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Rosalind Franklin Institute

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,250
of 28,054 · #11,698 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#202
of 1,094
Research works
200
▲ 324% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What does Rosalind Franklin Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.5 works5.4×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.44× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.71× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.82× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.44× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rosalind Franklin Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Brenda Maddox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rosalind Franklin Institute.

  1. 1 Brenda Maddox United Kingdom · #1,467,383 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Rosalind Franklin Institute

Which keywords describe research at Rosalind Franklin Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Image Processing, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Single-Particle Analysis, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Tomography and X-ray Imaging.

▲ 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. Image Processing10▲ 22×5 topics
  2. Cryo-Electron Microscopy8▲ 505×1 topic
  3. Single-Particle Analysis8▲ 505×1 topic
  4. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy7▲ 86×2 topics
  5. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths7▲ 344×1 topic
  6. Scanning Electron Microscopy7▲ 289×1 topic
  7. Tomography5▲ 27×4 topics
  8. X-ray Imaging4▲ 127×2 topics
  9. Phase Retrieval4▲ 285×1 topic
  10. Ptychography4▲ 285×1 topic
  11. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Glycosylation3▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Proteomics3▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Cancer3▲ 2.3×15 topics
  15. Imaging3▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Integrated Circuits3▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Failure Analysis3▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Photon Emission Microscopy3▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Electrospray2▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Ionization2▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Quantitative Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Drug Discovery2▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Angiogenesis2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. Genomics2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  26. Nanostructures2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  27. Molecular Imaging2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Surface Engineering2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Immune System2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  30. Ion Beam2▲ 123×1 topic
  31. Surface Analysis2▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Cell Signaling2▲ 11×7 topics
  34. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Glycans2▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Mucins2▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Antibody Engineering2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Ecology2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Fc Receptors2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Spectroscopy2▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Rosalind Franklin Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis.

Advanced Electron Micros…8Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…7Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 7 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 4 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …3Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 3 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…2Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksIon-surface interactions…2Ion-surface interactions and analysis: 2 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional works
Structural BiologySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsRadiationElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 8 works
  2. 2 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 4 works
  4. 4 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  6. 6 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  7. 7 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 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 available67.0%not open33.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.9%domestic only44.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rosalind Franklin Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 324% 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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