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APC Microbiome Institute

In research, APC Microbiome Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#788 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,324 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,539 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science (Food Science is 11.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,728
of 22,385 · #2,517 all time
Rank in Ireland
#12
of 52
Research works
818
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
61.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.30×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
APC Microbiome Institute

What is APC Microbiome Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #788 of 6,403 22.7%165 #810
Health SciencesDomain #1,324 of 9,902 30.2%108 #1244
MedicineField #1,539 of 8,541 30.3%84 #1468
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #804 of 2,964 21.2%93 #870
Molecular BiologySubfield #640 of 1,880 18.7%71 #716

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where APC Microbiome Institute 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#810 #788
  2. Health Sciences#1,244 #1,324
  3. Medicine#1,468 #1,539
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#870 #804
  5. Molecular Biology#716 #640
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does APC Microbiome Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at APC Microbiome Institute is in Life Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (31%), Medicine (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 4.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 203 fractional works · 55.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 114 fractional works · 31.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 86 fractional works · 23.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 12.1% of its workFood Science: 32 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 31 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 123 fractional works · 33.6% of its workMedicine: 96 fractional works · 26.1% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAPC MicrobiomeInstitute367fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences55%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11431.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4412.1%
    3. Neuroscience318.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology123.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Medicine9626.1%
    2. Nursing195.1%
    3. Health Professions61.7%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Environmental Science185.0%
    2. Engineering30.9%
    3. Materials Science20.5%
    4. Computer Science10.3%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Psychology102.7%
    2. Decision Sciences10.4%
    3. Social Sciences10.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does APC Microbiome Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 31.6 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.55× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.84× its world share, 114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.31× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.14× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 10.37× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.37×19 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.84×114 works
  3. Neuroscience5.14×31 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.31×12 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.55×44 works
  6. Veterinary2.03×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×2 works
  8. Medicine1.36×96 works
  9. Environmental Science1.01×18 works
  10. Psychology0.87×10 works
  11. Dentistry0.82×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.65×6 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.37×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.16×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.13×2 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  18. Energy0.09×0 works
  19. Engineering0.06×4 works
  20. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at APC Microbiome Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Mengfan Ding, Sofia Cussotto and Kieran James lead among researchers whose main affiliation is APC Microbiome Institute.

  1. 1 Mengfan Ding Ireland · #457,754 worldwide 550 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Sofia Cussotto Ireland · #551,929 worldwide 6.5k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Kieran James Ireland · #893,433 worldwide 1.1k citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Colin Buttimer Ireland · #906,321 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Christopher J. R. Turkington Ireland · #1,020,004 worldwide 506 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Ian J. O’Neill Ireland · #1,494,859 worldwide 961 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Brian McDonnell Ireland · #2,400,101 worldwide 422 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Felipe Miceli de Farias Ireland · #2,959,981 worldwide 242 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at APC Microbiome Institute

What are the most cited papers from APC Microbiome Institute?

The most cited paper from APC Microbiome Institute is "European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020" (W.J. Fokkens et al., 2020), with 5,610 citations. Next come "The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis" (5,217) and "A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae" (3,325).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 W.J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal Open access148 authors Feb 2020 5,610
2 The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis John F. Cryan et al. · Physiological Reviews ReviewOpen access 28 Aug 2019 5,217
3 A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY Open access Apr 2020 3,325
4 Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia Vassily Vladimirovich Trubetskoy et al. · Nature Open access613 authors 8 Apr 2022 2,894
5 Distinct populations of inflammatory fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in pancreatic cancer Daniel Öhlund et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 23 Feb 2017 2,621
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at APC Microbiome Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Health, Gut Microbiota, Microbial Communities, Inflammatory Diseases, Immune Responses, Metagenomic Analysis, Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Probiotics.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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. Metabolic Health57▲ 78×3 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota57▲ 45×7 topics
  3. Microbial Communities53▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Inflammatory Diseases50▲ 72×2 topics
  5. Immune Responses50▲ 95×2 topics
  6. Metagenomic Analysis50▲ 116×1 topic
  7. Short-Chain Fatty Acids50▲ 116×1 topic
  8. Inflammation38▲ 4.8×50 topics
  9. Probiotics37▲ 42×6 topics
  10. Epidemiology32▲ 2.2×54 topics
  11. Microbiota30▲ 38×5 topics
  12. Prebiotics27▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Immune Modulation25▲ 65×3 topics
  14. Clinical Trials24▲ 9.7×6 topics
  15. Gut Health23▲ 106×1 topic
  16. Lactic Acid Bacteria23▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 7.4×18 topics
  18. Depression20▲ 6.1×13 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress18▲ 3.0×25 topics
  20. Cancer Therapy16▲ 7.7×10 topics
  21. Weight Loss16▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders15▲ 7.3×10 topics
  23. Cytokines15▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation15▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Epilepsy Treatment14▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Microglia14▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Alzheimer's Disease14▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Ketogenic Diet14▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Low-Carbohydrate Diet14▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Genomics14▲ 13×7 topics
  31. Neurobiology13▲ 14×9 topics
  32. Health Benefits13▲ 11×10 topics
  33. Pathogenesis13▲ 6.9×11 topics
  34. Genetics13▲ 4.9×13 topics
  35. Immune Activation12▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Maternal Immune Activation12▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Schizophrenia12▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Tryptophan Metabolism12▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Microbiome11▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Metagenomics10▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does APC Microbiome Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Diet and metabolism studies and Tryptophan and brain disorders.

Gut microbiota and health50Gut microbiota and health: 50 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 23 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 14 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 12 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 10 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 9 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 8 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 8 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 6 fractional worksStress Responses and Cortisol: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyFood SciencePhysiologyBiological Psychiatry5 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 50 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 23 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 14 works
  4. 4 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 12 works
  5. 5 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 10 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 9 works
  7. 7 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 8 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 8 works
  9. 9 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 6 works
  10. 10 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 6 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.6%domestic only53.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has APC Microbiome Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 APC Microbiome Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%APC Microbiome Institute0.0013% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of APC Microbiome Institute 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.

still counting20%40%APC Microbiome Institute26.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 37.9% in 2016.

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