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Centre for Human Genetics

In research, Centre for Human Genetics stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,377 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,297
of 28,054 · #1,402 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#124
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
191k
99.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Centre for Human Genetics 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 #1,377 of 7,800 38.9%83 #455

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Human Genetics 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 Centre for Human Genetics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 58.0 works6.9×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 32.5 works6.8×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.87× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.80× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Human Genetics?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Farrall, Anuj Goel and Jonathan Flint lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Human Genetics.

  1. 1 Martin Farrall United Kingdom · #4,285 worldwide 1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Anuj Goel United Kingdom · #31,996 worldwide 632 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Jonathan Flint United Kingdom · #37,164 worldwide 570 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Amanda J. Bennett United Kingdom · #79,339 worldwide 757 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Dominic Kwiatkowski United Kingdom · #94,099 worldwide 315 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Richard Mott United Kingdom · #168,177 worldwide 195 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Kirk A. Rockett United Kingdom · #224,692 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Maya Ghoussaini United Kingdom · #232,641 worldwide 473 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Elizabeth E. Fry United Kingdom · #251,586 worldwide 118 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jenny C. Taylor United Kingdom · #295,769 worldwide 142 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Human Genetics

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Human Genetics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Gene Expression, Immunity, SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2 Receptor.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.4×66 topics
  2. Vaccine12▲ 19×10 topics
  3. Immune Response10▲ 11×20 topics
  4. Pathogenesis9▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Cancer8▲ 3.9×33 topics
  6. Gene Expression8▲ 8.2×14 topics
  7. Inflammation8▲ 2.4×43 topics
  8. Immunity8▲ 12×10 topics
  9. Pandemic7▲ 4.1×5 topics
  10. SARS-CoV-27▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.4×24 topics
  12. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Coronavirus5▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Mutation5▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Viral Transmission5▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Genetic Variation5▲ 14×7 topics
  17. Population Genetics4▲ 19×5 topics
  18. antibody4▲ 25×1 topic
  19. spike protein4▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Autoimmunity4▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.2×10 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Genomics3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  24. Infection3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. RNA-Seq3▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Vaccine Development3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  27. Antigen Presentation3▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Genome-Wide Association3▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Precision Medicine3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Epigenetic Reprogramming3▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Stem Cells3▲ 7.4×10 topics
  32. Cancer Risk3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Data Integration3▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Thrombosis3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Haplotype Mapping3▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Mendelian Randomization3▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Genetic Testing2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Single-Cell2▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Transcriptomics2▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 9.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Human Genetics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics and Genomics and Rare Diseases.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …4SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksGenetic Associations and…3Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …2Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…2Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneticsMolecular BiologyStructural Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 2 works
  6. 6 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Human Genetics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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