Myostatin Gene Increases Muscle Mass and Enhances Racing Performance in Heterozygote Dogs Dana S. Mosher, Pascale Quignon, Carlos D. Bustamante et al. · PLoS Genetics Open access 23 May 2007 831
4 The Age-Related Decrease in CNS Remyelination Efficiency Is Attributable to an Impairment of Both Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Recruitment and Differentiation Fraser J. Sim, Chao Zhao, Jacques Penderis et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access Apr 2002 623
5 The risk of death: the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities Dave C. Brodbelt, KAREN J. BLISSITT, R. A. Hammond et al. · Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia Open access 5 May 2008 582
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Animal Health Trust?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Rate Variability, Equine Health, Welfare Assessment, Pathogenesis, Pain Assessment, Genomic Analysis and Immunotherapy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology308▲ 4.1×93 topics
  2. Heart Rate Variability181▲ 82×3 topics
  3. Equine Health179▲ 514×1 topic
  4. Welfare Assessment179▲ 514×1 topic
  5. Pathogenesis110▲ 10×18 topics
  6. Pain Assessment94▲ 196×2 topics
  7. Inflammation94▲ 2.1×51 topics
  8. Genomic Analysis90▲ 16×11 topics
  9. Immunotherapy88▲ 7.2×15 topics
  10. Antimicrobial Resistance73▲ 15×9 topics
  11. Vaccine Development70▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Immune Response69▲ 6.0×16 topics
  13. Osteoarthritis69▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Animal Welfare66▲ 31×4 topics
  15. Virulence Factors65▲ 18×8 topics
  16. Vaccine63▲ 8.3×10 topics
  17. Molecular Pathology62▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Cancer Treatment55▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Postoperative Pain54▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Analgesia54▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Translational Research54▲ 79×2 topics
  22. Canine Cancer53▲ 215×1 topic
  23. Comparative Oncology53▲ 215×1 topic
  24. Genomic Sequencing53▲ 19×6 topics
  25. Gait Analysis52▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Regeneration51▲ 15×5 topics
  27. Surgical Complications51▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Treatment Outcomes50▲ 38×3 topics
  29. Canine50▲ 257×1 topic
  30. Orthopedic50▲ 257×1 topic
  31. Pharmacokinetics49▲ 9.5×5 topics
  32. Anesthesia48▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Biomechanics46▲ 7.5×7 topics
  34. Behavioral Assessment44▲ 154×1 topic
  35. Tramadol44▲ 154×1 topic
  36. Stem Cells44▲ 7.9×9 topics
  37. Infection40▲ 7.7×9 topics
  38. Extracellular Matrix40▲ 8.7×6 topics
  39. Host-Pathogen Interactions40▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Growth Factors36▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Animal Health Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Veterinary Equine Medical Research, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Veterinary Oncology Research and Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology.

Veterinary Equine Medical Research: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Rese…1Veterinary Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics a…1Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksCancer Research and Trea…0Cancer Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 0 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 0 fractional works
EquineGeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSmall Animals4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 1 works
  2. 2 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 1 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 1 works
  6. 6 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 0 works
  8. 8 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 0 works
  10. 10 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Animal Health Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Animal Health Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Animal Health Trust0.000021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Animal Health Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Animal Health Trust10.3% in 2020all institutions10.0% in 2020200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2004.

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