Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Institution · London · United Kingdom

Biochemical Society

In research, Biochemical Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,900 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#6,234 of 17,978 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,772 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 4.7× its share of world research.

biochemistry.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#11,065
of 28,054 · #7,292 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#409
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Biochemical Society 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,900 of 14,347 16.9%592
MedicineField #6,234 of 17,978 18.6%282
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,772 of 7,814 15.8%447
Physical SciencesDomain #8,178 of 21,541 20.7%443
Health SciencesDomain #8,010 of 20,462 18.0%319
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,656 of 4,961 15.1%319
EngineeringField #7,168 of 11,412 24.0%195
Social SciencesDomain #13,055 of 16,945 8.2%218

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biochemical Society 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 Biochemical Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 23.1 works4.7×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 38.1 works4.3×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.34× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Biochemical Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Artturi I. Virtanen and Edwin C. Webb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biochemical Society.

  1. 1 Frederick Gowland Hopkins United Kingdom · #40,742 worldwide 417 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Artturi I. Virtanen United Kingdom · #234,984 worldwide 114 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Edwin C. Webb United Kingdom · #359,343 worldwide 159 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Malcolm Dixon United Kingdom · #405,726 worldwide 130 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 A. I. Virtanen United Kingdom · #443,468 worldwide 35 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Dorothy Jordan Lloyd United Kingdom · #760,520 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Nils Arne Pedersen United Kingdom · #788,329 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Zhang Jun-hu United Kingdom · #800,007 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Biochemical Society

Which keywords describe research at Biochemical Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Capacity Building, Public Health, Global Collaboration, Health Biotechnology, Precision Medicine, Ethical Issues, Education and Genetic Variation.

▲ 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. Capacity Building10▲ 103×2 topics
  2. Public Health10▲ 4.2×7 topics
  3. Education9▲ 3.1×7 topics
  4. Innovation7▲ 4.0×3 topics
  5. Global Collaboration6▲ 115×1 topic
  6. Health Biotechnology6▲ 251×1 topic
  7. Precision Medicine6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  8. Ethical Issues6▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.2×3 topics
  10. Religion6▲ 7.1×8 topics
  11. Genetic Variation5▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Nutrigenomics5▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Personalized Nutrition5▲ 107×1 topic
  14. Genomics5▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Genomic Studies5▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Bioinformatics4▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Reformation4▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Glycosylation4▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Cell Culture4▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  21. Curriculum4▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Training4▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Cultural Exchange4▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Text Mining4▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Data Integration4▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Drug Development4▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Archaeology4▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Biomedical Science4▲ 114×1 topic
  29. Church History4▲ 50×3 topics
  30. Gene Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Health Research4▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Social Sciences4▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Rituals3▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Biomedical Literature3▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Biomedical Ontologies3▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Constitutionalism3▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Scandinavia3▲ 132×1 topic
  38. Tumor Regression3▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Viking Age3▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Mammalian Cells3▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Biochemical Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biotechnology and Related Fields, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research and Science, Research, and Medicine.

Biotechnology and Related Fields: 6 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 5 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…4Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 4 fractional worksScience, Research, and M…4Science, Research, and Medicine: 4 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 3 fractional worksViral Infectious Disease…3Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 3 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies and Society: 3 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 2 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneticsMolecular BiologyReproductive Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 5 works
  3. 3 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 3 works
  7. 7 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Social and Educational Sciences Education 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.2%domestic only58.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Biochemical Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in London

All research institutions in London

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.