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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

In research, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,248 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#3,109 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,541 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,800
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#309
of 2,253
Research works
2.4k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
45.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 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 #2,248 of 14,347 28.5%1,564
MedicineField #3,109 of 17,978 27.7%342
Health SciencesDomain #3,541 of 20,462 29.0%472
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,787 of 7,814 26.3%626
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,537 of 6,031 31.1%804
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,838 of 4,961 26.0%317
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #170 of 456 23.3%283
Physical SciencesDomain #9,164 of 21,541 28.9%293
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,239 of 2,837 40.2%191
GeneticsSubfield #960 of 1,665 24.4%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 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).

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: 3.07× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.00× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 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, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, C. C. Whitehead, P. J. Sharp and G. Wiener lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

  1. 1 C. C. Whitehead United Kingdom · #150,926 worldwide 192 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 P. J. Sharp United Kingdom · #185,593 worldwide 173 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 G. Wiener United Kingdom · #273,437 worldwide 58 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 B. O. Hughes United Kingdom · #297,456 worldwide 152 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 T. Galliard United Kingdom · #347,768 worldwide 198 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 N. G. Gregory United Kingdom · #460,377 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Harry Griffin United Kingdom · #495,618 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 C. E. Adams United Kingdom · #509,936 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 M.H. Maxwell United Kingdom · #516,254 worldwide 83 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 M. Enser United Kingdom · #579,951 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Which research topics does Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation: 1 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…0Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 0 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 0 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPolitical and Social Iss…0Political and Social Issues: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  3. 3 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 0 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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