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MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit

In research, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,419 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,705
of 28,054 · #12,119 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#699
of 1,094
Research works
542
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
49.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is MRC Lifecourse 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 #8,419 of 11,982 26.4%71 #3868

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

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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.54× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.42× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 7.84× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Georgia Ntani, Elizabeth Curtis and Kalyanaraman Kumaran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit.

  1. 1 Georgia Ntani United Kingdom · #238,945 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth Curtis United Kingdom · #648,371 worldwide 66 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Kalyanaraman Kumaran United Kingdom · #674,917 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Bone Mineral Density, Parathyroid Hormone, Public Health, Wnt Signaling and Fractures.

▲ 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. Inflammation12▲ 6.6×34 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 2.3×42 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 7.7×27 topics
  5. Public Health7▲ 5.2×19 topics
  6. Bone Mineral Density6▲ 96×3 topics
  7. Parathyroid Hormone6▲ 72×3 topics
  8. Wnt Signaling6▲ 61×2 topics
  9. Aging6▲ 11×10 topics
  10. Fractures6▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Osteoporotic Fractures6▲ 172×1 topic
  12. Obesity5▲ 7.9×14 topics
  13. Chronic Disease5▲ 29×4 topics
  14. Muscle Mass4▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Child Development4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  17. Prognosis4▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Early-Life Conditions3▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Elderly Patients3▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Fetal Programming3▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Sarcopenia3▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Type 2 Diabetes3▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Fetal Development3▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality3▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Complications3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Hyperglycemia3▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Maternal Obesity3▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Physical Activity3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction3▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Mortality3▲ 5.6×9 topics
  33. Rehabilitation3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  34. Adolescents3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Prevalence3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  36. Primary Care3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  37. Surgery2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Functional Recovery2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis2▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone health and osteoporosis research, Birth, Development, and Health, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management.

Bone health and osteoporosis research: 6 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …3Nutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…3Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…2Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPhysiologyObstetrics and Gynecology5 others

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

  1. 1 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.8%domestic only52.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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