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Kidney Research UK

In research, Kidney Research UK stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,464 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,120 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,085
of 22,385 · #23,056 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#793
of 862
Research works
262
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Kidney Research UK

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
Health SciencesDomain #7,464 of 16,688 9.1%191
MedicineField #7,120 of 14,558 9.4%174

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kidney Research UK work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Kidney Research UK is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 59 fractional works · 77.7% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 72.5% of its workNephrology: 10 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workTransplantation: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKidney ResearchUK76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5572.5%
    2. Health Professions44.7%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology57.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.1%
    2. Social Sciences11.9%
    3. Psychology10.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Engineering11.9%
    2. Environmental Science11.0%
    3. Chemistry10.8%
    4. Materials Science00.4%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Computer Science00.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.69× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 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.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.77×55 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.69×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.80×4 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.37×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×6 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×2 works
  7. Nursing0.78×0 works
  8. Chemistry0.49×1 works
  9. Veterinary0.46×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.32×0 works
  11. Psychology0.30×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.21×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.15×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.15×2 works
  17. Engineering0.13×2 works
  18. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  19. Energy0.05×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.01×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kidney Research UK?

Ranked on the quality score, Miranda Scanlon, Maria Thompson and И. В. Зайцев lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kidney Research UK.

  1. 1 Miranda Scanlon United Kingdom · #1,292,104 worldwide 223 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Maria Thompson United Kingdom · #2,673,245 worldwide 416 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 И. В. Зайцев United Kingdom · #3,961,216 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Neerja Jain United Kingdom · #4,230,843 worldwide 267 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Angela Lumsdon United Kingdom · #4,879,310 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kidney Research UK

What are the most cited papers from Kidney Research UK?

The most cited paper from Kidney Research UK is "A monoclonal antibody-defined antigen associated with gastrointestinal cancer is a ganglioside containing sialylated lacto-N-fucopentaose II." (J L Magnani, Bo Nilsson, Manfred Brockhaus et al., 1982), with 884 citations. Next come "The Current State of Peritoneal Dialysis" (586) and "Oxidative stress, anti‐oxidant therapies and chronic kidney disease" (518).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A monoclonal antibody-defined antigen associated with gastrointestinal cancer is a ganglioside containing sialylated lacto-N-fucopentaose II. J L Magnani, Bo Nilsson, Manfred Brockhaus et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Dec 1982 884
2 The Current State of Peritoneal Dialysis Rajnish Mehrotra, Olivier Devuyst, Simon Davies et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Open access 23 Jun 2016 586
3 Oxidative stress, anti‐oxidant therapies and chronic kidney disease David M. Small, Jeff Scott Coombes, Nigel C. Bennett et al. · Nephrology 31 Jan 2012 518
4 Association between Physical Performance and All-Cause Mortality in CKD Baback Roshanravan, Cassianne Robinson‐Cohen, Kushang V. Patel et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Open access 19 Apr 2013 478
5 Sepsis as a cause and consequence of acute kidney injury: Program to Improve Care in Acute Renal Disease Program to Improve Care in Acute Renal Disease (PICARD) Study Group, Ravindra L. Mehta, Josée Bouchard et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 8 Dec 2010 325
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Which keywords describe research at Kidney Research UK?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplantation, Inflammation, Global Burden, TGF-ß, 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-now 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 Disease12▲ 14×23 topics
  2. Chronic Kidney Disease9▲ 47×7 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 4.4×35 topics
  4. Kidney Transplantation6▲ 123×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology5▲ 1.77×22 topics
  6. Quality of Life5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  7. Global Burden4▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Graft Survival4▲ 64×2 topics
  9. Hemodialysis4▲ 66×2 topics
  10. TGF-ß4▲ 34×3 topics
  11. Fibrosis4▲ 28×4 topics
  12. Heart Failure4▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Mortality4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  14. Transplantation4▲ 45×4 topics
  15. Diabetic Nephropathy4▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Glomerular Filtration Rate4▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Ethical Considerations3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Living Kidney Donors3▲ 169×1 topic
  19. Organ Donation3▲ 169×1 topic
  20. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.6×18 topics
  21. Immunosuppressive Drugs3▲ 67×2 topics
  22. Dialysis3▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Peritoneal Dialysis3▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Antibody-Mediated Rejection3▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Renal Allograft3▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Hypertension2▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Diabetes2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  30. Glycemic Control2▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Insulin Therapy2▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Biomarkers2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  33. Renal Function2▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Liver Transplantation2▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Acute Kidney Injury2▲ 42×3 topics
  36. Glomerular Diseases2▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Nephrotic Syndrome2▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Biliary Complications2▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Renal Failure2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Kidney Research UK publish most on?

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

Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 4 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 3 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…3Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…3Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 3 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 2 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Patho…1Renal and Vascular Pathologies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional works
NephrologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthTransplantationSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 4 works
  2. 2 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 3 works
  5. 5 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 2 works
  6. 6 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Treatment and Management 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kidney Research UK's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kidney Research UK as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kidney Research UK0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

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