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MRC Biostatistics Unit

In research, MRC Biostatistics Unit stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,184 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability and Mathematics — Statistics and Probability is 71.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,415
of 28,054 · #3,214 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#314
of 1,094
Research works
2.1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
281k
132.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is MRC Biostatistics Unit 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,184 of 11,982 30.0%61 #1329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Biostatistics Unit 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 MRC Biostatistics Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 71.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 25.5 works71×
  2. MathematicsField · 31.1 works16×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.57× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 15.74× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.11× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 15.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Biostatistics Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan Baddeley, Richard M. Young and David J. Spiegelhalter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Biostatistics Unit.

  1. 1 Alan Baddeley United Kingdom · #1,115 worldwide 2.9k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Richard M. Young United Kingdom · #56,761 worldwide 398 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 David J. Spiegelhalter United Kingdom · #61,249 worldwide 461 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 John Morton United Kingdom · #65,062 worldwide 307 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Philip Barnard United Kingdom · #173,489 worldwide 185 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Tony Johnson United Kingdom · #307,913 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Daniela De Angelis United Kingdom · #476,717 worldwide 115 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Irene Martin United Kingdom · #609,941 worldwide 138 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Christopher Jackson United Kingdom · #638,075 worldwide 61 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Adrian Mander United Kingdom · #1,236,776 worldwide 35 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Biostatistics Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Biostatistics Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bayesian Methods, Biomarkers, Gene Expression, Genetic Variation, Population Genetics, Genome-Wide Association, Adaptive Designs and False Discovery Rate.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.4×59 topics
  2. Bayesian Methods14▲ 171×2 topics
  3. Biomarkers14▲ 12×13 topics
  4. Gene Expression13▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Genetic Variation12▲ 34×8 topics
  6. Population Genetics12▲ 51×4 topics
  7. Genome-Wide Association11▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Adaptive Designs10▲ 301×1 topic
  9. False Discovery Rate10▲ 301×1 topic
  10. Haplotype Mapping9▲ 165×1 topic
  11. Mendelian Randomization9▲ 165×1 topic
  12. COVID-199▲ 3.7×12 topics
  13. Inflammation7▲ 1.99×41 topics
  14. Pandemic6▲ 3.2×6 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.0×16 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-26▲ 10.0×6 topics
  17. Causal Inference5▲ 96×2 topics
  18. Infectious Diseases5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  19. Survival Analysis5▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Clustering5▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Observational Studies5▲ 159×1 topic
  22. Propensity Score5▲ 159×1 topic
  23. Modeling5▲ 11×1 topic
  24. transmission dynamics5▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Model Selection4▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Marker-Assisted Selection4▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Sensitivity Analysis4▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Statistical Methods4▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Structural Equation Modeling4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Variable Selection4▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Bayesian Modeling4▲ 129×1 topic
  32. High-Dimensional Data4▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Multiple Imputation4▲ 129×1 topic
  34. Optimization4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  35. Lasso4▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Regularization4▲ 82×1 topic
  37. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Experimental Design4▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Response Surface Methodology4▲ 255×1 topic
  40. Taguchi Method4▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does MRC Biostatistics Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Statistical Methods in C…10Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials: 10 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 5 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 4 fractional worksStatistical Methods and …4Statistical Methods and Inference: 4 fractional worksOptimal Experimental Design Methods: 4 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksBayesian Methods and Mixture Models: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional works
Statistics and ProbabilityGeneticsModeling and SimulationManagement Science and Operations Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 10 works
  2. 2 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 9 works
  3. 3 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 5 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 5 works
  5. 5 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 4 works
  6. 6 Statistical Methods and Inference Statistics and Probability 4 works
  7. 7 Optimal Experimental Design Methods Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  8. 8 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Biostatistics Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

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