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NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit

In research, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit stands highest in Medicine (#3,780 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,040 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine — Rheumatology is 53.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,158
of 28,054 · #7,624 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#282
of 1,094
Research works
920
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
29.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research 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
MedicineField #3,780 of 10,443 21.7%185 #3497
Health SciencesDomain #5,040 of 11,982 21.8%191 #4390

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research 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 NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 53.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 57.8 works54×
  2. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 22.4 works18×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.43× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 185 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Di Matteo, Andrew J. Grainger and J. Nam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit.

  1. 1 Andrea Di Matteo United Kingdom · #20,860 worldwide 581 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Andrew J. Grainger United Kingdom · #140,915 worldwide 157 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 J. Nam United Kingdom · #170,104 worldwide 189 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ai Lyn Tan United Kingdom · #340,140 worldwide 94 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Francesco Del Galdo United Kingdom · #664,986 worldwide 32 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Kulveer Mankia United Kingdom · #923,413 worldwide 35 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Andrew Barr United Kingdom · #1,199,991 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Laura Hunt United Kingdom · #1,220,416 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Francesco Del Galdo United Kingdom · #1,254,442 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit

Which keywords describe research at NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Treatment, Cytokines, Cardiovascular Risk, Fibrosis, Immunosuppressive Therapy and Biological Therapy.

▲ 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. Autoantibodies51▲ 93×8 topics
  2. Inflammation39▲ 7.9×51 topics
  3. Epidemiology30▲ 3.2×62 topics
  4. Treatment27▲ 9.5×19 topics
  5. Cytokines21▲ 31×5 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk21▲ 28×7 topics
  7. Fibrosis20▲ 47×4 topics
  8. Immunosuppressive Therapy20▲ 46×7 topics
  9. Biological Therapy20▲ 152×2 topics
  10. Rheumatoid Arthritis20▲ 87×3 topics
  11. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs20▲ 166×1 topic
  12. Joint Inflammation20▲ 166×1 topic
  13. Endothelial Dysfunction18▲ 33×3 topics
  14. TGF-ß Signaling18▲ 118×2 topics
  15. Pulmonary Involvement17▲ 200×1 topic
  16. Systemic Sclerosis17▲ 200×1 topic
  17. Ankylosing Spondylitis14▲ 208×1 topic
  18. Spondyloarthritis14▲ 208×1 topic
  19. Revision Surgery12▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Total Hip Replacement12▲ 42×2 topics
  21. TGF-ß11▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Complications11▲ 9.2×9 topics
  23. Osteoarthritis11▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Regeneration10▲ 23×5 topics
  25. Toll-like Receptors10▲ 40×4 topics
  26. Antiphospholipid Syndrome10▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Interferon-inducible Genes10▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus10▲ 81×2 topics
  29. Arthroplasty10▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Mesenchymal Stem Cells9▲ 36×3 topics
  31. Matrix Metalloproteinases9▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction9▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Regulatory T Cells9▲ 33×4 topics
  34. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Cartilage8▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Chondrocyte8▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Outcomes8▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Total Knee Replacement8▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Immune System8▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Inflammatory Cytokines8▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 20 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 17 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 14 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 10 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …8Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 8 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 8 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 3 fractional works
RheumatologyPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 20 works
  2. 2 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 17 works
  3. 3 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 14 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 10 works
  5. 5 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 8 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 8 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 5 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research 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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