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Babraham Institute

In research, Babraham Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,723 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,024 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology, Immunology and Microbiology and Molecular Biology — Immunology is 23.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,383
of 28,054 · #1,214 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#172
of 1,094
Research works
2.9k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
225k
78.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Babraham Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,723 of 7,800 29.9%93 #330
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,024 of 3,579 28.7%64 #323

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Babraham 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Babraham Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 23.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 22.2 works24×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 23.4 works17×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 45.8 works11×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 64.0 works8.9×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.94× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 17.30× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 17.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Babraham Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Wolf Reik, Simon Walker and Wendy Dean lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Babraham Institute.

  1. 1 Wolf Reik United Kingdom · #15,563 worldwide 803 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Simon Walker United Kingdom · #21,732 worldwide 307 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Wendy Dean United Kingdom · #66,622 worldwide 569 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Simon Andrews United Kingdom · #72,711 worldwide 807 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Piers C. Emson United Kingdom · #84,249 worldwide 283 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Phillip T. Hawkins United Kingdom · #96,509 worldwide 331 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Gavin Kelsey United Kingdom · #99,671 worldwide 280 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 R. M. Moor United Kingdom · #102,366 worldwide 276 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Peter Fraser United Kingdom · #106,641 worldwide 295 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Jane E. Robinson United Kingdom · #108,923 worldwide 187 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Babraham Institute

Which keywords describe research at Babraham Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Immunity, Autoimmunity, Gene Expression, Cancer Therapy, Apoptosis and DNA Methylation.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Cancer15▲ 8.3×28 topics
  2. Inflammation14▲ 5.0×35 topics
  3. Immunity10▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Autoimmunity8▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress7▲ 3.3×22 topics
  6. Gene Expression6▲ 7.9×13 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy6▲ 8.4×12 topics
  8. Apoptosis6▲ 14×8 topics
  9. DNA Methylation6▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Cancer Progression6▲ 22×6 topics
  11. Transcriptional Regulation5▲ 25×8 topics
  12. Epigenetic Reprogramming5▲ 43×2 topics
  13. TGF-ß5▲ 25×2 topics
  14. CD4+CD25+5▲ 109×1 topic
  15. Foxp35▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Cancer Immunotherapy5▲ 23×3 topics
  17. NK Cell Recognition5▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Natural Killer Cells5▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Cancer Epigenetics4▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Histone Modification4▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Innate Immunity4▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Chromatin4▲ 69×2 topics
  23. RNA methylation4▲ 36×1 topic
  24. m6A-seq4▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Immune Response4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  27. Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Metabolism4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Gene Regulation3▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Transcription Factors3▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Differentiation3▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Autophagy3▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Antigen Presentation3▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Cell Death3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  35. Cell Signaling3▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Dendritic Cells3▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Embryonic Stem Cells3▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  39. Fertility Preservation3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Babraham Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation and RNA modifications and cancer.

T-cell and B-cell Immuno…5T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 5 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…5Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 5 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…4Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…4RNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 3 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 3 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells R…3Pluripotent Stem Cells Research: 3 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…2Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional works
ImmunologyMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 5 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 5 works
  3. 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 3 works
  7. 7 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Babraham Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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