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Moredun Research Institute

In research, Moredun Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,889 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#2,033 of 17,978 worldwide) and Small Animals (#38 of 206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Microbiology — Immunology and Microbiology is 23.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,979
of 28,054 · #6,315 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#507
of 1,094
Research works
2k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #1,889 of 20,462 29.2%688
MedicineField #2,033 of 17,978 23.0%379
Small AnimalsSubfield #38 of 206 40.3%221
ParasitologySubfield #40 of 183 32.6%164
Life SciencesDomain #3,699 of 14,347 24.3%1,129
VeterinaryField #90 of 242 40.4%229
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #180 of 456 37.0%130
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,792 of 6,031 32.2%416
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,261 of 7,814 20.7%250
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield #246 of 433 28.2%134

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Moredun Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Microbiology takes 23.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 20.9 works23×
← 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: 4.84× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 23.15× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 3.40× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 102.01× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 102.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Moredun Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, H. R. P. Miller, N. F. Suttle and Karen Stevenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Moredun Research Institute.

  1. 1 H. R. P. Miller United Kingdom · #109,775 worldwide 149 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 N. F. Suttle United Kingdom · #126,829 worldwide 133 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Karen Stevenson United Kingdom · #151,437 worldwide 116 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 F. Jackson United Kingdom · #152,791 worldwide 163 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Douglas Jones United Kingdom · #237,304 worldwide 114 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 D. Buxton United Kingdom · #267,154 worldwide 137 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 David Longbottom United Kingdom · #293,706 worldwide 146 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 A. C. Field United Kingdom · #302,131 worldwide 98 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 R.L. Coop United Kingdom · #426,961 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 K.W. Angus United Kingdom · #429,046 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Moredun Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Moredun Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Ivermectin, Genetics, Nematodes, Drug Resistance, Anthelmintic Resistance, Veterinary Parasites and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 8.3×32 topics
  2. Ivermectin10▲ 406×2 topics
  3. Genetics9▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Nematodes9▲ 213×2 topics
  5. Drug Resistance9▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Anthelmintic Resistance9▲ 660×1 topic
  7. Veterinary Parasites9▲ 660×1 topic
  8. Immune Response8▲ 16×11 topics
  9. Pathogenesis8▲ 17×11 topics
  10. Aquaculture7▲ 31×5 topics
  11. Public Health7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  12. Vaccine6▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Biodiversity6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  14. Gut Microbiota6▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Zoonotic Transmission6▲ 94×3 topics
  16. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Aquatic Environment5▲ 74×2 topics
  18. Probiotics5▲ 25×5 topics
  19. Invasive Species5▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem5▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Parasites5▲ 185×1 topic
  22. Genetic Diversity5▲ 12×8 topics
  23. Host-Pathogen Interactions5▲ 61×4 topics
  24. Vaccine Development4▲ 20×7 topics
  25. Innate Immunity4▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Molecular Epidemiology4▲ 204×2 topics
  27. Virulence Factors4▲ 33×6 topics
  28. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Genomic Sequencing4▲ 41×4 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 24×6 topics
  31. Cryptosporidium4▲ 254×1 topic
  32. Giardia4▲ 254×1 topic
  33. Fish Immunology4▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Stress Response4▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Helminth Infections4▲ 106×2 topics
  36. Immune Regulation4▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Nutrition3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Genetic Characterization3▲ 73×2 topics
  39. Global Epidemiology3▲ 79×2 topics
  40. Immunomodulation3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Moredun Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Helminth infection and control, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Helminth infection and c…9Helminth infection and control: 9 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…5Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 5 fractional worksParasitic Infections and…4Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …2Animal Virus Infections Studies: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 2 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 2 fractional works
Small AnimalsEcologyParasitologyImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Helminth infection and control Small Animals 9 works
  2. 2 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 5 works
  3. 3 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 4 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 4 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 3 works
  6. 6 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  8. 8 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Moredun Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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