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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.

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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Life Sciences#1,353 #1,818
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#710 #892
  3. Molecular Biology#710 #1,114
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 66.5 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 90.4 works9.0×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.04× its world share, 90 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.06× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Jonathan Lees United Kingdom · #610,564 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology

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.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.0×41 topics
  2. Cancer11▲ 4.5×31 topics
  3. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 34×3 topics
  4. Protein10▲ 47×3 topics
  5. Prediction10▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.2×29 topics
  7. Enzyme Catalysis9▲ 113×2 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy8▲ 8.0×15 topics
  9. Inflammation8▲ 2.2×37 topics
  10. Structure8▲ 94×2 topics
  11. Force Field8▲ 123×1 topic
  12. Homology Modeling8▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Vaccine7▲ 8.8×9 topics
  14. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Glycosylation6▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Immune Response6▲ 5.5×17 topics
  17. Translation6▲ 17×2 topics
  18. RNA Structure5▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Ribosome5▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Pathogenesis5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  21. Membrane Proteins5▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Self-Assembly5▲ 7.9×7 topics
  23. Cancer Progression5▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Enzyme Structure5▲ 94×2 topics
  25. Monoclonal Antibodies5▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Neurodegeneration5▲ 8.1×9 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Macromolecular Crystallography4▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Structure Solution4▲ 127×1 topic
  30. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.2×11 topics
  31. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Apoptosis4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  33. Electrochemistry4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Bioinformatics4▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Immune System4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  36. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 6.8×10 topics
  37. Gene Regulation4▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Molecular Machines4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. DNA nanotechnology4▲ 15×1 topic
  40. 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.

Protein Structure and Dy…8Protein Structure and Dynamics: 8 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 5 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Fun…4Enzyme Structure and Function: 4 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …4Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 4 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 3 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Bioi…2Machine Learning in Bioinformatics: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 2 fractional worksNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies: 2 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyMaterials ChemistryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 8 works
  2. 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 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.

openly available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

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.

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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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