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National Institute for Biological Standards and Control

In research, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,626 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#2,219 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,761 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,597
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#232
of 2,253
Research works
2.6k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
97k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Biological Standards and Control 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 #1,626 of 14,347 18.2%1,043
MedicineField #2,219 of 17,978 18.9%1,300
Health SciencesDomain #2,761 of 20,462 19.1%1,346
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,070 of 7,814 17.7%565
Physical SciencesDomain #6,647 of 21,541 23.0%171
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,056 of 4,961 16.7%327
EpidemiologySubfield #1,096 of 2,519 21.6%228
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #977 of 1,980 14.7%322
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #673 of 1,021 22.5%152
HematologySubfield #457 of 654 12.2%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Biological Standards and Control 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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.12× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 12.38× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social 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: Immunology and Microbiology, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Biological Standards and Control?

Ranked on the composite score, John M.C. Gutteridge, Robin Thorpe and Philip D. Minor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Biological Standards and Control.

  1. 1 John M.C. Gutteridge United Kingdom · #7,466 worldwide 2.1k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Robin Thorpe United Kingdom · #94,906 worldwide 231 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Philip D. Minor United Kingdom · #95,472 worldwide 224 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 G. C. Schild United Kingdom · #108,674 worldwide 204 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Anthony Meager United Kingdom · #183,121 worldwide 133 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Stephen Poole United Kingdom · #194,573 worldwide 151 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Patrick J. Gaffney United Kingdom · #213,212 worldwide 111 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 B. Fox United Kingdom · #277,163 worldwide 189 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 A. J. H. Gearing United Kingdom · #293,527 worldwide 179 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 D. I. Magrath United Kingdom · #314,652 worldwide 125 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Biological Standards and Control

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Biological Standards and Control?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Monoclonal Antibodies, Immunity, Therapeutic Antibodies, Vaccine Development and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 6.6×27 topics
  2. Pathogenesis6▲ 22×10 topics
  3. Vaccine5▲ 26×8 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 4.4×17 topics
  5. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 100×3 topics
  6. Immunity4▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 104×2 topics
  8. Vaccine Development4▲ 28×7 topics
  9. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 32×6 topics
  10. Glycosylation3▲ 57×3 topics
  11. Immune Response3▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 93×2 topics
  14. Immunogenicity2▲ 111×2 topics
  15. Stability2▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Antibody Engineering2▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Fc Receptors2▲ 76×1 topic
  18. Heart Failure2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  19. SARS-CoV-22▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Innate Immunity2▲ 12×5 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Coronavirus2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Thrombosis2▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Infection2▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Protein Aggregation2▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Viral Infection2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea2▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance2▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Chromatography2▲ 205×1 topic
  32. Dendritic Cells2▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation2▲ 109×1 topic
  34. Hemostasis2▲ 33×4 topics
  35. Myocarditis2▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Recombinant Proteins2▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Viral Transmission2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Angiogenesis1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. antibody1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. spike protein1▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute for Biological Standards and Control publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, Protein purification and stability and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research.

Monoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Imm…2Viral Infections and Immunology Research: 2 fractional worksProtein purification and…2Protein purification and stability: 2 fractional worksClostridium difficile an…2Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional worksDiphtheria, Corynebacter…1Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…1Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMolecular BiologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Endocrinology 1 works
  8. 8 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Biological Standards and Control's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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