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MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences

In research, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,095 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,273 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,661 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,089
of 28,054 · #5,395 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#280
of 1,094
Research works
398
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
61.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences 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 #2,095 of 14,347 38.8%234
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,273 of 7,814 36.7%170
MedicineField #8,661 of 17,978 40.7%131
Health SciencesDomain #11,215 of 20,462 40.3%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences 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 London Institute of Medical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 32.1 works9.9×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 47.0 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.23× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.37× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 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, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Ghalib Bello lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 Ghalib Bello United Kingdom · #657,967 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Aging, Chromatin, Gene Regulation, Cancer Therapy, Tumor Suppression 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. Inflammation8▲ 3.8×41 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress8▲ 4.8×26 topics
  3. Aging6▲ 10×10 topics
  4. Cancer6▲ 4.1×25 topics
  5. Epidemiology6▲ 1.35×37 topics
  6. Chromatin5▲ 98×2 topics
  7. Gene Regulation5▲ 50×4 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy5▲ 7.7×10 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.7×21 topics
  10. Tumor Suppression4▲ 57×4 topics
  11. Gene Expression4▲ 6.5×11 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.1×11 topics
  13. Insulin Signaling4▲ 39×4 topics
  14. Transcription Factors3▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Epigenetics3▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Stem Cells3▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Histone Modifications3▲ 122×1 topic
  18. Transcription3▲ 122×1 topic
  19. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.7×10 topics
  20. Obesity3▲ 3.8×13 topics
  21. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 29×4 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. DNA Methylation3▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Epigenetic Reprogramming3▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Genetic Regulation3▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Histone Modification3▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Longevity3▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Proteostasis3▲ 67×2 topics
  29. Caloric Restriction2▲ 98×1 topic
  30. RNAi2▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Apoptosis2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Mutation2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Cancer Progression2▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Genomic Instability2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Brain Development2▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Cell Division2▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Microtubules2▲ 87×1 topic
  38. RNA-Seq2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Senescence2▲ 136×1 topic
  40. Telomere2▲ 136×1 topic

Which research topics does MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence.

Genomics and Chromatin D…3Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…3Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 3 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 2 fractional worksTelomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence: 2 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 2 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular…2Cancer-related Molecular Pathways: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAgingPhysiologyCell Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 2 works
  4. 4 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 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 available78.2%not open21.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.6%domestic only55.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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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