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Oxitec (United Kingdom)

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Research works
50
▲ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
74.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Oxitec (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Oxitec (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Oxitec (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Oxitec (United Kingdom) is in Life Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (37%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (31%), Medicine (16%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 36 fractional works · 72.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 36.8% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 31.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 31.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 25.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 13.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOxitec (UnitedKingdom)50fractional works, all years
Life Sciences73%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1836.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1631.1%
    3. Neuroscience23.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    1. Medicine815.7%
    1. Environmental Science23.0%
    2. Engineering12.2%
    3. Materials Science11.4%
    4. Computer Science01.0%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences12.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 6.74× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.89× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 3.84× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.74×3 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.89×3 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.84×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.00×0 works
  5. Medicine1.06×2 works
  6. Engineering0.49×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.39×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.19×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oxitec (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Derric David Nimmo, Andrew R. McKemey and Guoliang Fu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oxitec (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Derric David Nimmo United Kingdom · #367,771 worldwide 3k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Andrew R. McKemey United Kingdom · #576,080 worldwide 2.6k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Guoliang Fu United Kingdom · #715,618 worldwide 3.4k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Renaud Lacroix United Kingdom · #1,096,243 worldwide 2.3k citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Tarig Dafa’alla United Kingdom · #1,246,256 worldwide 1.4k citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Camilla Beech United Kingdom · #1,402,876 worldwide 1.5k citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Neil I. Morrison United Kingdom · #1,551,721 worldwide 1.9k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Hongfei Gong United Kingdom · #2,504,895 worldwide 557 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Adam S. Walker United Kingdom · #3,056,916 worldwide 606 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Oxitec (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Oxitec (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Oxitec (United Kingdom) is "The global distribution and burden of dengue" (Samir Bhatt, Peter W. Gething, Oliver J. Brady et al., 2013), with 10,418 citations. Next come "Refining the Global Spatial Limits of Dengue Virus Transmission by Evidence-Based Consensus" (1,935) and "Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes" (644).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The global distribution and burden of dengue Samir Bhatt, Peter W. Gething, Oliver J. Brady et al. · Nature Open access Apr 2013 10,418
2 Refining the Global Spatial Limits of Dengue Virus Transmission by Evidence-Based Consensus Oliver J. Brady, Peter W. Gething, Samir Bhatt et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 7 Aug 2012 1,935
3 Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes Danilo O. Carvalho, Andrew R. McKemey, Luiza Garziera et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 2 Jul 2015 644
4 Sterile-Insect Methods for Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: An Analysis Luke Alphey, Mark Q. Benedict, Romeo Bellini et al. · Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Open access 2 Sep 2009 579
5 Genetic Control of Mosquitoes Luke Alphey · Annual Review of Entomology ReviewOpen access 25 Oct 2013 484
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oxitec (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vector Control, Microbiota, Genome Evolution, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Symbiont, Wolbachia, Vaccine Development and Insecticide Resistance.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Vector Control13▲ 221×4 topics
  2. Microbiota12▲ 106×3 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 3.8×9 topics
  4. Genome Evolution7▲ 260×2 topics
  5. Host-Pathogen Interactions7▲ 139×2 topics
  6. Symbiont7▲ 758×1 topic
  7. Wolbachia7▲ 758×1 topic
  8. Vaccine Development7▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Insecticide Resistance6▲ 131×2 topics
  10. Biological Control6▲ 69×3 topics
  11. Environmental Impact6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  12. Arboviral Diseases6▲ 185×1 topic
  13. Zika Virus6▲ 185×1 topic
  14. Bacillus thuringiensis5▲ 293×1 topic
  15. RNA Interference5▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Invasive Species5▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Genome Engineering5▲ 168×1 topic
  18. Pest Management5▲ 108×2 topics
  19. RNA-Guided5▲ 168×1 topic
  20. Population Dynamics5▲ 31×5 topics
  21. Drosophila Suzukii4▲ 445×1 topic
  22. Fruit Fly4▲ 445×1 topic
  23. Immune System3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota2▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Honey Bees2▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Neonicotinoids2▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Biopharmaceutical Production2▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Glycosylation2▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Drosophila1▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Mammalian Cells1▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Recombinant Protein1▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Food Safety1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Genetics1▲ 3.4×1 topic
  36. Neuroscience1▲ 8.3×1 topic
  37. Genome Sequence1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Artemisinin Resistance1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Global Burden1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  40. Plasmodium falciparum1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Oxitec (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Insect Resistance and Genetics.

Mosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…1Insect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksViral Infectious Disease…0Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 0 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 0 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 0 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 0 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInsect ScienceMolecular BiologyGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 1 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 0 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 0 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.0%domestic only57.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oxitec (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 78% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Oxitec (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000100% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Oxitec (United Kingdom)0.000029% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Oxitec (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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