Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology
In research, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,818 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#892 of 3,579 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,114 of 2,175 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 11.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #3,792 of 28,054 · #2,984 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #153 of 1,094
- Research works
- 1.4k ◆ 0% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 84k 62.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 32.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 67% world 28%
What is Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,818 of 7,800 | 34.0% | 110 | #1353 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #892 of 3,579 | 33.4% | 90 | #710 | |
| Molecular BiologySubfield | #1,114 of 2,175 | 31.4% | 67 | #710 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology 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).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Life Sciences#1,353 #1,818
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#710 #892
- Molecular Biology#710 #1,114
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
What does Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Molecular BiologySubfield · 66.5 works12×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 90.4 works9.0×
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, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 4.1×
- Chemistry 2.0×
- Neuroscience 1.5×
- Materials Science 1.2×
- Medicine 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Energy 0.6×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.0×
- Health Professions 0.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.0×
- Psychology 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology?
Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Lees lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology.
- 1 Jonathan Lees United Kingdom · #610,564 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Protein, Prediction, Cancer, Enzyme Catalysis, Cancer Therapy, Structure and Force Field.
- aptamers
- Molecular Machines
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction
- Bioinformatics
- Apoptosis
- Innate Immunity
- Macromolecular Crystallography
- Neurodegeneration
- Enzyme Structure
- Self-Assembly
- Pathogenesis
- RNA Structure
- Immune Response
- Nanoparticles
- Homology Modeling
- Structure
- Cancer Therapy
- Oxidative Stress
- Protein
- Cancer
- Epidemiology
- Molecular Dynamics
- Prediction
- Enzyme Catalysis
- Inflammation
- Force Field
- Vaccine
- Glycosylation
- Translation
- Ribosome
- Membrane Proteins
- Cancer Progression
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Structure Solution
- Therapeutic Antibodies
- Electrochemistry
- Immune System
- Gene Regulation
- DNA nanotechnology
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
- Epidemiology15▲ 2.0×41 topics
- Cancer11▲ 4.5×31 topics
- Molecular Dynamics11▲ 34×3 topics
- Protein10▲ 47×3 topics
- Prediction10▲ 72×3 topics
- Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.2×29 topics
- Enzyme Catalysis9▲ 113×2 topics
- Cancer Therapy8▲ 8.0×15 topics
- Inflammation8▲ 2.2×37 topics
- Structure8▲ 94×2 topics
- Force Field8▲ 123×1 topic
- Homology Modeling8▲ 123×1 topic
- Vaccine7▲ 8.8×9 topics
- Nanoparticles6▲ 2.6×13 topics
- Glycosylation6▲ 28×3 topics
- Immune Response6▲ 5.5×17 topics
- Translation6▲ 17×2 topics
- RNA Structure5▲ 53×1 topic
- Ribosome5▲ 53×1 topic
- Pathogenesis5▲ 5.3×8 topics
- Membrane Proteins5▲ 36×3 topics
- Self-Assembly5▲ 7.9×7 topics
- Cancer Progression5▲ 13×4 topics
- Enzyme Structure5▲ 94×2 topics
- Monoclonal Antibodies5▲ 27×3 topics
- Neurodegeneration5▲ 8.1×9 topics
- Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Macromolecular Crystallography4▲ 127×1 topic
- Structure Solution4▲ 127×1 topic
- Innate Immunity4▲ 7.2×11 topics
- Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 33×2 topics
- Apoptosis4▲ 6.9×9 topics
- Electrochemistry4▲ 9.0×3 topics
- Bioinformatics4▲ 18×4 topics
- Immune System4▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 6.8×10 topics
- Gene Regulation4▲ 21×5 topics
- Molecular Machines4▲ 14×2 topics
- DNA nanotechnology4▲ 15×1 topic
- aptamers4▲ 15×1 topic
Which research topics does Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Protein Structure and Dynamics, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Enzyme Structure and Function and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 8 works
- 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
- 3 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 4 works
- 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 4 works
- 5 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
- 6 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 3 works
- 7 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics Molecular Biology 2 works
- 8 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
- 9 Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
- 10 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.