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Babraham Institute

In research, Babraham Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#778 of 6,403 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#604 of 2,964 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology, Immunology and Microbiology and Molecular Biology (Immunology is 24.6× its share of world research).

babraham.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#5,136
of 22,385 · #1,478 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#204
of 862
Research works
2.9k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
225k
78.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Babraham Institute

What is Babraham 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 #778 of 6,403 14.0%93 #474
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #604 of 2,964 12.1%64 #406

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Babraham Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Babraham Institute is in Life Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (49%), Medicine (20%), Immunology and Microbiology (18%). It does 4.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 110 fractional works · 70.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 76 fractional works · 48.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 34.8% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAging: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 28 fractional works · 17.9% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 20.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBabrahamInstitute157fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences70%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences3%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7648.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology2817.9%
    3. Neuroscience42.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine3220.3%
    2. Nursing10.4%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Chemistry31.7%
    2. Engineering31.7%
    3. Computer Science21.0%
    4. Environmental Science10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences31.8%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Babraham Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 26.6 works25×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 28.0 works18×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 54.5 works12×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 76.1 works9.1×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.11× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 17.75× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 17.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology17.75×28 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.11×76 works
  3. Neuroscience1.51×4 works
  4. Chemistry1.07×3 works
  5. Medicine1.05×32 works
  6. Veterinary0.83×0 works
  7. Nursing0.76×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.31×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×2 works
  12. Psychology0.16×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.15×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.14×3 works
  15. Computer Science0.13×2 works
  16. Energy0.13×0 works
  17. Engineering0.11×3 works
  18. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Babraham Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Wolf Reik, Simon Andrews and Michelle A. Linterman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Babraham Institute.

  1. 1 Wolf Reik United Kingdom · #2,408 worldwide 77k citations · 515 works
  2. 2 Simon Andrews United Kingdom · #11,461 worldwide 30k citations · 219 works
  3. 3 Michelle A. Linterman United Kingdom · #30,279 worldwide 12k citations · 166 works
  4. 4 Klaus Okkenhaug United Kingdom · #30,499 worldwide 22k citations · 192 works
  5. 5 Wendy Dean United Kingdom · #35,025 worldwide 30k citations · 199 works
  6. 6 Gavin Kelsey United Kingdom · #36,842 worldwide 18k citations · 270 works
  7. 7 Peter J. Rugg‐Gunn United Kingdom · #39,685 worldwide 7.6k citations · 95 works
  8. 8 Felix Krueger United Kingdom · #46,269 worldwide 21k citations · 173 works
  9. 9 Oliver T. Burton United Kingdom · #47,062 worldwide 7.6k citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Mikhail Spivakov United Kingdom · #52,097 worldwide 10k citations · 129 works
All ranked researchers at Babraham Institute

What are the most cited papers from Babraham Institute?

The most cited paper from Babraham Institute is "Inositol trisphosphate, a novel second messenger in cellular signal transduction" (Michael John Berridge, Robin F. Irvine, 1984), with 6,133 citations. Next come "Bismark: a flexible aligner and methylation caller for Bisulfite-Seq applications" (6,026) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Inositol trisphosphate, a novel second messenger in cellular signal transduction Michael John Berridge, Robin F. Irvine · Nature Nov 1984 6,133
2 Bismark: a flexible aligner and methylation caller for Bisulfite-Seq applications Felix Krueger, Simon Andrews · Bioinformatics Open access 14 Apr 2011 6,026
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
4 The versatility and universality of calcium signalling Michael John Berridge, Peter Lipp, Martin D. Bootman · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review Oct 2000 5,749
5 Calcium signalling: dynamics, homeostasis and remodelling Michael John Berridge, Martin D. Bootman, H. Llewelyn Roderick · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ReviewOpen access Jul 2003 5,649
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Babraham Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Immunity, Autoimmunity, Cancer Therapy, Gene Expression, Transcriptional Regulation and TGF-ß.

▲ 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. Cancer17▲ 8.2×29 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 4.7×38 topics
  3. Immunity11▲ 17×7 topics
  4. Autoimmunity9▲ 41×4 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress9▲ 3.4×25 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy8▲ 8.9×13 topics
  7. Gene Expression7▲ 7.3×14 topics
  8. Transcriptional Regulation7▲ 26×9 topics
  9. TGF-ß7▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Apoptosis6▲ 13×9 topics
  11. CD4+CD25+6▲ 121×1 topic
  12. DNA Methylation6▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Epigenetic Reprogramming6▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Foxp36▲ 121×1 topic
  15. Innate Immunity6▲ 12×9 topics
  16. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Cancer Progression6▲ 21×6 topics
  18. Chromatin5▲ 71×2 topics
  19. NK Cell Recognition5▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Natural Killer Cells5▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Cancer Epigenetics5▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Histone Modification5▲ 46×1 topic
  23. RNA methylation5▲ 36×1 topic
  24. m6A-seq5▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Antigen Presentation4▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Gene Regulation4▲ 29×4 topics
  27. Metabolism4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  28. Dendritic Cells4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Cell Death4▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Cell Signaling4▲ 16×7 topics
  33. Transcription Factors4▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Tumor Antigen4▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Vaccine Adjuvants4▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Differentiation4▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Autophagy3▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Embryonic Stem Cells3▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Stem Cells3▲ 8.0×12 topics

Which research topics does Babraham Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…6T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 6 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…5Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 5 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…5Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 5 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…5RNA modifications and cancer: 5 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 4 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 3 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…3Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 3 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and…3Autophagy in Disease and Therapy: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…3Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 3 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing3RNA Research and Splicing: 3 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 6 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 5 works
  3. 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 4 works
  6. 6 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Babraham Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 Babraham Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Babraham Institute0.00052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Babraham 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 counting10%20%30%Babraham Institute19.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.7% in 2011.

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