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NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

In research, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre stands highest in Medicine (#2,870 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,590 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,460
of 28,054 · #8,078 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#250
of 1,094
Research works
870
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre 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 #2,870 of 10,443 22.0%121 #3562
Health SciencesDomain #3,590 of 11,982 23.0%141 #3560

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 22.4 works22×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.90× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.87× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.87× its world share, 121 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean d’Aspremont and Christopher Thornhill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.

  1. 1 Jean d’Aspremont United Kingdom · #204,982 worldwide 44 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Christopher Thornhill United Kingdom · #465,442 worldwide 15 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cytokines, Treatment, Cardiovascular Risk, Rheumatoid Arthritis 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.0×80 topics
  2. Inflammation22▲ 4.8×52 topics
  3. Autoantibodies21▲ 41×7 topics
  4. Treatment13▲ 5.0×30 topics
  5. Quality of Life13▲ 4.0×38 topics
  6. Cytokines11▲ 18×6 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk10▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Rheumatoid Arthritis10▲ 48×3 topics
  9. Biological Therapy10▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs10▲ 89×1 topic
  11. Joint Inflammation10▲ 89×1 topic
  12. TGF-ß9▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Regulatory T Cells8▲ 32×4 topics
  14. Immune System8▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Inflammatory Cytokines8▲ 43×2 topics
  16. IL-178▲ 103×1 topic
  17. TH17 Cells8▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Depression6▲ 3.2×16 topics
  19. Diagnosis6▲ 2.9×21 topics
  20. Ankylosing Spondylitis6▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Spondyloarthritis6▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Genetics6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Adolescents6▲ 6.9×7 topics
  24. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Primary Care6▲ 6.7×13 topics
  26. Fibrosis5▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Toll-like Receptors4▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Antiphospholipid Syndrome4▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus4▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Immune Dysregulation4▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  32. Asthma4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Immunology4▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Filaggrin4▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Skin Microbiome4▲ 34×1 topic
  36. TGF-ß Signaling4▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Mental Health Services4▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Pulmonary Involvement4▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Systemic Sclerosis4▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Allergic Diseases4▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…10Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 10 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 8 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 6 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 4 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and R…4Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 4 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 4 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 3 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional works
RheumatologyImmunologyDermatologyPathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 10 works
  2. 2 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 8 works
  3. 3 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 6 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 4 works
  5. 5 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 4 works
  6. 6 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 3 works
  9. 9 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  10. 10 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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