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NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre

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World rank, all time
#36,616
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,966
of 2,253
Research works
121
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What does NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 27.9 works3.9×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 29.2 works3.4×
← 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: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 28 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, Optic Nerve, Intravitreal Injection, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Oxidative Stress 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Macular Degeneration10▲ 218×3 topics
  2. Diabetic Retinopathy9▲ 249×2 topics
  3. Glaucoma7▲ 122×3 topics
  4. Optic Nerve6▲ 170×2 topics
  5. Intravitreal Injection6▲ 239×2 topics
  6. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor6▲ 194×3 topics
  7. Epidemiology6▲ 4.0×20 topics
  8. Inflammation6▲ 7.6×10 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress6▲ 9.5×6 topics
  10. Choroidal Thickness5▲ 276×1 topic
  11. Retinal Pigment Epithelium5▲ 276×1 topic
  12. Optical Coherence Tomography5▲ 128×3 topics
  13. Deep Learning4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Retinal Disease4▲ 207×1 topic
  16. Vessel Segmentation4▲ 219×1 topic
  17. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 108×2 topics
  18. Myopia3▲ 134×2 topics
  19. COVID-193▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Risk Factors3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Global Prevalence3▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Refractive Error3▲ 184×1 topic
  23. Visual Impairment3▲ 145×1 topic
  24. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Ocular Findings2▲ 223×1 topic
  26. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Retinal Artery Occlusion2▲ 223×1 topic
  28. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Healthcare1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  30. Dry Eye Disease1▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Ocular Surface1▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Corneal Biomechanics1▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Keratoconus1▲ 82×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…5Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 4 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Condit…2Retinal and Optic Conditions: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…1Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 5 works
  2. 2 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available74.5%not open25.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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