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MRC Epidemiology Unit

In research, MRC Epidemiology Unit stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,472 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,061 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,687 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Genetics — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,098
of 28,054 · #3,086 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#196
of 1,094
Research works
2.2k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
65.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is MRC Epidemiology 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 #3,472 of 11,982 35.2%182 #1115
MedicineField #3,061 of 10,443 36.4%149 #974
Life SciencesDomain #2,687 of 7,800 47.7%61 #1708
Social SciencesDomain #6,364 of 10,521 33.4%65 #4054

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Epidemiology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,115 #3,472
  2. Medicine#974 #3,061
  3. Life Sciences#1,708 #2,687
  4. Social Sciences#4,054 #6,364
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does MRC Epidemiology Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 39.9 works9.0×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 22.1 works8.0×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.35× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.74× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 4.47× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Epidemiology Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Claudia Langenberg, P C Elwood and Robert A. Scott lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Epidemiology Unit.

  1. 1 Claudia Langenberg United Kingdom · #1,952 worldwide 1.8k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 P C Elwood United Kingdom · #12,154 worldwide 552 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Robert A. Scott United Kingdom · #18,420 worldwide 806 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Stephen J. Sharp United Kingdom · #28,278 worldwide 473 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Jing Hua Zhao United Kingdom · #44,975 worldwide 751 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 M L Burr United Kingdom · #138,790 worldwide 187 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Cathy E. Elks United Kingdom · #215,885 worldwide 232 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Nawab Qizilbash United Kingdom · #287,598 worldwide 297 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 A S St Leger United Kingdom · #391,533 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Gareth Williams United Kingdom · #769,440 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Epidemiology Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Epidemiology Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Health Effects and Prevalence.

▲ 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. Public Health49▲ 10×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology43▲ 3.2×72 topics
  3. Obesity37▲ 15×20 topics
  4. Physical Activity37▲ 23×10 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease34▲ 9.1×35 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome32▲ 12×21 topics
  7. Inflammation24▲ 3.5×56 topics
  8. Health Effects23▲ 11×13 topics
  9. Adolescents23▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Prevalence23▲ 17×10 topics
  11. Mental Health18▲ 3.6×23 topics
  12. Chronic Diseases17▲ 19×8 topics
  13. Childhood16▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Overweight16▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Genetic Variation15▲ 21×6 topics
  16. Genetics15▲ 6.3×17 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.5×35 topics
  18. Gene Expression13▲ 6.4×10 topics
  19. Population Genetics13▲ 28×5 topics
  20. Genome-Wide Association12▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Haplotype Mapping11▲ 101×1 topic
  22. Mendelian Randomization11▲ 101×1 topic
  23. Chronic Disease11▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Biomarkers10▲ 4.4×12 topics
  25. Cancer Prevention9▲ 9.9×4 topics
  26. Exercise9▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Dietary Patterns9▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Mediterranean Diet9▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Health Impact Assessment8▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Active Travel8▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Built Environment8▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Transportation8▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Type 2 Diabetes8▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Health Inequities8▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Non-Communicable Diseases8▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Corporate Political Activity7▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  38. Global Trade7▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Consumer Perception7▲ 9.9×5 topics
  40. Behavior Change7▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does MRC Epidemiology Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 16 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 11 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …9Nutritional Studies and Diet: 9 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…8Urban Transport and Accessibility: 8 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 7 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 7 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …6Birth, Development, and Health: 6 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 6 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 5 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneticsTransportationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  2. 2 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 11 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 8 works
  5. 5 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 7 works
  7. 7 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  9. 9 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.0%domestic only61.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Epidemiology Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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