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MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology

In research, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#867 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#746 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,179 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,518
of 28,054 · #2,461 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#255
of 1,094
Research works
893
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
93.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology 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 #867 of 14,347 42.4%627
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #746 of 7,814 42.1%460
MedicineField #3,179 of 17,978 40.3%172
Molecular BiologySubfield #941 of 4,961 41.0%247
Cell BiologySubfield #145 of 750 46.8%130
Health SciencesDomain #4,338 of 20,462 40.8%178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology 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 Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 40.3 works9.0×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 20.8 works8.2×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.98× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.75× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.45× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, Mechanotransduction, Cancer Progression, Extracellular Matrix, Cancer, Cell Migration and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Stem Cells8▲ 37×11 topics
  2. Tissue Engineering6▲ 11×6 topics
  3. Cancer5▲ 4.8×17 topics
  4. Mechanotransduction5▲ 96×4 topics
  5. Cancer Progression5▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 31×5 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.1×16 topics
  8. Cell Migration4▲ 100×2 topics
  9. Gene Expression4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  10. Biomechanics4▲ 15×2 topics
  11. Cell Mechanics4▲ 186×1 topic
  12. Cytoskeleton4▲ 186×1 topic
  13. Gene Regulation3▲ 44×4 topics
  14. Image Processing3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  15. Cancer Therapy3▲ 5.9×14 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Microscopy3▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Apoptosis2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  19. Evolutionary Biology2▲ 78×2 topics
  20. Super-Resolution Imaging2▲ 85×2 topics
  21. Zebrafish2▲ 126×2 topics
  22. Bioimage Analysis2▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Fluorescent Proteins2▲ 111×1 topic
  24. High-Content Screening2▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Single-Molecule Imaging2▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Development2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Hydrogels2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Immunity2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  29. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  30. Alternative Splicing2▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Cell Proliferation2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Embryonic Stem Cells2▲ 46×2 topics
  33. RNA-Binding Proteins2▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Bioprinting2▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Cell Culture2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Memory2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Neuroscience2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  40. Chromatin2▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques and RNA Research and Splicing.

Cellular Mechanics and I…4Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 4 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…2Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing2RNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…1RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology an…1Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…1Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHippo pathway signaling …1Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ: 1 fractional works
Cell BiologyBiophysicsMolecular BiologyBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 1 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ Cell Biology 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 available59.3%not open40.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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