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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

In research, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#126 of 3,579 worldwide), Life Sciences (#330 of 7,800 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#254 of 2,175 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cell Biology and Molecular Biology — Cell Biology is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,075
of 28,054 · #234 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#44
of 1,094
Research works
7.8k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
155.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #126 of 3,579 44.4%214 #26
Life SciencesDomain #330 of 7,800 44.6%274 #51
Molecular BiologySubfield #254 of 2,175 45.1%144 #26
Health SciencesDomain #6,135 of 11,982 34.5%60 #625

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

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#26 #126
  2. Life Sciences#51 #330
  3. Molecular Biology#26 #254
  4. Health Sciences#625 #6,135
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 Laboratory of Molecular Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cell Biology takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cell BiologySubfield · 27.1 works22×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 144.2 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: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.18× its world share, 214 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.43× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.07× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 2 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, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, M. F. Perutz, A. Klug and Sydney Brenner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

  1. 1 M. F. Perutz United Kingdom · #7,384 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 A. Klug United Kingdom · #13,856 worldwide 703 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Sydney Brenner United Kingdom · #19,855 worldwide 596 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 John E. Walker United Kingdom · #25,482 worldwide 482 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 John A. G. Briggs United Kingdom · #28,177 worldwide 436 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Terence H. Rabbitts United Kingdom · #32,480 worldwide 429 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 H. E. Huxley United Kingdom · #38,794 worldwide 516 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Garib N. Murshudov United Kingdom · #40,149 worldwide 2.8k citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Alan R. Fersht United Kingdom · #46,971 worldwide 429 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Andrew N. J. McKenzie United Kingdom · #47,337 worldwide 433 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Which keywords describe research at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Code, Translation, Ribosome, RNA Structure, Oxidative Stress, Gene Regulation, Cancer Therapy and Cancer.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress27▲ 4.2×31 topics
  2. Cancer22▲ 4.1×31 topics
  3. Genetic Code20▲ 73×2 topics
  4. Translation20▲ 30×2 topics
  5. RNA Structure20▲ 95×1 topic
  6. Ribosome20▲ 95×1 topic
  7. Gene Regulation18▲ 51×4 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy18▲ 7.8×17 topics
  9. Image Processing14▲ 8.1×4 topics
  10. Chromatin13▲ 71×2 topics
  11. Gene Expression13▲ 5.4×14 topics
  12. Metabolism13▲ 6.4×15 topics
  13. Cancer Progression13▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Signal Transduction12▲ 21×7 topics
  15. Membrane Proteins12▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Antibiotic Resistance11▲ 7.2×8 topics
  17. High-Resolution Imaging11▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Aging10▲ 5.0×10 topics
  19. Apoptosis10▲ 8.6×12 topics
  20. Structure Determination10▲ 89×2 topics
  21. Cryo-Electron Microscopy10▲ 161×1 topic
  22. Single-Particle Analysis10▲ 161×1 topic
  23. Neurodegeneration10▲ 8.3×7 topics
  24. Gene Expression Regulation10▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Innate Immunity10▲ 7.6×10 topics
  26. RNA methylation10▲ 27×1 topic
  27. m6A-seq10▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Cell Division9▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Microtubules9▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Stem Cells9▲ 8.6×9 topics
  31. Endocytosis8▲ 85×2 topics
  32. Transcription Factors8▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Alternative Splicing8▲ 41×1 topic
  34. RNA-Binding Proteins8▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Genomics8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  36. Membrane Fusion8▲ 115×1 topic
  37. Rab Proteins8▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Insulin Signaling8▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Cell Death8▲ 8.2×5 topics
  40. Molecular Dynamics8▲ 12×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, RNA modifications and cancer and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics.

RNA and protein synthesi…20RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 10 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 10 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 9 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 8 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 8 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Fun…8Enzyme Structure and Function: 8 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 7 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 7 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…7Protein Structure and Dynamics: 7 fractional works
Molecular BiologyStructural BiologyCell BiologyMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 20 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 10 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 10 works
  4. 4 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 9 works
  5. 5 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 8 works
  6. 6 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 7 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 7 works
  10. 10 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 7 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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