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NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

In research, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,571 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,680 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology (Rheumatology is 22.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,025
of 22,385 · #2,328 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#226
of 862
Research works
870
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

What is NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,571 of 9,902 18.5%141 #1218
MedicineField #1,680 of 8,541 18.2%121 #1289

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Health Professions (9%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 168 fractional works · 64.9% of its workMedicine: 144 fractional works · 55.7% of its workRheumatology: 26 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 15.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNIHR ManchesterBiomedical…258fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14455.7%
    2. Health Professions228.5%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology155.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology145.3%
    3. Neuroscience82.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    1. Psychology166.2%
    2. Social Sciences83.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Engineering62.5%
    2. Materials Science31.3%
    3. Computer Science31.2%
    4. Environmental Science20.9%
    5. Chemistry20.7%
    6. Mathematics20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 26.2 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.59× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.37× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.59×14 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.37×3 works
  3. Health Professions3.24×22 works
  4. Medicine2.90×144 works
  5. Psychology2.05×16 works
  6. Neuroscience1.80×8 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×14 works
  8. Dentistry0.63×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×3 works
  10. Mathematics0.49×2 works
  11. Nursing0.48×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.45×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.37×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.33×2 works
  15. Veterinary0.29×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.26×8 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.21×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.18×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.16×3 works
  20. Engineering0.16×6 works
  21. Energy0.14×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Elise Kleyn, Martin S. Wade and Christine Egerton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.

  1. 1 Elise Kleyn United Kingdom · #1,019,202 worldwide 447 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Martin S. Wade United Kingdom · #1,061,964 worldwide 721 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Christine Egerton United Kingdom · #1,919,344 worldwide 480 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Maria Smirnova United Kingdom · #3,307,931 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Christopher Thornhill United Kingdom · #3,609,674 worldwide 766 citations · 123 works
  6. 6 Jean d'Aspremont Lynden United Kingdom · #4,840,524 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 J. d' Aspremont United Kingdom · #5,639,375 worldwide 205 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre?

The most cited paper from NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre is "EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update" (Josef S Smolen et al., 2020), with 2,807 citations. Next come "Rheumatoid arthritis" (2,541) and "Psoriasis" (2,387).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update Josef S Smolen et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 22 Jan 2020 2,807
2 Rheumatoid arthritis Josef S Smolen, Daniel Aletaha, Anne C Barton et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers ReviewOpen access 8 Feb 2018 2,541
3 Psoriasis Christopher E.M. Griffiths, April Wang Armstrong, Johann Eli Gudjonsson et al. · The Lancet Apr 2021 2,387
4 EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2022 update Josef S Smolen et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 10 Nov 2022 1,921
5 Defining Comorbidity: Implications for Understanding Health and Health Services José M Valderas, Barbara H. Starfield, Bonnie Sibbald et al. · The Annals of Family Medicine Open access Jul 2009 1,761
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Treatment, Cytokines, 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-now 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.0×82 topics
  2. Inflammation27▲ 4.9×55 topics
  3. Autoantibodies25▲ 41×7 topics
  4. Treatment16▲ 5.1×30 topics
  5. Quality of Life15▲ 3.9×38 topics
  6. Cytokines13▲ 17×6 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk13▲ 16×8 topics
  8. Rheumatoid Arthritis12▲ 48×3 topics
  9. Biological Therapy12▲ 77×2 topics
  10. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs12▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Joint Inflammation12▲ 87×1 topic
  12. TGF-ß10▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Regulatory T Cells9▲ 31×4 topics
  14. Immune System9▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Inflammatory Cytokines9▲ 40×3 topics
  16. IL-179▲ 96×1 topic
  17. TH17 Cells9▲ 96×1 topic
  18. Diagnosis7▲ 3.0×21 topics
  19. Immunosuppressive Therapy7▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Ankylosing Spondylitis7▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Spondyloarthritis7▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Genetics7▲ 3.7×15 topics
  23. Adolescents7▲ 7.0×7 topics
  24. Fibrosis6▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Primary Care6▲ 6.3×13 topics
  26. Endothelial Dysfunction5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  27. Asthma5▲ 19×2 topics
  28. TGF-ß Signaling5▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Antiphospholipid Syndrome5▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Immune Dysregulation5▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus5▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Toll-like Receptors5▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Pulmonary Involvement5▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Systemic Sclerosis5▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Immunology4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Regeneration4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  37. Allergic Diseases4▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Eosinophils4▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Mental Health Services4▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Filaggrin4▲ 32×1 topic

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

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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…12Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 12 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 9 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 7 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 5 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 5 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…4Asthma and respiratory diseases: 4 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 4 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional works
RheumatologyImmunologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 12 works
  2. 2 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 9 works
  3. 3 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 7 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 5 works
  5. 5 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 4 works
  7. 7 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 4 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.3% in 2020.

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