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Institute of Genetics and Cancer

In research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,234 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,804 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,569
of 28,054 · #4,599 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#217
of 1,094
Research works
1k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
57.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Institute of Genetics and Cancer known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,234 of 7,800 40.7%87 #1686
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,804 of 3,579 39.6%74 #1093

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Genetics and Cancer 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 Institute of Genetics and Cancer specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 47.8 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 74.1 works10×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.22× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.90× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 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, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Genetics and Cancer?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan F. Wright, Nicholas D. Hastie and Colin A. Semple lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Genetics and Cancer.

  1. 1 Alan F. Wright United Kingdom · #4,145 worldwide 1.6k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Nicholas D. Hastie United Kingdom · #29,490 worldwide 850 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Colin A. Semple United Kingdom · #43,620 worldwide 378 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Andrew P. Jackson United Kingdom · #49,002 worldwide 980 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Pau Navarro United Kingdom · #74,950 worldwide 502 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Wendy A. Bickmore United Kingdom · #184,889 worldwide 144 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Philippe Gautier United Kingdom · #235,089 worldwide 113 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Martin S. Taylor United Kingdom · #331,447 worldwide 202 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 E. Elizabeth Patton United Kingdom · #563,055 worldwide 104 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Richard Baldock United Kingdom · #845,933 worldwide 111 citations · 126 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Genetics and Cancer

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Genetics and Cancer?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Cancer, Gene Regulation, Chromatin, Inflammation, Transcription Factors, Genetic Variation 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. Cancer10▲ 5.3×31 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 3.3×46 topics
  3. Gene Expression9▲ 10×12 topics
  4. Epidemiology8▲ 1.42×48 topics
  5. Gene Regulation8▲ 61×4 topics
  6. Chromatin6▲ 98×2 topics
  7. Genetic Variation6▲ 19×8 topics
  8. Transcription Factors6▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Epigenetics5▲ 93×3 topics
  10. Population Genetics5▲ 29×5 topics
  11. Histone Modifications5▲ 157×1 topic
  12. Transcription5▲ 157×1 topic
  13. Genome-Wide Association5▲ 47×2 topics
  14. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 16×6 topics
  15. Alternative Splicing4▲ 64×1 topic
  16. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Cancer Progression4▲ 17×7 topics
  18. Ribosome4▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Translation4▲ 18×1 topic
  20. Cancer Therapy4▲ 5.3×13 topics
  21. Genetic Variants4▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Innate Immunity4▲ 8.7×10 topics
  23. Clinical Genomics4▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Haplotype Mapping4▲ 84×1 topic
  25. Mendelian Randomization4▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Sequence Interpretation4▲ 81×1 topic
  27. DNA Methylation3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. RNA-Seq3▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  30. Gene Expression Regulation3▲ 21×2 topics
  31. RNA methylation3▲ 25×1 topic
  32. m6A-seq3▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  34. Stem Cells3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  35. Cancer Epigenetics3▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Epigenetic Reprogramming3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Histone Modification3▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Genomic Instability2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 12×7 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Genetics and Cancer publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology.

Genomics and Chromatin D…5Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 5 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…4RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 4 fractional worksGenetic Associations and…4Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 3 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…3Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyGeneticsPlant Science

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 4 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 2 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Genetics and Cancer's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher 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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