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Earlham Institute

In research, Earlham Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,813 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,059
of 28,054 · #11,592 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#368
of 1,094
Research works
332
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Earlham Institute 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 #4,813 of 14,347 38.8%193

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 28.3 works7.6×
← 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: 5.25× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.62× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 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, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Earlham Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew D. Clark, Wilfried Haerty and Nicola J. Patron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earlham Institute.

  1. 1 Matthew D. Clark United Kingdom · #162,135 worldwide 753 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Wilfried Haerty United Kingdom · #424,810 worldwide 69 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Nicola J. Patron United Kingdom · #749,667 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Nicola Soranzo United Kingdom · #862,393 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Robert Davey United Kingdom · #1,085,881 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Earlham Institute

Which keywords describe research at Earlham Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Gene Expression, RNA-Seq, Biogeography, Genetic Diversity, Genetics, Phylogeny and Population Genetics.

▲ 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. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 27×7 topics
  2. Gene Expression5▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 1.59×21 topics
  4. RNA-Seq4▲ 55×2 topics
  5. Biogeography4▲ 22×9 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity4▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Genetics4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  8. Phylogeny3▲ 30×7 topics
  9. Population Genetics3▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 18×5 topics
  11. genome annotation3▲ 63×1 topic
  12. sequence alignment3▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Evolution3▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Fungal Pathogens3▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Genome Sequencing3▲ 24×6 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota3▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Microbial Communities2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  18. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Crop Improvement2▲ 68×2 topics
  21. Metabolic Health2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Population Dynamics2▲ 13×5 topics
  23. QTL Mapping2▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Genomics2▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Metagenomic Analysis2▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Genomic Diversity2▲ 85×2 topics
  28. Molecular Markers2▲ 83×2 topics
  29. Ecology2▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Genetic Structure2▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Microbiome2▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Microsatellite Analysis2▲ 100×1 topic
  33. Taxonomy2▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Bacterial Diversity2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Microbial Ecology2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Data Integration2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Host Specificity2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Marine Microbes2▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Earlham Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Gut microbiota and health, Genetic diversity and population structure and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Genomics and Phylogeneti…3Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…2Genetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 2 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Tax…1Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 1 fractional worksPlant Ecology and Taxono…1Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyGeneticsEcologyCell Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Earlham Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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