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MRC Prion Unit

In research, MRC Prion Unit stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,495 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,825 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,486
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#577
of 2,253
Research works
314
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
67.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is MRC Prion Unit 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 #4,495 of 14,347 34.0%173
Health SciencesDomain #11,825 of 20,462 40.3%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Prion 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.74× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.85× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 6.06× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Prion Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, John Collinge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Prion Unit.

  1. 1 John Collinge United Kingdom · #94,610 worldwide 269 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Prion Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Prion Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Protein Aggregation, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Molecular Basis, Prion Diseases, Neuroinflammation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.

▲ 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. Neurodegeneration10▲ 64×9 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress7▲ 8.7×16 topics
  3. Protein Aggregation7▲ 267×3 topics
  4. Neurodegenerative Diseases7▲ 80×4 topics
  5. Molecular Basis6▲ 1487×1 topic
  6. Prion Diseases6▲ 1487×1 topic
  7. Neuroinflammation6▲ 40×6 topics
  8. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 36×6 topics
  9. Neuroimaging4▲ 31×9 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders4▲ 15×17 topics
  11. Amyloid Hypothesis3▲ 111×1 topic
  12. Tau Pathology3▲ 111×1 topic
  13. Genetic Mutations3▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Brain Iron Accumulation3▲ 560×1 topic
  15. Pantothenate Kinase3▲ 560×1 topic
  16. Genetics2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  17. Inflammation2▲ 1.65×21 topics
  18. Innate Immunity2▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Brain Development2▲ 19×5 topics
  20. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 23×3 topics
  21. FUS/TLS2▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 13×8 topics
  23. TDP-432▲ 142×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  25. Aging1▲ 5.2×6 topics
  26. Copper1▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Cytokines1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  28. Microglia1▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Zinc1▲ 98×1 topic
  30. Chaperones1▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  32. Huntington's Disease1▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Microbleeds1▲ 65×2 topics
  34. Polyglutamine1▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Astrocytes1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Synaptic Pruning1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Angiogenesis1▲ 6.2×7 topics
  39. Anticoagulant Therapy1▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.0×7 topics

Which research topics does MRC Prion Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neurological diseases and metabolism and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research.

Prion Diseases and Prote…6Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 6 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional worksNeurological diseases and metabolism: 3 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…2Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 2 fractional worksTrace Elements in Health1Trace Elements in Health: 1 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…1Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPhysiologyNeurologyNutrition and Dietetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Neurological diseases and metabolism Neurology 3 works
  4. 4 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Trace Elements in Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 RNA Research and Splicing 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 available68.9%not open31.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Prion Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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