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Centre for Life

In research, Centre for Life stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,801 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#1,744 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,636 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,683
of 22,385 · #2,722 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#292
of 862
Research works
911
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Centre for Life

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
Health SciencesDomain #1,801 of 16,688 16.9%256
MedicineField #1,744 of 14,558 16.8%229
Life SciencesDomain #1,636 of 11,023 16.6%266
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,128 of 5,801 16.3%210
Social SciencesDomain #3,719 of 14,833 9.2%298
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,067 of 3,729 15.3%135
Social SciencesField #3,048 of 9,330 9.2%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centre for Life work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research at Centre for Life is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (21%), Engineering (19%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 29.5% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 19.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 26.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 27.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 13.4% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre for Life123fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences14%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2319.0%
    2. Computer Science32.8%
    3. Environmental Science32.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.7%
    5. Materials Science21.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine3226.4%
    2. Health Professions32.1%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2621.1%
    2. Neuroscience32.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Psychology64.9%
    2. Social Sciences64.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities32.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre for Life specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 25.9 works4.0×
← 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: 3.95× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.95×26 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.23×1 works
  3. Veterinary2.25×0 works
  4. Psychology1.61×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.52×3 works
  6. Medicine1.37×32 works
  7. Engineering1.27×23 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.09×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.81×3 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.76×3 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.68×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.49×3 works
  15. Materials Science0.47×2 works
  16. Nursing0.42×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.38×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.37×6 works
  19. Computer Science0.36×4 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  23. Energy0.25×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Life?

Ranked on the quality score, Alison P. Murdoch, Kate Bushby and Matthew Prior lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Life.

  1. 1 Alison P. Murdoch United Kingdom · #933,895 worldwide 5.1k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Kate Bushby United Kingdom · #938,289 worldwide 2.9k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Matthew Prior United Kingdom · #1,103,130 worldwide 648 citations · 466 works
  4. 4 Jane A. Stewart United Kingdom · #1,228,072 worldwide 2k citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Andy Lloyd United Kingdom · #1,799,843 worldwide 156 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ruth Hawthorn United Kingdom · #4,234,984 worldwide 108 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Bill Law United Kingdom · #4,436,734 worldwide 573 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Max Saunders United Kingdom · #4,642,300 worldwide 1.4k citations · 227 works
  9. 9 John A. Tranter United Kingdom · #4,686,534 worldwide 60 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Tony Watts United Kingdom · #4,962,903 worldwide 103 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Life

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Life?

The most cited paper from Centre for Life is "Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain" (Hyo Jung Kang et al., 2011), with 2,233 citations. Next come "The transcription factor Sox9 has essential roles in successive steps of the chondrocyte differentiation pathway and is required for expression of Sox5 and Sox6" (1,750) and "Detecting gene–gene interactions that underlie human diseases" (1,388).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain Hyo Jung Kang et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2011 2,233
2 The transcription factor Sox9 has essential roles in successive steps of the chondrocyte differentiation pathway and is required for expression of Sox5 and Sox6 Haruhiko Akiyama, Marie‐Christine Chaboissier, James F. Martin et al. · Genes & Development Open access Nov 2002 1,750
3 Detecting gene–gene interactions that underlie human diseases Heather Jane Cordell · Nature Reviews Genetics ReviewOpen access 12 May 2009 1,388
4 Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants Paul Robert Burton et al. · Nature Genetics Open access215 authors 21 Oct 2007 1,386
5 Survival in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: improvements in life expectancy since 1967 and the impact of home nocturnal ventilation Michelle Eagle, Simon Baudouin, Colin Chandler et al. · Neuromuscular Disorders Dec 2002 1,016
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Life?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Deep Learning, Inflammation, Vibration Analysis, Wnt Signaling, Hypertrophy, Phylogenetic Analysis and Neural Crest.

▲ 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. Deep Learning8▲ 1.94×25 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 2.0×32 topics
  3. Epidemiology5◆ 1.06×38 topics
  4. Machine Learning5▲ 1.26×13 topics
  5. Stem Cells5▲ 14×11 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  7. Cancer4▲ 2.1×23 topics
  8. Neural Networks3▲ 1.79×8 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  11. Wnt Signaling2▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  13. Hypertrophy2▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Development2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  15. Neural Crest2▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Regeneration2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  17. 3D Printing2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  18. Wavelet Transform2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  19. Cardiomyocyte Renewal2▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Heart Regeneration2▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  23. Osteoarthritis2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Polymer Composites2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  27. Tumorigenesis2▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  29. Cartilage2▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Chondrocyte2▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Condition Monitoring2▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Empirical Mode Decomposition2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Defect Detection2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Gene Regulation2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. CFD Simulation2▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Environmental Effects2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Pluripotent Stem Cells2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Resistance Training1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Life publish most on?

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

Congenital heart defects…2Congenital heart defects research: 2 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis …2Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…1Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyControl and Systems EngineeringRheumatologyAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital heart defects research Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Life's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Centre for Life as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Centre for Life0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for Life 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.

10%20%30%Centre for Life24.4% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.4% in 2024.

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