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MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

In research, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,644 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,272
of 28,054 · #4,530 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#168
of 1,094
Research works
544
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
86.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is MRC Mitochondrial Biology 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,644 of 7,800 41.1%66 #1674

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

What does MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 42.3 works14×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 55.9 works11×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.79× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.52× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.97× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× 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, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael P. Murphy, Edmund R.S. Kunji and Carlo Viscomi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit.

  1. 1 Michael P. Murphy United Kingdom · #11,140 worldwide 1.1k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Edmund R.S. Kunji United Kingdom · #439,366 worldwide 119 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Carlo Viscomi United Kingdom · #803,501 worldwide 65 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Michal Minczuk United Kingdom · #930,590 worldwide 80 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Metabolic Regulation, Aging, Cell Death, Neurodegenerative Diseases and Mitochondria.

▲ 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▲ 17×32 topics
  2. Mitochondrial Dysfunction23▲ 82×9 topics
  3. Reactive Oxygen Species21▲ 53×9 topics
  4. Metabolic Regulation20▲ 122×4 topics
  5. Aging19▲ 36×7 topics
  6. Cell Death18▲ 82×6 topics
  7. Neurodegenerative Diseases18▲ 115×7 topics
  8. Mitochondria18▲ 142×4 topics
  9. Mitochondrial Fission17▲ 339×1 topic
  10. Mitochondrial Fusion17▲ 339×1 topic
  11. Inflammation8▲ 4.2×33 topics
  12. ATP Synthase7▲ 516×1 topic
  13. Vacuolar ATPases7▲ 516×1 topic
  14. Cancer6▲ 4.8×23 topics
  15. Mitochondrial Function6▲ 63×4 topics
  16. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Tandem Mass Spectrometry5▲ 98×2 topics
  18. Biochemical Genetics5▲ 137×1 topic
  19. Carnitine5▲ 137×1 topic
  20. Newborn Screening5▲ 91×2 topics
  21. Immunity4▲ 9.6×7 topics
  22. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration4▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Metabolism3▲ 6.7×10 topics
  25. Apoptosis3▲ 9.3×7 topics
  26. Exercise3▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Light Harvesting2▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Photosystem II2▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  30. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Thermogenesis2▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Disease2▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Innate Immunity2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Autophagy2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Cellular Self-Digestion2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury2▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Macular Degeneration2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Chaperones2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms.

Mitochondrial Function a…17Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 17 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 7 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic D…5Metabolism and Genetic Disorders: 5 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 2 fractional worksCardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyClinical BiochemistryPhysiologyEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 17 works
  2. 2 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 7 works
  3. 3 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.3%domestic only52.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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