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MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

In research, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL stands highest in Medicine (#5,617 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,712 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability and Mathematics — Statistics and Probability is 55.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,991
of 28,054 · #2,266 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#406
of 1,094
Research works
3.2k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
45.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL 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 #5,617 of 10,443 21.9%90 #1603
Health SciencesDomain #6,712 of 11,982 20.6%106 #1963

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 55.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 22.7 works55×
  2. MathematicsField · 23.3 works10×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 10.27× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.83× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.12× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick Royston, Mahesh Parmar and Richard Kaplan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL.

  1. 1 Patrick Royston United Kingdom · #3,660 worldwide 2.1k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Mahesh Parmar United Kingdom · #6,968 worldwide 820 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Richard Kaplan United Kingdom · #21,271 worldwide 3.4k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Caroline J Doré United Kingdom · #25,163 worldwide 415 citations · 84 works
  5. 5 N. Veall United Kingdom · #50,115 worldwide 214 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 D Taylor‐Robinson United Kingdom · #50,515 worldwide 322 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Jayne F. Tierney United Kingdom · #57,781 worldwide 325 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 A.J. Cross United Kingdom · #70,430 worldwide 289 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 G L Asherson United Kingdom · #72,421 worldwide 199 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 A. M. Lawson United Kingdom · #99,653 worldwide 276 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Which keywords describe research at MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomarkers, Meta-Analysis, Research Methodology, Quality Assessment, Publication Bias, Diagnostic Accuracy, Evidence Synthesis and PRISMA Statement.

▲ 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. Biomarkers20▲ 15×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 2.2×69 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis14▲ 13×10 topics
  4. Research Methodology14▲ 124×3 topics
  5. Quality Assessment13▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Publication Bias13▲ 151×3 topics
  7. Diagnostic Accuracy13▲ 96×2 topics
  8. Evidence Synthesis13▲ 269×1 topic
  9. PRISMA Statement13▲ 269×1 topic
  10. Clinical Trials11▲ 8.6×12 topics
  11. Bayesian Methods11▲ 113×2 topics
  12. Adaptive Designs9▲ 225×1 topic
  13. False Discovery Rate9▲ 225×1 topic
  14. Quality of Life9▲ 3.2×18 topics
  15. Inflammation8▲ 2.1×38 topics
  16. Causal Inference8▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Propensity Score8▲ 229×1 topic
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Immune Response8▲ 6.9×15 topics
  20. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.7×18 topics
  21. Treatment6▲ 2.7×24 topics
  22. Diagnosis6▲ 3.3×21 topics
  23. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 21×4 topics
  24. Vaccine5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  25. Prostate Cancer5▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Cost-effectiveness Analysis5▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Health Utility Measures5▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Statistical Methods5▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Drug Resistance4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-24▲ 7.2×6 topics
  31. Structural Equation Modeling4▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Behavior Change4▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Bayesian Modeling4▲ 100×1 topic
  34. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. HIV Infection4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Multiple Imputation4▲ 100×1 topic
  37. Ethical Guidelines4▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Viral Load4▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Informed Consent4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Genomic Profiling3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Meta-analysis and system…13Meta-analysis and systematic reviews: 13 fractional worksStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques: 8 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…5Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 5 fractional worksStatistical Methods and …4Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 4 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…3Ethics in Clinical Research: 3 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 3 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyStatistics and ProbabilityEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 13 works
  2. 2 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 9 works
  3. 3 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 8 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 4 works
  6. 6 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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