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Kidney Research UK

In research, Kidney Research UK stands highest in Medicine (#8,572 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,562 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,405
of 28,054 · #26,098 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#689
of 1,094
Research works
262
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Kidney Research UK 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 #8,572 of 17,978 12.2%174
Health SciencesDomain #10,562 of 20,462 12.3%191

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kidney Research UK 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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kidney Research UK?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplantation, Inflammation, Hemodialysis, Global Burden, Graft Survival and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 14×22 topics
  2. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 47×7 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 4.2×30 topics
  4. Kidney Transplantation5▲ 124×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology4▲ 1.74×20 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  7. Hemodialysis4▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Global Burden3▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Graft Survival3▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Transplantation3▲ 48×3 topics
  11. Fibrosis3▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Mortality3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations3▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Heart Failure3▲ 11×9 topics
  15. TGF-ß3▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Living Kidney Donors3▲ 178×1 topic
  17. Organ Donation3▲ 178×1 topic
  18. Diabetic Nephropathy2▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Glomerular Filtration Rate2▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Immunosuppressive Drugs2▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.5×13 topics
  22. Dialysis2▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Peritoneal Dialysis2▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  25. Biomarkers2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  26. Hypertension2▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Antibody-Mediated Rejection2▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Diabetes2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  29. Renal Allograft2▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Renal Function2▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Acute Kidney Injury2▲ 53×3 topics
  33. Liver Transplantation2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Renal Failure2▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Renal Transplantation2▲ 60×2 topics
  36. Donor Risk Index1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Fibromuscular Dysplasia1▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Glycemic Control1▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Renal Artery Stenosis1▲ 94×1 topic

Which research topics does Kidney Research UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organ Donation and Transplantation, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments.

Organ Donation and Transplantation: 3 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…2Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…2Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Pathologies: 1 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glome…1Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNephrologyTransplantationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 2 works
  3. 3 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  5. 5 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 1 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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.

openly available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.9%domestic only51.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kidney Research UK's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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