Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Southampton · United Kingdom

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre

In research, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre stands highest in Medicine (#2,375 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,815 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

southamptonbrc.nihr.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#5,836
of 28,054 · #8,166 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#225
of 1,094
Research works
706
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is NIHR Southampton 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 #2,375 of 10,443 28.7%164 #3538
Health SciencesDomain #2,815 of 11,982 28.8%189 #3621

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NIHR Southampton 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).

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: 1.54× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.84× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.30× its world share, 164 worksMedicineNursing: 6.47× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Primary Care, Public Health, Aging and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 4.1×88 topics
  2. Inflammation28▲ 5.2×66 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 8.0×20 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 5.0×30 topics
  5. Public Health12▲ 3.1×31 topics
  6. Treatment10▲ 3.2×28 topics
  7. Obesity8▲ 4.4×15 topics
  8. Primary Care8▲ 8.7×12 topics
  9. Quality of Life8▲ 2.3×28 topics
  10. Aging8▲ 6.0×11 topics
  11. Genetics8▲ 4.1×13 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  13. Diagnosis7▲ 3.0×23 topics
  14. Pandemic7▲ 2.4×7 topics
  15. Management7▲ 3.3×21 topics
  16. Mortality7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance6▲ 5.6×8 topics
  18. SARS-CoV-26▲ 7.8×6 topics
  19. Elderly Patients6▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Chronic Disease5▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Chronic Diseases5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  22. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. Immunology5▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Vaccine5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  25. Muscle Mass5▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Prognosis5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  27. Asthma5▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Mortality Risk5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  29. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  30. Vaccine Development4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  31. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Cancer Cachexia4▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Hepatic Steatosis4▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Sarcopenia4▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Allergic Diseases4▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Eosinophils4▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Viral Infections4▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Disease Burden4▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Human Metapneumovirus4▲ 31×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory viral infections research and Birth, Development, and Health.

Nutrition and Health in …4Nutrition and Health in Aging: 4 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…4Asthma and respiratory diseases: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 4 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 3 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 3 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …3Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 3 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyEpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 4 works
  2. 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 4 works
  3. 3 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  7. 7 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Southampton

All research institutions in Southampton

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.