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MRC Centre for Reproductive Health

In research, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health stands highest in Medicine (#5,117 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,527 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 12.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,003
of 28,054 · #2,982 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#305
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
56.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is MRC Centre for Reproductive Health 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
MedicineField #5,117 of 10,443 32.3%90 #1511
Health SciencesDomain #6,527 of 11,982 31.5%95 #1736

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Centre for Reproductive Health 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 Centre for Reproductive Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 20.9 works12×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.69× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Centre for Reproductive Health?

Ranked on the composite score, John Bancroft, Richard M. Sharpe and Hamish M. Fraser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Centre for Reproductive Health.

  1. 1 John Bancroft United Kingdom · #33,978 worldwide 345 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Richard M. Sharpe United Kingdom · #54,383 worldwide 291 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Hamish M. Fraser United Kingdom · #146,056 worldwide 157 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 G. A. Lincoln United Kingdom · #204,629 worldwide 119 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Alan S. McNeilly United Kingdom · #220,514 worldwide 117 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Ben J Stenson United Kingdom · #308,567 worldwide 129 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Pamela Warner United Kingdom · #346,009 worldwide 127 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 R.W. Kelly United Kingdom · #506,428 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Philippa T. K. Saunders United Kingdom · #506,935 worldwide 144 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Henry N. Jabbour United Kingdom · #670,950 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Centre for Reproductive Health

Which keywords describe research at MRC Centre for Reproductive Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infertility, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Quality of Life, Fertility Preservation, Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation, Diagnosis and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 3.3×38 topics
  2. Infertility14▲ 76×3 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 5.5×12 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 9.0×13 topics
  5. Fertility Preservation8▲ 114×1 topic
  6. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation8▲ 114×1 topic
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  8. Management8▲ 7.6×8 topics
  9. Stem Cells8▲ 23×7 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 5.0×14 topics
  11. Pathophysiology7▲ 18×5 topics
  12. Surgical Treatment7▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Immunobiology7▲ 114×1 topic
  14. Pain Symptoms7▲ 135×1 topic
  15. Inflammation6▲ 2.4×30 topics
  16. Obesity6▲ 6.3×10 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality6▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Fertility6▲ 51×3 topics
  19. Family Planning5▲ 72×3 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  21. Reproductive Health5▲ 78×3 topics
  22. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 25×5 topics
  23. Assisted Reproductive Technology5▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Contraception5▲ 138×1 topic
  25. Immune Regulation5▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Ovarian Reserve5▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome5▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Risk Factors5▲ 3.3×12 topics
  29. Unintended Pregnancy5▲ 138×1 topic
  30. Regulatory T Cells4▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Decidual NK Cells4▲ 89×1 topic
  32. Fetal-Maternal Interface4▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Pregnancy4▲ 16×7 topics
  34. Global Trends4▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 15×6 topics
  37. Ovarian Cancer4▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Reproductive Outcome3▲ 66×2 topics
  39. Breast Cancer3▲ 10×7 topics
  40. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does MRC Centre for Reproductive Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Endometriosis Research and Treatment, Ovarian function and disorders and Reproductive Health and Contraception.

Reproductive Biology and…8Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 8 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 7 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…5Ovarian function and disorders: 5 fractional worksReproductive Health and …5Reproductive Health and Contraception: 5 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 4 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksReproductive Health and …2Reproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 2 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive MedicineImmunologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  2. 2 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  5. 5 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 4 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Centre for Reproductive Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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