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Moredun Research Institute

In research, Moredun Research Institute stands highest in Veterinary (#99 of 279 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,892 of 5,126 worldwide) and Small Animals (#109 of 247 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology is 25.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,692
of 22,385 · #11,992 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#717
of 862
Research works
2k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
69k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Moredun Research Institute

What is Moredun Research Institute 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
VeterinaryField #99 of 279 20.8%229
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,892 of 5,126 15.2%416
Small AnimalsSubfield #109 of 247 20.2%221
Health SciencesDomain #7,666 of 16,688 13.8%688
Life SciencesDomain #5,182 of 11,023 11.9%1,129
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #225 of 462 20.3%130
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield #236 of 428 10.6%134
MedicineField #8,964 of 14,558 10.2%379
ParasitologySubfield #139 of 219 17.8%164
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,761 of 5,801 9.3%250

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Moredun Research Institute 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 Moredun Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Moredun Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Immunology and Microbiology (25%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Medicine (15%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 68 fractional works · 59.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 25.1% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 12.7% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 20.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 15.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSmall Animals: 15 fractional works · 12.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMoredun ResearchInstitute114fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences59%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences1%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Immunology and Microbiology2925.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2320.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1512.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine1815.5%
    2. Veterinary1512.9%
    3. Nursing11.3%
    4. Health Professions10.5%
    1. Environmental Science108.8%
    2. Engineering10.5%
    3. Materials Science00.1%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
    5. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Psychology00.3%
    2. Social Sciences00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Moredun Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Microbiology takes 25.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 28.6 works25×
← 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: 4.31× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.39× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 24.98× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 95.26× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 95.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary95.26×15 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology24.98×29 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.31×23 works
  4. Nursing2.67×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.39×14 works
  6. Environmental Science1.77×10 works
  7. Medicine0.80×18 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.55×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.19×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  12. Psychology0.10×0 works
  13. Engineering0.04×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.02×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Moredun Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, A.G. Dickinson, Adam D. Hayward and Philip John Skuce lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Moredun Research Institute.

  1. 1 A.G. Dickinson United Kingdom · #331,244 worldwide 5.7k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Adam D. Hayward United Kingdom · #358,922 worldwide 2.2k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Philip John Skuce United Kingdom · #364,102 worldwide 6.4k citations · 145 works
  4. 4 Elisabeth A. Innes United Kingdom · #403,024 worldwide 8k citations · 175 works
  5. 5 David J. Bartley United Kingdom · #475,899 worldwide 5.3k citations · 159 works
  6. 6 Josh Hodgson United Kingdom · #635,270 worldwide 7.8k citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Harry Fraser United Kingdom · #691,370 worldwide 9.8k citations · 107 works
  8. 8 Alison A. Morrison United Kingdom · #829,195 worldwide 2k citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Fiona Kenyon United Kingdom · #898,050 worldwide 3.5k citations · 101 works
  10. 10 Tom Nathan McNeilly United Kingdom · #907,258 worldwide 3.9k citations · 202 works
All ranked researchers at Moredun Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Moredun Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Moredun Research Institute is "The detection of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes of veterinary importance" (G.C. Coles, Frank M. Jackson, William E. Pomroy et al., 2006), with 994 citations. Next come "Rapid transcriptional plasticity of duplicated gene clusters enables a clonally reproducing aphid to colonise diverse plant species" (856) and "DNA methylation, insulin resistance, and blood pressure in offspring determined by maternal periconceptional B vitamin and methionine status" (818).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The detection of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes of veterinary importance G.C. Coles, Frank M. Jackson, William E. Pomroy et al. · Veterinary Parasitology 20 Jan 2006 994
2 Rapid transcriptional plasticity of duplicated gene clusters enables a clonally reproducing aphid to colonise diverse plant species Thomas C. Mathers et al. · Genome biology Open access 7 Feb 2017 856
3 DNA methylation, insulin resistance, and blood pressure in offspring determined by maternal periconceptional B vitamin and methionine status Kevin D. Sinclair, Cinzia Allegrucci, Ravinder Singh et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 27 Nov 2007 818
4 The effects of tannin-rich plants on parasitic nematodes in ruminants Hervé Hoste, Frank M. Jackson, Spiridoula Athanasiadou et al. · Trends in Parasitology Review 27 Apr 2006 709
5 Pestiviruses isolated from pigs, cattle and sheep can be allocated into at least three genogroups using polymerase chain reaction and restriction endonuclease analysis Štefan Vilček, Alan J. Herring, Judith A. Herring et al. · Archives of Virology Sep 1994 646
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Moredun Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Ivermectin, Drug Resistance, Genetics, Nematodes, Immune Response and Anthelmintic Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 8.4×36 topics
  2. Pathogenesis11▲ 19×13 topics
  3. Ivermectin10▲ 318×2 topics
  4. Public Health10▲ 6.2×8 topics
  5. Drug Resistance10▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Genetics10▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Nematodes10▲ 177×2 topics
  8. Anthelmintic Resistance10▲ 539×1 topic
  9. Immune Response10▲ 15×11 topics
  10. Veterinary Parasites10▲ 539×1 topic
  11. Vaccine9▲ 19×8 topics
  12. Zoonotic Transmission8▲ 98×3 topics
  13. Aquaculture7▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Biodiversity7▲ 8.4×7 topics
  15. Molecular Epidemiology7▲ 257×2 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota6▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Genomic Characterization6▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Cryptosporidium6▲ 298×1 topic
  19. Giardia6▲ 298×1 topic
  20. Vaccine Development6▲ 21×7 topics
  21. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Aquatic Environment6▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Invasive Species6▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Probiotics6▲ 21×5 topics
  25. Host-Pathogen Interactions6▲ 59×4 topics
  26. Genomic Sequencing5▲ 40×4 topics
  27. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 22×6 topics
  28. Immune Regulation5▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Virulence Factors5▲ 30×6 topics
  30. Ecosystem5▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Parasites5▲ 144×1 topic
  32. Genetic Diversity5▲ 9.7×8 topics
  33. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Innate Immunity5▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Helminth Infections4▲ 95×2 topics
  36. Cytokines4▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Fish Immunology4▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Stress Response4▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Global Epidemiology4▲ 75×2 topics
  40. Immunomodulation4▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Moredun Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Helminth infection and control, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Helminth infection and c…10Helminth infection and control: 10 fractional worksParasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 5 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 4 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …3Animal Virus Infections Studies: 3 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 3 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 2 fractional works
Small AnimalsParasitologyEcologyImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Helminth infection and control Small Animals 10 works
  2. 2 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 6 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 4 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 4 works
  6. 6 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  7. 7 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 3 works
  8. 8 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  9. 9 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Moredun Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Moredun Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Moredun Research Institute0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Moredun Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Moredun Research Institute15.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.1% in 1993.

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