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Institution · Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom

Centre for Life

In research, Centre for Life stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,397 of 14,347 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,473 of 16,945 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,295 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,175
of 28,054 · #9,731 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#413
of 1,094
Research works
911
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Centre for Life 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 #4,397 of 14,347 33.4%266
Social SciencesDomain #6,473 of 16,945 26.9%298
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,295 of 7,814 32.6%210
Health SciencesDomain #9,987 of 20,462 30.3%256
MedicineField #8,984 of 17,978 29.5%229
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,522 of 4,961 31.7%135
Social SciencesField #5,700 of 10,206 28.5%162

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 21.6 works3.5×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.54× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 6 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Life?

Ranked on the composite score, Clare Brant, Max Saunders and Emil Søbjerg Falster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Life.

  1. 1 Clare Brant United Kingdom · #264,264 worldwide 30 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Max Saunders United Kingdom · #333,657 worldwide 30 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Emil Søbjerg Falster United Kingdom · #702,530 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Bill Law United Kingdom · #1,345,882 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Life

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Life?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Stem Cells, Inflammation, Vibration Analysis, Hypertrophy, Regeneration, Wavelet Transform and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning8▲ 2.0×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.36×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology5◆ 1.08×35 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 2.1×30 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 2.2×21 topics
  6. Cancer4▲ 2.2×23 topics
  7. Neural Networks3▲ 1.92×8 topics
  8. Stem Cells3▲ 11×11 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  11. Hypertrophy2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  13. Aging2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  14. Regeneration2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  15. 3D Printing2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  16. Wavelet Transform2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  17. Wnt Signaling2▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Osteoarthritis2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Polymer Composites2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  21. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Neural Crest2▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  24. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  25. Cartilage2▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Chondrocyte2▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Condition Monitoring2▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Empirical Mode Decomposition2▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Cardiomyocyte Renewal2▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Defect Detection2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Heart Regeneration2▲ 67×1 topic
  33. CFD Simulation2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Environmental Effects2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Materials2▲ 5.7×1 topic
  36. Mortality Risk2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Pluripotent Stem Cells1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Resistance Training1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Motor Imagery1▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Life publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Congenital heart defects research and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Machine Fault Diagnosis …2Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…2Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCongenital heart defects research: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…1Sports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…1Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringRheumatologyMolecular BiologyAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  3. 3 Congenital heart defects research Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Life's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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