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MRC Human Immunology Unit

In research, MRC Human Immunology Unit stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,095 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#3,496 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,644 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#2,910
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#194
of 2,253
Research works
635
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
67.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
46.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is MRC Human Immunology Unit 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,095 of 14,347 35.9%376
MedicineField #3,496 of 17,978 38.8%224
Health SciencesDomain #4,644 of 20,462 39.2%232
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #540 of 1,980 31.5%196
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,658 of 7,814 39.5%147
ImmunologySubfield #561 of 1,394 31.6%166

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

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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.17× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 14.44× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 4.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at MRC Human Immunology Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immunity, Inflammation, Vaccine, Immune Response, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemic and ACE2 Receptor.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.4×39 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 4.4×35 topics
  3. Immunity4▲ 18×6 topics
  4. Pandemic4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  5. Vaccine4▲ 15×9 topics
  6. Immune Response3▲ 10×16 topics
  7. SARS-CoV-23▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Cancer3▲ 4.0×28 topics
  9. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Antigen Presentation3▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Innate Immunity3▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Pathogenesis2▲ 8.0×10 topics
  14. Mutation2▲ 21×5 topics
  15. TGF-ß2▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Coronavirus2▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Vaccine Development2▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Viral Transmission2▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Autoimmunity2▲ 21×5 topics
  21. antibody2▲ 29×1 topic
  22. spike protein2▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Anemia2▲ 30×3 topics
  24. NK Cell Recognition2▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Natural Killer Cells2▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Iron Deficiency2▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Dendritic Cells2▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Erythropoiesis2▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Thrombosis2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  30. Tumor Antigen2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Vaccine Adjuvants2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Epigenetic Reprogramming1▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Epitope Prediction1▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Gene Regulation1▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Peptide-MHC Binding1▲ 90×1 topic
  36. CD4+CD25+1▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Chromatin1▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Foxp31▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Hepcidin1▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Iron Regulation1▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does MRC Human Immunology Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinfor…1vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 1 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immuno…1T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…1Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesImmunologyMolecular BiologyHematology2 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Human Immunology Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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