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MRC Toxicology Unit

In research, MRC Toxicology Unit stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,447 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,092 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,773 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,231
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#214
of 2,253
Research works
2.5k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
39.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is MRC Toxicology 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 #1,447 of 14,347 25.1%1,273
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,092 of 7,814 24.3%746
MedicineField #3,773 of 17,978 26.4%640
Health SciencesDomain #4,543 of 20,462 26.2%786
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,144 of 4,961 26.0%424
Physical SciencesDomain #6,265 of 21,541 26.5%409
NeuroscienceField #833 of 2,675 27.8%130
Environmental ScienceField #2,476 of 6,208 27.7%190
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #425 of 846 27.6%139
ChemistryField #2,013 of 3,369 24.9%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC Toxicology 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: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.53× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.00× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC Toxicology Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Magós, Gerald M. Cohen and Michael Webb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC Toxicology Unit.

  1. 1 L. Magós United Kingdom · #11,651 worldwide 683 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Gerald M. Cohen United Kingdom · #15,327 worldwide 1.1k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Michael Webb United Kingdom · #15,431 worldwide 534 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 J. M. Barnes United Kingdom · #41,144 worldwide 393 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 W. N. Aldridge United Kingdom · #45,899 worldwide 273 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Peter Magee United Kingdom · #56,106 worldwide 426 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 W. H. Butler United Kingdom · #59,221 worldwide 190 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Marion MacFarlane United Kingdom · #80,211 worldwide 796 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Federico De Matteis United Kingdom · #129,685 worldwide 119 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 H. B. Stoner United Kingdom · #144,871 worldwide 136 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at MRC Toxicology Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC Toxicology Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Immunotherapy, Cell Death, Aging, Metabolic Regulation, Cancer Therapy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cancer Progression.

▲ 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Oxidative Stress3▲ 7.0×13 topics
  2. Immunotherapy2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  3. Cell Death2▲ 27×5 topics
  4. Aging2▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Cancer1▲ 3.7×16 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy1▲ 7.8×9 topics
  7. Epidemiology1◆ 1.10×13 topics
  8. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Cancer Progression1▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Alternative Splicing1▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Insulin Signaling1▲ 45×3 topics
  13. RNA methylation1▲ 42×1 topic
  14. RNA-Binding Proteins1▲ 73×1 topic
  15. m6A-seq1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does MRC Toxicology Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA modifications and cancer, RNA Research and Splicing, Occupational and environmental lung diseases and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

RNA modifications and ca…1RNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing1RNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional worksOccupational and environ…1Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…1RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…1CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease: 0 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAgingOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 1 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease Cell Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Toxicology Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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