Genomics England
In research, Genomics England stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,896 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,761 of 7,814 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,175 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 7.7× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #10,512 of 28,054 · #10,805 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #389 of 1,094
- Research works
- 372 ▲ 4% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 16k 43.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 32.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 69% world 28%
What is Genomics England known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,896 of 14,347 | 34.4% | 193 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #3,761 of 7,814 | 34.9% | 165 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #11,175 of 20,462 | 30.7% | 126 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Genomics England 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 Genomics England specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 35.4 works7.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 3.3×
- Medicine 2.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Genomics England?
Ranked on the composite score, Christine Patch, S. E. A. Leigh and Augusto Rendon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Genomics England.
- 1 Christine Patch United Kingdom · #207,631 worldwide 109 citations · 28 works
- 2 S. E. A. Leigh United Kingdom · #771,490 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
- 3 Augusto Rendon United Kingdom · #776,965 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at Genomics England?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cell-Free DNA, Precision Medicine, Genetic Variants, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation, Gene Expression, Genetic Testing and Cancer Risk.
- Nutrigenomics
- Ethical Issues
- Quality Assessment
- Mendelian Randomization
- Genome-Wide Association
- Genetic Mutations
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Aneuploidy Screening
- Clinical Trials
- Genomic Rearrangements
- Inflammation
- BRCA2
- Ovarian Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Mutational Signatures
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Risk
- Gene Expression
- Clinical Genomics
- Precision Medicine
- Cell-Free DNA
- Genetic Variants
- Sequence Interpretation
- Genetic Testing
- Targeted Therapy
- Genomic Instability
- Somatic Mutations
- Genetic Variation
- BRCA1
- Cancer
- Copy Number Variation
- Genomic Sequencing
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing
- Population Genetics
- Epigenetic Regulation
- Haplotype Mapping
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Behavior Change
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
- Cell-Free DNA6▲ 76×2 topics
- Precision Medicine6▲ 15×7 topics
- Genetic Variants6▲ 39×4 topics
- Clinical Genomics6▲ 187×1 topic
- Sequence Interpretation6▲ 187×1 topic
- Gene Expression5▲ 9.4×10 topics
- Genetic Testing5▲ 49×3 topics
- Cancer Risk4▲ 23×4 topics
- Targeted Therapy4▲ 23×3 topics
- Cancer Genomics4▲ 64×1 topic
- Genomic Instability4▲ 42×2 topics
- Mutational Signatures4▲ 64×1 topic
- Somatic Mutations4▲ 56×2 topics
- Breast Cancer4▲ 19×6 topics
- Genetic Variation4▲ 20×4 topics
- Ovarian Cancer4▲ 50×3 topics
- BRCA14▲ 158×1 topic
- BRCA24▲ 158×1 topic
- Cancer4▲ 3.0×27 topics
- Inflammation4▲ 1.93×33 topics
- Copy Number Variation3▲ 215×1 topic
- Genomic Rearrangements3▲ 194×1 topic
- Genomic Sequencing3▲ 26×4 topics
- Clinical Trials3▲ 4.6×9 topics
- Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 20×2 topics
- Aneuploidy Screening2▲ 109×1 topic
- Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing2▲ 109×1 topic
- Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.4×10 topics
- Population Genetics2▲ 19×5 topics
- Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.0×18 topics
- Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 10×6 topics
- Genome-Wide Association2▲ 27×2 topics
- Haplotype Mapping2▲ 63×1 topic
- Mendelian Randomization2▲ 63×1 topic
- Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.7×4 topics
- Quality Assessment2▲ 11×2 topics
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 27×2 topics
- Ethical Issues2▲ 17×2 topics
- Behavior Change2▲ 12×2 topics
- Nutrigenomics2▲ 56×1 topic
Which research topics does Genomics England publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 6 works
- 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 4 works
- 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 4 works
- 4 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 3 works
- 5 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
- 6 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 2 works
- 7 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 2 works
- 8 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
- 9 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
- 10 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Genomics England's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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