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Government of Northern Ireland

In research, Government of Northern Ireland stands highest in Medicine (#12,496 of 17,978 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,194 of 6,031 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,247 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,812
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,231
of 2,253
Research works
783
▼ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Government of Northern Ireland 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
MedicineField #12,496 of 17,978 21.7%203
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,194 of 6,031 25.9%220
Health SciencesDomain #14,247 of 20,462 21.3%310
Life SciencesDomain #10,576 of 14,347 21.1%407

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of Northern Ireland 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).

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: 3.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.02× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of Northern Ireland?

Ranked on the composite score, M. S. McNulty, J.B. McFerran and D. Todd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of Northern Ireland.

  1. 1 M. S. McNulty United Kingdom · #99,396 worldwide 198 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 J.B. McFerran United Kingdom · #157,042 worldwide 127 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 D. Todd United Kingdom · #194,270 worldwide 180 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Gordon Allan United Kingdom · #232,491 worldwide 152 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 B. M. Adair United Kingdom · #310,699 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 S. Kennedy United Kingdom · #379,779 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 D. G. Kennedy United Kingdom · #478,112 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 J.G. Ross United Kingdom · #519,554 worldwide 64 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 H.J. Ball United Kingdom · #901,011 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 C.H. McMurray United Kingdom · #927,364 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Government of Northern Ireland

Which keywords describe research at Government of Northern Ireland?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Immune Response, Vaccine Development, Genomic Sequencing, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology278▲ 8.8×53 topics
  2. Vaccine118▲ 38×8 topics
  3. Pathogenesis105▲ 24×12 topics
  4. Immune Response101▲ 21×10 topics
  5. Vaccine Development84▲ 35×8 topics
  6. Genomic Sequencing83▲ 72×6 topics
  7. Antimicrobial Resistance78▲ 39×8 topics
  8. Infection56▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Metagenomics52▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Diagnosis49▲ 6.1×15 topics
  11. Livestock46▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Coronavirus46▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Drug Resistance46▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Circovirus46▲ 160×1 topic
  15. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus46▲ 160×1 topic
  16. Host-Pathogen Interactions43▲ 54×4 topics
  17. Virulence Factors43▲ 29×7 topics
  18. Nematodes40▲ 85×3 topics
  19. Ivermectin38▲ 131×2 topics
  20. Public Health38▲ 3.5×14 topics
  21. Genetics37▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Anthelmintic Resistance36▲ 195×1 topic
  23. Veterinary Parasites36▲ 195×1 topic
  24. Pneumonia36▲ 70×3 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity35▲ 9.0×10 topics
  26. Mycoplasma35▲ 148×1 topic
  27. Norovirus35▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Pasteurella35▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Rotavirus35▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Zoonotic Transmission33▲ 41×5 topics
  31. Pathogenicity29▲ 41×5 topics
  32. Genomic Integration28▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 8.7×8 topics
  34. Nutrition27▲ 8.1×6 topics
  35. Host Immune Response27▲ 54×3 topics
  36. Gene Therapy25▲ 12×3 topics
  37. AAV25▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Viral Vectors25▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Viral Pathogenesis24▲ 38×3 topics
  40. Genetic Characterization23▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does Government of Northern Ireland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics and Livestock Management and Performance Improvement.

Mobile Health and mHealt…0Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 0 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Te…0Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…0Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksLivestock Management and…0Livestock Management and Performance Improvement: 0 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Info…0Health Literacy and Information Accessibility: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…0Child and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 0 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthAgronomy and Crop ScienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics3 others

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

  1. 1 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 0 works
  2. 2 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  4. 4 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  5. 5 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  8. 8 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of Northern Ireland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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