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Norwich Research Park

In research, Norwich Research Park stands highest in Plant Science (#203 of 1,395 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,221 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#564 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,772
of 28,054 · #1,542 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#108
of 1,094
Research works
5k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
296k
58.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Norwich Research Park 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #203 of 1,395 57.1%78 #45
Life SciencesDomain #1,221 of 7,800 47.4%241 #699
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #564 of 3,409 55.5%107 #175
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #949 of 3,579 42.0%115 #522
Molecular BiologySubfield #807 of 2,175 42.2%74 #520
Physical SciencesDomain #4,829 of 12,888 29.5%113 #2809
Health SciencesDomain #6,893 of 11,982 31.1%81 #3023
MedicineField #6,008 of 10,443 29.7%61 #2937

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwich Research Park 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Plant Science#45 #203
  2. Life Sciences#699 #1,221
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#175 #564
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#522 #949
  5. Molecular Biology#520 #807
  6. Physical Sciences#2,809 #4,829
  7. Health Sciences#3,023 #6,893
  8. Medicine#2,937 #6,008
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Norwich Research Park specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 78.4 works9.4×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 74.0 works5.1×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 106.5 works4.7×
← 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: 4.68× its world share, 106 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.52× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 5.15× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwich Research Park?

Ranked on the composite score, Gary Williamson, G. Roger Fenwick and Stephen G. Ring lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwich Research Park.

  1. 1 Gary Williamson United Kingdom · #10,486 worldwide 1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 G. Roger Fenwick United Kingdom · #73,835 worldwide 391 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Stephen G. Ring United Kingdom · #75,222 worldwide 221 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 K.R. Price United Kingdom · #91,973 worldwide 217 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Robert R. Selvendran United Kingdom · #104,283 worldwide 362 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Michael Rhodes United Kingdom · #106,104 worldwide 197 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Adrian Parr United Kingdom · #118,102 worldwide 132 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 J. Dainty United Kingdom · #129,295 worldwide 228 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Michael J. Dennis United Kingdom · #129,617 worldwide 256 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Victor J. Morris United Kingdom · #133,398 worldwide 424 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Norwich Research Park

Which keywords describe research at Norwich Research Park?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Phylogenetic Analysis, Microbiome, Genome Sequencing, Plant Immunity, Epigenetic Regulation, Genomics and Transcription Factors.

▲ 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. Climate Change24▲ 1.83×62 topics
  2. Gene Expression20▲ 6.9×17 topics
  3. Inflammation16▲ 1.60×52 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress16▲ 2.0×37 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis15▲ 10×12 topics
  6. Microbiome14▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Genome Sequencing14▲ 19×9 topics
  8. Plant Immunity14▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Epigenetic Regulation13▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Genomics12▲ 8.8×10 topics
  11. Genetics12▲ 3.5×18 topics
  12. Transcription Factors12▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Metabolic Health11▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Gut Microbiota11▲ 6.3×7 topics
  15. Microbial Communities10▲ 4.9×9 topics
  16. Pattern Recognition Receptors10▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Rhizosphere Interactions10▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Development10▲ 5.8×6 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity10▲ 4.6×12 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance10▲ 5.2×11 topics
  21. Root Exudates10▲ 28×2 topics
  22. QTL Mapping10▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Microbial Pathogens9▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Systemic Acquired Resistance9▲ 35×1 topic
  25. MicroRNA9▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Crop Improvement9▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Auxin8▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Plant8▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Health Benefits8▲ 5.3×8 topics
  30. RNA-Seq8▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Signal Transduction8▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Small RNAs8▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Breeding8▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Functional Genomics8▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Genomic Diversity7▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Quality Assessment7▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Dietary Fiber7▲ 13×2 topics
  38. genome annotation7▲ 22×1 topic
  39. sequence alignment7▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Disease Resistance7▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Norwich Research Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

Plant-Microbe Interactio…9Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 9 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology …8Plant Molecular Biology Research: 8 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…7Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 7 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…6Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 6 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 6 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 5 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…5Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 5 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…4Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyNutrition and DieteticsEcology

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

  1. 1 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 9 works
  2. 2 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 7 works
  4. 4 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 6 works
  6. 6 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  7. 7 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 5 works
  8. 8 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwich Research Park's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.